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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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I have a friend who has a set of Bluish/white HIDs and he is going to give them to me because I love that look.. He is looking for the purplish HID, he said we could trade if I could find him a set. His blue set is bearly even used still looks new, I know I could just go buy a set for myself but Im trying to get a win - win situation for him and I.

My question to you all is where can I get a cheap set or even a used set of purple HIDs. I am also not caring if the used set if out of another vehicle as long as they are working. Any help would be greatly appreciated..
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your best bet for a cheap set would be oznium.com, or ebay
Old Dec 19, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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used set if out of another vehicle as long as they are working.
Does that mean 'stolen'?
Old Dec 19, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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Sponsored Sales has a few different options... if he wants purple, just go high K!
Old Dec 19, 2005 | 06:48 PM
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used set if out of another vehicle as long as they are working.
Does that mean 'stolen'?
CherryBox I plead the 5th take it as you want
Old Dec 19, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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Sponsored Sales has a few different options... if he wants purple, just go high K!
Tim I understand but I am looking for the cheapest bet possible. I dont want to rip myself off by spending $300 or more on a set of hids to give away to my friend who didnt pay close to $300 for his you know what I mean..
Old Dec 20, 2005 | 12:26 AM
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checkout Xenonpros.com
Old Dec 20, 2005 | 02:54 AM
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I have 12k HIDS and they give off and purpleish hue. Mine are from eBay,
Old Dec 20, 2005 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by AzianHottie222
I have 12k HIDS and they give off and purpleish hue. Mine are from eBay,
Cathy thanks and is it a light purplish or a deep purplish?.. Im just wondering how high I need to go. Thanks again
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And big thanks to all who have posted to help out much appreciation, any other ideas will help as well... Thanks guys..
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i'd say around the lights of a blue purple. a little on the darker side compared to the lower K's
Old Dec 20, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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interesting Cathy thanks
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Mine are very purple, More than Cathy's i think.
Here's an example



I too got them from ebay.
Hope that helps a bit
Old Dec 20, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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gcxandy what K is your bulbs??
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Originally Posted by Da_Mac
gcxandy what K is your bulbs??
his sig says 12K. i have a set of 8K coming in the mail right now, because i wanted a hint of blue, but didn't want cops on my back.
Old Dec 21, 2005 | 04:19 AM
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hey bassist thanks I didnt read his sig.. The blue is what I want also but my friend wants purple f -him its his lisence not mine..
Old Dec 21, 2005 | 04:53 AM
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i got mine off ebay for 250 if that's the budget your willing to pay for the trade.
Old Dec 21, 2005 | 05:56 AM
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Go with 6K - anything above 6 or 8K is going to be so dim you might as well stick with halogen. Sorry for you 12K guys, but fact is fact and truth is truth - all those higher Kelvin bulbs yield a LOWER lumen output.

I have 6K on my car (see the pic below, my fogs were 6K when the pic was taken, low beams were 8K) and I love them. I have since converted the lowbeams to 6K, too.

We are offering the kits for $260+shipping as a holiday special, they're normally $275.
This is a little more expensive than all the crap HID kits out there (not naming names), but at least you know your friend won't come back and give you trouble about giving him junk. Plus, with a lifetime warranty, you never have to deal with a tradeback ;)




To order

http://jlevistreetwerks.com/OSCOMMER...5391983282436b

Thanks!
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gcxandy! those are all kinds of purple! LoL what k?
Old Dec 21, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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J thanks man thats a nice idea and good looking out on buying crap and the tradeback thing. : ) 6k they look witish/blue not purplish is the 8k more purple??



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