Alright guys who here has HID's? I just wanna see how the aftermarket kits are holding up over time...Please post What Kit you have, How long you've had them, how often you use them, and if any problems sooo far.

I have Eurolite 8000k Hid kit for about a year but I am very paranoid about them
Like I try not to drive at night that much except for the weekends because I dont want to replace them and I like them alot. Its weird like I want to conserve them...

 

Xenondepot 4300k kit, uses genuine phillips bulbs and ballasts............don't be afraid to use them, xenon bulbs should last longer then halogens. just don't flash them at people, turning on and off a ballast is bad for it.

 

yea good thread cuz iam in the HID market right now.

so I need advice ON THE most high quality kits available

 

See thats why I'm paranoid now...Cause i got a viper alarm but my friend stuck the key inside my car and my STOCK alarm went off and the HIDS went on and off about 50 times i wanted to cry

 

yea, im trying to figure out a way to make the high beams flash instead of the lows, i set my alarm off once since i got my HID (lucky me, i had my key fob already in my hand, so they only flashed once)

 

wat damage does 50 times on and off do?

 

I really have no idea but im sure its not good for them to go on and off with 1 sec pauses...

 

Take it back to the place that installed your alarm and have them wire it so that the headlights do not flash. They can do it

 

i have a d1s kit with valeo projectors with a dual setup not even put in yet and im almost done, the harness should be here sometime next week to wire it up to the stock wiring

 

can u make the factory alarm not flash the lows somehow? the highbeams or just parking lights would make me happy.

 

I have gormet garage's, one blown ballast, bought used. Kits suck oem ballasts are way better.

 

If yours break because of me r0dxx i'll buy us both a set ya mook

 

I've had the McCulloch kit for about a year now. No problems yet (knock on wood).

 

haha this is funny my hella ballast just blew. Not sure what kind of kit but rebased phillips bulbs and hells ballasts. My one ballast was laying on the bottom of the engine campartment and after opening it up it looks to be water damage, it does work sometimes though. I have had it two or so years and im looking for a new ballast now I hooked up a BMW ballast but it will not ignite the bulb just flicker, any ideas?

 

i have a Supreme Power Part HID conversion with factory Hella Gen 1 Ballast but after market bulbs from GE.. i been having it for 2 1/2 years now didn't have any problem untill water got into da ballast LOL took the ballast apart and dry it and it work LOL

 

holly shit ...u took it apart!

dont they warn U from doing that.

 

yeah they do warn you at your own risk but then i took it out of the car where it wasn't hook up to any power supply and hook up the bulbs so I wont get and direct current from da connectors, also turn out the silcon sealant in the ballast came apart so it started to leak in water

 

I took mine apart as well, just make sure it is unplugged. As for resealing it super well, buy some plastic coat and dip the ballast in that with the wires attached, just make sure to cover the vent with something so it doesn't get coated as well (the vent is the little round thing between the wire connections) I had the water issue with my ballasts and had to buy a new one but this should make the problem disappear, well assuming you fixed the ballast

 

i had a mcculloch 7300k kit, but the ballasts blew on them. so now i got a 6500k kit from xenon depot. the mcculloch kit worked great for a year or so, till the ballasts blew, and they're out of business now, so you're out of luck if they fuck up.