HID Conversion Kits??

[Joshua312]

I am in the market to upgrade my GTP's halogens to HID. I found both of these websites. However one charges $100 more. Was wondering if anyone has expierence with either of these companys or which one looks like a better deal? Thanks for the help!

http://www.cqlight.ca/catalog/produc...roducts_id=105 $195

http://www.buyhid.com/index.php?cPat...a73a5ccae42b3c $280

---- Did some searching quick on ebay and it seems like Promax gets a lot of good reviews--So far Im leaning towards this company even tho it may cost more

[joyriiide1113]

There is more to HID's than a bulb and a ballast. Swapping bulbs and putting in hid bulbs might improve your lumens but your visibilty won't be all that great. Unless you're retrofitting HID projectors or using a special type of HID Reflector (like that found in lexus is300, infiniti, ect) you will have tons of glare. Lighting up the tops of trees, driver's mirrors and eyes, and less light will actually be projected onto the ground.


THIS IS THE TYPE OF LIGHTING YOU WILL GET.


THIS IS THE TYPE OF GLARE ONCOMOING DRIVERS WILL SEE AND FLASH YOU FOR



THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT YOU WANT


THIS IS THE LEVEL AT WHAT THE LIGHT SHOULD BE AIMED SO THAT YOU DO NOT GLARE AND BLIND OTHERS.


If you plan on simply throwing in a kit then you might as well just install colors bulbs and drive with your highbeams on as throwing a kit onto a reflector housing will not be able to control the light output an HID sytem gives and distribute it uniformly.

Unless you're looking for that riced out (I don't give a crap) look.

All pictures were taken from Hidplanet.com and by no means are any of my cars, retros, ect.

The author of those post has full rights within himself to ask to remove the pictures.

[ebpcivicsi]

You'll really want to do a retrofit, meaning not just put HID bulbs in your halogen housings. You want to find projectors, fit them in your headlight housing, then add the bulbs. HID bulbs in regular halogen housings are illegal and actually not very efficient.

Unless there is something that I am missing in your set up?

**EDIT**LOL, I guess we were both posting at the same time.

[joyriiide1113]

Yea, except mine is gonna get flamed for the large pics. They weren't that big on hidplanet.com

[kpagel]

There's not much more to add to this thread. The responses so far are correct... if you want HIDs, the only way to go is a retrofit. If you simply throw a plug n' play HID kit in your halogen housing, it is not only illegal and ugly, it is irresponsible. It glares up so bad that it literally blinds oncoming traffic. It is also very annoying for those driving in front of you.

[Joshua312]

I want to do this the right way and not make it look stupid, my friend has them in his sierra and they look great. He said he only paid $250..so does anyone have a link to a projector I could purchase also

Or if anyone else has suggestions - pictures? I just want to get right of the halogen look..I have silverstars right now but Im not a big fan. I want more of the luxury look of Lexus/Bmw

[JohnnyDaJackal]

Arrggghh, that Scion is from NJ

As others said theres more to HID than just bulbs and ballasts. Retrofited OEM HIDs should be done, although very costly.

[Scottwax]

If you have the 9004/H3 bulbs and want more light, you can get the Osram Silverstars. Noticably more light on the road than the regular coated Silverstar bulbs.

[Joshua312]

Well I am glad I asked first before I made the purchase. It's just so weird that this type of kit is perfect in my friend's sierra but for my grand prix it sounds like its going to be a nightmare. oh well onto looking for different lights once again

[JohnnyDaJackal]

Not to sound mean but those kits above look really cheap. First off they are no-name ballasts and bulbs which means trouble right off the bat. I know plenty of people with knock off brands that had toasted ballasts or bulbs within a year or two.
Second off I wouldn't recommend going past 6k. Once you go over 6k your sacrificing actual light for color, not to mention it makes you stick out more to LEO which can land you a nice summons, seeing how ALL aftermarket HID kits are illegal. 10k will probably be insanely blue/purple which is really tacky and dangerous to other drivers as well as you.

[joyriiide1113]

Originally Posted by Joshua312

Well I am glad I asked first before I made the purchase. It's just so weird that this type of kit is perfect in my friend's sierra but for my grand prix it sounds like its going to be a nightmare. oh well onto looking for different lights once again

If you're good with tools you can always retrofit some nice s200 or maxima projectors. Read www.hidplanet.com and learn about how to do it. It shouldn't cost you more than 600-700 bucks to do it right.

Drive behnd your buddy or simply park in front of a white wall. You will notice tons of HOT SPOTS and also how the light isnt even;y distributed.

[Joshua312]

I guess I am going to avoid the HID's all together. I heard rumors that the aftermarket kits were illegal but wasn't sure. I dont need to draw more attention to myself - I already have 5% window tint on a red car haha I think I am going to just try and find some good bright white bulbs...Im trying to find pictures of what Scott reccomended because I hate the silverstars I have now. Also...dont worry about sounding mean. I was looking for answers, and thats what you guys gave me. Im glad you told me the truth of what you guys think...it helps me make better decisions