HID KITs - Which are better?
HID's aren't legal. They might be more lax in FL and GA but in most states you'll get pulled over. And chances are that's only when your headlights are blue or purple.
It's not legal
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It's not legal
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Im sure there are plenty of good sellers on ebay. I had one ebay hid kit. It was bought from one the so called " good ebay sellers". None the less the kit was broken in less then a month. It started to flicker, and then just didnt turn on.
I cantacted them seller, his stated "I am very sorry to inform you there is no warranty on this perticular item. There was a mistake and a warranty was offered when there truely is none. I hope this doesnt affect our future business."
Acutally, It is not just the high/low hids that have the reflector/sheild. Every H4 bulb should have them regardless of them being HI/LOW or just LOW.
I have only seen one kit that didnt have them and it was a ebay kit.
I cantacted them seller, his stated "I am very sorry to inform you there is no warranty on this perticular item. There was a mistake and a warranty was offered when there truely is none. I hope this doesnt affect our future business."
Acutally, It is not just the high/low hids that have the reflector/sheild. Every H4 bulb should have them regardless of them being HI/LOW or just LOW.
I have only seen one kit that didnt have them and it was a ebay kit.
First, they sent bulbs with the wrong temp rating AND with no shield (as it was advertised with) claiming "We are sorry we said they were 6K's when they are really 10K's. We hope this won't affect future business." (I'm sure that sounds familiar).
So they sent new ones with shields and the correct temp rating BUT they had different hook-ups. Whatever, I just made the wiring work and moved on.
Month later, they stop working. I traced it to the box that controls the hi/low beam. For whatever reason, it stopped doing it's job (should have just went with a low beam one). They of course said the same thing they said to you 98civdx about the warranty. So nice to see that they can lie to your face and claim a "typo" is at fault.
It wasn't a lot of money, so my friend just cut his losses and reverted to stock. Not a huge deal, just pretty frustrating and I thought I'd share the experience.
Anyway, I know there are plenty of people out there using various PnP kits with no issues, but this isn't the only instance a friend of mine has been screwed over on a HID "kit". We will stick to halogens for now thanks, unless any of us feel like going for a retrofit.
With that said, some places don't mind 4300k-6000k.
When you start getting blue/pink is where you begin to bring a lot more attention to yourself, including the police.
I was never pulled over for my 6000k but my friend with 10,000k did.
Manly depends on place the place and officer and laws reguarding blue or other color lights.
PNP kits are illegal, doesn't matter the color.
With that said, some places don't mind 4300k-6000k.
When you start getting blue/pink is where you begin to bring a lot more attention to yourself, including the police.
I was never pulled over for my 6000k but my friend with 10,000k did.
Manly depends on place the place and officer and laws reguarding blue or other color lights.
With that said, some places don't mind 4300k-6000k.
When you start getting blue/pink is where you begin to bring a lot more attention to yourself, including the police.
I was never pulled over for my 6000k but my friend with 10,000k did.
Manly depends on place the place and officer and laws reguarding blue or other color lights.
"Blueish" for regular use is a weird way to put it. Real HID's from Mercedes, Acuras, etc are not blue. Period. Any blue you get from them is because you're in the cutoff.
OEM hid's are all 4300k
I have however heard stories of people being sited for HID's, but it wasnt what they were originaly pulled over for.
Yellow, is a whole other issue. Police here really dont like yellow hid's, fog lights are fine but head lights are illegal, and you will get pulled over if you have them.
Besides, anything over a 6000k is stupid, i persoanly cannot stand blue lights.
Bottom line, what is the best bang for your buck? Quality, function and price. I need some for my EH soon. NO retros.
Last edited by rhymeshark916; Nov 10, 2010 at 08:36 PM. Reason: Edit.
YEA THE 8K ARE BLUE BUT 6K(CRYSTAL WHITE/BLUE) HAS A GREATER LIGHT OUPUT I BELIVE....LOOKS NICE THOUGH WHEN YOU HAVE BOTH 8K HEADLGHTS AND 3K FOGS
i offer hid kits with 2 year warrenty and there mid slim balalsts and im literally the only one that offers hid bulbs specifically for fog lights, no drilling no cutting nothing
if your in the bay area in ca. i know a guy who owns a little place called T&R Lighting. he's really good with customer service my mom dad myself as well as all my car buddies go to him for HID and LED lighting for our cars. 35/55 watt ballasts as well as any temp you want/need. the ballast on my mom's odyssey went out and i took it to him and he replaced it with no questions asked and even installed it.. he also had telescopic high beams for his kits..pretty awesome if u ask me
FYI, for anyone looking into doing the 2nd day air shipping with fedex dont do it. It all bull ****. I was supposed to get my Hid's today, howver they wont be here untill monday/tuesday.
Not a life or death issue, but kind of anyoying sence i payed for faster shipping and did not get it.
Not a life or death issue, but kind of anyoying sence i payed for faster shipping and did not get it.
FYI, for anyone looking into doing the 2nd day air shipping with fedex dont do it. It all bull ****. I was supposed to get my Hid's today, howver they wont be here untill monday/tuesday.
Not a life or death issue, but kind of anyoying sence i payed for faster shipping and did not get it.
Not a life or death issue, but kind of anyoying sence i payed for faster shipping and did not get it.


