True H.I.D. kit for 240sx?
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someone posted that on the Z board and said it's pretty universal. pretty cheap too for HID - the guy who bought one was very pleased.
someone posted that on the Z board and said it's pretty universal. pretty cheap too for HID - the guy who bought one was very pleased.
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There are HID kits that are designed to work with existing lighting systems. While they do not provide the same type of beam patterns as a complete HID system, it will still mimic the existing pattern. The Arc location and orientation is supposed to be teh same as the filament of the existing bulbs.
Here's one site that sells these types of bulbs. Keep in mind they are not technically street legal but they are much safer than finding somekind of universal kit since they are supposed to provide the same beam pattern the car has already. Only with more light.
http://www.proxenon.com/view_p..._id=1
Here's one site that sells these types of bulbs. Keep in mind they are not technically street legal but they are much safer than finding somekind of universal kit since they are supposed to provide the same beam pattern the car has already. Only with more light.
http://www.proxenon.com/view_p..._id=1
i went through 4 different hid kits before....
I wouldn't suggest anything other then philip if you don't know much about hid kits.... when buying a hid kit, make sure the ballast, ignitor and bulbs are made by a reputable company... sometimes I see philip ignitor/ballast in 1 combo with cheap bulbs on ebay.... whie it's half a philip kit, the bulb is usually made in taiwan or korea and may not have the best quality.
I personally favor catz, they are made in japan and the quality seems to be better than philips.... everything is weather proof.
I have a catz 9006 kit off of my integrta for sale if anything would be interested
626 216 6445
I wouldn't suggest anything other then philip if you don't know much about hid kits.... when buying a hid kit, make sure the ballast, ignitor and bulbs are made by a reputable company... sometimes I see philip ignitor/ballast in 1 combo with cheap bulbs on ebay.... whie it's half a philip kit, the bulb is usually made in taiwan or korea and may not have the best quality.
I personally favor catz, they are made in japan and the quality seems to be better than philips.... everything is weather proof.
I have a catz 9006 kit off of my integrta for sale if anything would be interested
626 216 6445
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a couple buddies have Catz, some have Mr. Jung, some have hella, some have McCulloch ... the catz are the nicest IMO but the Mr. Jung kits are very nice too, using a hella ballast. I'm considering the Mr. Jung kit for myself, but i think i may retrofit some Audi projectors. The beam cutoff for S14bs is horrible with HIDs.
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2BN_S13 wrote:make one yourself. HID's run the same way a flourescent light fixture works, plus a capacitor. Ask your local elecrtician.Or better yet, take apart a light on the side of your apartment complex and study. This one goes out to the idiots who spend hundreds on this conversion.
I would seriously want to see to do what you have claimed. I am not questioning that it can't be done but the after result, I suspect, would be far from oem quality. If you can't do it then I don't know who's the bigger idiot.
sorry to bring this post back from the dead, but i felt i should mention something, catz is not good at all, in fact, go here to their homepage:
http://www.fet-usa.com/
they have a huge recall on their lights because they are in fact street-ILLEGAL. i agree with loveless, ive done hours upon hours of research on the internet and calling places, and going to places like hidforum.com and what i found is that when talking to anyone educated in the subject of lighting, there are 2 names that repeatedly come up as the brand to swear by, either philips or osram-sylvania. these are the 2 lighting companies that take pride in their product, and the only 2 that are trusted by oem manufacturers, you will see only these 2 brands on cars, all the way up to audi, bmw, mercedes, porsche, ducati, etc. so go with one of these 2 companies, save yourself the hassle, and remember that if you choose another company then it will impact not only you, but other drivers on the road. this is for bulbs themselves, for example if you have an s13 then by all means get the bosch h4 conversion if you want h4 lamps, but use one of the aforementioned for bulbs (on a sidenote, there is no need, both of these companies make their bulbs in basically every style, including sealed beam)
http://www.fet-usa.com/
they have a huge recall on their lights because they are in fact street-ILLEGAL. i agree with loveless, ive done hours upon hours of research on the internet and calling places, and going to places like hidforum.com and what i found is that when talking to anyone educated in the subject of lighting, there are 2 names that repeatedly come up as the brand to swear by, either philips or osram-sylvania. these are the 2 lighting companies that take pride in their product, and the only 2 that are trusted by oem manufacturers, you will see only these 2 brands on cars, all the way up to audi, bmw, mercedes, porsche, ducati, etc. so go with one of these 2 companies, save yourself the hassle, and remember that if you choose another company then it will impact not only you, but other drivers on the road. this is for bulbs themselves, for example if you have an s13 then by all means get the bosch h4 conversion if you want h4 lamps, but use one of the aforementioned for bulbs (on a sidenote, there is no need, both of these companies make their bulbs in basically every style, including sealed beam)
Megaseth wrote:i think the reason for the illegalness is the fact that they dont have the leveling system. they;re more or less straight on uncurtieus to others kinda things.
That is definitely the reason why these universal kits should be banned... All they do is scatter light everywhere and blind everyone... especially kits that go higher than 6000k. Phillips and osram only make bulbs between 5000k and 6000k IIRC and they do it for a reason.
HID kits are NOT plug and play, they must have the proper shielding in order to create a clean cutoff and not reflect light everywhere. visit http://www.hidtech.com and http://www.hidforums.com and do some research...
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