I've been thinking about selling my HID's..Help me decide please!!!!
 

Lately, I've been contemplating on giving up my HID's for power mods. Ever since I added the FCP Intake, I've been wanting more power. The other issue is that I don't live in the best of neighborhoods and I don't want to draw anymore attention to my car with the "look good" mods. With that said, I think I'm ready to go back to halogen's so I can buy a Y-pipe.

[Even though I sound like I have my mind made up, please help me decide]

Thanks.

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Re: I've been thinking about selling my HID's..Help me decide please!!!!
 

i see you caught the modding bug-- steve has corrupted you.. personally i would go for a Y pipe..and a b pipe but leave on the stock muffler if you wanna keep quiet-- but i think you should definately get a Y pipe.. i'm alittle biased tho.. cuz i want a Y pipe too

Deezo: I say keep the HIDs. I thought about selling mine too for more mods, but I love the HIDs so much. I know if I sell it, I will regret it later on. This is not simply a cosmetic mod, it really does help seeing at night. I feel more confident now that I can actually see the road better at night than with my old hyperwhites. We got the Hanabi HIDs at a very good price. Can't ask for anything more. I can say this is one of the best mod that I have spent money on, and that's saying a lot. Remember, I used to have a SC. So, that's saying something. I'm in the process of selling my carbon fiber hood, but the HIDs won't be going anywhere. Even if I return my car back to stock, I think I'll still keep the HIDs unless I'm going to sell the car of course. Hope this helps.

I did (afterall) buy the HID's because it was hard to see up here in the sticks of MA. I do value your opinion though being that you have done a lot of modding to your ride.

Try putting your halogens back in, drive around at night, and see how long you can withstand switching back to sweet sweet HID. :)

I'm rolling around with one HID and one stock light.... I already can't stand the stock side.

Keep the HID's!!!

Then save some money so you can get a y-pipe, custom-b, custom exhaust, tranny cooler and don's vb mod.

You think you'll be happy after that? F*ck no.

It never ends....

Seriously though....life after HID's sucks(from what I hear from my friends). My advice would be to keep them and save up for the y-pipe.

:)

I'll probably get everything except for the VB mod. I really don't need it. I'm able to run 15.62 in the 1/4 without it and all it does is reduce the lag in shifting and I learned how to counter it manually. Thanks for the advice though.

Deezo I was thinking the same thing - Sell the HID's. So I put my stock bulbs back in and my decision was made.

KEEP THE HID's

I know you were looking to sell them too. Oh well, I'll keep the HID's.

Yeah, there is a big difference.


Jeff; Thanks for the input.

Keep the HIDs Dana. I can't believe you actually thought of selling them.

I don't even have HID's but i can give you my opinion of not to sell them, i can't wait to get a set either.

:( :)

Thanks for your input.

Once you go HIDs, you won't go back. :D

I totally agree. HIDs make night driving so pleasurable. I wouldn't think of getting rid of them. Just keep saving until you have enough for a Y-pipe. You are better of keeping the HIDs and getting a less expensive non-mandrel bent pipe than giving up the beauty of HIDs. With that said, a Y-pipe is a must-have mod though...

deezo what kit do you have and how much do you want??:D

Don't make this harder for me man.:) I just though about selling them to get the Y-pipe faster but I should keep the lights because the night sucks around here.

You can drive behind me all the time :laugh:
I was driving Anna home last night and turned my high beams on. Both of us said "WOW!". Low beams are bright enough, but high beams turn night into day :)

ok, 1 word BUDGET


Trust me on that. PM/email me if you want to

Budget all the way

you don't have to work too hard to cover up a $178. Just don't eat out for a few weeks, skip movies, put in an extra shift, not that hard.

So what if its not SS? Whats the worst that could happen? It rusts through in 5 years? By then you wont have much left of the factory exaust anyway.

dana after havign my 2k2 with HIDS I will never drive another car again that doesn't have HIDS they are so awesome. keep them for now man.

Keep the HIDS!!! I drive my bro's car sometimes which is a 99 Honda accord and the headlights suck. I am always saying to myself as I drive the Honda, Man, I wish I was driving my maxima with my HIDS but that could be because I missed the power of my max too. :D

This is crazy! I was just thinking about selling my HIDs for power mods myself. But after reading through the thread, I think Im gonna keep them now. Darkness in upstate NY is rediculous. Going back to halogens would probably be a nightmare:laugh:

I drove my moms 99 Accord and was like "Damn I can't see s***!" Keep em, cuz Im gonna keep mine! But then again, I might just sell them and get the 8000k kit.....I hear the light is simply amazing!

I'd say it depends on how much you can get for them... How much of a loss do you think you'll take on the lights? How mnay mods would you be able to get for the money of selling them? Just a Y pipe? If so I dont think it's worth it, but if you'd be able to get like 2-3 good performance mods for the price, I'd say do it. Expecially if you think they might get stolen, because then all will be lost anyways.

PJ

I feel I can get $350 for them being that they were $420 when I bought them. I would get the Y to add power but them I would decrease my vision. I guess there is no "real" sense in doing that.

bags533 and 97GLE: Budget keeps popping up in my head. I need to change the way I think about getting stuff I want. I always want to have the money in the bank to pay with cash. I do have a clean credit card but I hate to have the debt. I've been contemplating using it but I'm still fighting with myself.

As far as not going to movies or dinner, I have a fiance' and she does like my time too so dinners are a must to change up the scenery (although we don't eat out much). I'm also saving for a house but I'm really wanting to get my engine breathing better so I can be one of the fastest NA Auto Max's in MA.

I do make good money but I'm helping my lady pay off hers so we can live free when we buy our home.

The Y pipe will be coming soon though, I feel it.:)

NYBlakMaxx: I drive my lady's 97 Accord 5 speed and I feel the same as you (even though I upgraded her lights to silverstars). Yes, her car is kinda weak but when I start making big $$$'s, I will be giving her car more power too.

I here ya... I def. wouldn't want to go into debt on my parts. I just put some money away till i have enough to buy one thing. Slowly but surely...

But then again, selling my HIDs would allow me to pay off some of my debt