PIAA is the king of bulbs, and Luminics are nice too. I have both for sale.

 

moved...

 

For bulbs, I like Mtecs.

If you're interested in a retro-fit, I have a friend that sells the retro kits for several vehicles, I'll see what he gets for his kits (and yes, they're great quality, I believe he even has an online site).

 

Have you thought about purchasing some Luminics Bulbs? If you do a search for Luminics on the top of the page you will read all sorts of great feedback on our product. We offer high quality bulbs at affordable prices. We also offer a full 1 year warranty when bought directly from us.

www.LuminicsBulbs.com

 

PIAA Super Plasma GT-X That's what I use. Very expensive but very bright and excellent quality.

johncal

 

those are hott...any price on them?

 

an hid retro .. as seen in that retro and the 5 series one .. when all is said and done will run you around 1000-1200

 

johncal, do you have a pic of the GT-Xs lighting up the road at night?

 

Sorry, I' don't but they are very nice. Check out the PIAA site or ask others on the board.

johncal

 

good thing i only paid 800....

 

the 1000 price tag i included was also taking into account buying a new set of headlights... you could obvisiously save a good chunk by using your current set but most people cant go without their car

basically the breakdown works like this

ballasts 150-200 a set
bulbs - 60
labor - 250-300
projectors (dependant on choice) 200-300
wiring harness- 50
new headlights - 350
misc shipping - 50

those are just basic estimates ... sometimes you can get deals to lower the price

but thats to give you an idea of what you should expect when you jump into a full on projector retrofit

 

im talkin about the bulbs...

 

I guess the $150 I spent for the 4 PIAA bulbs doesn't seem so bad after looking at some of these prices.

johncal

 

well there is a HUGE difference between PIAA replacement bulbs and a full oem projector retrofit

so you cant look at it like that when it comes to price

 

Good breakdown, the price I paid of 800 included new headlights also. I'm not trying to prove you wrong or anything, it's just that people always ask how much I paid for the retrofit.

 

how much did you pay for your 5 series setup ?

cause i know how much the lights were ... i bought em lol .... i got em 10% off cost and shipped em to liep for u ... and i know how much the labor was ... that right there is close to 800 ....

you must have gotten a hell of a deal on that projector/ballast/bulb setup

btw - if you got aim man .. aim me at tomcrane0 .. i got a few ?'s to ask u about your retro

thanx

 

I can get the retro fit kist muuuuuuch cheaper than that. I've got a group buy intereset thread up right now. The more that are interested, the cheaper it'll get, obviously. I can do 5000k right out for $325, and 6000k for $335. But remember, the more people that want it, the better pricing gets.

 

we are not taking about cheap taiwan made hid KITS .. we are talking about retrofitting OEM hid projectors and components into the stock headlamps

2 diff things

 

ive used luminics and silverstars and liked the silverstars 100 times better than the luminics. now i have hid's and there is no comparison

 

I paid 800 plus shipping. I bought them off a fellow SL member, Iceking66. I guess I got them so cheap because I waited him out. Last November he was on here asking for 1000+. Then in February he came back with 800 so I jumped on it.