rice_plz

Are these any good for our cars?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/9006-...spagenameZWD1V

AznX TL

i bought mine on honda tech for $130 overnight shipping with 1yr no hassle warranty.

asianspec

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i got mine from Sleep_deprived_sleeper and it works i think he got it from e-bay also.

G22_Powered_YA1

I was just in a CL with P'n'P HIDs, and drove behind it for a bit..... the light isnt bad, but the dispersal pattern is all over the damn place, I honestly think my 9005 conversion put down more light

97BlackAckCL

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Look like cheap crap

rice_plz

wheres better places people buy good ones?

young03

the vendor on the site Excelerate sells them shoot him a PM and im sure he will be able to hook u up with a good deal.. u gotta remember u get what u pay for spend a little more and im sure u will be pleased

DoubleSh0t

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What color temperature? 8-12k I could see, but 4-6k - something wrong there. Unless the 9005 bulbs make THAT much of a difference, in which case I'll pick up some tonight!

97BlackAckCL

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Projector cut-off for the win

DoubleSh0t

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fliplyricist1

bought mine for 90 shipped on ebay...no problems whatsoever

only issue is that the 9006 hid capsules (at least on my car) tend to project light in a particular way such that you cannot get the cutoff to the optimal height (it still points downwards on both sides even after adjusting the height all the way). could just be my car though

G22_Powered_YA1

his were more into the blue range, id say probably inside 7-9000k something like that.......... right now im just using plain old Sylvania XtraVision 9005s on an aftermarket harness, the difference over plain old 9006s is amazing....... the thing is you trade off bulb life for this added performance, but the bulb life is still good, none of that once a month things, id say to be safe 1 set a year, which isnt so bad, I mean 20 bucks the pair... then again HIDs last damn near forever compared to old halogens

the problem I had with the HIDs were that they didnt put the light DOWN, they put it out like crazy, much more output than my 9005s, it just didnt seem to end up on the road

Palayah8ta

the ones I got are a year old and I have 1 year left on my warranty

rice_plz

wheres the vender on this site? ronjonwheels?

97BlackAckCL

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https://acurazine.com/forums/sponsored-sales-group-buys-10/kaixen-hid-kit-groupbuy-330409/

Sleep_DEPRIVED_Sleeper

everyone keeps saying "you get what you pay for" when it comes to HIDs, that might be true when you are doing a projector retrofit, but when it's only a plug-n-play kit, they are all the same. I bought both the Kaixen kit and the generic sub-$100 ebay kit and sea how well each works, I could not see any different between the two. I sold the Kaixen and kept the ebay one on my car, now it is on Asianspec's car b/c i traded mine in.



The driver side is the ebay, the passenger one is the Kaixen. You can see that they both have similar [crappy] beam pattern. The Kaixen has 1 yr warranty, the ebay has 18 months warranty. Even if the ebay one breaks, you can send it in for warranty replacement and still save over $150.

In short, save your money and don't spend too much on a plug and play kit. If you want to look good, wet sand and clean up the headlight housing so it shines brighter.

G22_Powered_YA1

my point exactly

jameswbl

normally the more money gets you better ballasts...but you never know xoz they are from China...

I am using cheap ebay with custom wiring for relays (better/stable current input for the ballast)...no trouble yet...

starboy2nv

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please dont get that POS. if u do, consider yourself warned lol.

oh and make sure u put the ballast and igniter in a waterproof box, your gonna need it.

rice_plz

so probably better to totally convert to HID but would cost like 1000+

fliplyricist1

nowhere near 1000 bucks for a retrofit

despite the fact I'm rocking this plug n' play kit during winter,

I already pieced together my entire retrofit setup (minus shrouds) for about 170 bucks

100 for the tsx projectors and 70 bucks for the e46 ballasts and osram bulbs

then figure another 30 bucks for harness and odds and ends

so 200 for everything

you just have to shop around and know what to look for

rice_plz

ic well thats good to know, i not sure what to look for to have better lights then what came w/ the car

Dicorp

i wouldnt bother with HIDs unless i did a retro fit

shnee

the HIDs are gonna be the last part i buy for my setup... gotta make sure everything is all in place and ready to go, then gonna get the HIDs and put it all together

young03

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wouldnt look right unless u do a retrofit i mean that my opinion rice_pock3t_rock3t were not trying to push u in a direction away from what u want to do its ur whip. we are just trying to let u no that if u want the best light output with our car u should do a retrofit. whatever kit u get make sure u got a good warranty on that.......

97BlackAckCL

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if you buy a full d2s kit or get the right parts it's not that expensive, I pieced my seat together with with the best ballasts and components I could get, not to mention bought 3 sets of projectors, 3 extra headlights, and god knows what else

rice_plz

what exactly is retrofit? using different cars lights?

DoubleSh0t

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Our cars headlight housings are unique (as most cars are), so a retrofit is inserting another cars components in your own housing. The popular thing for a lot of people to do is to use either Acura TL or Acura TSX projectors because of their size and their high quality.

rice_plz

so u just pretty much custom fit those headlights how much it usally cost

shnee

well you're cutting open your headlights, affixing projectors to the housings, and putting it all together on your car.
cost:
spare set of headlights (optional, but a good idea if you drive your car every day)
projectors
shrouds
HIDs
tools and hardware

whatever you can get all that for, that's your cost

G22_Powered_YA1

ive got a local guy that does retros for 600 or so bucks parts and labor on a TSX setup, you provide the headlight and it usually is a week turn-over, so definately need another headlight set

NitiNiteZ

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I have a plug n play hid kit... and I have no problems with it. If you have stock lights, I was in the same boat when deciding if the PnP kits were worth it. Let me tell you... PnP kits will make you lazy to do the retros because the PnP kits are SOOO much better than stock, and you get used to them. Yea the light gets reflected in a lotta directions probably blinding some, but just make sure you aim them a bit on the lower side. I honestly think, besides my suspension, the HIDs is the 2nd best mod... it makes driving at night so much safer. I have 5k which is pure white. I love my HIDs! (of course retros are better , but they do take a lot of time and are expensive)