im lookin into getting HID's for my 08 si and ive read many threads and still dont know what the best choice would be.....ive looked into xenon depot and i was wondering whats the best hid's for the value......im looking for the brightest HID's with a white, blue , purpleish color so what provider would be the best choice???
also for white led interior lights whats the best provider?
Make sure to get D2R bulbs and aim it properly. My HIDs have little to no glare, but I'm running Denso HIDs/ballast. Here's some more info on different types of bulbs.
it means if you don't know how your car works, keep the halogens in.
It'll be such a waste to try and explain to you something you don't even know because you never even attemped to read your manual and/or search the forum
i wouldn't do hid's for high beams simply because it is bad for the balasts to be switched on and off many times, shortens the life of the bulb. any ways, with low beam hids i hardly every use highs anyway.
id recommend getting 6000K should be enough for ur needs..make sure u select the correct bulb size which is 9006 for ur low beams...u wont need the relay harness either as the kit will connect to the stock harness with no problems..if anyone feels that i missed something plz feel free to correct
just checked that site out, and was wondering if i can just buy the bulbs from them and connect them to the ballasts i already have or should i buy a new kit? i want the 6 k cause i have the 10 k now and they are too blue.
they're the same ebay products but twice to three times its cost lol
Go on ebay and buy bulbs with warranty for cheap. All aftermarket bulbs are made with the same specs.
Avoid those websites mentioned above.
Philips will always be better. Not only because they are used by car manufacturers but because they give you a sheet with its specs.
But you can get away with aftermarket because it's cheap.
Again, search before asking a question. They have been answered plenty of times.
if i had found my answer then i wouldnt ask the question .....thats what i thinks funny the search engine sux ass and the threads really dont ask specific questions all the threads i read was mainly about the light output and not things like best or reputable source or the specifics if i wanted the hid for my lo's and hi's or anything like that......
Just curious, why would adding a relay make the kit last longer if the wiring is fully fine for delivering the proper current for the lights? As you I'm sure are aware these kits are drawing less current then stock halogen bulbs. I'm new here and was thinking of not bothering with the relay when my HID's come in (35 watts for my lb's).
Seems to me that the bigger issue is making sure that you have a good solid ground connection you should be fine with no issues. In fact, if the ballast case is common to ground that to me would be important to make sure it's connected somewhere to chassis ground, either through the ballast to bracket connection or via wires or so.
Cause for that slight instant when HID's turn on, the "flicker" you can call it. It's drawing 23,000 volts just for that instant and it's flowing through your stock wires. Overtime for how many times you turn on your HID's without the relay harness system, it will eventually damage something as in frying some wires or blowing fuses etc. It also wears out the bulbs and ballasts faster.
With a relay harness, you're drawing power from your battery and your stock harness is protected from the 23,000 volts for than instant when HID's start up. And to add to the fact, OEM HID equipped cars use the relay harness system design incorporated into their headlight wiring harness.
Cause for that slight instant when HID's turn on, the "flicker" you can call it. It's drawing 23,000 volts just for that instant and it's flowing through your stock wires. Overtime for how many times you turn on your HID's without the relay harness system, it will eventually damage something as in frying some wires or blowing fuses etc. It also wears out the bulbs and ballasts faster.
With a relay harness, you're drawing power from your battery and your stock harness is protected from the 23,000 volts for than instant when HID's start up. And to add to the fact, OEM HID equipped cars use the relay harness system design incorporated into their headlight wiring harness.
How do you think they do that? They call upon the electricity God and conjure up some voltage from nowhere? This is impossible. I am sure what really happens is that there is a capacitor inside of the igniter that builds energy and then releases it in a "23,000 volt" surge (with low current of course), which then ignites the bulb. The ballast cant just "draw 23,000 volts" when the system only has 12. Any converting must be done in a "converter box" (cough ballast cough).
If this is the case, then all of this energy is being released from the ballast forward, thus not affecting the wiring harness of the vehicle.
Can we sticky a clause that says "you must actually have knowledge about a subject before you come into a post and feed bs to a newbie who doesnt know better?"
I'm not going to bother using a relay harness unless I find that there really is an issue.
I agree though that if the factory wires aren't able to provide the proper current there's going to be a problem however I don't think that there's too much call to use the relay harness unless you're drawing 9 or more amps during the surge.
Your HID system is not drawing 23K volts except between the ballast and the bulb but I think you may have meant that.
so in conclusion u dont need a relay harness:thumb:
that'll save u 15 dollas
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