Hid help

[TDavis]

Get something like what I have. Philips Xtreme Power 9007 bulb. They're halogen and do not have a blue coating over them. That blue coating actually reduces output. Only purpose for it is for the people who want there sht to "look like" blueish HIDs.

Philips Xtreme power is the closest halogen you can get to pure white on the market. Philips Xtreme Visions are better but they do not make a 9007 bulb. You can find them on eBay.

[DrFabulous]

Originally Posted by sixripper69

yes yes i know ive got my fair share of **** for my kelvin temp..but on this ^^ chart my 15k's match right up to the photo posted i just orderd 2 set of bulbs one set is 5k the other is 6k. ..i was looking for optimal ligthing and as everyone stated 15k doesnt do **** but make everything blue... Not to jack this thread but i dont see the need to make another. Does anyone know, a good place to purchase Xenon halogen bulbs. Besides walmart or autozone who want ridiculous prices for a set of 4300k. i dicovered a site called www.coolbulbs.com but they really dont have a decent selection as far as kelvin temp ...Anyone Lookin for Hid Bulbs they have them to dont know how great the quality or durability is just thought id throw it out there...i would just like to have a nice halogen setup until i get my retros the way i like or save up for actual projector head lights

Any halogen bulbs that have a tint on them (that's how they get the "xenon" look) will have less output than standard halogens.

Your best bet is to get some nice halogens without any tinting; I've used Osram Night Breakers in the past, and thought they were quite nice.

[DrFabulous]

Originally Posted by TDavis

Get something like what I have. Philips Xtreme Power 9007 bulb. They're halogen and do not have a blue coating over them. That blue coating actually reduces output. Only purpose for it is for the people who want there sht to "look like" blueish HIDs.

Philips Xtreme power is the closest halogen you can get to pure white on the market. Philips Xtreme Visions are better but they do not make a 9007 bulb. You can find them on eBay.

I like the Philips as well, nice bulbs.

+1 on the blue tint crap.

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Originally Posted by DrFabulous

55w or 35w?

35W units.

[DrFabulous]

Originally Posted by [ChaosweaveR]

35W units.

Interesting.




That is all.

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Originally Posted by DrFabulous

Interesting.




That is all.

My kit was from hidny.com if that helps...

[sixripper69]

Cool.. all i see is the blue tint ones all over the place, even the purple tint ones LMFAO. So will the phillips give me a nice pure white. if i cant get a hint of blue outta halogen without sacraficing my out put id be looking for the purest white i can get... ^^^^never mind you awnsered this

[sixripper69]

Originally Posted by DrFabulous

Any halogen bulbs that have a tint on them (that's how they get the "xenon" look) will have less output than standard halogens.

Your best bet is to get some nice halogens without any tinting; I've used Osram Night Breakers in the past, and thought they were quite nice.

where would i got about getting the osram night breakers? ebay? company site ?

[T WIZZLE17]

mine look 15k/viloet at start but warmed up almost similar to 8k or lowerside of 10k

[TDavis]

If you're wanting best output you want, 4300k-5k. 6k is good also but is a TINY less then 5k and 4300k. I know DDM tuning has a 4500k bulb.

And from what I see at autozone and O'Reilly's is that all the good bulbs like Philips Xtreme and Osram night breakers can only be found online.

[2000 GT Coupe]

35w hids are slightly different then 55w the 55w washes out the color so a 55w 8k can look like 6k.
Also bmw uses 4300k almost exclusively because that is the best output at 35w

[Shade2012]

Chaos = 35w 6k from hidny.com
mine = 35w 6k from ddmtuning.

Just depends on the maker I suppose.

[sixripper69]

i will most likely go with the phillips....all halogen for me till my hid set up is perfecto..

[thapunisha333]

Phillips HIRs

[sixripper69]

HIRS ? did ya mean HIDs? im lost .

[sixripper69]

Originally Posted by TDavis

If you're wanting best output you want, 4300k-5k. 6k is good also but is a TINY less then 5k and 4300k. I know DDM tuning has a 4500k bulb.

And from what I see at autozone and O'Reilly's is that all the good bulbs like Philips Xtreme and Osram night breakers can only be found online.

most def. its amazing how expensive a commercial store will price a peice of equipment that isnt even by far up to par For todays lighting options. Any way i have checked out both sets you guys mentioned OSRAM made by sylvania (didnt know that pretty cool). I also check out the phillips xtreme vision and i think i may be going with them. They seem like a prettty well made bulb..i onlly state this from there website specs. Now i have another question guys i knoe im a but what would be my best bet for a proper but cheap HID setup. I cannot seem to find any where that someone has done step by step retros on a GA. I guess My only other option would be just getting Legit angel eye projectors, any ideas...??? not looking to go overboard small budget..

[thapunisha333]

Originally Posted by sixripper69

HIRS ? did ya mean HIDs? im lost .

nope HIRs they are 9012 have to trim one tab to fit my 9006 socket

http://www.amazon.com/Philips-HIR2-S.../dp/B00480N18G

stock are 9007 and wont fit. they also have 9011 that replace a 9005

[Bryle James]

Originally Posted by sixripper69

most def. its amazing how expensive a commercial store will price a peice of equipment that isnt even by far up to par For todays lighting options. Any way i have checked out both sets you guys mentioned OSRAM made by sylvania (didnt know that pretty cool). I also check out the phillips xtreme vision and i think i may be going with them. They seem like a prettty well made bulb..i onlly state this from there website specs. Now i have another question guys i knoe im a but what would be my best bet for a proper but cheap HID setup. I cannot seem to find any where that someone has done step by step retros on a GA. I guess My only other option would be just getting Legit angel eye projectors, any ideas...??? not looking to go overboard small budget..

If you want to use Morimoto Mini H1 projectors try searching for my thread on GAOC. I did a small how-to there with pictures, as well as shots of output with two different bulbs. Not be best pictures though, just a fore warning.

Pictures of output are best at 25 feet from the wall. Up close like that won't really show much. HIR will only work if your 5th gen has halogen projectors that use 9006 and/or 9005 like Shaun, or if you have a 4th gen.

I still don't see why people want that blue look with their headlights. It still doesn't give you the best performance you can get.

EDIT: Actually, nevermind. You can still look at the thread if you want to, but I never did the step by step.

THREAD JACKED!

[mfuller]

I just decided to suck it up....doing a proper HID projector retrofit using Acura TSX projectors, TSX-R lenses, Matsu****a/Panasonic ballasts, and Philips D2S (4300K) bulbs.

[DrFabulous]

Originally Posted by mfuller

I just decided to suck it up....doing a proper HID projector retrofit using Acura TSX projectors, TSX-R lenses, Matsu****a/Panasonic ballasts, and Philips D2S (4300K) bulbs.

What a setup that will be... TSX projectors are pretty easy to work with.

Best of luck! I've thought about picking up some old GA headlights and practicing retrofits