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The hb3 & hb4 kits on ebay witch one is best ?

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The hb3 & hb4 kits on ebay witch one is best ?

Postby bondzbabe » Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:40 pm

Hey everyone ive been looking at the HID kits on ebay for my 08 es and was hoping someone could help me pick the best or even give any bad experiences they have had ?

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Postby chunky9 » Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:57 pm

Please dont buy hids unless you have projectors. You will blind everyone on the road if you install them in reflector housings.
This is what proper HIDs should look like
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What it will probably look like if you put them in reflector housings
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Postby bondzbabe » Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:58 pm

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Postby ofey » Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:04 pm

Whenever I see a car driving with HIDs in reflectors behind me, I'll slow down and let them pass me, then I turn on ALL My lights (head/high/foggies) behind them.

I've had two cars so far slow down and ask me what's going on, I tend to ask them what's wrong? My 3 lights all being on is NOWHERE close to how blinding their HIDs in reflectors are doing my head in... .
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Postby cj_sx_2011 » Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:09 pm

HID arnt as bad as you guys are making it out to be, you can get 35w ones, people who get 55w or the 75w then thats stupid, but i know of a couple of people running 35w hid and they arnt blinding or nothing just a nice bright light and not irritating in the rear view

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Postby Tarquin » Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:40 pm

Not this old chestnut..... :(

Bonnie - I would suggest you buy some 4500K PIAA Halogen bulbs instead. It is the best 'white' light you can get for a Halogen bulb, and will give you a far superior viewing distance for your light output....

E.g >> > 4500K PIAA HB3/HB4 eBay Linky <

I agree 100% with Ofey. Even worse in a jacked up 4WD who thinks he's the best on the road..... following 2m behind you.

Ricky - Yes, that may be the best solution for using HID's in reflector (halogen designed) housings - but unfortunately, that is only a very small percentage of the people out there... :( Most match the 55w or 75w they have already, and that's where it all goes wrong.

IMO - Better to spent $3-400 and get a proper set of projector housing front headlights, and then get some HID's - that's my plan anyway.

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Postby mickyoz » Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:45 pm

Hey Ricky, I can tell you depending on the headlight it may be ok, how the reflector is shaped, is it frosted, are they using a higher kelvin temp with the bulbs... etc.

But for the CJ lancers I can tell you it is bright even 35w and even with 8000k temp (as a rule higher the colour temp, less the brightness) . Possibly aiming as low as possible can help. But in my opinion a no no.

Irving ever heard of road rage? I tend to be a passive driver and never try to instigate any trouble, things are too crazy these days out on the road.

Having said that I'm sure you can find some nice HID lancer headlights on eBay :mrgreen:

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Postby Momengah » Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:55 pm

you can get DEPO replica lancer projector headlight housing for about $400 on ebay. all you need then are the HID's i guess and you should be alright. wouold solve the problem of the light going everywhere and blinding everyone
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Postby mickyoz » Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:04 pm

Momengah wrote:you can get DEPO replica lancer projector headlight housing for about $400 on ebay. all you need then are the HIDs i guess and you should be alright. wouold solve the problem of the light going everywhere and blinding everyone


Tested the US version, just so you know slightly wired differently and cut-off is opposite, not really desirable for oncoming traffic here. Still possible to use, just hope there isn't any warranty issues though.

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Postby lancerdarryl » Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:44 am

There is NO cheap fix for this.If you are going to do it then do it properly with the correct type of headlights,headlight washers and self levelling adjustment.Don't go sticking HID setups into ordinary headlamps.......all you do is make a nuisance of youself to other road users.
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Postby zedd82 » Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:47 am

Momengah wrote:you can get DEPO replica lancer projector headlight housing for about $400 on ebay. all you need then are the HIDs i guess and you should be alright. wouold solve the problem of the light going everywhere and blinding everyone


The Depo projector headlights are still only suitable for halogen bulbs, they do not self level and do not have shields to do high/low beam with one bulb like the OEM ones do and the projector lenses are different
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Postby cj_sx_2011 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:27 pm

if youz dont like them then you dont like them, not like youll ever see them in my car lol. and plus im happy with them beats buying aftermarket lights for no reason or to make other people happy, lol f that,

but if someone was to have 55w or 75w on low beam, then yes that person is an idiot and would be way to bright,


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