RE: HID headlights (buy or bust)?
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RE: HID headlights (buy or bust)? - 4/21/2008 7:10:44 PM
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rhill20
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ORIGINAL: wfturner
What may be banned is ALL the HID retro kits out on the market. These lights produce dangerous amounts of dazzle.
I have read that you can be stopped by the police if they suspect you have illegal head lights
That's what I meant, sorry if it came across like I was talking about the washers.
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RE: HID headlights (buy or bust)? - 4/22/2008 1:26:14 AM
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Dennis C
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I bought a retro-fit kit on ebay and intalled it in my H3. It was about $300. What a mistake.
After a difficult installation, they didn't work as promised. They were certainly bright, but the beam pattern was horrible. Also, the wiring of the ballast was not as straightforward as promised. I removed them after a few days and put the stock lights back in. Fortunately, the vendor gave me a refund when I returned them.
I've heard good things about the STARR lights, but I can tell you from first hand experience, don't go with a retrofit kit that fits HD bulbs into your existing headlight housing.
Good luck!
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RE: HID headlights (buy or bust)? - 4/22/2008 6:35:17 AM
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wfturner
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ORIGINAL: Dennis C
I bought a retro-fit kit on ebay and intalled it in my H3. It was about $300. What a mistake.
After a difficult installation, they didn't work as promised. They were certainly bright, but the beam pattern was horrible. Also, the wiring of the ballast was not as straightforward as promised. I removed them after a few days and put the stock lights back in. Fortunately, the vendor gave me a refund when I returned them.
I've heard good things about the STARR lights, but I can tell you from first hand experience, don't go with a retrofit kit that fits HD bulbs into your existing headlight housing.
Good luck!
That's the best advice I've read so far, nicely put .
You can also order directly from SIG Automotive Concepts
http://www.starrhid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=1
< Message edited by wfturner -- 4/22/2008 6:45:33 AM >
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RE: HID headlights (buy or bust)? - 4/22/2008 6:54:41 AM
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jman_in_minnesota
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good info everyone, haven't decided yet if I want to do the upgrade, but I sure miss HID lights...in fact I remember telling myself I'd never go back, oops
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RE: HID headlights (buy or bust)? - 9/9/2008 8:33:36 AM
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wfturner
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ORIGINAL: odeh
so does anyone here have a legit pair of hids and did u like them...cuz i kno some ppl dont and i was wondering what brand to get..i like the look of hids..but i dont want to purchase the wrong set and be mad about it..does anyone kno of a good brand? and i heard u can put them in your fog lights too?
Sig Automotive Concepts are the distributors in the US
They are true projection HID lights, legal in all US states, and are true plug and play
Check these links-
Best price,
http://www.TeakaToys.com/Hummer_H3_HID_Head_Lamps_by_SIG_p/sig-hid-h31001.htm
http://www.starrhid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=1
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RE: HID headlights (buy or bust)? - 9/10/2008 5:59:51 AM
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wfturner
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ORIGINAL: odeh
hey thanks for those sites...now should i buy the whole set or would it be easier for me to just buy the lights?
The only legal HID system is the Starr HID lights (from Sig Automotive Systems) bulbs, ignitors, ballast, wiring harness and the housings.
The key here is that this HID light system has the housings.
Those cheaper and illegal HID kits don''t even sell the housings. They want you to install the HID bulbs in the factory existing
halogen housing. This causes dazzle and you wont get the light where you want it to go
True projector HID lights NEED the housings to make the whole system work.
I''m just not sure what you mean by "just the lights". You must get the whole system
Brad Gardner at Teaka Toys sold me my SIG system and he can answer any of your questions
I have to tell you that these are the best upgrade to get for the H3, in my opinion
Good Luck
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RE: HID headlights (buy or bust)? - 9/10/2008 9:25:57 PM
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empoer sztoid
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So you say this is your first post with 6 post under your name?? anyways if your needing HID lighting your better off going the street legal SIG route for your headlights with the projector housing. I do have plug and play 50w ballast in my fog lights and lower grille lights, since they don''t come with projectors. I went with 6000k for the headlights and lower grille lights and 3000k for the fogs.
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RE: HID headlights (buy or bust)? - 9/12/2008 6:33:55 PM
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ProjektH3
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ORIGINAL: kauaiH3_07
wow those look great! where did you buy those from? Yeah.. if they''re too bright I would do the same and just drive with the driving lights instead... I dont want to intentionally blind someone on the road, I see silly ricers here with their HID''s pointing up blinding people cuz they think is funny... until they kill someone...
Thats actually the reason many assume "HID''s" are illegal. The "Ricers" commonly use the headlights from JDM Japan Domestic Market cars which are angled slightly to the left so when used on a US car they are angled toward oncoming traffic.
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