HIDs

[allensteiner]

i've decided to get a bi xenon kit off ebay because they're very cheap. the lights will go into my stock headlights and if someone wants to start about glare etc don't bother...i'm getting them anyways

i have a q before i get the kit. is there any performance/endurance difference between stock and slim balasts?

oh...are 10 and 12k show only or street legal?

[kzoosho]

anything above 5k is a waste of money i.e less output. Stick to 4300 or no higher than 5k man.

[allensteiner]

they're all the same price and i like the 8k blue hue.

[kzoosho]

if u dont want to see get them

[allensteiner]

ok, i'm going with the 4300

and just got them. i could've looked around for more but this guys has 100% overall positive feedback and $135 is about standard.
Modified by allensteiner at 5:46 PM 9/25/2008

[audtatious]

Personally I like the 6000k setup. I have 6000k in both my 2k2 Maxima and my G37. No issues and, to me, it seems to light the road up a bit better than the factory 4300k bulbs even though they have somewhat less lumens. Anything over 6000k will be far worse.

[kzoosho]

U do know why it seems brighter right? Our eyes see blue light as being brighter even tho it isnt. Good choice on the 4300 man.

[audtatious]

Yes I'm aware. I don't like the "yellow" look of the factory 4300's.

[kzoosho]

Yes I'm aware. I don't like the "yellow" look of the factory 4300's.

I love the look of seeing tho.

[audtatious]

And your point is what?

[Klepton]

I think his point is that with the 4300Ks he can "see more".

However, I also agree that the 6000Ks look much better. They have a slight hint of blue hue, but really light up the road and make it safer and more enjoyable to drive at night. I can "see" much more with my "white-bluish" 6000K HIDs than I ever did with my factory "yellow" halogens.

I wouldn't go with anything higher than 6000K ...

[audtatious]

I agree that 4300k has more lumens, thus more light than 6000k. Due to the color shift and what we perceive I think 6000k is more eye friendly when driving down the road. I have not tried 5000k so it may be the best "of both worlds" but I cannot say from personal experience. Anything over 6000k and you have way too much color shift and less lumens so it would be for appearance sake only.

I also prefer the D2R headlights over D2S as well. HID-designed reflector systems (like on the 2k2-2k3 Maxima) seem to "flood" better, IMO.

[kzoosho]

In your 2k you should have d2r not d2s anyways seeing that d2s is designed for projectors. But hey to each its own. I am rockin my 4300 in my tl's and see alot more than you think.

[audtatious]

Did you not see my sig above nor what I list as my cars under my username? I have a 2k2 Maxima AND a 2k8 G37 coupe. The Maxima has D2R and the G37 has D2S.

[kzoosho]

Did you not see my sig above nor what I list as my cars under my username? I have a 2k2 Maxima AND a 2k8 G37 coupe. The Maxima has D2R and the G37 has D2S.

seen your sig but not getting what point there is. A projector setup will outperform a free form setup 9-1 . There are very few reflector setups that come close.

[BOBCAT]

How much would a HID Headlights and foglights MOD cost for my 2K? That is new headlights and all.

[audtatious]

seen your sig but not getting what point there is. A projector setup will outperform a free form setup 9-1 . There are very few reflector setups that come close.

Maybe, maybe not. I drive both cars. Both cars have HID setups. One is reflector and the other is projector. I like the lighting from the reflector one better. Some of it is due to the cutoff of the projector being distracting when going down dark 2-lane roads.

[audtatious]

How much would a HID Headlights and foglights MOD cost for my 2K? That is new headlights and all.

Depends on who you get the kit from and who makes the bulbs. If you get a high-end kit with Phillips-style bulbs you are looking to pay a premium. If that does not matter to you then you are probably looking in the $300 range for the two kits.

Of course, then you get into the issue of using a non-HID tuned reflector setup with HID bulbs and that can be blinding to on coming traffic.

How's thing going Stephen?

[BOBCAT]

Not to bad. About to put my suspention on tomorrow. I cant wait. That means i will be having a BW3 meet here in the next couple of weeks to show the bad boy off.

On the HID subject. I think i might just say screw it and go with the smoked look. (smoked headlights and fogs, smoked side markers, and possibly tenting my rears)

[allensteiner]

heated debate...man i should have my kit monday or tuesday and can't wait. my wife flipped when i told her it was $130 but...i make the money in this family and i'm pretty old fashioned to how a family works so she had to swallow it - after i listened to an hour of complaining

anyways, i have a 05 bonneville and the lights are setup like r34's (for those who don't know) and i want to do hids for low and high beams but do i have to buy 2 sets of ballasts and bulbs or just a single ballast kit and wire brights and lows together (somehow)? same thing if i ever replaced my awesome glass stockers with r34's - don't want to do a projector retro though.

[audtatious]

Not to bad. About to put my suspention on tomorrow. I cant wait. That means i will be having a BW3 meet here in the next couple of weeks to show the bad boy off.

On the HID subject. I think i might just say screw it and go with the smoked look. (smoked headlights and fogs, smoked side markers, and possibly tenting my rears)

Upgrade to 2k2 lights. Sure, you will have a small gap but it is far easier.

LMK about the BW3 deal. It all depends on when it is....

[audtatious]

anyways, i have a 05 bonneville and the lights are setup like r34's (for those who don't know) and i want to do hids for low and high beams but do i have to buy 2 sets of ballasts and bulbs or just a single ballast kit and wire brights and lows together (somehow)? same thing if i ever replaced my awesome glass stockers with r34's - don't want to do a projector retro though.

You would need 2 kits.

I would not bother with the high beams. Save some cash and simply upgrade the highbeam bulbs themselves.

[johnnyd6404]

I've got a cheaper setup for ya I used this brand for my fogs and it worked out real well shortly after I went to the same company and got matching 6000k d2r real cheap and the their kits come with a lifetime warrenty plus they are the cheapest around anyway here is the link. They now have two different kits I got the $70 kit with the slim balasts it was the only one they offered when I purchaced them and its well worth it great customer service anyone interested give them a call real cool guys. http://www.ddmtuning.com/hidkihidbuhi.html

[allensteiner]

i thought about those guys but their bi xenon setup cost is +$75, although it would be worth it with the lifetime warranty - mine has a 2 year.

i've seen ddm has a 55 watt upgrade. is that a big difference from a 35 watt? i mean has anyone upgraded from 35 to 55 and is the output a lot better?

[D_roc]

yes the ebay ones are fine i have them and its been a year and a half and they still work good, i have 12k why coz i'm going with the whole purple ting with my car, and as for the wattage thing what i have noticed is that if the bulbs are 12k and above you need a 55w ballast and any thing less you can go with the 35w, and by the way be very careful and read the description well coz on ebay ppl see saying its a bixenon kit but that what they said on mine and i bought it for $80 but it was a low hid and hi halogen one and they actually said it on the description

[jsmithsole]

I am running 8k's on my 04, definitely not as bright as stock or 6k. But I really like the look, plus with my yellow fogs on I can see everything fine..

[allensteiner]

got them today, put them on and...wow i can see! i love these things. easy to install and the viibility is incredible - just have to aim my headlights a bit better because i think they're a bit too high and might be blinding oncoming traffic - although nobody flashed me coming back from work (on the i-state).

lov'em

[kzoosho]

Im glad you like them man.

[allensteiner]

Im glad you like them man.

so here's my prob. i've read that for up to 50 hours one may be a diff color than the other but my passenger is purple'ish. the driver side is grounded to the battery negative but the pass side just to a fender along with an old stock light ground. can that be the discoloration cause? should i ground the other one to the batt - as well or just strip the paint down to metal on the fender ground?

also both run of a single 9004 harness plug (male hid hooked up to female stock harness) on the driver side and i thought about splicing in a second male connector for the pass side. would that be a good thing or would it not change anything?

help me man because i suck at eletrical...amongst other things

[tigersharkdude]

ze cheapo bulbs could possibly be the problem. i dont believe, IMO, that the 2 grounds have anything to do with it