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Discussion in 'Exterior' started by polkadots, Jul 25, 2007.

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    Vibe New Member

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    aren't the hid conversions pretty much plug and play also?
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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    HIDs have 3 wattage types, 35W, 50W, and 7_?W. Sure you can buy bulbs that look like HIDs but it can't compare when it comes to genuine HID light output.
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    50w HID FTW!:)

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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    thats brighter than my highs
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    You would need to change out everything, the ballasts and the filaments. I'm happy with my 35W for now. Later I might get a 50W bixenon 6000k HID kit. 9000k looks nice and blue but I don't get as much visibility. I might even go with 4300k.
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    i went with 6000k since the ebayer i bought from didnt have 4300k which had the most lumen output. i'll try out 50w if i REALLY am not satisfied with 35w but i hope i am
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    good point. yea people whats with the whole kit? some comes with just the gas type bulbs w/ 35w would look like HIDs. no disrespect and all..i just wanted to know the difference of having the kit vs. just the bulb (plug-and-play).
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    i bought those blue bulbs from PIAA and the light output sucks.
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    I can dig up a pic. I agree with you. The best halogen bulb with visibility would have to be the Sylvania Silverstars. That's what I was running before I got the HIDs. They don't last very long though. I've been through 2 sets and they only lasted about a year or 2, and that's with DRLs disabled.
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    Here's a pic
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    nice...can't wait.
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    i got NR-G 5600k h4s right now , they look good in high beam , whicj i gotta drive in because the light sucks . the high intensity discharge system is like a strobe light stuck on the &quot;on&quot; position.<br />
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    the bulbs that are supposed to resemble hid really suck , the best light ive found w/ stock bulbs and hate to say it , is silverstar ultra. if you do not touch the bulb in any way , they last a really long time. the suckiest i ever tried was hella. they were just the dimmest brown yellow id ever seen , and they are even supposed to have a cool blue color , nope . theyare worse than the stock normal bulb. sylvanias cool blue was better.i know someones gotta comparasion pic for polka. didnt you have one rollatuner , or was that mattavelli?

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