NON HID to HID conversion
#41
Yeah I hear ya, but for >$500 a set.... Not worth it in my opinion. If I can get 55w and be good, then that would be the route to take. Looking at my6thgen.org, there seems to be a couple guys who installed the 55w hid in their headlights without issue. I am waiting on a more firm response, however from what I read the headlights are ok just not the fog lights.
#42
Yeah I hear ya, but for >$500 a set.... Not worth it in my opinion. If I can get 55w and be good, then that would be the route to take. Looking at my6thgen.org, there seems to be a couple guys who installed the 55w hid in their headlights without issue. I am waiting on a more firm response, however from what I read the headlights are ok just not the fog lights.
#43
Have you seen a writeup on this somewhere? Also from what I understand through reading forums and whatnot, the ballast is just as important as the bulb for brightness. 55w is supposed to be around 40% brighter than the 35w setup. Even from the same company in most cases. This is a huge difference when you are talking about the maxima which uses a flap to cut off the light output for low/high beams.
#46
found the writeup on the e55 conversion. Why it is not stickied is beyond me. This seems like a good idea, however I have had bad luck baking lights in the past and can't afford to mess up my headlights to get the projector in there.
#49
My point is that you must be a person who is easily peeved.
I am peeved by persons who do not practice good muzzle discipline.
I am peeved by people who think its funny to accidentally discharge their weapon.
I am peeved by people who go stupid when a camera comes out and they have a weapon in their hand...
I cant comprehend being peeved by how someone takes a picture of their car.
Last edited by SanDiego0331; 12-12-2013 at 07:41 PM.
#50
those hid kits blind oncoming traffic and are illegal to use.
Do it properly or don't do it.
If you want to go HID, the easiest way would be to go OEM. If that's not an option, get the proper projectors, ballasts and bulbs from TRS and adjust properly.
Do it properly or don't do it.
If you want to go HID, the easiest way would be to go OEM. If that's not an option, get the proper projectors, ballasts and bulbs from TRS and adjust properly.
#51
Maybe I only care about blinding on coming traffic...
My point is that you must be a person who is easily peeved.
I am peeved by persons who do not practice good muzzle discipline.
I am peeved by people who think its funny to accidentally discharge their weapon.
I am peeved by people who go stupid when a camera comes out and they have a weapon in their hand...
I cant comprehend being peeved by how someone takes a picture of their car.
My point is that you must be a person who is easily peeved.
I am peeved by persons who do not practice good muzzle discipline.
I am peeved by people who think its funny to accidentally discharge their weapon.
I am peeved by people who go stupid when a camera comes out and they have a weapon in their hand...
I cant comprehend being peeved by how someone takes a picture of their car.
#52
I'm not sure if you're serious, but if you are, lol. Obviously my point goes way over your head. I don't give a damn about how you take your pictures. I give a damn that all you care about is how your headlights look to oncoming drivers and think that because they are brighter to them that it's better. Proper headlights should only be brighter on the road. And I wouldn't really call changing bulbs from HIR2 to an "HID" 9006 a conversion.
There is absolutely nothing blinding about these lights... And YES they are illegal, but so is my window tint, my blacked out tail lights, my intake, my exhaust, etc. Luckily, I have a "get out of jail card" that I can use on any one of these infractions.
And lastly, your point was understood... You get upset about people who take pictures of their headlights and not the road in front of the headlight. And my point was pretty simple also... Arent there more important things to get upset about?
#54
This is a car thread, no reason to bring up anything outside of it. And I'm not upset, I said it was a peeve, an annoyance. I've spent time properly converting my headlights to HID for better output, so people who go for the "look" annoy me, that is all.
#59
Ditched my aftermarket kit and went OEM all around a year ago. Since then my battery is only lasting like 6 months. Could this be the reason and do i need to use a relay or get the factory HID harness (Using halogen harness still). Not sure what to do...any help would be appreciated
#60
looks like a teenager argument here.
Obviously installing hids in an halogen projector/housing is illegal and unsafe.
Then you guys want to pay 50$ for a china made piece of **** 55w kit, and expect OEM projector quality.
My only comment is, if you want to go HID, buy quality parts from the retrofit source (TRS).
I did an upgrade to my stock HIDS, and I bought the new exoX-R projectors, matsushi ta gen V ballasts, and osram xenarc CBI bulbs (pure white). But, if I had to do it again, I would buy the 4300K nightbreakers instead, less glare on snow/rain, and more visible light output.
Light output has gone up dramatically, like 3 times, compared to the old projectors and ballasts and bulbs. Adjust your cutoff properly. Havent been flashed more than with my OEM hids (because yes, with all those idiots like you with hid kits, people who have no clue even flash at OEM hids now sometimes). (But then I flash them back with our nice bixenon projector and I guess they realize).
Obviously installing hids in an halogen projector/housing is illegal and unsafe.
Then you guys want to pay 50$ for a china made piece of **** 55w kit, and expect OEM projector quality.
My only comment is, if you want to go HID, buy quality parts from the retrofit source (TRS).
I did an upgrade to my stock HIDS, and I bought the new exoX-R projectors, matsushi ta gen V ballasts, and osram xenarc CBI bulbs (pure white). But, if I had to do it again, I would buy the 4300K nightbreakers instead, less glare on snow/rain, and more visible light output.
Light output has gone up dramatically, like 3 times, compared to the old projectors and ballasts and bulbs. Adjust your cutoff properly. Havent been flashed more than with my OEM hids (because yes, with all those idiots like you with hid kits, people who have no clue even flash at OEM hids now sometimes). (But then I flash them back with our nice bixenon projector and I guess they realize).
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