I'm looking to get one for $175 or less. What do you all use, and if you have pics of the finish product that would be great! Thx

 

going all out, huh? you should either install hid's the proper way with a retrofit or not do it at all. nothing worse than some idiot with hid bulbs in his stock headlights blinding everybody at night. as for a retrofit, it'll cost you somewhere around $800-$1k for a new setup.

 

Ah should of said it, I got retros, I just need a good kit now

 

ah ok, you're fine then . did you do the retrofitting yourself?

 

"Best HID kit", and "$175 or less" don't belong in the same sentence.

 

If you are paying more than $175 for a hid kit you are blowing money. You can find them now for $60 and they work just fine. Also you can find the hid harness for $20 if you want the hids to get its power from the battery and not from your factory wire harness.

 

I disagree, but I guess that's just my opinion.

 

IF you just want an HID kit either Phillips or McCulloch

 

This.

I've had both. Zero problems whatsoever.

 

Yep I did retro myself. Im thinking a 35W kit 8000k

 

I've bought two kits of Phillips HID 4300k from xenondepot.com and I've had no problems with them.

 

im rocking 55w 8K. i can see everything!

 

and i bet the people driving the other direction past you see nothing after seeing your headlights (noticed you don't have projectors).

 

well i dont see anyone on the way to work and i hardly ever drive at night. i never been flashed or anything for my lights yet because i have them aimed correctly.
i know the 55w doesnt last as long as the 35 so im waiting for these 55 to go outt hen im gonna put in the 35's i have sitting here.

 

www.ddmtuning.com, i dont work for them i just suggest them b/c its cheap but key they offer lifetime warranty, cheaper than anyone i see on h-t.com

the way i see it if you are paying 175 or less you are getting some chinese based ballast. so might as well get the cheapest one you can find since its the same anyways, but while you at it might as well get the life time warranty.

 

The kind that IS NOT plug and play and features quality components from companies like Osram/Sylvania, Hella, Phillips and McCulloch.

 

I have to completely disagree. I have had HID's that were plug and play that cost me around $135 and never had any problems with them and the light quality was just the same as any other HID that I have seen. If you can get a cheap kit that offers a lifetime warranty, why the hell not?

Now when it comes to the kelvin number, please don't go higher than 6000. Blue and purple HID's are hideous. Not to mention that the human eye is more sensitive to yellow light, which means the closer you are to a yellow color(I.E. 6000k or less), the more clearly you will see.

 

Because when your bulbs and ballast take a dump, you have to keep sending them back. The bottom line is they do not last.

 

I had mine for over a year, before I sold the car, and they never died. I have a friend who has had his for 2 years. What proof do you have that they will fail?

 

he already said he's got a retrofit. sounds like he's looking for everything else now.

 

Proof? Are you looking for a scientific explanation? That I can't give you. I can give you personal experience. You ever see those guys on the road with one hid and one regular light? I've had 2 kits. One lasted 2 months and the other about a year. I have a e46 bi-xenon kit on one of my cars thats about 5 years old and still burns strong. You can defend your year old HID's all you want but these Plug and Play kits you see all over the sponsors marketplace or wherever are poorly made and are very inexpensive. I wouldn't be surprised if they all came out of the same factory in Taiwan and the cost to make them were no more than $15. There's a whole forum dedicated to just on HID's on hidplanet.com. I suggest you do some research if you really want to know the answer to your question.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

Iv seen Plenty of cars that have HID's that dont blind other ppl, when they have them "aimed" correctly.

 

Aiming the headlight doesn't reduce glare nor does it reduce light scatter. I see drivers with half assed plug and play HID all the time but I don't flash them. It's illegal to do so and POINTLESS to do so.

 

xentec 6000k 35w. lasts really long and ballasts are very slim