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Old 09-18-07, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JnC
The issue here is not built quality or brand name of the kit, the problem is that those kit HID bulbs are not appropriate for the halogen reflector or halogen projectors.

HID kits may seem the easy way to get HIDs in your car but trust me you are better off sticking with halogens rather than 50~300 dollars on a PnP kit.

If you really want HIDs then do a retrofit using OEM HID projectors such as TSX, S2000 etc.


HID kits FTMFL.
but worst case scenario, a stock projector with HID's is a much better fit that a stock reflector w/ HID's. If he had reflectors, then a retrofit is in order, but since he has projectors, he should be able to get by without offending too many other motorist. also, anything over 6000k is just nasty. You may think they look brighter but you are just seeing all that extra color, its not really doing much for seeing the road.
word of advice... if u go with HIDs in a projector housing or any housing at that, please please please use a plug and play kit, not a rebased d2r/s bulb. the lengths of the bulbs are different and a rebased d2 bulb with brutally beat up the optics more than a PnP kit bulb.

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Old 09-19-07, 05:56 AM
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^^ Here we are trying to steer this guy away from HID kits and you are trying to sell him one lol, funny funny of course your opinion would be bias.

Spend $50 or $400 no a kit they are all the same when it comes to performence.

Do it once and do it right, do a retrofit that is .
Old 09-19-07, 09:58 AM
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im not trying to sell him anything, i was just telling options.

i removed that part, hopefully he hasnt seen it yet.

sorry for the confusion
Old 09-28-07, 01:46 AM
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just for refernce you will glare the crap out of people... hence the "ftmfl" i picked up a neverburnout hid kit and had to uninstall a couple weeks later because the cops were eyeing me.
Old 09-30-07, 12:34 PM
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i also would recommend just doing the tsx retrofit and be done w/ it. I will be doing it eventually. For now i just tossed some ebay HID's into my stock projectors. Had em Since march and everything runs well.

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