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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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got a HID kit of e bay and what did i get?....

so i just got a hid kit of ebay ( $59) shipped and what did i get? one 12k light and one 6k light bulb when i put them on during the day and sun light i didnt even notice but the second i turned on my car during the day i realized i got 2 compleatly different light. lesson learned never buy stuff of e bay


before the flaming i got the r34 headlights and my projectors are coming in soon 2.
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by enik23
so i just got a hid kit of ebay ( $59) shipped and what did i get? one 12k light and one 6k light bulb when i put them on during the day and sun light i didnt even notice but the second i turned on my car during the day i realized i got 2 compleatly different light. lesson learned never buy stuff of e bay


before the flaming i got the r34 headlights and my projectors are coming in soon 2.
Well i would say you get what you pay for but well they are all cheap and hids in r34's blow. Why would you get 6k for projectors? You do know that you need d2s for projectors not 9006.
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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You sir got a typical ebay hid kit. Should have got a kit from the Group Deals. When it comes to lighting on Ebay, it usually sucks. Cheap oversees junk.
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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usually ebay HIDs suck *** but 2 sellers that ive dealt with that are good are nissangtrpower and oem_xenon_parts. 2nd one sometimes has cheap projectors.
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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sounds like your problem was the person shipping out the lights not the lights themself.

I personally would stay away from any hid kit below $100 not to say you couldn't get lucky but if you spend that little extra money you will more likely be happy in the long run.

Most bulbs and ballasts are made overseas even the good ones...
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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i just put in my bi xenon ebay kit with 4300k bulbs - thanks for advice, kzoosho - and they work great. paid $135 shipped and had them after 2 days.
the right one is a bit off color at times but that supposedly goes away after a while and if it doesn't it's a simple fix.
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 08:32 PM
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You sir got a typical ebay hid kit. Should have got a kit from the Group Deals. When it comes to lighting on Ebay, it usually sucks. Cheap oversees junk.
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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55W HID Kits with Lifetime Warranty for under $100.

http://www.ddmtuning.com/ap55wwesa.html
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by IlyaK
55W HID Kits with Lifetime Warranty for under $100.

http://www.ddmtuning.com/ap55wwesa.html
$150 for dual beam - still a good deal.
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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can it be that one of the bulbs is not up to its full color b\c i read somewhere that it might take up to 50 hours for hids to reach their full color.
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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my buddy had the same issue. sounds like the dude boxing them just wasnt paying attention
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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It's great to be able to find HID so inexpensive... But beware, I would bet that more than 80% of Ebays kits are MIC (made in china)....
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by enik23
can it be that one of the bulbs is not up to its full color b\c i read somewhere that it might take up to 50 hours for hids to reach their full color.
i've read that somewhere too.
Originally Posted by CMax03
It's great to be able to find HID so inexpensive... But beware, I would bet that more than 80% of Ebays kits are MIC (made in china)....
mine are proudly made...there , but they work well.
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by enik23
so i just got a hid kit of ebay ( $59) shipped and what did i get? one 12k light and one 6k light bulb
No sir, you got more than just a 12k and a 6k bulb. You got owned for $59 shipped.
Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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lmfaooo everything is MIC ( made in china)
Old Oct 1, 2008 | 05:53 AM
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$150 for dual beam - still a good deal.
Well...I have Bi-Xenon projectors so for ME it's under $100 lol.
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