where to get HID kit???

[bouncin_180]

i was just wondering opinions or wat people have got to upgrade their lighting to HID? like wat brands or websites got good deals n quality ... thankz ...

oh n just to say id be doing this on my 97 kouki s14

[vanish1]

http://www.hidplanet.com/main.html and call it a day.

[Slidin240Wayz]

Yea, do it the right way the first time. Do OEM ECE HID's all the way!

[alexchanman]

go to www.hidplanet.com and order one of their kits that includes projectors, bulbs and ballasts. then retrofit it in.

[bouncin_180]

Hella/Philips Generation-3 Package get that?

[CylonFrakker]

if you don't retrofit factory oem HIDs get the McCullough GEN IVs

Thanks

Amir

[addictednissan]

i have a set of McCullough gen 5 9006 bulbs for sale if you are interested should fit into the 9005 socket with a little work to the rng around the where in my fiances truck ( was 2 blinding for a big truck) for about 2 days oe hid color nothing fancy !

[bouncin_180]

http://www.hid-sin.com/12000k.htm good kit? good price?

[S14DB]

http://www.hid-sin.com/12000k.htm good kit? good price?
Crap.

http://www.hidplanet.com/package.html
Complete Bosch Xenon D2S HID Projector Package

Do the retrofit. Worth it in the long run.

[addictednissan]

Crap.

http://www.hidplanet.com/package.html
Complete Bosch Xenon D2S HID Projector Package

Do the retrofit. Worth it in the long run.
i agree retrofit really the only way to go, but ill still sell you those hids if youw ant them !

[94cc0rd]

so any of those "complete kits" can be used to retrofit?

and does retrofitting mean just fitting the kit into the existing projectors in the oem headlights?

also, the cutoff on these kits in s14 kouki headlights can be adjusted right? I hate those people who blind me on the highway.. :fawk2:

[alexchanman]

retrofitting means to fab the headlight housing to fit the projectors and make it look like its factory. and yes, all projectors or headlight can be adjusted up and down. its just harder to make a cutoff with the projectors because its a metal plate by the projector.

and stay within 3.5k - 5k for natural lighting. anything higher than that is just taking more light away from you. which is not worth it for just a better a color. the lower the temperature means more lighting, and that means the higher the temp mean less lighting.

[Dousan_PG]

i got 'cheapie' ones
dont care because i dont street driv anymore really

but if i still did daily drive, i woul dhave done the S2K retrofit on the kouki headlamps

but i went cheapie route. 4k output iirc
should be sweet.

[94cc0rd]

retrofitting means to fab the headlight housing to fit the projectors and make it look like its factory. and yes, all projectors or headlight can be adjusted up and down. its just harder to make a cutoff with the projectors because its a metal plate by the projector.

How hard is it to retrofit? how much would shops charge to retrofit a HID kit into my existing s14 projector?

[S14DB]

SimpleS14 has and excellent writeup on how to do the swap.
http://www.s14db.com/hid/writeup_hidretrofit.html

I'll show him the thread for him to post.

As far as cut off. They are ECE projectors from a 745i. ECE is German DOT. They have a better cut off than US DOT. More flat than the US's up sweep on the left. Great output.

HID bulbs suck in the stock kouki housing cause the housing is shaped for the halogen bulb. when the HID bulb is in there it totally screws it up. looks OK but the color balance and light balance is totally screwed up.

[WERDdabuilder]

retrofit in silvia projector lights? has anyone done it?

[S14DB]

retrofit in Silvia projector lights? has anyone done it?Yeah. You have to use the Valeo ones cause the S13 bricks are so thin. Search there is a writeup.

[chmercer]

retrofitting in a headlight that already has projectors in it is completely retarded. i dont understand why people care so much about cutoff. so what if some douchebag in a metro gets headlights in his face.

[Dousan_PG]

bwahahaa
thast what i say
blast light everywhere
my lowered car gets blasted by lifted trucks and bmws

now its my turn!!!!

[S14DB]

retrofitting in a headlight that already has projectors in it is completely retarded. i dont understand why people care so much about cutoff. so what if some douchebag in a metro gets headlights in his face.
Not really. The cutoff is fine. the shape of halogen projectors reflector is a different ellipsoid than the HID projectors. This make the color and light distribution really fucked up.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/S14DB/240sx/HID/HIDbeam.jpg

See how it goes white at the top/wall, then Yellow, then Blue. The Yellow washes out in any street light. the blue is gone on asphalt. The farthest part out is the only part that is visible.

For the cost of and HID Kit that has re-potted bulbs you can pay a little bit more get HID projectors and be much happier with the output.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/S14DB/240sx/HID/CutOff1.jpg
ECE output. I need to get a better pic on a flat wall. But you can see how white and balanced the output is. Those are 4300K Philips bulbs.

[bouncin_180]

so using just stock project is crap then right? so http://www.xtralights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=11 not really good ... better off getting the complete kit ? ... gosh more complicated then i was thinking lol ... but better off getting it done the right way the first time lol ... thankz everybody

[addictednissan]

so using just stock project is crap then right? so http://www.xtralights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=11 not really good ... better off getting the complete kit ? ... gosh more complicated then i was thinking lol ... but better off getting it done the right way the first time lol ... thankz everybody


Basically yes! try reading up at hidplanet.com they explain it great and can answer most of your questions!

[S14DB]

Basically yes! try reading up at hidplanet.com they explain it great and can answer most of your questions!
yeah, Specifically:
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6638
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5892 My mirror of his install http://www.s14db.com/hid/writeup_hidretrofit.html

[SimpleS14]

HID Retrofit FTW!!!!

I will eventually do another one and post another write-up when I get new headlights....

[CKAMC]

I know not all of this guys stuff is not HID but I find his products to be solid and honestly a great alternative

www.clearcorners.com

Wish they had a phone number to contact them so I could inquiry about their H4 square lamps.

[bouncin_180]

ok just to say in your opinion ... hid blub in stock kouki projector aint great correct? is retro fitting is better to do ... so if i wasnt to retro fit or even get hid is it better to just say halogen bulbed?

basically what shows n looks better in stock kouki projector

[Dousan_PG]

a s2k projector looks and works great

drop ins wont be nearly as good.

[derux]

I know not all of this guys stuff is not HID but I find his products to be solid and honestly a great alternative

www.clearcorners.com

Wish they had a phone number to contact them so I could inquiry about their H4 square lamps.


Just send them an email and they will get back to you. I Have Audi HIDs in my S13. They work great. I am working on a new HID set up using DOT legal lights so i wont have any problems with the cops You can see my Audi retro here
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/beat_doggie/my_photos

[alexchanman]

well, i remember on HID planet forums, i saw some guy drop some s2k projectors in his kouki housing. it was hot. search for it. its prolly still around somewhere

[nrg]

retrofitting in a headlight that already has projectors in it is completely retarded. i dont understand why people care so much about cutoff. so what if some douchebag in a metro gets headlights in his face.
That's like saying "i don't understand why people care so much about wheel offset". To someone knowledgeable, it makes a whole difference, than to some tool that knows nothing. HID bulbs have different focal length than a typical halogen bulb. This is why glare and hot spots are a big problem. If it was that easy, car manufacture would just throw in a hid kit; but it's not dot compliant or legal. It's not about blinding people. it's about putting the most light onto the ground. HID kits shoots lights into the sky, there's nothing for the light to hit and for you to see; so it's a waste.

alexchanman, that was me ;)

s2k retrofited into an integra:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/juicyfn/IMG_0736.jpg

[alexchanman]

That's like saying "i don't understand why people care so much about wheel offset". To someone knowledgeable, it makes a whole difference, than to some tool that knows nothing. HID bulbs have different focal length than a typical halogen bulb. This is why glare and hot spots are a big problem. If it was that easy, car manufacture would just throw in a hid kit; but it's not dot compliant or legal. It's not about blinding people. it's about putting the most light onto the ground. HID kits shoots lights into the sky, there's nothing for the light to hit and for you to see; so it's a waste.

alexchanman, that was me ;)

s2k retrofited into an integra:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/juicyfn/IMG_0736.jpg

oh yes, you are the man. :bigok:

[S14DB]

well, i remember on HID planet forums, i saw some guy drop some s2k projectors in his kouki housing. it was hot. search for it. its prolly still around somewhere
as I mentioned earlier. http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6638

[flytwa78]

How are vision bulbs from ebay??

[CaoBoY]

$1785.00 for those crappy looking headlights is too much...thats a rip off from clearcorners.com. but to each their own. i'll stick with stock halogens for that price. $1785 can be used in a motor or suspension/body work/rims.