Experience with HID kits...
06-30-2004, 10:40 PM
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Experience with HID kits...
I see that HID kits have finally came down to a somewhat affordable price. Im thinking of doing the conversion. Im kinda worried about losing the high beams though. Can anyone relate some experience on this? Does the brighter light make up for it? Is the beam pattern good? Whats the system to get? pay more for them on cutsomaxima or go e-bay?
06-30-2004, 10:51 PM
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I have Hellas and i love them. Yea you loose the high beam but with them on and the fog's you dont need the high beams at all. The beam isnt all that nice cause you dont have projectors.... get those and your all set.
07-01-2004, 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by HybriDSM
only projectors i can find are for 00+. And where can you pick up a set of fog lights? WOuld you recommend a stock set or aftermarket? My GLE has pretty much everything option wise, but no fogs.
HID....it's great but headache when something dies.
but definitely worth it.
07-01-2004, 12:58 PM
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9004 Hid kits are not only illegal they are EXTREMELY dangerous to oncoming traffic. To these people saying "I love them" they really have no idea that they're causing extreme glare all over the road.
The problem is most of these people wouldn't know what glare was if it smacked them in the face. If you're going to do a HID kit you HAVE to do it right and retrofit projectors into your headlights. That is the only legal way to do it.
I'm doing a right up for Maxima.org on how to do it. I already have the wiring FAQ complete with pictures. This weekend I'm doing the retrofit and will have that up a few days after.
The problem is most of these people wouldn't know what glare was if it smacked them in the face. If you're going to do a HID kit you HAVE to do it right and retrofit projectors into your headlights. That is the only legal way to do it.
I'm doing a right up for Maxima.org on how to do it. I already have the wiring FAQ complete with pictures. This weekend I'm doing the retrofit and will have that up a few days after.
07-01-2004, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by formz
9004 Hid kits are not only illegal they are EXTREMELY dangerous to oncoming traffic. To these people saying "I love them" they really have no idea that they're causing extreme glare all over the road.
The problem is most of these people wouldn't know what glare was if it smacked them in the face. If you're going to do a HID kit you HAVE to do it right and retrofit projectors into your headlights. That is the only legal way to do it.
I'm doing a right up for Maxima.org on how to do it. I already have the wiring FAQ complete with pictures. This weekend I'm doing the retrofit and will have that up a few days after.
The problem is most of these people wouldn't know what glare was if it smacked them in the face. If you're going to do a HID kit you HAVE to do it right and retrofit projectors into your headlights. That is the only legal way to do it.
I'm doing a right up for Maxima.org on how to do it. I already have the wiring FAQ complete with pictures. This weekend I'm doing the retrofit and will have that up a few days after.
im actually waiting for this write up formz. I've had the hanabi kit and the ballast blew out on me in 4 months...and then freddie disappeared.
i did a lot of research and although i wanted to do a retrofit, i've realized that im not such a handy person retrofitting and hidtech.com was too expensive, i decided to go with a 6000k philips kit. Although the beam pattern is scattered and oncoming traffic is probably using every f word in the book, i've adjusted my headlights down to the lowest.
im waiting for formz' writeup to try and attempt a retrofit. For more info about kits i advise you read up on Hidforum.com
07-01-2004, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 1FSTMAX
My shielded 9004 helps cut down the glare... but the beam pattern sucks ***...
07-01-2004, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by formz
Yea it's because our reflector housings are meant to reflect a specific kind of light. HID bulbs have no filament in them. They produce light by heating up metalic gasses. Even with a shield you will still cause a lot of glare, but as you know the beam pattern is going to blow major chunks.
07-01-2004, 01:24 PM
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Also formz, you added a diode to the wire harness you made to keep the high and low beam for the HID. But you know that when you flick the stalk to high beam, theres a split second that both beams are off. How did you solve this? Did you add a capacitor?
07-01-2004, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by formz
It's really EASY to find bixenon e55's. I got two pairs in a week. If you are REALLY interested in buying some, I know a guy that will sell them to you complete, brand new, for $350 shipped to your door. And they're not stolen either.
Thanks man!
07-02-2004, 04:34 AM
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No, there is no middle ground here. You either do it right, or you do it wrong. One is legal, one is illegal. There is a REASON why it's illegal, because its REALLY dangerous. If you get a proper shield you can cut down on the glare, but like 1FSTMAX said your beam pattern is going to blow.
The reason people on here talk so highly of their fake hid kits is because they've never driven a car with a REAL one.
The reason people on here talk so highly of their fake hid kits is because they've never driven a car with a REAL one.
07-02-2004, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Y2KSESteve
I'm using a 9007 kit and the beam pattern is surprisingly pretty good. I'm sure I'll blind just about everyone coming my way in the rain though..
Will a set of eyelids and a shield make for a good setup?
07-02-2004, 10:01 AM
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Hanabi HID kits are crap, if you buy one of those you're throwing your money away. Everyone that bought one of those crap aftermarket kits and then researches true HID retrofits always dump them. Either that or one of the ballasts goes out because it was made by a 12 year old boy in china.
Shields and eyelids willl not make a good setup in a 9004 or 9007 drop in.
Shields and eyelids willl not make a good setup in a 9004 or 9007 drop in.
07-02-2004, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by formz
Hanabi HID kits are crap, if you buy one of those you're throwing your money away. Everyone that bought one of those crap aftermarket kits and then researches true HID retrofits always dump them. Either that or one of the ballasts goes out because it was made by a 12 year old boy in china.
Shields and eyelids willl not make a good setup in a 9004 or 9007 drop in.
Shields and eyelids willl not make a good setup in a 9004 or 9007 drop in.
You nailed it....
