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01-18-2002, 09:44 AM

maximabebe

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Hid Conversion

I RECENTLY GOT AN HID CNVERSION KIT FROM EBAY AND IT IS NASTY!!!!
I LOVE IT. BUT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT IT MAKES MY CORNER BULBS (1157) LOOK VERY WEAK. ANKNOW OF ANY EXTENSIONS OR Y-CONNCTORE I CAN USEWITH MY HID KIT TO GET REAL XENON 1157 PARKING LIGHTS??
I WILL HAVE PICS SOON ... SORRY GUYS!

01-18-2002, 09:54 AM

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Re: Hid Conversion

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Originally posted by maximabebe
I RECENTLY GOT AN HID CNVERSION KIT FROM EBAY AND IT IS NASTY!!!!
I LOVE IT. BUT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT IT MAKES MY CORNER BULBS (1157) LOOK VERY WEAK. ANKNOW OF ANY EXTENSIONS OR Y-CONNCTORE I CAN USEWITH MY HID KIT TO GET REAL XENON 1157 PARKING LIGHTS??
I WILL HAVE PICS SOON ... SORRY GUYS!

no bulbs will match up. you can get a polarg blue bulb and put it in to match slightly. just don't over do the wattage or your housing will melt.

01-18-2002, 10:31 AM

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I just put the Hanabi HID kit in. There is NOTHING thats even going to come close to matching those babies! It's daylight all the time in front of my car now.

01-18-2002, 10:51 AM

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njmaxseltd ... tell me about it. i helped superchiu install his and HOLY SH*T!!!

and then there was light ...

we ran up on this bmw with xenon and the hanabi's are brighter.

i wonder if the bmw dude was ****ed...

01-18-2002, 11:08 AM

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I know that the group deal is over but where can I buy the hid kit
???

01-18-2002, 03:58 PM

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I know that the group deal is over but where can I buy the hid kit
???

mikese ... i MIGHT be settin' something in the near future. i've been speaking to some HID dealers (Hanabi as well as some Japanese companies) and i'm tryin' to understand how i'd be able to sell them here.

i'll keep you posted.

01-18-2002, 04:04 PM

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Talk to member 97GLES for you HID conversion kit needs.

01-18-2002, 04:21 PM

98BlaximaSE

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How much does a HID kit go for these days?

01-18-2002, 07:29 PM

MaxDriver98

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$1,000,000.56

01-18-2002, 08:00 PM

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How much does a HID kit go for these days?

I just installed the Hanabi 6000k kit a few days ago and finally have adjusted the reaiming of my headlights to the point of where they're on the brink of being annoyingly bright yet not quite strong enough to warrant frequent "highbeams" from oncoming traffic. It took me a few days of night driving in various scenarios to get it where it feels right. They're extremely bright, and according to Freddie's importer they need 60 hours of burn time just to "break-in"!

I paid around $406.00 for the group deal. I do have a set of Osram 9004 4300k HIDs with the Phillips ballast that I would sell. I purchased the set brand new prior to gettting in on the group deal with 97GLES.

Let me know.

01-18-2002, 08:55 PM

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Yeah, keep me posted about a possible group buy. I miss the last one.

I would love to get them. thanks

01-19-2002, 12:49 AM

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Re: Hid Conversion

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familiarize yourself with it. thanks.

01-19-2002, 01:25 AM

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what year is your car?????

What you can do, to make the corner bulbs slightly brighter is rewire them, or shave the top nub off the side of the bulb and put the bulb in backwards, putting the lower nub in the stock of the higher one... it will make them brighter, but i still doubt they will match the hids.

BTW, I just saw Deezo's Hanabi kit today, holy **** those things are bright, no bulbs can compare to that, even with higher wattage...

01-19-2002, 05:45 AM

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the price for the hanabi hid kit is $420 with shipping. if you need more info please call me at the store 201-420-6792 after 11am, i'm in new jersey.

01-19-2002, 08:53 AM

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the price for the hanabi hid kit is $420 with shipping. if you need more info please call me at the store 201-420-6792 after 11am, i'm in new jersey.

NJ is a big place, which part?

01-19-2002, 09:07 PM

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NJ is a big place, which part?

jersey city. 10 blocks away from the holland tunnel. exit 14c of turnpike.

01-20-2002, 08:51 AM

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jersey city. 10 blocks away from the holland tunnel. exit 14c of turnpike.

if you get lost just call me at the store 201-420-6792

01-20-2002, 08:03 PM

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k I'll keep that in mind for the next few months.

01-21-2002, 02:06 AM

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How much do you have to reaim your HID's so they actually have a use other than just blinding people?

01-21-2002, 07:44 AM

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Start with the typical aiming process and adjust as needed (several nighttime driving sessions should give you an idea). I "aim" to light up just above bumper of the car in front of me.

1. Park 25ft away from a flat vertical surface (garage door) on a level surface.
2. Turn on your beams (make sure the headlight "glass" is clean.
3. Take a string and measure from the center of the headlight casing to the "hotspot" on the garage door. Do this separately for each lamp.
4. Measure the height from the ground to the hotspot on the garage and subtract 4-5 inches from the hotspot. Mark this spot.
5. Reaim the lamp by turning the outermost "dial" with a 8mm socket wrench, moving towards the side quarter panel, until the hotspot "hits" the marked spot on the garage.
6. Do this for each side. You may want to cover up the other lamp while you're working on one side.

Also, the passenger lamp should aim slightly higher than the driver's side. This is just a starting point, so you'll need separate driving sessions to get it where it feels comfortable for you. Hanabi's are extremely bright and even after adjustment I still get highbeamed occassionally. I just want to avoid attention from oncoming state patrol.