HID Kits

v0n · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:07

Those pictures suggest you dipped beam is now of a length equal to main beam, surely that's not what you expect from regular alignement?

Luke · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:23

GT3 said:
You can get the exact kit from here for less than £90 all in.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/HID-Wholesale

I've just emailed him to see what his delivery charge to the UK is, as it doesn't seem to be listed on the page.
The items are in Birmingham, but he doesn't mention shipping to here.

GT3 · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:24

emailiscrap said:
I've just emailed him to see what his delivery charge to the UK is, as it doesn't seem to be listed on the page.
The items are in Birmingham, but he doesn't mention shipping to here.

Charges the same regardless iirc, that bloke with the black saxo bought from him and paid around £90 all in, arrived next day too.

Firestar_3x · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:25

6000K the best ones to go for, that gives close to daylight sort of light if i remember with a slight tint?

Lopéz · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:26

v0n said:
Those pictures suggest you dipped beam is now of a length equal to main beam, surely that's not what you expect from regular alignement?

As he only put them in tonight, I doubt they've been properly aligned yet.

Zip · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:27

Firestar_3x said:
6000K the best ones to go for, that gives close to daylight sort of light if i remember with a slight tint?

IIRC the 6000K are the brightest

Muncher · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:28

Yeah, I may have a fiddle with the alignment.

Firestar_3x · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:28

They fit in the standard bulb holders so i didn't think any alignment was required, its just like changing a stock bulb.

GT3 · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:41

Firestar_3x said:
They fit in the standard bulb holders so i didn't think any alignment was required, its just like changing a stock bulb.

I thought you were meant to check alignment every time you changed a bulb?

eidolon · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:45

I went out for a bit of a spirited drive tonight on the roads around Castle Combe. It was chucking it down and dark and I've decided that I *definitely* need some HIDs as the Elise seems to have candles instead of headlights

Tesla · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:51

What does HID stand for? High Intensity something?

Are they just super-bright lights?

I have heard of them but never really took note of what they are?

How do they differ from Xenons? Or is that the type of gas in a particular bulb?

andi · 3 Sep 2006 at 23:53

Discharge I think. Xenons are another word for the same thing, thats the name of the gas inside.

Slackworth · 4 Sep 2006 at 00:36

Tesla said:
What does HID stand for? High Intensity something?

Are they just super-bright lights?

I have heard of them but never really took note of what they are?

How do they differ from Xenons? Or is that the type of gas in a particular bulb?

Xenons are HID.

Luke · 4 Sep 2006 at 08:32

All of that ebay blokes kits have vanished, and he had hundreds last night. Fishy perhaps?

eidolon · 4 Sep 2006 at 08:49

That's a bit odd :confused:

I was gonna buy some of them too.

Luke · 4 Sep 2006 at 09:36

I got a £10 ebay voucher today.... typical. I was itching to buy one of those kits :mad:

Luke · 4 Sep 2006 at 14:40

Bought this kit instead. I'll feed back once they are fitted.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120027143327&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:UK:31

Firestar_3x · 4 Sep 2006 at 14:44

Looks good but i love this line :

'genuinely Made in KOREA' - As aposed to the bad quality you would get it if was made in i dunno Botswana?

v0n · 4 Sep 2006 at 14:54

Hehe, I was just LOLing about it myself. "Made in Korea" - not like one of those cheapo counterfits from.. er... you know.. far east.

Luke · 4 Sep 2006 at 17:52

I know, that made me laugh as well! For £90, I'll give it a whirl...