RE: HID Kit Installation
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RE: HID Kit Installation - 2/7/2008 4:22:55 PM
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2.0Mazda08
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... I have that same kit in my altima...can compare it to a name brand company BUT thats H1 housing....
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RE: HID Kit Installation - 2/7/2008 5:19:08 PM
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virgin1
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We were talking about the "blue" halogen ("Xenon") bulbs that don't work. I've tried them too, only to remove them for the OE's after less than a week. And SilverStar's (~$40/set) are no better than the cheaper no-name branded ones. It's a matter of physics and light technology.
As far as cheap HID kits are concerned, I would assume the same, but have no personal experience....?
I know that I've heard horror stories of ballasts giving out early, or not working at all out of the box, and having little recourse, but again, all second hand stuff.
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RE: HID Kit Installation - 2/7/2008 5:37:33 PM
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2.0Mazda08
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o, i didn't know the silverstars give out just as fast. Well its risky buying the no name HID kits .....got to look for the reliable companies...the wholesaler i work with is great, he offers life time warranty and all that good stuff BUT there is ALWAYS the risk of getting something faulty having it being a un-branded kit. Well i appreciate the help though. Could anyone post a picture of how the little adapters look that are on the stock bulbs? Can i get those adapters at any auto shop?...I am dying for HID's I had a habit of driving with them since i had them in my altima, makes it so much easier to drive....hologens just dont cut it for me anymore.
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RE: HID Kit Installation - 2/7/2008 5:59:24 PM
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virgin1
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SilverStars don't give out that fast. They might continue to light just as long as the OE's would, they just don't work! Terrible lighting.
In simple terms (the ones I understand) coating a halogen w/a blue tint subtracts from it's normal state of being which is yellow/white. The two colors are incompatible w/each other and are in a constant battle, one fighting the other instead of helping each other. So, the overall output suffers and the driver can't see as well using them. This I know form experience. It was terrible and dissappointing and I took them out and put them back in the package that they came in and will one day throw them out so no one else will suffer the same fate I did using them.
Does that make sense??
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RE: HID Kit Installation - 2/7/2008 8:25:29 PM
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2.0Mazda08
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Is that the piece we are talking about here ....can't i take it off the existing bulb and put it on the HID Kit bulbs.?
sorry about the repeated uploads... i just now figured out how to post pictures.
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w285/money006/0207082110a.jpg
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