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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 09:39 AM
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too many hids. 02/03guys hid brights?

il be finally upgrading to the 02/03hids within the next few months, i have 8000K BIXENON heads and 8000k hid fogs now, just not too happy with them.


i plan on replacing the d2rs with 6000ks and replacing my fogs with 6000ks to match.

has anyone put hids in the brights? of the 02/03s theyre 9005s as far as i know of. i know it would be overkill, but ill have two sets of hids left over, gotta do soemthign with them.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 10:25 AM
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i'v been wanting hid fogs. you got just the bulbs or ballasts and all the nessessary equipment?
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 11:25 AM
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ive got two workign sets, i plan on just getting new bulbs, or rebasign the ones i have. from h4 or h3 depending on which ones i use. to 9005
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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don't put HIDs in your hi-beams, you'll kill them in no time flat. plus that slight charge up time on HIDs will render them useless for hi-beams. stick with the stock and upgrade the low-beam to 6000k. that's what i have and i love it.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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You will definitely like the 6000k HIDs. Just leave the brights OEM.

6000k D2R bulbs and 6000k H3 HID fog kit.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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it will take time to warm up anyways, lol imagine flashing ppl.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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exactly, flash-to-pass becomes useless.

stick with the halogens.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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sounds good to me, i just wanted to see how bright i could be without retrofitting, i guess when the tiem comes i just sell my hid kits and start over, im not too happy with my fog kit, the right one takes a couple fo trys to turn on soemtimes..

maybe ill end up using them as reverse lights
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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I have been thinking about getting HID gauges and map lights
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 03:43 PM
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maybe ill end up using them as reverse lights


lol... thats awesome
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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lol... thats awesome
Thats not awesome, thats HID pwnage.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by chr0nos
i'v been wanting hid fogs. you got just the bulbs or ballasts and all the nessessary equipment?
Yes, just a standard Prolumen kit will do the trick.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ColdSHO
il be finally upgrading to the 02/03hids within the next few months, i have 8000K BIXENON heads and 8000k hid fogs now, just not too happy with them.


i plan on replacing the d2rs with 6000ks and replacing my fogs with 6000ks to match.

has anyone put hids in the brights? of the 02/03s theyre 9005s as far as i know of. i know it would be overkill, but ill have two sets of hids left over, gotta do soemthign with them.
8000K as you have probably been told, is a very low output high color solution.

Doing what you plan will improve light output, without losing too much color.

If you decide to put HIDs in your brights, as others have mentioned, your flash to pass feature is pretty useless, unless you have a way to power your HID all the time as low voltage (never been done to my knowledge).

Anyways, hope that helps.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 04:15 PM
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I've had 6000K HID foglights for quite some time now. I love them. I just ordered 6000K D2Rs to replace the stockers.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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i live in the middle of nowhere, so i like ot be as bright as possible, lots of wildlife. i usually have my highs on for a few minutes, not just top flash, i never flash. i think id need to run the power off the batt, cause it would overload the harness. or just wire them up on a seperate switch.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ColdSHO
i live in the middle of nowhere, so i like ot be as bright as possible, lots of wildlife. i usually have my highs on for a few minutes, not just top flash, i never flash. i think id need to run the power off the batt, cause it would overload the harness. or just wire them up on a seperate switch.
No, your regular harness will be fine.

You would need a hi/lo kit for your car. We can offer you that as well.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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why would i need a high/low kit.if i use 02 housing and get the harness i need, the d2r is the low the 9005 the high. i have a highlow kit already, but would rather sell it and use my non highlow kit as my highs

otherwise ill make my own, converting a 9004 to a d2r and 9005 isnt that hard to do, ive done custom harnesses b4.
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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hey not to be off topic but what are the stock HID's??
cuz i knew ppl going as high at 12000k and that looks awesome
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 02:34 PM
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12000K does not look very good.

You don't need to convert anything.
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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the color looks good...the light output doesnt...stock is 4300k...6000k looks the whitest without loosing 2 much output...now question...has ne1 changed the 4300k bulbs to 5000k?? any noticeable difference?? i heard after a while they go to looking like 4300 either way...jus wondering...
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 05:19 PM
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No, the color doesn't look good either. It's a ridiculous purple/pink and it's bad glar.

4300= yellow
5000K = more white
6000K = more bluish.
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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No, the color doesn't look good either. It's a ridiculous purple/pink and it's bad glar.

4300= yellow
5000K = more white
6000K = more bluish.
i know i just ordered a replacment ring for my ddes from you guys. but do you think you can email me the price to replace the stock bulbs in the 2k2's for 6ks to match my fogs..? im interesting in doin this upgrade, depending on when i have some extra cash.
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 08:55 PM
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i know i just ordered a replacment ring for my ddes from you guys. but do you think you can email me the price to replace the stock bulbs in the 2k2's for 6ks to match my fogs..? im interesting in doin this upgrade, depending on when i have some extra cash.
Sure thing - $165 if you want, we'll wait to ship the ring.
Old Nov 16, 2005 | 03:12 AM
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Hey umnitza,

I want to order HID foglight kit .How to order it ?.I can't find it on your web (not sure wich one to get).And the price do i get discount?
Old Nov 16, 2005 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by umnitza
No, the color doesn't look good either. It's a ridiculous purple/pink and it's bad glar.

3000= yellow
4100k-4300k= OEM
5000K = more white
6000K = more bluish.
Ok it is fixed
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Hey umnitza,

I want to order HID foglight kit .How to order it ?.I can't find it on your web (not sure wich one to get).And the price do i get discount?
You can email us your phone number or just paypal directly to paypal@umnitza.com and reference H3 HID fog Kit Prolumen 6000K.
Old Nov 16, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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Hey Matt,

Just wondering why you dont recoment wining directly to that battery.

I put an HID kit on my old SAAB using the harnesses and totally screwed my headlamps within 6 months. When installing HIDs on my Infiniti I wired to the batt. It's been over two years and they are still running strong.
Old Nov 16, 2005 | 10:07 AM
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We have built in circuitry that prevents reverse flow of current. So, there are no issues.
Old Nov 16, 2005 | 12:04 PM
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A fog kit from you is starting to sound better and better. Thanks for the info.
Old Nov 16, 2005 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ColdSHO
il be finally upgrading to the 02/03hids within the next few months, i have 8000K BIXENON heads and 8000k hid fogs now, just not too happy with them.


i plan on replacing the d2rs with 6000ks and replacing my fogs with 6000ks to match.

has anyone put hids in the brights? of the 02/03s theyre 9005s as far as i know of. i know it would be overkill, but ill have two sets of hids left over, gotta do soemthign with them.

Its not worth it. In the amount of time you actually use the brights, the HIDs wouldnt have enough time to warm up. I did this years ago, and ended up taking the kit off because of disuse
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A fog kit from you is starting to sound better and better. Thanks for the info.
Thank you
Old Nov 17, 2005 | 06:16 AM
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ill still probly end up trying it, if anythign just to see how it looks. thanks for all the info everyone.
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