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AfterMarket HID Kits + install guide
I thought id share some links to pass on my knowledge of hid kits that are currently on the markets.
EBAY:
35w hid kits are only good as they are the cheapest option. this was the first set I bought and was impressed by its great looks and power.
55w hid kits are a little more expensive and they claim to offer more light than the 35w setups. although this sounds like a true fact giving its 20w more output power I decided to test a set my self. at first I tried the 55w kit in on its own and thought I could see a difference. but I then tried a 35w kit and a 55w kit in each light and couldn't really tell the difference only the bulb colours where different . ive seen videos on youtube showing a huge difference but from personal tests I say theres not much difference if any at all. Also the 55w kits come with the same bulbs as the 35w kits just advertised as 55w. this means the bulbs are killing their lifespan by pumping too much power into a lower powered bulb.
100w hid kits are very expensive and the bulbs don't last as long either.
Although this is the kit I have recently bought, I tested them along side a 55w kit and low and behold. finally. a huge difference infact the bulbs where that bright they turned out the street lights at the front of my house.
quite a lot more expensive and the bulbs need changing more often but well worth it if you find yourself driving country roads late at night.
Please be aware I had to send my first item back as the ballast unit was hissing until it finaly went with a pop taking out the bulb and some wires with it. my replacement kit is full working order, however, it looks like my headlight casing is melting........
in my 307 it uses 2 different bulbs for high and low beam.
so my hid kits are installed to the low beam.
my high beam is powered by nothing but the car using osram night breakers.
this is simply because installing a hid kit to high beam would be very costly as flashing your headlights at someone will burn the bulbs out quickly. the bulbs take about 6 seconds to fully charge and glow.
here are links to the ebay kits I have used starting from 35w up to 100w and the night breakers mentioned. These are ebay kits and therefore cheaper in price/cheaper in quality
HID XENON KIT H1 H3 H4 H7 9004 9005 9006 beam 6000K 8000K 10000K Light Bulbs 35W | eBay
55w:
H7 55w CANBUS EXTREM PASSAT ERROR FREE XENON HID CONVERSION KIT VW B5.5 B6 B7 AC | eBay
100w:
100w SUPER ULTIMA CANBUS ERROR FREE AC BALLAST BULBS HID XENON CONVERSION KIT | eBay
Osram night breakers:
OSRAM NIGHTBREAKER PLUS HEADLIGHT BULBS H1 FITMENT | eBay
Off road/illegaly bright bulbs:
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/H7-Rally-White-100W-pair.html
(Thanks james407)
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here are links to proper kits non ebay reps.
I believe these have more power than the ebay kits, ive seen 55w kits from the following site out shine my 100w kits.
400% more light
HID Kits: Xenon Headlight Conversion Kits, HID Conversion Kits
...............................................................................................................................
4300k White light with tinges of yellow.
5000K: PURE WHITE LIGHT. ------- 5k for 55w, 6k for 35w brightest
6000K: White light with tinges of blue
8000K: Distinct blue color light
10000K: Bluish-green light
12000K: Bluish-purplish light. best for show cars or dare devils.
The higher the temp the bluer and darker they become.
For the expensive realhid kits non ebay makes, 4300k is usualy the best/brightest bulb to get
HID kits are advertised as being cooler, infact alot cooler.
HOWEVER the other day i decided to test this. in a silly silly way....
i poked a halogen bulb that had been on for a while and it was pretty damn warm.....
i poked my hid bulb that id only just turned on, and i now have a blistered finger. the hid kits are very hot bulbs.
be careful when buying hid bulbs as you can buy 20 bulbs of the same temp from different sellers and they can all be different so the colour charts are only a guide line to real hid kits non ebay.
Final verdict. :
if your stuck for cash the 35w hid kits are ok. these are also good for show cars.
if money is no problem go for 55w hid kits from a real hid kit producer non ebay.
HID Kits: Xenon Headlight Conversion Kits, HID Conversion Kits
5000k for 55w
6000k for 35w
4300k for 35w non ebay make
brightest colours.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please note the following before purchasing hid kits.
Are Xenon HID kits legal? | PowerBulbs
At the end of the day, retro fitting HID kits unless fitted into a xenon light set are illegal.
Unfortunaly after an hour making a install thread. it wont let me add it to this one. so i will post it as a reply/comment.
I thought id share some links to pass on my knowledge of hid kits that are currently on the markets.
EBAY:
35w hid kits are only good as they are the cheapest option. this was the first set I bought and was impressed by its great looks and power.
55w hid kits are a little more expensive and they claim to offer more light than the 35w setups. although this sounds like a true fact giving its 20w more output power I decided to test a set my self. at first I tried the 55w kit in on its own and thought I could see a difference. but I then tried a 35w kit and a 55w kit in each light and couldn't really tell the difference only the bulb colours where different . ive seen videos on youtube showing a huge difference but from personal tests I say theres not much difference if any at all. Also the 55w kits come with the same bulbs as the 35w kits just advertised as 55w. this means the bulbs are killing their lifespan by pumping too much power into a lower powered bulb.
100w hid kits are very expensive and the bulbs don't last as long either.
Although this is the kit I have recently bought, I tested them along side a 55w kit and low and behold. finally. a huge difference infact the bulbs where that bright they turned out the street lights at the front of my house.
quite a lot more expensive and the bulbs need changing more often but well worth it if you find yourself driving country roads late at night.
Please be aware I had to send my first item back as the ballast unit was hissing until it finaly went with a pop taking out the bulb and some wires with it. my replacement kit is full working order, however, it looks like my headlight casing is melting........
in my 307 it uses 2 different bulbs for high and low beam.
so my hid kits are installed to the low beam.
my high beam is powered by nothing but the car using osram night breakers.
this is simply because installing a hid kit to high beam would be very costly as flashing your headlights at someone will burn the bulbs out quickly. the bulbs take about 6 seconds to fully charge and glow.
here are links to the ebay kits I have used starting from 35w up to 100w and the night breakers mentioned. These are ebay kits and therefore cheaper in price/cheaper in quality
Links
35w:HID XENON KIT H1 H3 H4 H7 9004 9005 9006 beam 6000K 8000K 10000K Light Bulbs 35W | eBay
55w:
H7 55w CANBUS EXTREM PASSAT ERROR FREE XENON HID CONVERSION KIT VW B5.5 B6 B7 AC | eBay
100w:
100w SUPER ULTIMA CANBUS ERROR FREE AC BALLAST BULBS HID XENON CONVERSION KIT | eBay
Osram night breakers:
OSRAM NIGHTBREAKER PLUS HEADLIGHT BULBS H1 FITMENT | eBay
Off road/illegaly bright bulbs:
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/H7-Rally-White-100W-pair.html
(Thanks james407)
---------------------------------------------
here are links to proper kits non ebay reps.
I believe these have more power than the ebay kits, ive seen 55w kits from the following site out shine my 100w kits.
400% more light
HID Kits: Xenon Headlight Conversion Kits, HID Conversion Kits
...............................................................................................................................
Colour and temperatures.
3000k Yellow light (suitable for fog lights) 4300k White light with tinges of yellow.
5000K: PURE WHITE LIGHT. ------- 5k for 55w, 6k for 35w brightest
6000K: White light with tinges of blue
8000K: Distinct blue color light
10000K: Bluish-green light
12000K: Bluish-purplish light. best for show cars or dare devils.
The higher the temp the bluer and darker they become.
For the expensive realhid kits non ebay makes, 4300k is usualy the best/brightest bulb to get
Are they cooler or hotter than halogen?
HID kits are advertised as being cooler, infact alot cooler.
HOWEVER the other day i decided to test this. in a silly silly way....
i poked a halogen bulb that had been on for a while and it was pretty damn warm.....
i poked my hid bulb that id only just turned on, and i now have a blistered finger. the hid kits are very hot bulbs.
be careful when buying hid bulbs as you can buy 20 bulbs of the same temp from different sellers and they can all be different so the colour charts are only a guide line to real hid kits non ebay.
Final verdict. :
if your stuck for cash the 35w hid kits are ok. these are also good for show cars.
if money is no problem go for 55w hid kits from a real hid kit producer non ebay.
HID Kits: Xenon Headlight Conversion Kits, HID Conversion Kits
5000k for 55w
6000k for 35w
4300k for 35w non ebay make
brightest colours.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please note the following before purchasing hid kits.
Are Xenon HID kits legal? | PowerBulbs
At the end of the day, retro fitting HID kits unless fitted into a xenon light set are illegal.
Unfortunaly after an hour making a install thread. it wont let me add it to this one. so i will post it as a reply/comment.
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