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Originally Posted by anthonie
oem setups from cars that come with them are the best way to go in my opinion. i just got done installing tl type s ballasts and bulbs in my tc. the set up is looks very stock not blue and purple like those aftermarket kits. do some research and you will find out how cheap these ebay kits are. an ebay kit was the first hid i ever bought for my civic and it was horrible compared to my setup now. i'd recommend an oem setup and i had to send my bulbs off to get them rebased, and bought some 9006 connectors and soldered them to the ballast, bought a harness and it fires up just fine.
Originally Posted by tC875
i bought hid's off ebay. mcculluch 8000k. good stuff. but i recommend you to get 6000k, you see more with the 6000k. 8000k is more for show
Originally Posted by tC875
i bought hid's off ebay. mcculluch 8000k. good stuff. but i recommend you to get 6000k, you see more with the 6000k. 8000k is more for show
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the newer maximas change colors because of the projector, i think its called flickering but you get that effect from oem projectors.
and i think ebay kits are cheap and are a waste of money, you are much better finding oem ballasts from cars like acuras, nissan, audi, bmws and such, and do some research and you will find out that it is not to difficult to get it the oem setup up and running. i just got the tl hid's in and they look identical to the tl's and cl's with hids. the older tl's that is, the newer ones have projectors, but i got the ones for the reflector style headlight. pm me for more info if you like i'll see if i can refer you to someone that sells a setup that uses oem components.
and i think ebay kits are cheap and are a waste of money, you are much better finding oem ballasts from cars like acuras, nissan, audi, bmws and such, and do some research and you will find out that it is not to difficult to get it the oem setup up and running. i just got the tl hid's in and they look identical to the tl's and cl's with hids. the older tl's that is, the newer ones have projectors, but i got the ones for the reflector style headlight. pm me for more info if you like i'll see if i can refer you to someone that sells a setup that uses oem components.
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Originally Posted by anthonie
the newer maximas change colors because of the projector, i think its called flickering but you get that effect from oem projectors.
and i think ebay kits are cheap and are a waste of money, you are much better finding oem ballasts from cars like acuras, nissan, audi, bmws and such, and do some research and you will find out that it is not to difficult to get it the oem setup up and running. i just got the tl hid's in and they look identical to the tl's and cl's with hids. the older tl's that is, the newer ones have projectors, but i got the ones for the reflector style headlight. pm me for more info if you like i'll see if i can refer you to someone that sells a setup that uses oem components.
and i think ebay kits are cheap and are a waste of money, you are much better finding oem ballasts from cars like acuras, nissan, audi, bmws and such, and do some research and you will find out that it is not to difficult to get it the oem setup up and running. i just got the tl hid's in and they look identical to the tl's and cl's with hids. the older tl's that is, the newer ones have projectors, but i got the ones for the reflector style headlight. pm me for more info if you like i'll see if i can refer you to someone that sells a setup that uses oem components.
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Originally Posted by anthonie
the newer maximas change colors because of the projector, i think its called flickering but you get that effect from oem projectors.
and i think ebay kits are cheap and are a waste of money, you are much better finding oem ballasts from cars like acuras, nissan, audi, bmws and such, and do some research and you will find out that it is not to difficult to get it the oem setup up and running. i just got the tl hid's in and they look identical to the tl's and cl's with hids. the older tl's that is, the newer ones have projectors, but i got the ones for the reflector style headlight. pm me for more info if you like i'll see if i can refer you to someone that sells a setup that uses oem components.
and i think ebay kits are cheap and are a waste of money, you are much better finding oem ballasts from cars like acuras, nissan, audi, bmws and such, and do some research and you will find out that it is not to difficult to get it the oem setup up and running. i just got the tl hid's in and they look identical to the tl's and cl's with hids. the older tl's that is, the newer ones have projectors, but i got the ones for the reflector style headlight. pm me for more info if you like i'll see if i can refer you to someone that sells a setup that uses oem components.
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If you buy a colored bulb, you're tinting the light that comes out of your headlight... if you go 8000K-10,000K, that makes everything on the road look purple.
The thing about the Maximas, S2000s, Audis, BMWs, Mercedes, Lexuses... is that you only see the purple because of the projector, the actual light that comes out is white. But when your car goes over bumps in the road, it will change the angle of the projector, and that's why you see it flicker from white to blue or purple and so forth.
If you put in an 8000K conversion kit to get that "HID look", that's all you're doing, you'll have the look without the performance. I know people who have gotten HID conversion kits and while they're happy with the looks, their performance doesn't come close to an OEM setup.
The thing about the Maximas, S2000s, Audis, BMWs, Mercedes, Lexuses... is that you only see the purple because of the projector, the actual light that comes out is white. But when your car goes over bumps in the road, it will change the angle of the projector, and that's why you see it flicker from white to blue or purple and so forth.
If you put in an 8000K conversion kit to get that "HID look", that's all you're doing, you'll have the look without the performance. I know people who have gotten HID conversion kits and while they're happy with the looks, their performance doesn't come close to an OEM setup.
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