Hid Headlights

[superford3]

just a heads up for some of you interested in hid headlights,i bought mine from ebay and the sellers name is intensehid,i paid 235 plus shipping for mine and they are now on sale for 129.99,i have bought 5 kits in the last year and they work very good ,i now bought a kit for my wifes 2007 ford edge

[Grifter]

posted a question on these to you on tcstangs...

[superford3]

http://stores.ebay.com/INTENSE-HID

[superford3]

posted a question on these to you on tcstangs...
i hope i answered it for ya ,check it out

[burt ragio]

You say you bought five kits and no problems since installation a year Ago ? Are they realy plug & play with no mods ? Is the 5000 K the best I'am 45 years old and my night vission is terrable.

[superford3]

You say you bought five kits and no problems since installation a year Ago ? Are they realy plug & play with no mods ? Is the 5000 K the best I'am 45 years old and my night vission is terrable.
they really are plug and play and installed in about 15 minutes ,id go 6000k for the best bright and blue

[BAD MERC]

Oh my god - so is your spelling. Just screwing with ya!
You say you bought five kits and no problems since installation a year Ago ? Are they realy plug & play with no mods ? Is the 5000 K the best I'am 45 years old and my night vission is terrable.

[Shora]

Sorry to be repetitive but I never heard of an HID Kit that didn't involve cutting any wires/ adding relays etc. Can you PLEASE give us exact details of installation because I am very interested?

I take it that their is a fog light kit that is also plug and play?

Thanks!

[superford3]

Sorry to be repetitive but I never heard of an HID Kit that didn't involve cutting any wires/ adding relays etc. Can you PLEASE give us exact details of installation because I am very interested?

I take it that their is a fog light kit that is also plug and play?

Thanks!
ok here it is ,step #1 unplug your stock headlight and remove ,step #2 install new hid headlight ,you will have 2 wires on your hid headlight step #3 plug those 2 wires into the 2 ballast plugs step #4 take your factory plug and plug into ballast plug and wa la you now have hid headlights.and i promise no cutting of wires

[Shora]

Thanks!

Do the brights still work with this kit?

[sabtaj1]

I dought you still have the brights but you shouldnt need them with the 6000k kit. It is bright. I dont have the same kit but you know when you have a new benz or bmw behind you and you can see your car shadow in your headlights in front of you? It is a totally new night driving expierence. I love em.

[Shora]

I dought you still have the brights but you shouldnt need them with the 6000k kit. It is bright. I dont have the same kit but you know when you have a new benz or bmw behind you and you can see your car shadow in your headlights in front of you? It is a totally new night driving expierence. I love em.

Was your Kit Plug and Play too?

[superford3]

Thanks!

Do the brights still work with this kit?
no brights but you wont need them

[Shora]

Did you buy a matching Fog Light Kit?

Can the bulbs be replaced with bulbs from any auto store?

Wow, this thread feels like Instant Messanger. LOL

[sabtaj1]

No bulbs at the stores. And I couldnt imagine haveing driving light and fogs both in HID. Feel sorry for everyone coming at me. Buy replacements on ebay.

[sabtaj1]

I thought we were useing MM instant messanger too?

[superford3]

you can get replacement parts on ebay and the seller also can get you them ,they do have a year warranty ,the way i look at it is you can buy 3 sets of silverstars that are not hids and i did not do fogs because it would be way to bright

[Shora]

you can get replacement parts on ebay and the seller also can get you them ,they do have a year warranty ,the way i look at it is you can buy 3 sets of silverstars that are not hids and i did not do fogs because it would be way to bright

Good to know. Thanks for all your help.

[RCSignals]

no brights but you wont need them

then aren't they too bright for regular driving?

do you get a lot of oncoming traffic flashing their lights at you?

[OneBADLsE]

Maybe its just me being negative...but im skeptical

I want to click buy it now...but who else here has bought them and actually used it?

[Breadfan]

My main concern is folks reporting melted connectors and wires just by using brighter lights like Silverstars with the OEM wiring. I know the bulbs may be 35w as the seller states, but the ballast is a high power unit to kick up the voltage required to power the lamps.

The price is good and it's neat that the setup can be swapped in and out so easily, but I would pay close attention to the OEM wiring with this setup. Not saying don't do it, but I'd be curious to know how the oem wiring holds up.

[superford3]

My main concern is folks reporting melted connectors and wires just by using brighter lights like Silverstars with the OEM wiring. I know the bulbs may be 35w as the seller states, but the ballast is a high power unit to kick up the voltage required to power the lamps.

The price is good and it's neat that the setup can be swapped in and out so easily, but I would pay close attention to the OEM wiring with this setup. Not saying don't do it, but I'd be curious to know how the oem wiring holds up.
hid kits actually use less wattage,my self and friends have used them over a year now with no wiring problems

[lonnieleo]

Sorry to keep up the questioning. But if I understand what you are saying, with this conversion you no longer have high and low beam just HID. Also, what happens when you operate your dimmer switch? Do other cars give you the high beam all the time?

[superford3]

Sorry to keep up the questioning. But if I understand what you are saying, with this conversion you no longer have high and low beam just HID. Also, what happens when you operate your dimmer switch? Do other cars give you the high beam all the time?
no highbeam is rights,ive never got flashed by oncoming traffic in my marauder but i would geuss if you put them in a truck you would get flashed

[FrankJAG]

I looked into the conversion kits, and apparently there is a HID bulb that has an actuator that changed the bulb angle for hi/low.
Here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=009&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=190097475313&rd=1,1) is the ebay auction I caught it on. Been following this thread with interest, thought I would add my two centavos to it. :)

Frank

[Raudermaster]

My headlights are plug and play and took seriously 5 minutes to install. The ballasts took more time mounting them. My fog's I had to cut wires though, no biggie.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/489106/fullsize/s4021322.jpg
:up:

[superford3]

so do you get flashed with the hids in the fogs?

[FrankJAG]

They look seriously bright!

[Peace2Peep]

HID technology has come a long way...had them in my Ford Excursion and they were no problems whatsoever...although I had them installed at a local speed shop so I'm not sure the brand(trust me...there is little difference as they are mostly all manufactured in China). The wattage is low enough that it will take pressure off your electronics and charging system. The only thing that burns harnesses is wattage/HEAT! not ballasts or low watt bulbs! Just your silverstars(or some fake like version) that "Cheats" and increases the wattage without stating that fact. Although I've also used silverstars for years with no probs in other cars(lincoln Mark VIII)

[FrankJAG]

Thanks for the input, greatly appreciated. I think I'll give em a go.

[superford3]

Thanks for the input, greatly appreciated. I think I'll give em a go.
you will love them

[FrankJAG]

Good deal, I live and respond to calls in a rural area, so lighting is super important. Thanks again!

[Shora]

Good deal, I live and respond to calls in a rural area, so lighting is super important. Thanks again!

Which set are you going to install? Those that without the High Beam option or those with?

[FrankJAG]

Definately the one's with the hi/lo option. The seller has outstanding rep and feedback with these, sounds like a quality product.

[Raudermaster]

I don't get flashed with both of them on. The MM looks badass though with HID fog's and when you only have your parking lights on around dusk time. Most of my friends have HID's in their cars as well. One of my friends has 13000k on his WRX, and if you look into his casing, I think you could probably burn your retna. It looks awful and I can't see why he likes them. My other buddy with a Lightning has 8k like me. I think 8k is the best color IMO.

[dparker83]

Yes these do look interesting...the seller is only 15 minutes from me I might go check them out.

Raudermaster, are those the low-beams? They look awfully bright. I take it the beam pattern isn't like most HIDs with the cutoff line?

[FrankJAG]

Let me know what you think of them when you see them in person if you don't mind please.

[Raudermaster]

Aren't headlights supposed to be bright? They are only low beams. I don't have high beams, nor do I need them. What do you mean by cutoff line?

[dparker83]

Well what I mean by them being bright is the amount of light that is there, I can't see much of the car. As long as I don't blind people with them it doesn't matter to me.

What I mean by cut-off line is some cars with OEM HID (in most cases projectors) have a distinct line where above it there is no light. Since the light intensity is so high, if there wasn't one you would shine for a really long distance and burn off retinas. This picture is an example of that. Is there something similar with these bulbs?

http://www.intensehid.com/ebay/480/8000k/1.jpg

[Raudermaster]

That's what I figured you meant, but wanted to make sure. Yes, my lights don't go higher than an F-250 4x4 rear bumper. They shine right to the ground and do not blind on coming traffic.

[Marauder]

I have 6000k in my fog lights. I just have Silver Stars in my headlights.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/diablo1200/DSC_2926.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/diablo1200/DSC_2917.jpg

I drive with just my fog lights around the city with no issues.

[dparker83]

Ok, I contacted the vendor today and it seems like the high/low beam kit is only available in 12k, which has to be as bright as a little purple keychain flashlight.

I'm a bit sad at losing a high beam light (I want the 6k kit, which is the color of 99% of OEM HID) but I may devise a way to have an auxiliary high beam someplace close, small, and discreet.

Still a good deal, unfortunately I can only pay and pick them up and not see them in action... :shake:

To those with them, I assume aiming the headlights down was necessary?

[Raudermaster]

No? FYI, I haven't touched the adjustments. The way they sit, is the way they came stock. I have no issues with them. Sure, I can be an ass and aim them up high, but they're right just the way they are. And no, 12k is bright as hell. It's actually annoying bright.

[superford3]

nope never had to adjust my headlights in any of my cars with hids

[shawn744]

soo....anyone have any more info or experience about a xenon kit that takes care of the high beams as well? At the same time keeping the price close to what THIS kit is?

[fastblackmerc]

Definately the one's with the hi/lo option. The seller has outstanding rep and feedback with these, sounds like a quality product.

I just ordered these. Since changing all my incadesents to LEDs I don't like the yellow look of the remaining incadesents (head & fog lights). Will take pics of the install and before & after.

[John F. Russo]

[QUOTE=Raudermaster;483340]My headlights are plug and play and took seriously 5 minutes to install. The ballasts took more time mounting them. My fog's I had to cut wires though, no biggie.


As I look at the photo, it looks to me that there are two sets of lights--one on top of another? And below that, why is there a yellow light on each side that look as if they are on extensions?

[superford3]

soo....anyone have any more info or experience about a xenon kit that takes care of the high beams as well? At the same time keeping the price close to what THIS kit is?
well obviously its going to cost more for more options but ,not having highbeams is no big deal with 6000k hids

[Raudermaster]

I'm not following you John. In the picture you can see my headlights and foglights. I don't see the other lights you're talking about.

[John F. Russo]

I'm not following you John. In the picture you can see my headlights and foglights. I don't see the other lights you're talking about.

I didn't look at the later photos after #26 post.

If you look at that post, don't you see the yellow lights as I mentioned on either side of the car at the fog light horizontal line level? Or are they reflections?

[Sully008]

I think those are just reflections, John. They're way out past the side of the car.

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/489106/fullsize/s4021322.jpg

[Raudermaster]

Yea, I still have the orange turn signals. I was all about the "blue lights" on my old CV since I had HID's on there as well with Sylvania Xenarc HID fog light's. The orange looks good to me with it. Unless I can find some LED blueish turn signals I'll get them. Haven't found any yet though.

[STARR FIRE]

Does anyone know if they make projector housings for the marauder?

[Raudermaster]

No. A company makes them for the CV's. ADTR.net carry's them. They're pricey though.