Recommend me a HID kit for Ph1 172

[Jekyll]

Thinking of going back to the above over halagens. I love the HID look and wanted to get that with standard bulbs but I don't think I can. I can't be doing with wasting money on bulbs trying to get that look. I know standard xenon is 4300k so I'd be after that or 5000k - what I had before. 9005/HB3

I've had a look on eBay and HID's direct and tbh I get confused on slim ballasts or thick, 35w or 55w. These so many sets but are they all the same? Ac or Dc? My last kit I had to swap the pins over.

Cheers, Mark.

 

[icebergclio]

35w is the norm. 55w will be way too bright trust me. if you want a decent kit go on ebay and search 'sun wolf'. these kits are great with auto slim ballasts and will do as good a job as hids direct but much cheaper.

be aware that your beam pattern will be all over the shop if its a standard headlight btw

 

[Jekyll]

I run dual optics so I'm all good. I shall have a look at them ones above.

 

[barnesautos]

Can't remember what I run , but it's these .

 

[icebergclio]

the sun wolf ballasts are the same size as that but because theyre digital they dont need that black igniter box. theyre easier to stash away thus

 

[Jekyll]

Can you link me to said Kit please?

@the.masked.unit

 

[DannyR]

Me an a friend just bought some and they were crap, 55w 5000k.

They gave off barely any light and were more 6-7000k with hoe blue they were.

We went for 100w super whites which are perfect, tested cabling and cabling is fine to handle 100w. The link is in the old Bury meet thread.

 

[Jekyll]

I think I'm going to get HID's Danny.

This was the spec on my old ones with 5000k:

I'll get some with 4300k I think for the oem look.

 

[DannyR]

This was our 55w 5000k, 5000k should of been white, 4300k has yellow tint.

 

[icebergclio]

@drjekyll

yes pal here you go

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=171741985485&globalID=EBAY-GB

their light temps are pretty accurate. ive fitted quite a few

4300 is as close to standard as you can get
6000 is pure white
8000 is like 25% hue of blue added
10000 is ridiculously blue - like get pulled over blue

12k if you can find them are virtually purple lol

4300 or 6k is the best imo

 

[BoatNonce]

HIDs Direct. Decent quality kits, and what I fitted to HOU.

 

[DannyR]

eBay link above are the exact ones we bought! Shockingly s**t.

 

[BoatNonce]

@drjekyll

yes pal here you go

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=171741985485&globalID=EBAY-GB

their light temps are pretty accurate. ive fitted quite a few

4300 is as close to standard as you can get
6000 is pure white
8000 is like 25% hue of blue added
10000 is ridiculously blue - like get pulled over blue

12k if you can find them are virtually purple lol

4300 or 6k is the best imo

6000 is not pure white.

 

[icebergclio]

hids direct are very good indeed. ive also fitted them. i stand corrected 5k is indeed more white than 6k

 

[Jekyll]

It's 5000k I'd be after. There so many on HID's direct that I'm getting confused at what ones are what! Lol

 

[Jekyll]

Ok after a long look, I'm going for 4300k. 5000k looks a tad too blue as this is what I've had before:

 

[N4TH4N]

Lovely ph1 btw.. absolutely gorgeous

 

[Jekyll]

Thanks Nathan

Ordered the same kit as I had before but with 4300k temperature bulbs. Just bought some new cree sidelights too. Keeping the orange indicators though.

 

[N4TH4N]

I had those cree. Lasted about a week! I'm sure i paid 12 quid too! Bought dome osram led ones been fantastic.

 

[Jekyll]

My crees have been fine for well over a year. They actually still work, but I broke one when removing them from my old headlight.

 

[Timmsy]

I'm still using the ones you recommended to me when you done yours last, they don't flicker and are still good as the day I fitted them. Must be going on 18 months now, maybe longer.

Wired them up differently though. Cut the wires and put bullet plugged on so I could put the rubber bung in the right place and also easier to fit new parts if needed.

I've never see the sun wolf things on my girlfriends civic and same thing with those but didn't need to faff with the wiring. Almost a year with this kit without fault.

Both kits are 35w 6000k, they do look slightly blue as you look at them but the light they produce on the road ahead is a bright white. Both kits also under £20.

So even if they give up now £20 is not bad spent

 

[BoatNonce]

I had those cree. Lasted about a week! I'm sure i paid 12 quid too! Bought dome osram led ones been fantastic.

Fiver says they weren't actually CREE chips.

 

[Timmsy]

God damn Apple auto correct!!

 

[N4TH4N]

Fiver says they weren't actually CREE chips.

You're most likely correct tbh. b******s lol

 

[Jekyll]

Good to know Graham.