I Need Hid's!

[6spdSC4]

Well I've made the decision to buy HID's for the SC due to the hairy night experience this past weekend. I want 12k's but they're hard to find. Anyone know where I can get a good quality 12k kit for the '95 SC4?

 

[SC400TT]

Remember, the higher you go up the light spectrum, the less visible illumunation you will get. I did not even know they made a 12k...I have 4300, and they are great, and beginning to break in a bit. Soon, they should have a nice blue hue to them...

Ryan

 

[Lextreme II]

SC400T,

Can you take some pictures of your HID at night?

 

[6spdSC4]

I was under the impression that all new BMW's use 12k...isn't that the purple-ish color...no?

 

[MidShipCivic]

12k is bad that will put out no light on the road.

www.hidplanet.com/forums
http://www.intellexual.net/hid.html

Correction : BMW used 6000k.
You guys will learn nothing is better than 4300k.

 

[TundraEddie]

12k is bad that will put out no light on the road.

www.hidplanet.com/forums
http://www.intellexual.net/hid.html

Correction : BMW used 6000k.
You guys will learn nothing is better than 4300k.

BMW does not use Ultinons (6000K),they use 4100K bulbs. The reason for the purple you see at times is due to the projector's prismatic effect. Only a very small area of the beam is this hue,the rest is white.

(this fellow's projector was not mounted in a headlight so it was tilted,properly mounted you will get a ______/ kind of cutoff pattern)

The best way to do HID lighting is by retrofitting OEM HID projectors into your stock headlights.

 

[6spdSC4]

I have decided to go with a nice set of Philips 4300k HIDs after reading up on them I think the 4300 is the safest and best choice. Does anyone know where I can get a good deal on a conversion kit for my SC? I wanted to do the retro-fit but unless someone wants to give me $600 dollars I won't be able to afford the $1000 price tag! Let me know if anyone can get any killer deals!

 

[MidShipCivic]

I have decided to go with a nice set of Philips 4300k HIDs after reading up on them I think the 4300 is the safest and best choice. Does anyone know where I can get a good deal on a conversion kit for my SC? I wanted to do the retro-fit but unless someone wants to give me $600 dollars I won't be able to afford the $1000 price tag! Let me know if anyone can get any killer deals!

BMW ethier used phillips 5k or 6k I'm not so sure.


www.xenondepot.com

 

[cribbj]

I have decided to go with a nice set of Philips 4300k HIDs after reading up on them I think the 4300 is the safest and best choice. Does anyone know where I can get a good deal on a conversion kit for my SC? I wanted to do the retro-fit but unless someone wants to give me $600 dollars I won't be able to afford the $1000 price tag! Let me know if anyone can get any killer deals!

Try MVPMotorsports.com. Dusty the owner has been a Supra owner for many years and may know if his Philips or Phoenix kits will fit your SC4. At the risk of oversimplification, I'm guessing if you have 9006 projectors for low beams, then they'll work as well as they do on the Supra. His prices are in the $560-$600 range for these kits. If that's still too dear, check the For Sale area http://www.supraforums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=8 of SupraForums, and there's usually 1-2 sets of used HID's for sale there. I think a set sold last week for only $150 or so. You'll have to register on their home page: www.supraforums.com before you can access the For Sale area.

John

 

[SC400TT]

Here are a couple of shots David. Mine are Phillips Ultinon 4300k. As you can see, they are very white, very bright, and have a slight purple hue to the light.

Ryan

 

[Lextreme II]

Wow... very bright.... Nice... Very White too....

 

[SC400TT]

Yep!! Once I switched to HID's, I will never go back. They are too awesome to drive without...


Ryan

 

[6spdSC4]

Hey SC4T, What all do you have done to your car and where did you find those awesome gauges?!

 

[SC400TT]

Done quite a bit and turbo coming soon. The guages can be modified by this guy: http://www.lextech.org/. he does excellent work. Tell him I sent you.

Ryan

 

[6spdSC4]

How much did it cost you if you don't mind me asking?

 

[SC400TT]

$199, if I remember correctly...


Ryan

 

[6spdSC4]

Tell me what you guys think about this kit, it's a good price and looks alright but what do you think about quality?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7952325250&category=36476

 

[MidShipCivic]

Tell me what you guys think about this kit, it's a good price and looks alright but what do you think about quality?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7952325250&category=36476

I dont know about those ballast, on a good note Phillips is ideal cause there litterally the best.

If you want more help on choosing and using HID's the right way go : www.hidplanet.com

 

[6spdSC4]

Yeah I want Phillips but they're $200 bucks more! I can't afford that as a poor college student with lots of bills!

 

[MidShipCivic]

Yeah I want Phillips but they're $200 bucks more! I can't afford that as a poor college student with lots of bills!

Hidplanet has a sellers section you can also try ebay.