HID kits

[twilightprotege]

for those interested :

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89319

same kits as mine. good prices too esp with the good exchange rate at the moment

[chicaboo]

Is HID that blue $#!T I'm seeing about the place all the time now? Or is that some cheap bulb replacement?
If it is, I'm surprised it's that expensive, since it's so common around my way, just like those bloody flyscreans over the rear windows!

[twilightprotege]

nope. all the blue lights that you see are just coloured normal bulbs. HID are the sh!t. notice how bright and crystal clear the lexus/bmw/mercedes headlights are? they are HID's. instead of an element glowing, the gas zenon is charged and it glows. have you seen my headlights at night? i cant remember.

oh, have a look at some cruis pics from ages ago. aaron posted the pics from the broadwater carpark when he and kitty were up here. there's a pic with his BA falcon, nate's car and mine lined up with low beams on. you'll see just how amazingly brighter my lights are

[chicaboo]

I think I know the ones you mean now, I saw a Sccobydoo the other week putting out the most amazing white glow ahead of him. It seemed to be a much fuller discharge too, not something scatty bouncing off the diffuser like mine do.
So Andy I had a look at that site now, and it seems 5300K would be the way to go for me. But what style do I get to achieve the equivelant normal/hi beam that I currently have?

Cheers,
Gav.

[twilightprotege]

well i cant find the post

yeah 5300k is what i have - brighter than the rest. the higher the numbers up from here, the bluer they are and less light output.

you'll need h4 dual beam lights to keep high and low beam, but a real lot of people just get h4 single beam (ie low beam) coz they are plenty bright enough. next night cruise have a look at mine and see if you want to keep the dual beams

[twilightprotege]

oh and that fuller discharge might not have been hids, more projector headlights. mine still look a bit scattered, but very very very bright

[preeman80]

well i cant find the post

This image??


This post??
http://www.astinagt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2289

[twilightprotege]

that's the one.

and that's why i couldnt find them. i was looking in the cruise section rather than the entire board

[chipa]

One thing I've never worked out is how HID's compare with power ratings. Do they use as much more or less than your standard lights???

[chicaboo]

Nates projection is a considerably shorter than Aaron's Andrew's. Hmmm, the mind boggles... :shock:

[twilightprotege]

the hid's use much less wattage (like 15 i think compared to 50/55/60), but more ampage (20 compared to 15).

[chipa]

They must step up/down the voltage then.. so thats what those little boxes do!!

[platypus]

ow take the pics away!! they hurt my eyes!!!
hmm 460-480 stilll damn when is that price gonna drop?

[Cosmo Dude]

They probably use the same power (watts) but in a different way. Many people think the 12v down lights in their house use less power because they run on 12v not 240v, the lamps use about 20X the current to make the same light (IE: 250mA at 240v = 60 watts while 5A at 12v = 60 watts).
They are brighter and if I had a lazy $K I may think about the swap but there is a lot more to consider b4 then.

[platypus]

Originally Posted by Cosmo Dude

They are brighter and if I had a lazy $K I may think about the swap but there is a lot more to consider b4 then.

not brighter... more effieceint use of available power

pull down about 35watts i thoughted, compared to the 50w-100w that your other headlights may use... (well i have 55/110 H4 globes)

[twilightprotege]

well that $460 is for dual beams. $310 for single

[MrShadow]

Does anybody know if the H4 would fit the BA Astina? I'd really like to get some better lights.

[CityEnd]

Originally Posted by MrShadow

Does anybody know if the H4 would fit the BA Astina? I'd really like to get some better lights.

sorry the H4 will not fit into a BA. dependig on the yr, the BA will either have H3 or H1s.

[twilightprotege]

just go for the low beams if you have dual lights. i was originally going to get hid high beams but i'm glad i didnt. they are expensive and i hardly use high beams anyway

[CityEnd]

oops, yeah what i mentioned above is for the low beams.. high beams for the BA are H1s... but you realy don't need high as it's hardly used, unless u have the money to buy two pairs.