HID Headlight Conversion Kits

[Arok22]

Anyone out there have a HID bulb conversion kit? I see a ton of plug n play kits on Ebay and want to know if they work good or which brand has worked the best. I know the old adage... you get what you pay for... So.. any experience on the matter?

I've seen posts that say something about flickering lights. I don't know how a plug in play HID kit would do that. (eekdance)

[xtrememps]

I have a GoldenEye HID kit from Protege2886 from this thread http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123669425 , I believe he is doing a group buy right now. There are others such as protephile that sell on the boards too and they are all top notch stuff. You can spend a lot of money on a kit if you want all the "high end components" but really you can spend under $200 and get something that will work great and no one can tell the difference.

I would stay away from the e-bay kits because while you may luck out and have no problems they generally do not have warranties from what I understand, and even if they did I would be wary about the service you might get. Besides, I think it's better to support members of this community!

As for the flickering it could be a few things such as not wired correctly (it's plug and play but you still gotta make sure you have good grounds and connections of course) or the bulb is not seated correctly and grounding out, etc.

[Rush]

I have a TechOne kit that I bought off the forums from Protephile over a year ago. Awesome kit and of course, Protephile's customer service is second to none.

Stay away from Ebay. I never really trust much of their electronic stuff, and I really wouldn't touch headlights with a ten foot pole.

[Arok22]

(bump) No one else?

[TXMazdaSpeeder]

I have an SA Trading 8000k kit i bought from a local shop that cost me $274.95 after tax with a 3 year limited warranty. I really light the way it looks and the light pattern it gives me, i have mine aimed down as far as i can and still have a visible light pattern as to not blind other drivers and so far i have only been pulled over once for them and the officer could not prove they werent stock (i have mine installed REALLY well).

[Larone]

Hey guys, I'm also looking into HIDs for my car and came across this website:
http://xenonpros.com/mc6000k.html

Anyone have any input on these? Thanks (thinking about the 6000K from McCulloh)

[TurboAddicted]

Yeah I checked out that Xenopros or whatever. DUUUUUUDE they are expensive. I bought one of those kits off of EBAY and it is totally legit. They work on the speed pretty good. They where only 45.00 +shipping. All in all about 70.00 something. I didnt have to do any rigging or anything. It took like no time to install. As for which auctions to buy from, I got mine from the auction that has US Seller in the picture next to the auction with a red border around it. If you really dont trust kits like that I would recomend Sylvania X xenon kits. They are problably the best aftermarket kit. Also Phillips makes a kit but I am not sire of the name you would have to check out there web site.

[msp_rad]

Yeah I checked out that Xenopros or whatever. DUUUUUUDE they are expensive. I bought one of those kits off of EBAY and it is totally legit. They work on the speed pretty good. They where only 45.00 +shipping. All in all about 70.00 something. I didnt have to do any rigging or anything. It took like no time to install. As for which auctions to buy from, I got mine from the auction that has US Seller in the picture next to the auction with a red border around it. If you really dont trust kits like that I would recomend Sylvania X xenon kits. They are problably the best aftermarket kit. Also Phillips makes a kit but I am not sire of the name you would have to check out there web site.

so you are saying the 70.00 dollar hid kit is all right??? how is the actual brightness of the kit? better than our standard headlights i hope... and wat color temp did you get?? 6000k, 8000k?????

[exNeon]

did you guys get hi/low beam kits or find some other solution for that?

[xtrememps]

I bought the hi/low kit from the vendor I talked about at the beginning of the thread.

One thing you probably won't get with these ebay sellers is support/warrranty, both of which I received of the highest caliber buying here on the forums.

[dragtillidie]

i got the hi/low 6000k from xenonlink.com. I would honestly recommend the Bi-xenon kit instead. TRUST me. I ordered the kit (hi/low) originally for $150 shipped. Then the high beams wouldn't work and when the HIDs were on u could see this blue spot which was the high bulb. So i ordered the relay harness for another 10 bux and my high beams still dont work. Our lights share the same ground and power source for hi's and low's so there is something there that is messing with the lights. I just sent them an email asking if they would make good by letting me send this kit back and upgrading to the Bi-xenons. I had their 6000k kit on my Integra(9006 bulb) and it was great. No problems ever. Heavy duty ballasts and good connectors. I will let u know how their customer service is when they email me back.

BTW I think the bi-xenon kit was $164.99 so i guess after the original $150 kit and the $10 harness it makes no sense why I didnt get the Bi's in the first place!!! lol

[bhosMSPRO]

my car came with them already installed.. its got 6000k hids but there are no brights with them.. it only has one mode, normal lights and daytime lights.. there really is no need for brights anyway cuz these lights are bright as hell, i've been yelled at by numerous drivers to turn my brights off.. its quite humerous, i will try and get a hold of the previous owner and find out what brand my lights are just for people to compare.. also i will post up some pics of them if anyone wants to see

[exalted_one]

i have a golden eye kit that cost me $200 my friend got some cheapo $50 (including shipping) kit and honestly its the same thing. the ballasts are the same the wires look alittle cheaper but you can most certainly upgrade the wires for the $150 difference. his was easier to install as well. O and ive had my kit for 14monthes now

[S.A.MSP]

I got mine off ebay, they work and look great and the install was a piece of cake

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/hot_stufdude56/Picture101.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/hot_stufdude56/Picture100.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/hot_stufdude56/Picture102.jpg

[rmak_14]

dragtillidie - is this the kit you are talking about? this will fit in our cars right?
http://www.xenonlink.com/product_info.php?cPath=69_71&products_id=89&osCsid=9e191c0b8a763c7614652fd3a8f5d366

[Protege2886]

For a protege you need H4 hi/low (or bi-xenon) to preserve your highbeams.

Protege 5s take an H7 and a 9005

[dragtillidie]

dragtillidie - is this the kit you are talking about? this will fit in our cars right?
http://www.xenonlink.com/product_info.php?cPath=69_71&products_id=89&osCsid=9e191c0b8a763c7614652fd3a8f5d366

yea..thats it

[Jboost]

S.A.MSP what temp are those lights???

[S.A.MSP]

They are 10 000k, they are almost to blue but i like them

[SeR_Cyclops]

I got mine off ebay, they work and look great and the install was a piece of cake

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/hot_stufdude56/Picture101.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/hot_stufdude56/Picture100.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k179/hot_stufdude56/Picture102.jpg

were these direct pnp and did you have to do anything to the factory wiring harness? some cars i know you have to up grade somthing

[S.A.MSP]

were these direct pnp and did you have to do anything to the factory wiring harness? some cars i know you have to up grade somthing

if i remember correctly, the harness from the HID kit just had normal copper connecters and i found the positive and negative terminals on the stock wiring harness and plugged them in, then sealed them with beutel, weatherproofing stuff we use on the coax lines on cell phone towers, no water is ever getting in there

[SeR_Cyclops]

lol true dat

[Jboost]

They are 10 000k, they are almost to blue but i like them

yeah they are really blue not sure if i like that or not. i am debating between the 6000K and 8000K does anyone have some pics of the 8000K that i could see i really like the look and idea of HIDs but i was always leary of those $180 kits but if you guys say they work good i'll beleive you. I just know people who spent upwards of $1000 for similar things guess they just had more money than they knew what to do with.

[dragtillidie]

yeah they are really blue not sure if i like that or not. i am debating between the 6000K and 8000K does anyone have some pics of the 8000K that i could see i really like the look and idea of HIDs but i was always leary of those $180 kits but if you guys say they work good i'll beleive you. I just know people who spent upwards of $1000 for similar things guess they just had more money than they knew what to do with.

get the 6000k. Less of a heat up. Ive NEVER been pulled over for them but i know people with 8000k that get pulled all the time. Only police are supposed to have any type of blue lights. On top of that when u go hotter than 6000k you actually lose lighting performance and its more for looks. My boy has the 5000k and I can actually see better with his than mine, hence the reason most OEM's use that temperature. But 6000k's are just fine. Im also sayin this under the assumption that u dont wanna stand waaaaaay out from 15 thousand miles away. It all comes down to preference though. Hope this helped ya.

[lyndonvang]

Sorry to butt in guys but I have a Helios 6k HID H4 on my MSP and the I think the ballast is out. I switched the bulbs and they both work fine execept when I put them on one side.

Is this a for sure way to tell that the ballast is out or can it be something else?

If found a site selling a replacement Helios ballast for $70.

[dragtillidie]

Sorry to butt in guys but I have a Helios 6k HID H4 on my MSP and the I think the ballast is out. I switched the bulbs and they both work fine execept when I put them on one side.

Is this a for sure way to tell that the ballast is out or can it be something else?

If found a site selling a replacement Helios ballast for $70.

ur not butting in at all...this is what we're here for. Most likely its ur ballast. Make sure ALL the connections are tight and the wires look good. If everything is good, (including your headlight fuse) then its your ballast. Also switch the ballasts and see if the good one works on both sides and the bad one doesnt. Hope this helps.

[lyndonvang]

I'll try that and get back to you guys on this.

thanks

[lyndonvang]

I just switched the ballast and they both are good.

I think it might be the igniter connector, when I took apart the connector there was some radiator fluid in the connetor. i'm thinking that was the cause of the problem.

Do you guys think I would be able to clean it? and how?

[dragtillidie]

I just switched the ballast and they both are good.

I think it might be the igniter connector, when I took apart the connector there was some radiator fluid in the connetor. i'm thinking that was the cause of the problem.

Do you guys think I would be able to clean it? and how?

try sprayin it all down with electrical cleaner (available at AZ or Advanced, next to the MAF cleaner) and see how that works. make sure the wires are all the way in the connectors and didnt come out

[lyndonvang]

I cleaned it with a q-tip with water and blow dryed it and it seem to have fixed it . Working fine for now.

Thanks a lot dragtillidie, I appreciate it.

[dragtillidie]

no problem

[lyndonvang]

One more thing. Does it matter if the highbeam bulb is in the inside or outside? Which is better for seeing?

[kicknmazdaspd]

is there a link to one of the members selling the kits? The one above didn't work.

[red95_240sx]

Is it true that turning the H.I.D ligts on and right back off is bad for the ballast or something? Any more tips on getting them to last longer?

[blkonblkMSP]

hey guys i was wondering if any of you guys know why is it that when i turn on my hids the left side seems to be dimmer than the other im running the
10K HID kit any input is greatly appreciated...

[dragtillidie]

hey guys i was wondering if any of you guys know why is it that when i turn on my hids the left side seems to be dimmer than the other im running the
10K HID kit any input is greatly appreciated...

Make sure they are both adjusted evenly...otherwise it'll look like that

[red95_240sx]

I got this kit off ebay, and i was on the rsx forums, and i notcied someone mentioned Xentec brand H.I.D, which is what i have. Im wondering if maybe its an actual brand, or what. Ive looked up Xentec, and they sell outside of ebay. i even searched for "fake Xentec" and i found nothing about any fakes. I did however notice a difference on the boxes and the stickers on the ballast. under Xentec in red, mines says Advanced lighting systems, the others say something shorter. And the ebay ballast have xentec in red with a black background, and the others have more like the specs written on them.

[red95_240sx]

bump

[icespeed]

alot of "smaller" companies use what they have available or can get cheaper. they're probably both the same company, but different dates of mfg. Alot of the electronics companies do the same (think jensen). they also tend to change product recognition to boost sales. they could also have two different "looks" for internal reasons, i.e. one set is only sold on ebay and the others are only sold through their store. I can name a few "known" companies that do the same thing with their products.

[red95_240sx]

So one is made with less quality parts?

[icespeed]

well, there are alot of different ways to interpret "less quality". Technically, yeah, probably, but I would have no idea what sort of efficiency they would be compared against.

For example, if you go to Walmart and buy an HP printer, it has a "z" at the end of the model number. It is also 25% cheaper for the same "model" as opposed to buying it at Best Buy. The "z" models (from walmart) use "less quality" parts in them and that is how walmart can sell them cheaper.

Another good example is the Husky line from Home Depot. They are actually a thousand different companies that label their products "husky" specifically to sell in Home Depot. It is nothing more than Brand recognition.

There is nothing to say that one screwdriver is "less quality" from another. They are just different, sold under the same name.

Sorry if that all didn't make sense.

[red95_240sx]

man, what else do you no...

[icespeed]

lol, i am a walking book of useless information. I could probably bore you (all of you) for hours with the crap that's stuck in my head.