blkstar15

Whats up fellas! Im trying to upgrade my stock headlights to HID headlights w/ballasts...anyone know whats a relaible brand to buy...i know there is some fake crap out there...so im trying to buy good stuff! Has anyone heard of mtec brand? is it good? if you know where i can get some let know please!! thanks guyz!! Im going for the bmw color HID they have...how many kelvins is that? 6000k?

btw its for my 04 sports sedan

blkstar15

is this a good deal?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MTEC-...spagenameZWDVW

kevblah

its not necessarily a "good deal" because there are much cheaper hid kits that work, but its good quality and if u have the money...go for it

blkstar15

wat are other kits u know of?

Ryanr317

MTEC is really good. That's about the price they usually go for there on eBay.

kevblah

i hear good things about the slim jlevisw ones
http://jlevistreetwerks.com/store/Me...29f3947a60e56b
i think they're a sponsor so i hope i dont get in trouble

1qikctr

try www.f1spec.com

SRT6

There are hids on EBAY for 75 dollars no one has had any problems with them yet for over a year..

KIRA

get from carlab, if you are in bay area, 270 HID any temp with installed and warrenty

blkstar15

good deal....where at in the bay im from sf....any contact info for these guys...and the stuff they sell is good quality?

blkstar15

Im going for the bmw color HID they have...how many kelvins is that? 6000k?

yeuchau

I had techonehid before, and didn't require setting xenon to present.
and stock bmw HID should be 4300K, as well as Mercedes and other oem HIDs.

outaurleague

Kev i may order these, do i need resistors ?

KIRA

www.soincms.net
hit them up and look for darwin

tell them you found them out from MBworld

KA8

I have the $100 ebay kit with capacitors. It's been several months now, not bad

5300K

andy_meng1024

I have a brand new 9006 kit 8000K that I bought for my fogs but I found out the new fogs on my bumper are H3. It has the original box and everything. If you want, you can have it for $80 plus shipping. I think I paid about $100.

Andy

drexappeal

STFF, please. Been discussed in one of threads in the AFTERMARKET/DIY STICKY! Please take a look through all the threads that are in there. You just may find them very valuable.

MERGED

blkstar15

what the difference between all the different types they have....so for 04' sport sedan it would be hid type h7?

andy_meng1024

H7 is the type of bulb used on your low beam. If you change the whole thing to OEM bixenon then it'd be D2S. and the fogs for your car is 9006 which I have the extra kit for.

Andy

drexappeal

We're talkin' aftermarket HID in halogen assemblies, so you'd want to go with H7 kit. That being said, keep in mind that it is H7 for low and high beam.

Paculdo

any shops in houston area that installs Bi-Xenons?

gaiex

I bought 2 new bulbs, Osram xenarc same as I have in my headlights.

I installed them and surprise, the light is yellow!!
I know it could be for being new bulbs but, so yellow! I never saw a new car with yellow xenons!

Other thing, any one have instructions how to install the xenon bulbs!?
I install it but the ligth is out of the place, its not aligned!! I removed and installed it several times and can't figure out how the bulb is supposed to be!
Before I install it the beam was projecting good...

Any help please?

Moviela

The lamps need a few minutes of "seasoning" when new to reach the final colour. Your lamp must also be very clean when it is installed. The outside and the terminal area should be cleaned with a lint free cloth and isopropyl alcohol. The alcohol should be 99% or better. The connector must also be wiped down with alcohol. You should wear gloves, and be sure the lamp is fully inserted into the housing. The 30,000 volts used to start the arc in these lamps must be respected. If you have an implanted pacemaker, you should pay someone to change lamps for you. When cleaning the lamp socket, if you see any carbon tracks, you must replace the connector. The carbon imbeds in the silicone rubber and cannot be cleaned.

There are a lot of counterfeit lamps in the market. Chinese made copies of Osram and Philips lamps do not meet colour temperature or even dimensional specifications of the OEM lamps.

This might be why your beam is not good. The lamp base is just glued on by hand on counterfeit lamps, versus a precision jig used in the Osram factory.

e1000

you might have been shipped yellow xenon bulbs by mistake

gaiex

The code and model of the lamp are the same of my stock ones, and the seller was a respected seller... so I will install it and wait to see the result.

For the install any guide or tips to do that!?

I'm struggling to put the bulbs right! they look right after I pressed the clip, but when I turn on the lights they are not aligned!!