HID Kits

[The Lox]

I have really been looking at these lately, I found this website http://www.xenonlink.com./ and thier kits are 119 each. I know nothing about color range or what K I want. Basically I just want something that looks factory, like on a SVT Focus with the HID kit. I had those on my Focus along time ago, and really like them. Are these conversion kits pretty safe, or do I have to worry about the thing catching on fire?

[lowincash]

if you want the factory look get 4100-4300k those are what cars with stock hids have. but don't think it'll look too factory in your car because it will have a lot of glare whereas factory ones are designed for them so glare is to a minimal. the conversion kits should be ok, haven't heard of any that caught fire...and since HID's produce lesser heat they won't be so hot...only on startup is when alot of power is used.

[Whelan]

4100-4300 is factory on all HID kits that are OEM. But also keep in mind those use projectors which tend to give the bluish purple effect of the lighting. Kelvin (K) simply rates the coloring and not the output of the light. Light output is rated in Lumens. The lower the K, the higher the lumens. so for factory 4100-4300 is the best. The 3500 K kits are yellow for fog lamps mostly and off road. Lots of aftermarket kits sold are typically 6K or 8K. 6 is pretty white with a very very slight bluish/purple hue to it. 8K is more blue, 10K gets pretty purple and the 13K kits are almost pink. Anything over 8K and you are pretty much losing light output even over your stock halogens. I went with 6K for my Toyota since the coloring actually matches that of the OEM kits for the Sienna and Prius perfectly.Glare can be a problem unless you buy the shields. Personally they are unecessary if you angle your lights correctly. Typically putting them down a little bit to avoid overglaring. Either way when you put them in, you will never go back. The hard part with the Vibe is it utilizes a 9003 bulb which is a dual filament hi/low beam. On the matrix they used a 9006 for both low and fog lamp and a 9005 for the high beam in a separate lamp. So the kit was cheap and easy. Bi-xenon as they are called offer both hi and low beam HID. I am pretty sure you could get a single kit that would basically remove your high beam. I have seen kits for bi-xenons as low as $135. I picked up mine for $70 but again, single filament.

[The Lox]

Quote, originally posted by Whelan »4100-4300 is factory on all HID kits that are OEM. But also keep in mind those use projectors which tend to give the bluish purple effect of the lighting. Kelvin (K) simply rates the coloring and not the output of the light. Light output is rated in Lumens. The lower the K, the higher the lumens. so for factory 4100-4300 is the best. The 3500 K kits are yellow for fog lamps mostly and off road. Lots of aftermarket kits sold are typically 6K or 8K. 6 is pretty white with a very very slight bluish/purple hue to it. 8K is more blue, 10K gets pretty purple and the 13K kits are almost pink. Anything over 8K and you are pretty much losing light output even over your stock halogens. I went with 6K for my Toyota since the coloring actually matches that of the OEM kits for the Sienna and Prius perfectly.Glare can be a problem unless you buy the shields. Personally they are unecessary if you angle your lights correctly. Typically putting them down a little bit to avoid overglaring. Either way when you put them in, you will never go back. The hard part with the Vibe is it utilizes a 9003 bulb which is a dual filament hi/low beam. On the matrix they used a 9006 for both low and fog lamp and a 9005 for the high beam in a separate lamp. So the kit was cheap and easy. Bi-xenon as they are called offer both hi and low beam HID. I am pretty sure you could get a single kit that would basically remove your high beam. I have seen kits for bi-xenons as low as $135. I picked up mine for $70 but again, single filament.Thanks for the info man I appreciate it. It looks like this site has an H4 Bi-Xenon kit for $149, which doesn't seem too bad. I paid 300 for my focus lights a few years ago, but then again that was the whole lighting housing that everything. Any tips and tricks on how to properly align the bulbs?http://www.xenonlink.com/produ...id=86

[keithvibe]

the way i did my alinement, may not be correct but it worked for meI pulled my car in to the garage measured the distance from the car to the wall, turned on my headlights. marked where they hit on the wall. Installed the HIDs, turned them on took note of were they were in reference to the halogen marks left on the wall then lowered them by 3/8 to 1/2inch below the halogen reference point.

[Whelan]

Keith's got the idea. You wanna be at least 10 feet away from a wall or garage on a flat level surface. I went as far as taking some tape to mark the beam tops so I could level them off.