HID Kit

[rs73]

Will this be a straightforward kit?

HID Kit

[hippy]

can someone explain to me what bits u need for a hid kit?? as i'm also interested in maybe getting some ... i know u need globes and also that other things that connect to it ... and also do they just fit on the H1 mount?? i had a close look at some and it appears u might need a spacer of some sort ...??

[king_kw13]

hey rianto

are you thinking of putting these into your car? are there any other alternate HID kits that u have researched?

[51jay]

Aussie Auto sell a kit around $1200.00

[rs73]

No i'm not planning to put it into my car, at least not in the next 12 months too expensive... I just interested and wanna know if anyone has put something similar in their skyline.

[Guest RedLineGTR]

u can get kits for about $1000 bucks i have seen 7000K kits and 9200K kits for around that price the dimmer ones i've seen for about $800.

[DaiOni]

Interestingly, a recent thread on PF suggests that these (any light upgrades) are illegal and thus an obvious defect. It's a shame, they are one of the most impressive things I have seen on a car (when I first saw a lexus with them).

[rs73]

Anyone know if HID bulbs is hotter than normal H1 bulb? Is this safe for skyline's plastic headlight cover, i.e. not gonna make it turn yellow or melt down?

BMW uses HID as factory standard.... if non factory upgrade is told illegal, I'm sure you can do engineer certificate on them...

[adznight]

OK I'll clear a few bits up. Yes they are illigal IF your car doesn't have a lense cleaning system eg. BMW, Merc etc. Thats why u see these cars with them on. My 34 is dues on the 6th and I have to remove the HID lights from it because they don't comply to ADR standards - no washing etc. The reason for the washing is due to the fact that they are such a bright light. If you get water and muck on the lense they say it's possible to refract and blind oncoming driver (whatever). If you really wanted to spend the money I'm sure you could get them engineered but c'mon really, how many ppl can?

[Guest RedLineGTR]

yah thats true so many people put them back on as soon as they can they look so sweet

[rs73]

that's quite an interesting info u, adzmax....

does the compulsory lens cleansing system can be of water squirters only, or does it have to include those tiny headlight wipers...?

[Guest RedLineGTR]

with the HID kits from what i have read they use less power than the stock lights they also generate less heat. I have seen heaps of civics hondas etc with kits like this and they havent had any problems nor have a heard or any in the past from what i recall.

[rs73]

hang on a minute, something struck my mind....

is another compulsory thing for HID is self-levelling system in the headlight? this is to prevent your headlight blinding oncoming drivers when you are, say going uphill, etc... its not only about whether the lens is dirty or not...?

[Guest RedLineGTR]

ah who cares....if a cop dosent like the colour of the lights they might get annoyed...just put the HID's On

[rs73]

and the clear round taillights too... saw that takakaira has them for sale now.... but very expensive...

[NismoR34]

Originally posted by rs73

hang on a minute, something struck my mind....

is another compulsory thing for HID is self-levelling system in the headlight? this is to prevent your headlight blinding oncoming drivers when you are, say going uphill, etc... its not only about whether the lens is dirty or not...?

Yes this is also true - they need to be self levelling, most of the 34 kits come with an in-cabin switch for manual level adjustment but this is obviously not goo enough for the ADR's...

There is another company here in Oz called xenall who also do hid kits for most cars

www.xenall.com.au

[king_kw13]

hey,

will the 4500K HID light be as bluey bright as the Bimmer ones? Or will they be more whiteish? Are the bluey ones starting to get into the 8000k range?

cos based on the Taka Kaira prices, a pair of say 6000K HIDs would cost us around AUD 521. Which is heaps more affordable than AUD 1000+

[CC]

I just recently bought HID Globes from a company called SRS Auto...$300 for 2 bulbs 8000K

I think they are : www.srsauto.com.au

I have been looking EVERYWHERE and these guys are the cheapest/best to deal with..

[Merli]

Errr... Guys, you can't just buy the HID bulbs and plug them in you know? So if you went and bought those two HID bulbs for $300, you would have just flushed $300 down the toilet. Instead, consider donating $300 to the forums

(See this thread: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...read.php?t=4845)

But yeah, you need a ballast unit, and a new wiring loom, to connect the ballast to power, and also from the ballast to the new bulb.

This is why they sell kits. You can't just buy the bulbs and plug them in.

[sewid]

So HID "kits" are basically selling you a few bits of wire, some basic inverters and some expensive globes.

For $1000???

Seems like a joke. You can build everything you need except the globes yourself if you are handy with a soldering iron. There's probably about $6 in parts in your average ballast/inverter.