jtabraham

Hey guys, i wanted to replace my headlight and get HID headlights. Do i have to buy the Xenon Head Light HID BALLAST IGNITER separately? Or does it come with the head lights?

These are headlights i was looking at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05...s#ht_605wt_939

thanks

StealthTL

iTrader: (1)

No, no ballasts with those - and did you notice they are $599 EACH!!?

That's insane.

I think I should sell the few sets I have sitting around.....

jefecito87

iTrader: (3)

wtf!!!! mad expensive arent the halogen headlights for ours look like the hid just no hid stuff on it like ballast and bulb??? just buy a cheap kit like for 70 things work just fine i got them in my fog lights and its been a year and no problems yet

manntis

Do NOT buy a cheap HID kit for your headlights. The reflective lens inside a halogen projector has a totally different focal point from that of an HID projector and isn't meant to be used with an HID bulb for a VERY GOOD REASON.

Read up at hidplanet, or Daniel Stern's site, on it. Or buy the cheap kits, convert your lights, and get a fat ticket for DOT violation.

lilring

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^ dont listen to him.. just buy a Kit and save a **** ton of money. I have a kit and never get in trouble for it and you cant tell the differance between the different headlight unit.. trust me buy a HID Kit...

manntis

you may not get in trouble, but you WILl have headlights that don't work properly.

Again, HID bulbs emit their light at a different point than halogen bulbs do, so the light isn't reflected properly out of a halogen projector. It's dangerous, it can cause you or an oncoming car to get into an accident, and it's a stupid thing to do.

Headlights are safety equipment. Don't put two things together that weren't meant to go together, and don't work properly together, just to save a couple of bucks.

Lil_Gato

wait STEALTH, you have extra headlights laying around?? or just the HIDs?? Cause I could use some new lenses. Haha.

SayNoToPistons

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BS

perks11

i have an HID kit and while the headlights look cool, what the member said above is fairly true, you cant see hardly anything i find myself driving around a lot with my brights on when im not around other cars. i wish there was some way to adjust my kit but i dont think there is. i would say keep them stock but thats just my 2 cents.

Alexb

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I've got an HID kit. 8000K.

They work perfectly fine to me. The cutoff point is most of the time out of the way of other driver's side views and oncoming doesn't get much above the grille.

The visibility is notably better and it covers a much greater distance.

manntis

Best way is to buy proper HID lights, with purpose-made HID projectors. There are nice HID retrofits out there, but 'kits' refers to rebased bulbs in halogen projectors, typically.