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Old 07-29-03, 03:20 PM
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Default Mcculloch HID's VS Catz HID's which is better?

Whos better?
Old 07-29-03, 04:20 PM
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Between the two....i would go with Catz.

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peronsally i'd get catz
Old 07-29-03, 09:31 PM
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haven't tried catz. but i have had mcculuch. THEY SUCK. the first month is good. after 1 month they aren't as blue as when you first get them. over time the color fades and the light dims(due to cheap bulb, not due to it turning to white/yellow.)
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So should i get Mccluloch, they are reasonably priced at @ 270 shipped...
Catz is way more expensive @ 400 + shipped
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Originally posted by One HoT SC400
So should i get Mccluloch, they are reasonably priced at @ 270 shipped...
Catz is way more expensive @ 400 + shipped
Dude...i think we already answered your original question.

You have 2 members that chose Catz and 1 member that say McCulloch SUCKS!!! I dont remember reading anyone choosing McCulloch in this thread. Am I missing something?

In any case, if you want the McCulloch....then buy the McCulloch. It's your money.

Btw...my rule of thumb is that you get what you pay for.

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Old 07-30-03, 11:36 PM
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I would get the CATZ if it were my money. You know you probably won't be able to get replacment bulbs after the ban on HID kits? So if you're bulbs or ballast poop out on you...well, that's money down the drain.
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Originally posted by One HoT SC400
So should i get Mccluloch, they are reasonably priced at @ 270 shipped...
Catz is way more expensive @ 400 + shipped
well, what's reasonably priced? philips kits are about 400 bucks, hella kits are about that too. 270? i wouldn't trust
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Those prices seem toooo good to be true.
Old 08-06-03, 07:28 PM
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didn't SUPRATRD from carson toyota have a group buy on the Mccluloch HID's? I can't figure that he would sell something not reputable.

I noticed that the Mccluloch sets are older generation kits (ballasts and starters separate) compared to Catz, or Phillips which are just 1 unit.
I bought a set of Mccluloch 6000k's. So far so good. I'll report back in a few weeks and let you guys know how it turns out.
I also got 1 year warranty on these.

That's the thread on McCulloch.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...threadid=66447

doesn't sound bad to me at all at the price of $270. Since they were selling for $490 on group buy.

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You get what you pay for!
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ive never heard of McCulloch being that cheap...and i thought McCulloch isnt around anymore? *shrug* im not too sure on that tho...but from what i hear McCulloch rnt as bad as everyone on here is saying...and i sure have never seen them as cheap as 270....but yea i thought steve ganz sold those too...and im pretty sure he wouldnt sell something that was a POS....

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i'm sure the price that ONE HOT SC400 is getting is a special price and not a street price.... I haven't seen any (good or bad) HID kits selling in the high $200 range.

I hate the fact that people always says you get what you pay for.

I got my SC400 for $12300 with 23k miles almost 4 years ago. but it kicks ***.... and I surely got alot more than what I could have gotten paying $15000 for a new Hyundai tiburon. So did I get what I paid for or did I get more? or since the SC400 was a superior car in every way(even though it was used) should I have paid another $2701 to make car better than a hyundai?

I surely didn't get what i paid for. But I got what I wanted at the price that I wanted to get it and that's it...

"IMHO I think XXXXX sux but but to each their own" is another thing that erk's me... but i won't touch that now.
Old 08-07-03, 04:54 PM
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I bought a set of Mccluloch 5300k and since December, no problems. Everyone at our meets here say they are awesome. Much brighter than stock but not blue. I did get em in the Steve Ganz group buy for like $490. I am totallly satisfied.
Old 08-07-03, 04:55 PM
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