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29-03-2010, 03:27 PM | #1 |
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HID for 97 BA HT
Will these fit my '97 BA Hardtop?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Premium-55W-H...item2559975e13 Thoughts on quality of the product? Cheers, Steve.
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29-03-2010, 03:33 PM | #2 |
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personally, I would be staying with a 35w HID, 55w would be too much on the wiring
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seems decent enough. although one can never really judge from a picture haha
wouldn't go more than 6000K for staying under the radar
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Now that I am home and can open ebay links, I am pretty sure outbakoz has bought the same kit, hopefully he will pop up in good time
Edit: yep he did
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29-03-2010, 07:50 PM | #6 |
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55w works a treat, no issues so far
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29-03-2010, 09:25 PM | #7 |
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likewise :P ive got 55W in high and 35W low... now ive installed the lowbeams the highbeams are alot less impressive and dont really "wow" mates who drive with me...
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So I've been looking at kits also. And they range from $50 to $200 on ebay, but product looks the same in most pics. Which to buy?
Also, can the bulbs only be changed at a later date if you do need to change the colour? |
22-04-2010, 08:39 PM | #9 |
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Ballast is just to ignite and then control the power to the bulb. The bulb provides the colour temperature depending quantity of metallic salts so the bulb can be changed whenever. The only thing you have to be careful of is the wattage. 35w ballast requires 35w bulb and 50w etc. Have been doing a lot of research on the HIDs as I want both my high and low beams and my fog lights using HIDs. The kit I'm using now cost me over $150 from ebuy but my bulbs are slightly different colours. Will most likely buy my next kits from dianeshop on ebay as they look to be exactly the same quality but cheaper.
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22-04-2010, 08:45 PM | #10 |
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i spent 280 on.my 55w and $70 for 35w the quality is slightly eifferent but tor 70 and in the car 3 days later id recommend them for sure. even included 2 T10's.
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i found the same as Rustykaos,
my bulbs were to slightly different colours but after a day of using them they were the same colour. theres an initial build up of salts which needs to be ionised and burnt off first if i recall. but yes the bulbs can be changed whenever as long as u are using the same rated bulb for the ballast. as far as which to buy, everyone is going to recommend the ones they personally bought mostly, unless they had a bad experience. i was warned to stay away from some of the cheaper foreign branded ones (from china etc) because the ballasts have been renowned for being fault and bulbs broken etc. but i'm sure there are horror stories for every product on ebay
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i will say it here as well i got the elcheapo chineze ebay ones and almost 2 years later the ballasts are still strong, like new, as well as the bulbs..
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as i said there's horror and success stories for everything
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23-04-2010, 06:59 PM | #14 |
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go for 2 options. cheap ($70) chinese option. OR skip the rest and go for known GREAT brands like Philips (they make a really nice set) or bosh i think make a set too. the high end stuff outputs up to 50% more than the cheaper kits but i think its in the realm of dangerous tbh!
for $70 you honestly cant go wrong esp when it takes 3 days to get to your door!
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i just fitted 35w HID's to my hardtop and i'm not impressed, I got the 6000k ones but i like the colour but they seem to have lots of dark sports and concentrate ligt in strange places they are not evenly dispersed on the road, even the stock 55w h3's spread the light better but the only diference is colour they do not produce better light so i'm driving around with HID in the left and H3 in the right just so i can compare before i get rid of the HID's. is this because of the projector style factory lights?
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Are they in upside down? Or possibly wrong bulb?
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06-05-2010, 12:52 PM | #18 |
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the stat up fine and when looking at them they look fine and upside down would still work the same. maybe my lens' are dirty in the projector i might take a photo to show how they work
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06-05-2010, 12:56 PM | #19 |
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if anything the projector focuses the HID light BETTER
u didnt just get 35W "HID" globes of ebay (that are actually hallogen) u got the proper bulbs, with balasts and everything.. RIGHT? sorry i know its silly but 95% of xenon or hid bulbs on ebay are halogens.. |
06-05-2010, 12:57 PM | #20 |
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What kit did you get? that could be why your's look dull
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