reliable HID kit?
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reliable HID kit?
Every year that I take my car out of storage to drive in the winter something always goes bad with my lights... usually its bulbs... but then I start to think maybe the ballasts just suck and cause the bulbs to go bad all the time. I am kinda tired of replacing **** every year... is there a decent kit at a decent price sold somewhere? I havn't been in the loop on this site for a while so idk whos selling good stuff nowadays. Where do most of you guys go to buy HID kits? I am looking for D2S 4300K in perticular. I have custom made TSX projector R34 headlights.
#2
operatic here on the org has a great kit very reliable ive seen a couple in person and was very impressed. from what i hear hes great to do business with and im pretty sure hes got a warranty as well
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Don't use those chinese junk bulbs. Philips 85122 or nothing. You can use ebay junk ballasts with it, or you can buy a pair of OEM ballasts. It's cheaper to buy a $150 set of OEM bulbs and ballasts and use it for five years than it is to burn through a $50 chinese junk kit every year.
#10
Good customer service...
#11
wicked sweet deals on HID kits
http://www.ddmtuning.com/
http://www.ddmtuning.com/
#12
In my opinion, this is the best site for your retrofitting needs:
http://store.theretrofitsource.com.
They have brand new Phillips 85122+ bulbs for 75ish + shipping.
As for ballasts and ignitors, I got the 3rd Gen Matsu****as ballasts with igniters for around 160ish a pair. Comes with pigtails and mounting brackets.
A word of warning though: When I got my set, It said black was positive, and red was negitive. I went against that and went with my own experience. Red was positive and black is negitive. Other than that, I had no major issues with it.
I'l probably be going for the FX-R projectors sometime in the summer, unless someone wants to gift me
http://store.theretrofitsource.com.
They have brand new Phillips 85122+ bulbs for 75ish + shipping.
As for ballasts and ignitors, I got the 3rd Gen Matsu****as ballasts with igniters for around 160ish a pair. Comes with pigtails and mounting brackets.
A word of warning though: When I got my set, It said black was positive, and red was negitive. I went against that and went with my own experience. Red was positive and black is negitive. Other than that, I had no major issues with it.
I'l probably be going for the FX-R projectors sometime in the summer, unless someone wants to gift me
Last edited by Akiyukio; 11-02-2009 at 06:36 PM.
#13
I've got one of these: http://www.vvme.com/index.php
#15
I bought my kit from China on eBay... have had quite a few problems in the year I've owned it and my passenger bulb just burned out 2 days ago...
anyone recommend a good source for a cheap fast bulb just to be legal while I save up for some quality OEM?
anyone recommend a good source for a cheap fast bulb just to be legal while I save up for some quality OEM?
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#21
Go to VVME.com I have had there HID's in my car for about 2 years with no problems and have sold them in my in business over seas for the past 3 years and have yet to have any problems with them...
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#24
What about the HIDextra.com, who is a sponsor of this site (under Dealership and Vendor Experiences)? I have been reading a lot about them on this site, and trying to decide. No one on this thread has even mentioned them yet!
#25
Just bought the DDM ones today. Should be here in about 5 days it said. How bright and blue are the 10000k's? Are they annoyingly bright and should I exchange them? Who else has them on their Max and could I hear some imput on them? Thank you in advance!
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lets put it this way.. the higer the kelvin the light is.. the less visibility you will get, but the more the color will show... 10,000k is like a really deep blue, may have bluish / purple to it, i have yet to see one.. unless someone can post pics.. and i don't think you will want 10,000k. i'd rather stick with 4,300k 6,000k or 8,000k.. i currently have 8,000k on my max.
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