Hid Choices On China Or Germany

[SLinky-A]

I want find out some opinions, on getting HID. Should I go for the cheap China shit or the Philips germany made? Well i havn't used HID before so I wanna know some advise from people have use them before. Hope you guys can help!

thank you

SLinky-A

[eeiko321]

I want find out some opinions, on getting HID. Should I go for the cheap China shit or the Philips germany made? Well i havn't used HID before so I wanna know some advise from people have use them before. Hope you guys can help!

thank you

SLinky-A

well alot of these HID kits are made in china anyhow

you will find some things from phillips is made in germany but the parts will be manufactuerd at china or vice versa.

anyhow, ive not had a problem with HID kit from china.

where are you looking to buy? if its ebay.... and it says "phillips" or "manufactuered in germany" ...dont bother

because its most likely a counterfeit. unless you buy directly from Phillips sales website.

ive helped a friend fit a Chinese made (no brand) HID kit for his yaris....in late 2005. .. till this day he has never had problems

Edited April 22, 2009 by eeiko321

[SLinky-A]

hey thx for the help and yeah i'm looking on ebay for one. Well may aswell try the HID kits made from china than. I'll give them a go, if i have problems i'll just buy the philips one. Thx for the help mate.

SLinky-A

[SS8_Gohan]

i've had a korean made kit in mine for about 3 years, and i run my lights whenever i'm driving.

Kaixen, they're a top brand for HID, i think a trader on these forums sells them.

If you don't want to splash for Phillips or Bosch, i'd recommend Kaixen. Same tech as Phillips

[SLinky-A]

Aww that sounds good.

Would u know the traders name or details and

whats the price range for those HID Kaixen,

would helps a lot thx mate.

SLinky-A

[eeiko321]

Aww that sounds good.

Would u know the traders name or details and

whats the price range for those HID Kaixen,

would helps a lot thx mate.

SLinky-A

there all the same.... just check out the one with the best price

are you going to wire them yourself?

if so, make sure you chose a right spot for the 2 Ballasts..

some idiots put them in spots where it can get wet or extreme heat...

this will cause premature ageing.

in front of the Suspension is the best spot usually

[SLinky-A]

hey

yeah I'm going to fit them myself. Try DIY for most things for my car.

One thing, why in the world are the sellers telling me that the Kits for my GTR R32 are H4???

Btw how do i spot the different between the H4 n H1 in my R32?

Thank you

SLinky-A

Edited April 23, 2009 by SLinky-A

[eeiko321]

hey

yeah I'm going to fit them myself. Try DIY for most things for my car.

One thing, why in the world are the sellers telling me that the Kits for my GTR R32 are H4???

Btw how do i spot the different between the H4 n H1 in my R32?

Thank you

SLinky-A

nah man.....dont trust ebay sellers

here are some pics with differences

This is a H3

This is a H1

And this one is a H4

as you can see there are big differences.

so pull one of yours out and match it with one of these pics and it should tell you which model bulb you have

[SLinky-A]

wikid, thank you so much. cant wait now gonna do it in the morning.

i hope i dont stuff it up and break it while i pull it out.

thx so much for ur help eeiko321 and the rest.

will get bac with the results.

thank you

SLinky-A (BIG ASS SMILE)

[SLinky-A]

hey guys, i know you guys said it was easy taking out the bulb, i have been working on it for 2hours now and i cant get the damn thing to pop out. Any idea how get it out or pictures because im having problems.

thank you

SLinky-A

[eeiko321]

hey guys, i know you guys said it was easy taking out the bulb, i have been working on it for 2hours now and i cant get the damn thing to pop out. Any idea how get it out or pictures because im having problems.

thank you

SLinky-A

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Gu...adl-t16147.html

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/R3...mp;hl=r32+light

2 hours? gee...

here are 2 simple guides on this forum which may help you

[SLinky-A]

hey,

yeah it took me two hours and i still didnt get it out, so i gave up and came here for some help.

thx for the links, very helpful.

ill give it a go tomorrow morning, jus got bac from work so im tired.

Ill come bac with the results on what the globes are.

thx again

SLinky-A

[NYTSKY]

Im running a group buy on HID kits at the moment.

If you have any questions regarding HIDs just shoot me a PM.

[SLinky-A]

omg i finally got my GLOBES OUT. the thing was a bitch to pull out but i got there. thx for all the help guys. weee cant wait now im going buy me SOME HID. ty eeiko for the pics it helped. now i know its H1 i can rest in peace now lol!!!

Thank you

SLinky-A

[chiksluvit]

one concern with HIDs that i have is that I was told HIDs shouldn't be turned on/off repeatedly

so say when you're driving an r32/r33 at night with lights on and you flash someone, when you flash the high beam gets turned on and low beam off, then high beam off low beam on...

doesn't this affect the life of the HID kit?

[eeiko321]

omg i finally got my GLOBES OUT. the thing was a bitch to pull out but i got there. thx for all the help guys. weee cant wait now im going buy me SOME HID. ty eeiko for the pics it helped. now i know its H1 i can rest in peace now lol!!!

Thank you

SLinky-A

no probs

let us know how you go

one concern with HIDs that i have is that I was told HIDs shouldn't be turned on/off repeatedly

so say when you're driving an r32/r33 at night with lights on and you flash someone, when you flash the high beam gets turned on and low beam off, then high beam off low beam on...

doesn't this affect the life of the HID kit?

i know what you mean...

there is 2 types of HID kits... for 2 different type of cars....

the difference is how the highbeam works....One has highbeam wired with it...which is done by letting in extra current/wattage making it brighter when you pull the highbeams

the other type is done by a little mechanical pivot on the actual globe...so when you pull the highbeam it makes it point upwards... flashing people.

the first one is the more expensive one.....and the 2nd one with the mechanical pivot can have premature failure if you keep activating it......

does that make sense?

so for th

[chiksluvit]

i know what you mean...

there is 2 types of HID kits... for 2 different type of cars....

the difference is how the highbeam works....One has highbeam wired with it...which is done by letting in extra current/wattage making it brighter when you pull the highbeams

the other type is done by a little mechanical pivot on the actual globe...so when you pull the highbeam it makes it point upwards... flashing people.

the first one is the more expensive one.....and the 2nd one with the mechanical pivot can have premature failure if you keep activating it......

does that make sense?

so for th

isn't that for H4 type? like when hi beam and low beam are in the same cluster... such as n15 pulsar or r32 N1 lights...

like R32 projectors and R33s have seperate light cluster for hi and low beam... when you flash high beam it turns off low beam, then turns low beam back on and turns hi beam off. so basically it turns the low beam HIDs on and off frequently when you flash a few times and i was told that frequently turning on/off is not good for the ballast...

[eeiko321]

isn't that for H4 type? like when hi beam and low beam are in the same cluster... such as n15 pulsar or r32 N1 lights...

like R32 projectors and R33s have seperate light cluster for hi and low beam... when you flash high beam it turns off low beam, then turns low beam back on and turns hi beam off. so basically it turns the low beam HIDs on and off frequently when you flash a few times and i was told that frequently turning on/off is not good for the ballast...

the cars that fit the mechanical HID bulbs... (for the cars with single globes for both high and low beam) when you pull the high beam.. the Angle of the globe where it sits in the cluster changes...pointing 45 degrees up instead of horrizontally as it usually sits.

at this angle it focuses the beam off the ground and onto the windscreen of traffic.

the mechanical part that tilts the globe is the weak if you keep activating it.

[chiksluvit]

the cars that fit the mechanical HID bulbs... (for the cars with single globes for both high and low beam) when you pull the high beam.. the Angle of the globe where it sits in the cluster changes...pointing 45 degrees up instead of horrizontally as it usually sits.

at this angle it focuses the beam off the ground and onto the windscreen of traffic.

the mechanical part that tilts the globe is the weak if you keep activating it.

uh ok let me try to rephrase my question

the R32 projector/R33 skylines don't use the mechanical actuation.. its H1, plus there are seperate hi/lo beam bulbs

what i'm meant to ask is if you turn HID lights on and off repeatedly then does it shorten the life of the HID ballast/bulb?

and the reason why i asked this question is when you pull the high beam, low beam goes off in r32/r33. since the high beam and low beams have seperate bulbs, this means the low beam is getting turned on and off repeatedly

[eeiko321]

uh ok let me try to rephrase my question

the R32 projector/R33 skylines don't use the mechanical actuation.. its H1, plus there are seperate hi/lo beam bulbs

what i'm meant to ask is if you turn HID lights on and off repeatedly then does it shorten the life of the HID ballast/bulb?

and the reason why i asked this question is when you pull the high beam, low beam goes off in r32/r33. since the high beam and low beams have seperate bulbs, this means the low beam is getting turned on and off repeatedly

i see what you mean.

Skylines dont require the use of the mechanical type HID bulb because it has Highbeam bulbs separate.

But im guessing it can shorten the life of the ballast of the HID bulb due to over use if you keep activating it.

im not 100% sure... because a halogen bulb or convenstional light globes, the filament actually get busted when you turn on and off...

just like the bulbs in the house go when you keep turning the switch on and off.

but some bulbs filaments are designed to be On/Off... like indicators... LEDs are suitable for this too.