HID conversion kits

[tuppelo]

All,

Has anyone had any experience with those HID conversion kits? They are so cheap on eBay and you can get them delivered for under $80...I looked into some reviews and they are saying that it is not only enough to buy them as those housings are not made to project those kind of beams (they are not spread evenly - thy are completely uncontrolled, you cannot get that nicely edgy line when they are projected onto a wall).
Has anyone installed any of those kits? Is it worth it?

Thanks

[Element12]

For a car that isn't designed for HIDS, they do produce abit more light upwards, but thats why they have a shield along the top so they don't shine light right up into the sky.

I've used a kit before, its hell fun and great at night i think its worth the $88 i got for my 6000k kit.

~Goodluck !

[Renegade]

A friend of mine has put a set into his B double Semi, he says they are the best thing he's done to it.
He had the generic refractor lenses and put the kit on those and they were good. But then he retrofitted some projector headlights and the HID's were 150% better again.

[zorann]

hey mate

i have done a conversion on my 95 accord,

best thing i have done, so much light and it has so much more volume

yeah it may be annoying for the car infront but try to aim them down,

it was quick and easy to install them roughly 30 mins and mine was a ebay kit

if anytihng breaks you can get spare parts easy!

[tuppelo]

I do have "angel eyes" projector lights as it is...not sure if that is going to make any difference..I have seen some of those kits on Commodores and Fords and they look terrible as they are too bright and light shines in all directions...with my current lights, I have a really nice and clear top cut off line ...I am hoping that I would get something similar..zorann do you have stock project lights or something else?

[Renegade]

If you have projector lights you will get a definitive line of light with the HID's too.
It's created by a metal insert inside the projector that is more or less to block the light above a certain height to stop it dazzling oncoming drivers.
Somewhere on here there is a thread showing how to convert LHD projector lights to RHD .... it has pix of the lights dismantled and you'll get an idea of what I'm on about!
P.S. If you find HID kits on e-bay for $80 gimme a heads up - I can't find them that cheap ever!
Catch Ya

I do have "angel eyes" projector lights as it is...not sure if that is going to make any difference..I have seen some of those kits on Commodores and Fords and they look terrible as they are too bright and light shines in all directions...with my current lights, I have a really nice and clear top cut off line ...I am hoping that I would get something similar..zorann do you have stock project lights or something else?

[tuppelo]

If you have projector lights you will get a definitive line of light with the HID's too.
It's created by a metal insert inside the projector that is more or less to block the light above a certain height to stop it dazzling oncoming drivers.
Somewhere on here there is a thread showing how to convert LHD projector lights to RHD .... it has pix of the lights dismantled and you'll get an idea of what I'm on about!
P.S. If you find HID kits on e-bay for $80 gimme a heads up - I can't find them that cheap ever!
Catch Ya

There are so many of them...hundreads actually ...try item 190234643276 US seller and a good feedback...

[zorann]

hey mate,

yeah im running the same setup,

Angel Eyes, with projectors

[tuppelo]

hey mate,

yeah im running the same setup,

Angel Eyes, with projectors

Thanks looks awesome..do you kind of get a nice straight top cut off line or the light is speeded in all directions (uncontrolled)?
Are they overheating? Are you running 6000K HID or is it higher than that?
Cheers

[V6LUXURY]

Dumped!!!!

[Element12]

I've run a 6000k Kit for 2 months now, no problems what so ever

Btw, they also have a warm up period, if you notice when you first turn them on they get brighter and brighter, i think it takes afew mins for them to fully warm up.

Zoran, looks like he's running 8000k because they are more of a distinctive blue than the 6000k which is a whiteish blue

[Renegade]

There are so many of them...hundreads actually ...try item 190234643276 US seller and a good feedback...

Awesome mate, thanx a bunch.