Hola all! I know its been a few months since the last post, I think I last posted in July. But I finally scraped together some cash (including winnings of $6k in a contest) so I'd like to go the route of an HID Kit. Problem is I dunno what is the best ones. Any suggestions? I don't wanna break the bank, but I'd also like some high quality ones too...

 

The very best HID kit you can buy right noe is the Stage II Lights. i heard about it through a friend. Its the brightest and highest quality lights right now. I think they run for about 700. Trust me dont buy anything else

 

Stage one is brighter, stage two just has more color I would stick to philips 6000k if i had to do it again

 

nah i think stage2 is brighter and the color makes it look a lot better. Ive seen both of them one on a celica nd one on a cl. make sure you have projectors PLEASE!!!!

 

The higher color temp (stage II) the less output.

 

I got the Hella HID's with 7K lights, very damn bright if you ask me!

I say go for the 6K lights, they are more than adequate, and the price was $365 in a group buy here in the forum, regular price is like $425

 

I am also needing advice on an HID kit that would be good. I want the blueish type color and the brightness. Would doing an aplication such as VXCL be a good idea?

 

do u have to have projecters when buying an hid kit?

 

no, projectors is completly custom you can either...

1. buy a hid kit that comes with everything
2. buy your own set of ballasts, bulbs (rebased 9006), and wire adapters
3. get projectors, ballasts, bulbs, wire adapters

 

is this any good ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=36476

any help would be appriciated

 

yes, finally someone who doesnt post a link to some auction of 12000k hids. if i were to get hids, I would most likely get a set like that

 

would this be like a stockish yellowish color or a white blueish color...sorry new to the board...

 

are those 12000k ones we see on ebay actually that bright? i think it looks cool in the pics tho bc they look like the audi lights... those are just pics dunno ;\

 

no, anything above 4300k is purely for "looks" meaning that theyre tinted blue/purple/etc. Which means less output. 4100k and 4300k are the stock kelvin ratings for bmws, acuras, lexus, etc. you want to STAY AWAY from those kits. I wouldnt recommend getting anything above 6000k. Also, the reason the audi and bmw lights look so cool is because theyre using projectors, and youre seeing the cutoff line, like how the color shifts from purple to blue, etc

 

thx 4 the info klepto ur still my daddy... i think one of my buddys bought the 12000k ones LOL

 

so with that kit the projectors are otpional? only if you want that bmw/lex look?

 

if you get anything more than 4300 you are looking to get pulled over

4300k is stock and you get the most light out of the bulbs and the most life out of them too

 

so would 4300k be like a stockish yellowish color, what would be like the whiteish blue color?

 

if you pay any more then $250 for a kit you need to some sense smacked into you. for 700 you could buy 2 brand new headlamps, d2s bulbs, d2s ballasts, and d2s projectors.

for 700 i think i would sell my whole setup already completed as well as some others who have retros

 

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the dual setup will be worth about 800-1000 depending if i come across the right oem parts from audi

 

NB question how would an hid kit look without a projecter setup...any pics would help and what temp. would be like a witish blueish color...not the stockish yellow color?

 

the tl and 2nd gen cl's don't have projectors

it would look pretty much like that