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    Anyone actually done HID's??????

    Has anyone actually done them in an h4 housing?? I know there is a lot of TALK about it........BUT has any body done them?
    I am wanting to buy a Bixenon HID conversion with my Autopal (Hella) h4 housings, and I just wondered if someone has coverted before, or knows someone who has.
    It's alot of money, but I think it will be worth every penny.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 3gn86lxi
    Has anyone actually done them in an h4 housing?? I know there is a lot of TALK about it........BUT has any body done them?
    I am wanting to buy a Bixenon HID conversion with my Autopal (Hella) h4 housings, and I just wondered if someone has coverted before, or knows someone who has.
    It's alot of money, but I think it will be worth every penny.
    hid link
    Wow, no body has actually done HID's???
    I guess I will be the ground breaker here then, I am puchasing the kit at the end of the month!
    Pictures to come!
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    Paul from Russia did.

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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    you need to buy the adaptor for the bulb, I used these:

    and JB Welded the bolbs to it, then the bulb/adapter fit perfectly to the H4 housing.

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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    Quote Originally Posted by POS carb
    you need to buy the adaptor for the bulb, I used these:

    and JB Welded the bolbs to it, then the bulb/adapter fit perfectly to the H4 housing.

    Well, the kit I am going to get has the metal reflector deals on the bulbs already. I am doing the bixenon kit for hi/low beams.
    Have you done this POS carb??????
    Was the light output nice, what housings did you use?
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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    Autopal H4s glass, the bulbs were some cheapos, one is a little blue and the other is pure white. THey're supposed to be 10k, they're more like 6k to me

    Sorry about the blurry pics, I need a better camera







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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    Quote Originally Posted by POS carb


    HOLY SHIT!!! I WANT SOME!

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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    RIGHT ON POS carb!!!! That is what I have....the Autopal h4 housings.
    OMG.... those are bright as fuck!!!! That makes me happy to see yours.
    I should be able to order my kit on the 22nd this month. btw, the kit is 8000.
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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    8000.... thousand? what the fuck

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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    So u can buy that adaptor and i can put em in my h4 housing and can put hids...i tought u could just buy the h4 kit and plug and play deal...guess not.....so buy that adaptor and then it will work..correct?


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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    Quote Originally Posted by FyreDaug
    8000.... thousand? what the fuck
    color temperature.....
    6000= white
    8000= blue
    10000= violet, ect.
    got it?
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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    Paul, The guy from Russia who blessed us with an online shop manul, has real HIDs in his car.

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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    I have the 6000's in my st162, and had the 8000's when i first got the h4 housings, where would i pick up a set of 10000's? how much? will the bulbs fit right into the h4 housings? Im pretty sure i have the same "size" you all have they're just a square glass housing with rubber cub on the back that goes over the main clamp.

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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    Quote Originally Posted by smufguy
    Paul, The guy from Russia who blessed us with an online shop manul, has real HIDs in his car.
    thats what I am doing smufguy.
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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    a retro fit H4 HID kit from phillips should not run you more than 500 bux or even 600bux. it was 600 bux like two years back. But now it should have dropped down. IF any, i would go with pia or hella H4 conversion housings. Their refractors make lot of difference than the cut back reflectors. But if you can find a good H4 housing that can have good reflectors in the back, it should yield good spread pattern.

    3gn86lxi: good job man. i hope your lil project turns out good.

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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    i'm still debating on whether or not the buy a $1200 complete kit. comes with starters, ballasts, bulbs, and hella projectors mounted in a housing that looks like 6054's that our cars came with. i think the price will be a little less than $1200, but that was a ball park price so i wouldnt be surprised. i owe it to myself to get them, i do almost all of my driveing at night. i bet those ones POS carb has make some bit of glare. i'd settle for an H4 HID conversion kit using Hella vison plus or E codes.
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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    Damn hondaboy....check that link that I put in the first post. $1200 for a plug and play?? I can e-bay that kit for $359+ 15 to ship!
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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    omg...how come the HID there is super expensive guys?here HID runs to like RM1,200....around USD300 and it came in different shapes...either H4 or watnot..no need conversion holder..and this one is for the good brands one....got mine...6K hid cos here it always rain and anything more than 6k is worse on rainy nites...awesome...

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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    You guys are fucking blind, lol.

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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    Quote Originally Posted by SataniC
    omg...how come the HID there is super expensive guys?here HID runs to like RM1,200....around USD300 and it came in different shapes...either H4 or watnot..no need conversion holder..and this one is for the good brands one....got mine...6K hid cos here it always rain and anything more than 6k is worse on rainy nites...awesome...

    i have to agree with you, i can't see shit when it rains and find it quite scary to drive, makes me wish i had yellow lights.

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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    the housings alone are $582 each, i think that's each. has an S after its item number. anyway, yeah, i'd probley do a kit with Hella housings the cut the price way down.
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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    I think you do not wanna go over 8000K It actually loses its brightness then. BMW, Audi, Acura, MB, Volvo, they all use somewhere about 4500K, which is brightest, but if you want some blue ish, go with 6000K. I bought my 5400K HID kit with 9006 bulbs for $210. brand new. But I didn't need to convert my housings, for me it was just plug and play. Also some guys on our forum have done custom Projector fit into their stock headlights, and it worked for them.
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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    Just bought and paid for my kit.
    i will post pics of the before and after. Can't wait to get it.
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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    i'm looking and comparing kits today. i see a lot of decent ones, but their warrenty policies are something i watch for. if i cant get a good warrenty, its not worth looking at. i looked at some that use McCulloch ballasts. one was a complete kit by Pilot. under $300, but i dont know how good they actually are. i'd be worried about buying something that isnt a complete kit, or one that doesnt fit into the headlight housing. i dont think i want to use the euro projector housings i have with HID. that'd create a crap load of upper glare just from the reflector. there's so many sellers, but its hard to tell which is legit and which is a waste of money. there should be a sticky or something made with comparisons and reccomendations. and links to good sellers of HID kits. that'd be nice to see.
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    Re: Anyone actually done HID's??????

    This is the company I just ordered mine from.hidynamic.com
    And I had looked also, these guys have a nice setup, and a warantee.
    These are Hella bulbs also. And Phillips ballast.
    Complete kit.....$359 and change shipped.
    This kit is a bixenon kit also, keeps your high beam feature, which alot of retrofit kits are not. Makes it more expensive.
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