buying HID kit... need advice!

[spikeyboi]

hey there, im thinking about buying a hid kit for my vs, and ive found two... one is $45 and the other is $139...

what i want to know is, with the $45 one, will it fit up? 55W HID HI LO BI Xenon Conversion KIT Dual Beam Ballasts H4 3000K 6000K 8000K | eBay



and this is the $139 one thats ment for the vs etc. 55W H4 3 HI LO Beam HID KIT FOR Holden HSV Grange VS WH GTS VS VT VX Maloo VS VU | eBay

just want to know if i can use the $45 one as the wiring looks different to the $139 one..
cheers

 

[spikeyboi]

no one? :/ i ended up buying the $45 one

 

[Nut Kracker]

Oh boy.....
This topic hasn't come up for a while.

I think you didn't get any replies, because virtually no-one here likes them that much.
People tend to go for the conventional halogen type, like the Phillips X-tremeVision +100%, or the Diamond vision.

It's illegal to run HID's in standard (Factory) housings, as the glare from the HID's is a danger to on coming traffic.
As far as I know, they can ONLY be legally fitted in self leveling, projector style housings.
But you've got them now, so......

But you are in SA and I'm in Vic, so at least I'm ok.

 

[spikeyboi]

Ah alright, cheers for that :/

 

[someguy360]

If you are in SA, and plan to run HID's in non projector headlights......make sure you carry plenty of lube in the glovebox for when you get spotted by the authorities.

And watch out for people like me who drive on dark freeways at night and get blinded by idiots who have HID's in old headlights that can't angle them properly....they usually cop a bit of abuse ;P

 

[spikeyboi]

Yeah well ima try to angle down as much as possible, might just run low beams

 

[Nut Kracker]

Yeah well ima try to angle down as much as possible, might just run low beams

If you angle them down too much, then what's the point in having them.

I'd put them in high beam. That way, you would dip them (like the halogen ones) before they become a problem for other drivers.

 

[someguy360]

If you angle them down too much, then what's the point in having them.

Exactly, but some people have this crazy idea in their head that new HID's in an old car like a VR/VS looks good regardless of the practicality.

IMHO the only lights that look good in a VR/VS is the standard yellow halogen globes

Trying to make an old car look newer just makes the car look stupid.

 

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

But I have HID's in my 1989 Rangie....I also have projector housings with angel eyes.....my car doesn't look stoopid...

 

[someguy360]

But I have HID's in my 1989 Rangie....I also have projector housings with angel eyes.....my car doesn't look stoopid...

On some cars it works quite well (I assume they would work well in the bush at night on the rangie too)....on old commodores...it just looks crap.

When P platers do it to their VR/VS to make them look newer it makes me lol and pisses everyone they drive past off.

With the VR/VS headlights there is no amount of angle work you can do to get it to work properly, you will just end up blinding absolutely everyone.