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Old 09-06-2001, 08:59 PM
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Hey, i was wondering, what would it take, and what costs, to put in HID/xenon lights on my 98 3.2tl?
Old 09-06-2001, 09:53 PM
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ranging from 400-500 from what I've seen. Not bad compared to retailers pricing. I'm about to place HID's on my car also =) good luck
Old 09-07-2001, 08:57 AM
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i just glanced at the web page, it dosen't seem that they are selling true HID lamps. prolly just another brand of xenon-fired halogens.

true HID's, for the most part, require an external ballast, the ballast fires @ 100,000+ but uses about 3 amps. compare that to the 15 amps that halogen beams use.

i recently talked to a friend that can build HID systems for our cars for about $600 a pop, a group buy may bring the price down. post if you are interested....aloha....
Old 09-07-2001, 05:57 PM
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Sh!t, I broke the no links rule when I posted that link. Anyways, I deleted the post.

TurboTL, it looks like the product from that site has ballasts, bulbs, relays, everything to do a full conversion. If you go through all the information at that site and you don't think it is a true HID conversion, let me know. If it is not true HID then I wouldn't be interested, but I think it is.

If you guys are interested in TurboTL's HID conversion, contact him through PM.
Old 09-07-2001, 06:56 PM
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cool....now that i am sober i will check the site more thoroughly(sp?)...aloha..

......i just checked out the site again....my bad, they seem to have a full line of standard halogen and HID systems. at $650 it dosen't seem too expensive. is the price for the pair ofr just a single system? hmmmmm.......
Old 09-07-2001, 07:36 PM
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Originally posted by turboTL
cool....now that i am sober i will check the site more thoroughly(sp?)...aloha..

......i just checked out the site again....my bad, they seem to have a full line of standard halogen and HID systems. at $650 it dosen't seem too expensive. is the price for the pair ofr just a single system? hmmmmm.......
The price is for the pair with everything needed for installation(except for tools of course).
Seems an ok price to me.
Old 09-08-2001, 05:25 PM
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cool.....i'm in, but with this company low-balling the HID market, i'm sure other manufacturers will follow suit. just a matter of time.....aloha
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We now offer HID conversion kits by Philips and VISION. They are both listed under Accessories at the top. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 96-98 TLs use 9006 for driving lights correct?
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96-98TL uses H4
Old 09-10-2001, 05:22 PM
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Originally posted by Cuong
We now offer HID conversion kits by Philips and VISION. They are both listed under Accessories at the top. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 96-98 TLs use 9006 for driving lights correct?
Do the kits come with everything you need to install them without doing any kind of major modifications?
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Thanks for the correction DIN
-It has been corrected on the site for ordering too.

SoundSpeed - Yes, they come with everything ready to go. You just need to install it.

Side note: The VISION kit comes in 4 colors, but we're only offering the standard white color at this time. We'll have more info on the other colors soon and they'll be special order only. I'm saving up for the VISION kit for my Integra and will probably get it around Oct/Nov.
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Originally posted by Cuong
Thanks for the correction DIN
-It has been corrected on the site for ordering too.

SoundSpeed - Yes, they come with everything ready to go. You just need to install it.

Side note: The VISION kit comes in 4 colors, but we're only offering the standard white color at this time. We'll have more info on the other colors soon and they'll be special order only. I'm saving up for the VISION kit for my Integra and will probably get it around Oct/Nov.
Do you have any idea what colors will be available?
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The colors are special order from Japan only.

Bluish-White
Greenish-Blue
Purplish-White
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damn i'd love to get my hands on those HID lights, but no money right now. i still have to adjust the headlights, i think my right one is a little higher than the one on the left. so annoying. i hate that look. and i don't want to pay the dealer 50 bucks just to level the damn thing. well hopefully i'll get it by christmas hehe it'll be a christmas gift for myself.
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I love my HID's. Trust me, they're worth getting.
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