HID Conversion Kits

[terball]

Hi, I have installed 6000K HID's in the low beams and 3000K in the fog lights. Both kits are 9006 and the majority of HID kits on the market come with the straight connector bulb. This is not a problem for the foglights either since there is enough room in front of the wheelwell cover. The low beam ballasts in mine are mounted right up beside the bulbs in the headlight assembly, and the foglight ballasts were mounted the same way. I had some friends at a performance shop install mine and both installs were done in less than an hour. They take off the front wheels which makes the job much easier, and the foglight install required them to unscrew the wheelwell cover (3 screws) in order to get the ballast into place. I bought both kits from EBay and the seller was "Intense HID". These kits are Japanese with a 1 year warranty and they have performed great. The difference is absolutely phenomenal. You don't have to pay huge prices for these kits to get quality so don't let anyone tell you different. Check out the 2 websites- www.intensehid.com or Welcome to Xenon-Vision :: L.E.D & HID Lighting System.

[Jered]

I know bring up a dead topid and all...

But I just spent the day looking at HID kits...

I ended up going with the EFX euro effects 9006xs kit... Paid $149 for it shipped... They have a lifetime warrenty on the bulbs and ballasts now...

Will take pics and let you guys know how they look when they arrive later this week... ) I'm stoked as I drive over an hour to work in the dark and don't want to meet any deer!

[Jered]

I know bring up a dead topid and all...

But I just spent the day looking at HID kits...

I ended up going with the EFX euro effects 9006xs kit... Paid $149 for it shipped... They have a lifetime warrenty on the bulbs and ballasts now...

Will take pics and let you guys know how they look when they arrive later this week... ) I'm stoked as I drive over an hour to work in the dark and don't want to meet any deer!

[muzicmax]

I actually ended up getting a H.I.D kit of ebay....Hooked it up myself and WOW what a diffrence! The total cost of the kit was about $89.00 I believe my bulbs are 8000k they are a diamond white. I am totally impressed with them though Good luck with yours

[outfit]

I got mine in the other day and hooked it up...Well wouldn't you know it... THE ALL DREADED FLICKER.... To my knowledge this kit and this seller it was not suppose to do it and was a plug in play... My ride is an 06 PT, did yall have to use the power relay kit???? If so where did you get them from??

[muzicmax]

Actually I got mine off of ebay for $89.00 inc shipin I have had no problems with them whatsoever............I didn't need no relays or anything else; the install was "plug n play" Mabey you got bad ballasts or even the bulbs...I am just guessing though. As for the relays...check out ebay...

[scarrmrcc]

Originally Posted by outfit

I got mine in the other day and hooked it up...Well wouldn't you know it... THE ALL DREADED FLICKER.... To my knowledge this kit and this seller it was not suppose to do it and was a plug in play... My ride is an 06 PT, did yall have to use the power relay kit???? If so where did you get them from??

i was doing some research about "the dreaded flicker" and it seems that is caused by the ballasts using 35w, where the normal bulbs use 55w. it makes the car think the bulb is blown, and it then cuts the power down, creating "flicker" in the ballast.

the only 2 solutions i have found so far are:
get the "non flicker kit" which makes the 35w ballast, use 55w (making the car see 55w)

or get 50-55w ballasts

i am looking at what it takes to make a "non-flicker kit" i work with a few electrical engineers (me being mechanical i have no clue) and might be simple as a small rectifier...easily built with el-chepo parts.

i will update you all tomorrow, when i find out.

[Duster]

Originally Posted by muzicmax

Actually I got mine off of ebay for $89.00 inc shipin I have had no problems with them whatsoever............I didn't need no relays or anything else; the install was "plug n play" Mabey you got bad ballasts or even the bulbs...I am just guessing though. As for the relays...check out ebay...

Can you post the seller's name?

[THS_Cruiser03]

Hey Stone White...

I'm looking to convert my PT to HID lights this spring. I drive many miles every day on dark rural roads so this is a perfect mod for me. I looked up your source on 3B specialties but they are a pricy group. Probably high quality thought I suppose.

So here are my questions about your HID experience:

1. I want to go with 8000k for my low beams & 6000k for the high beams - seems like the best light output/cool look combination to me.

2. Can you comment on the sources I have found for the kits below:

I found this source for the 9006 type low beams on amazon:Amazon.com: XenTec HID conversion kit 9006 (HB4) 8000K Single Beam Xenon (Thunder Blue): Automotive


Same source for the 9005 type high beams:Amazon.com: XenTec HID conversion kit 9005 6000K Single Beam Xenon (ultra white): Automotive

3. These kits seem like most mechanically inclined folks can do the install themselves - can you comment on that?

It seems to me mounting the ballast and making sure the wires are routed well and tied down away from heat sources is the way to go.

XenTec actually quotes their quality defective rate as "0.3% comparable to OEM HID lights" - that seems pretty good to me. Unless OEM HID lights have a tendency to burn out (but that would be news to me).

For about $200 large I can have full HID conversion. Sounds good to me.

Your thoughts?

Thanks,

Tom

[CDNPTGeek]

Hi Muzicmax,

I have a 2006 PT and I have just installed HID 5000K headlights in place of the 9006 low beam Silver Star headlights that I had replaced the factory ones with two years ago.
I had the HIDs installed and running in under two hours with the extra wiring harness I needed from Intense HID.
Intense HID - HID LIGHTING SPECIALIST
(So far, so good)

I'm in Calgary as well so please e-me youor phone number and a good time to call you and I can give you the details of the install.