HID kits are not that expensive after all
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HID kits are not that expensive after all
I found these folks and it is very affordable and they reply to the emails promptly. I will try the Wideview kit on an H11 set up and see if the plug n play is really simple. They have everything you can think of bulb type etc.
click here http://www.advantagewholesaler.com/index.html
click on the product and at the bottom is the fitment charts.
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click here http://www.advantagewholesaler.com/index.html
click on the product and at the bottom is the fitment charts.
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I will see if it works great or not this week but I need ratings with other folks that have them.
Any ratings online to back up the POS status? I ordered a set ( I hope I did not waste money) and just curious to see if it compares to the ones I know of and so far 5 guys local have these and no issues yet.
OEM is great but the price sucks ! These guys give 1 year warranty anyways and I did not see any bad ratings last night surfing thru the ratings on the product. Any help is appreciated if you find the ratings before I install it this week.
Thank you in advance
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Any ratings online to back up the POS status? I ordered a set ( I hope I did not waste money) and just curious to see if it compares to the ones I know of and so far 5 guys local have these and no issues yet.
OEM is great but the price sucks ! These guys give 1 year warranty anyways and I did not see any bad ratings last night surfing thru the ratings on the product. Any help is appreciated if you find the ratings before I install it this week.
Thank you in advance
gino
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Originally Posted by gbmotorsports
I will see if it works great or not this week but I need ratings with other folks that have them.
Any ratings online to back up the POS status? I ordered a set ( I hope I did not waste money) and just curious to see if it compares to the ones I know of and so far 5 guys local have these and no issues yet.
OEM is great but the price sucks ! These guys give 1 year warranty anyways and I did not see any bad ratings last night surfing thru the ratings on the product. Any help is appreciated if you find the ratings before I install it this week.
Thank you in advance
gino
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Any ratings online to back up the POS status? I ordered a set ( I hope I did not waste money) and just curious to see if it compares to the ones I know of and so far 5 guys local have these and no issues yet.
OEM is great but the price sucks ! These guys give 1 year warranty anyways and I did not see any bad ratings last night surfing thru the ratings on the product. Any help is appreciated if you find the ratings before I install it this week.
Thank you in advance
gino
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Oh, my POS was in regard to ProXenon, not this company. Just giving a forewarning, location of assembly doesn't always determine qualit.
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Originally Posted by gbmotorsports
I will see if it works great or not this week but I need ratings with other folks that have them.
Any ratings online to back up the POS status? I ordered a set ( I hope I did not waste money) and just curious to see if it compares to the ones I know of and so far 5 guys local have these and no issues yet.
OEM is great but the price sucks ! These guys give 1 year warranty anyways and I did not see any bad ratings last night surfing thru the ratings on the product. Any help is appreciated if you find the ratings before I install it this week.
Thank you in advance
gino
www.gbmotorsports.net
Any ratings online to back up the POS status? I ordered a set ( I hope I did not waste money) and just curious to see if it compares to the ones I know of and so far 5 guys local have these and no issues yet.
OEM is great but the price sucks ! These guys give 1 year warranty anyways and I did not see any bad ratings last night surfing thru the ratings on the product. Any help is appreciated if you find the ratings before I install it this week.
Thank you in advance
gino
www.gbmotorsports.net
I just sold a complete OEM bi-xenon setup for $400, the same as it is on that side except the performance will blow it out of the water.
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Originally Posted by ucbsti
OEM isnt that expensive, a good set can be found easily for 300-400 (even less if you are patient on ebay) and the output and performance will blow any HID kit out of the water, not to mention it will have way less glare so less problems with cops
I just sold a complete OEM bi-xenon setup for $400, the same as it is on that side except the performance will blow it out of the water.
I just sold a complete OEM bi-xenon setup for $400, the same as it is on that side except the performance will blow it out of the water.
My retrofit cost me under $500 to do.
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from my experience in dealing with electronic components (of all types)......one lesson I have learned, that is correct 99% of the time is......"You get what you pay for."
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Originally Posted by GotBoost?
from my experience in dealing with electronic components (of all types)......one lesson I have learned, that is correct 99% of the time is......"You get what you pay for."
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I agree, and with more and more cars being sold with OEM hid lighting, the prices have gone down quite a bit. Ebay is your friend
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what do you mean by retrofit?
So I'm thinking of going HID in my 99 Impreza, what's out there? I'd like to go projector, but that would mean Morrettes, or Ebay Morrette knock offs. IS there some other way for this?
Is it work putting HID lighting into stock, regular reflector housings?
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So I'm thinking of going HID in my 99 Impreza, what's out there? I'd like to go projector, but that would mean Morrettes, or Ebay Morrette knock offs. IS there some other way for this?
Is it work putting HID lighting into stock, regular reflector housings?
-Gagan
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Retrofit, as in putting HID projectors from HID equipped cars into your headlights. It requires some custom fab work, but its WELL worth it.
HID kits in halogen reflectors usually produce a ton of glare and not nearly as much output as a HID projector.
Check out HIDplanet.com's forums for all your HID info.
Basically you need
-2 Projectors (100-350 a set depending on what you get, 150 is a good price)
-2 4300k bulbs (50)
-2 ballasts (150-200 a set)
So for roughly 300 bucks, you can retrofit an OEM high projector setup into your headlights and have way more output with no glare. If you want the popular projectors (TSX, TL, s2000, ls430), expect to pay more. HIDplanet forums also have a ton of stuff for sale for good prices
HID kits in halogen reflectors usually produce a ton of glare and not nearly as much output as a HID projector.
Check out HIDplanet.com's forums for all your HID info.
Basically you need
-2 Projectors (100-350 a set depending on what you get, 150 is a good price)
-2 4300k bulbs (50)
-2 ballasts (150-200 a set)
So for roughly 300 bucks, you can retrofit an OEM high projector setup into your headlights and have way more output with no glare. If you want the popular projectors (TSX, TL, s2000, ls430), expect to pay more. HIDplanet forums also have a ton of stuff for sale for good prices