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BlackyRose 06-18-2013 11:15 AM

Ebay HID kit question
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HID-Conversi...f13d88&vxp=mtr

Is everything I will need for install in the picture?

bcmakesiteasy 06-18-2013 12:41 PM

Yup

boredom.is.me 06-18-2013 01:14 PM

Don't expect it to work properly though.

retrosmiths 06-18-2013 01:15 PM

Get them from theretrofitsource.com instead. Way better quality and customer service.

BlackyRose 06-18-2013 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boredom.is.me (Post 1009006)
Don't expect it to work properly though.

99% of all LED and HID kit lights are manufactured the same, just different vendors and customer service separate them. But thanks for the heads up

B-R-Z 06-18-2013 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackyRose (Post 1009091)
99% of all LED and HID kit lights are manufactured the same, just different vendors and customer service separate them. But thanks for the heads up

Yes and no, there are different manufacturers out there and different levels of quality for sure. I'd try to find a decent brand kit (Philips/Osram/Bosch for HID) over kits coming out of China.

KI_ZN6 06-18-2013 10:25 PM

There are many differences when it comes to HIDs:

Check out our groupbuy thread and you can see differences between HID kits on the market:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38171

retrosmiths 06-19-2013 02:02 AM

Nope. A lot are cheap kits are sold cheap, some cheap kits are sold expensively to give the appearance of quality. Only a few are really worth buying for the high price because the quality is outstanding and is fully backed by the vendor.

For around $30, you have to wonder what steps did the manufacturer skipped on just to sell the kit at that price, which also includes the markups, shipping costs, etc.

retrosmiths 06-19-2013 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackyRose (Post 1009091)
99% of all LED and HID kit lights are manufactured the same, just different vendors and customer service separate them. But thanks for the heads up

Was replying to this, sorry for the double post, I'm mobile.

Lverasky 06-19-2013 02:10 AM

those HID kit from ebay..won't last long.

jacobzking 06-19-2013 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peace_noel (Post 1010615)
those HID kit from ebay..won't last long.

mine have worked for at LEAST 100 miles :happyanim:

boredom.is.me 06-19-2013 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacobzking (Post 1010636)
mine have worked for at LEAST 100 miles :happyanim:

Have you driven any of those miles at night? :laughabove:

couldn't resist

suaveflooder 06-19-2013 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boredom.is.me (Post 1010643)
Have you driven any of those miles at night? :laughabove:

couldn't resist

Mine were $35 from DDM. I had them on my first cobra for 3 years (sold the car and they still worked perfectly), M3 for a little over a year (still worked perfectly when I sold), second cobra 1 year (still worked perfectly when sold) and now the FRS, going on 5 months. I work at night, so I would say about 50% of my driving is at nighttime on all of the cars mentioned. I have never had an issue with cheap HID's.

I would have to replace them 5 times to equal the price of even a decent kit. More times for an expensive kit. So far, so good. I'll stay cheap:thumbsup:

mrlewistan 06-19-2013 02:50 AM

i have a cheap ebay kit in my car for now. It works fine so far but the color wasnt what i expected. its pretty blue while i wanted a pure white. im working on a morimoto retrofit with new HID system tho.


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