Choosing HID Kits

[Darkfrosty7]

I'm planning to buy HID's for my 3 and was wondering how to pick the right HID's. i was reading about them and found Bixenon (telescopic)... my question is, wtf is that? ok i know you have to pick the colour of the HID and i was wondering what everyone thinks the best colour is to match my LED eyebrows. and with Watts to go 35w or 55w? any regrets for people who have either one? also to trust the ones on ebay?


http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2360/248/97/500540938/n500540938_1515817_8530.jpgon the right side...

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[yearoftherat]

Bixenon are designed for cars with hi/lo beams in one bulb. Our cars have individual hi and low beam bulbs.
Also no need to go with 55W unless u plan to blind everyone coming at you. Since the LED are a pure white, go with 4300K or 5000K.
6000K will be white but will have a hint of blue to it.
Why buy off ebay when there are kits available here on the forum? If you want to go cheap, look on kijiji or craiglist and you can get a kit locally for under $125

[Darkfrosty7]

yea but if theres no difference... then... why not ebay haha 50 bucks

[Darkfrosty7]

Bixenon are designed for cars with hi/lo beams in one bulb. Our cars have individual hi and low beam bulbs.
Also no need to go with 55W unless u plan to blind everyone coming at you. Since the LED are a pure white, go with 4300K or 5000K.
6000K will be white but will have a hint of blue to it.
Why buy off ebay when there are kits available here on the forum? If you want to go cheap, look on kijiji or craiglist and you can get a kit locally for under $125

so i should go for 6000k since mine does have a little bit of blue in it?

[yearoftherat]

yea but if theres no difference... then... why not ebay haha 50 bucks

There are sellers on kijiji that offer some warranty.



so i should go for 6000k since mine does have a little bit of blue in it?

Yeah

[Darkfrosty7]

is there anyone that can second all this?

[p-o-g-i]

I was in the same boat you were in not too long ago. I researched HID's till the death through the various forums and friend's opinions. In terms of color/ temperature, I found that most people went with 6000k or 8000k for the night (I went with 6000k). I didn't bother installing HID's for my day running lights.

As for the brand, I went with some no name stuff... I know that alot of people will say to stay away from the one's made in China, but the majority of HID kits are produced there anyways.

[Darkfrosty7]

which would you buy?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CAR-HID-XENON-conversion-KIT-H7-H1-H3-6000K-8000K-4300K_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a15 Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1308QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQ hashZitem250347325089QQitemZ250347325089QQptZMotor sQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts-Accessories_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__H1-H3-H4-H7-H11-9005-9006-9007-HID-XENON-CONVERSION-KIT_W0QQitemZ220317036677QQddnZPartsQ20Q26Q20Acces soriesQQadiZ2865QQddiZ2811QQadnZCarQ20Q26Q20TruckQ 20PartsQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQcmdZViewItemQQptZMoto rs_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item2203170366 77&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A543%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

[yearoftherat]

is there anyone that can second all this?


Check here:

Color of HIDs (http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=13814)

Pics of HIDs (http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=18296.0)

[Darkfrosty7]

I was in the same boat you were in not too long ago. I researched HID's till the death through the various forums and friend's opinions. In terms of color/ temperature, I found that most people went with 6000k or 8000k for the night (I went with 6000k). I didn't bother installing HID's for my day running lights.

As for the brand, I went with some no name stuff... I know that alot of people will say to stay away from the one's made in China, but the majority of HID kits are produced there anyways.

what exactly did you get? and if you can give me a link?

[Thrizzl3]

id go with 6000K although i personally have 8000k H.I.D's

[gabbygenier]

dont buy off ebay. thats what i did and well they lasted 2 days, but probably cause of my stereo haha. but ya, i wouldnt get them off ebay, u get what u pay for, there is a few sponsors on here selling them i believe, get them off them

[Darkfrosty7]

dont buy off ebay. thats what i did and well they lasted 2 days, but probably cause of my stereo haha. but ya, i wouldnt get them off ebay, u get what u pay for, there is a few sponsors on here selling them i believe, get them off them

what too much bass? and which seller did you get it from?

[gabbygenier]

what too much bass? and which seller did you get it from?

ya, amp takes too much power, i need to do the "big 3" and hang on ill try and find out what seller it was from

[Darkfrosty7]

well i don't have an amp and don't plan to... sooo lol still no ebay?

[gabbygenier]

cant find the seller. and its all up to you. i know i wouldnt do it again even if i had no stereo.

[Thrizzl3]

not all the kits that are made in china are bad..i paid $120 for my kit and its still going strong. no loss of brightness although when my bass hits the H.I.D's flicker a little bit but that's it

[gabbygenier]

ya they need a certain amount of voltage to operate. ive heard of some ppl putting capacitors across them to keep a bit of charge. also some ppl say its bad when u turn on ur car and they flicker due to low voltage.

and also not all the kits are bad. id just stay away from the ones that are less then 100 haha.

[Darkfrosty7]

=\ ahem i just bought one from ebay thats 60 bucks...

[gabbygenier]

well i guess u can let us know how it turns out then haha. and what ones did u get?

[yearoftherat]

ya they need a certain amount of voltage to operate. ive heard of some ppl putting capacitors across them to keep a bit of charge. also some ppl say its bad when u turn on ur car and they flicker due to low voltage.

and also not all the kits are bad. id just stay away from the ones that are less then 100 haha.

The capacitors are installed if you plan to hook up the HID kit to your stock wiring.
This will allow you to continue using the DRL feature on our car which generally use less of a draw which = flickering on aftermarket HID's.

[gabbygenier]

The capacitors are installed if you plan to hook up the HID kit to your stock wiring.
This will allow you to continue using the DRL feature on our car which generally use less of a draw which = flickering on aftermarket HID's.

makes sence. thanks for clearing that up. maybe i should have done this haha

[yearoftherat]

makes sence. thanks for clearing that up. maybe i should have done this haha

Most people use the battery harness to hook up the HD kit to the battery and do the indie fog mod.

[p-o-g-i]

what exactly did you get? and if you can give me a link?

I got mine from Auto Link (one of our sponsors).

[Darkfrosty7]

lol a no name brand haha

[vlad5434]

am getting 10 k hid lights for my car i like the blue was gonna get pink cause my cars redish so kinda would match but am stickin with dark blue which will look nice i hope

[Tokic_o]

will get you in some trouble too ^^^

[S.F.W.]

am getting 10 k hid lights for my car i like the blue was gonna get pink cause my cars redish so kinda would match but am stickin with dark blue which will look nice i hope
with 10K HID's you are asking for tickets and general police harassment.

[Darkfrosty7]

lol yea, bro not worth it ^^

[dentinger]

technically, any aftermarket HID kit is illegal, but its so easy to fight it, that most cops dont even bother.

also, i found a set of Apexcone's online for $60, plus shipping. DEAL!

[x_o_k_x]

am getting 10 k hid lights for my car i like the blue was gonna get pink cause my cars redish so kinda would match but am stickin with dark blue which will look nice i hope

Did you know that black light has kelvin temp of 12k .. Not that its just asking for trouble, but You wouldnt be able to see anything in front of you..
The higher lumens then less output = no light. Suggested lumens is 4300k for the max/best output anything more is less light.

[Gods Son]

technically, any aftermarket HID kit is illegal, but its so easy to fight it, that most cops dont even bother.

also, i found a set of Apexcone's online for $60, plus shipping. DEAL!

Where?????

[dentinger]

http://ddmlights.com/hidkihidbuhi.html (hope the link works)

i think the site is updated now tho, cuz i couldnt get to that from ddmtuning.com.

but eh. i ordered mine a week ago, and nothing yet, but eh. i just chose UPS ground shipping (yea, ups, i know... ugh)

[vlad5434]

i dont no cause i talked to lots of people and they said cops cant stop u for it for colors they can only stop u for brightness but am a have to get more into it and check it out and see, ill get back on here when i find out this friday

[dentinger]

you can just says it's OEM.
but if you have blue hid's, your pretty much SOL (shit outta luck)
same with if you have halogen housings... (like the douche in the f150 tailgating me earlier. thanks *******!)

[Darkfrosty7]

SOL? and im pretty sure they can bust you for colours, because some colours are reserved for different purposes, say... blue is snow removal etc.

[Fuman]

i dont no cause i talked to lots of people and they said cops cant stop u for it for colors they can only stop u for brightness but am a have to get more into it and check it out and see, ill get back on here when i find out this friday
you really got to read the HTA...

[Gizzmo_jr]

I'll help, http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h08_e.htm#BK116

[vlad5434]

ok you can have 10 k lights i know people who got them am getting my 10 ks tomorow you can have them if you point the lights down a little bit so its not all the way up blinding people your okay, but i guess as you start to go above 10k then its trouble i called an auto shop he has 10 k too and they install lots of 10k lights and no one got stoped yet or anything all you got to do is point the head lights down a bit and your okay but 12 k and so on your goin to get pulled over with.

[dentinger]

but why would you want 10,000k?
its going to blue, and the light output is going to be garbage.

[skunk2]

aiming your lights down reduces the distance you are lighting up at night...wouldn't you want to see more than 4 feet in front of your car? if blue output is the only goal, save your money and just stick with the $10 dollar H7's with a blue tint on them.

[Harbour Rat]

From experience I can say definitely buy from a Canadian vendor if possible. The prices from the US may look good but by the time you pay shipping + extra shipping to Canada + exchange + double-dip GST and PST + customs/handling you end up paying at least as much as if you had just paid the supposedly higher price from a Canadian vendor.

[vlad5434]

i dont know it looks good, but is 8 k like medium blue or?

[towelsnap]

i dont know it looks good, but is 8 k like medium blue or?

ya it's a medium , keep in mind not all kits give the same hint of colour. Example , gizzmo_jr and I have 6000k and mine are more blue. Id go for 6000k for visibility , and 8000k if you want looks . 10k is asking for trouble

[vlad5434]

ya am a go 8 k u can still see good and 10k less but ya.

[Thrizzl3]

8000k FTW:)

[vlad5434]

ya so it will be nice and be able to see better i jus need to fix my bumper now....