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cost me 600 bucks man.

Looks great! I have eyeballing some purple ones on Ebay but wasn't sure of the quality enough to pay about the same price for heads and fogs.

it's sooo bright lol.

Quote, originally posted by vibe2003 »it's sooo bright lol.It was $600 just for the heads? I thought raging only paid $900 for heads and fogs and the ones I'm looking at on Ebay are $275 per set?

the 2 set is 415, then i had to pay taxes and installations and that come up to 600 bucks!

Quote, originally posted by vibe2003 »the 2 set is 415, then i had to pay taxes and installations and that come up to 600 bucks!Ah, I see! Where did you go to get them installed?

The only thing I'd be worried about is being ticketed by the jack@ss cops here for having xenon's otherwise I was contemplating getting them. Btw, what did they do with the daytime running lights? Just disable them?

lol. i have'nt got that figure out yet. any info on how i can turn the life time lights off? i hate it.

my bodyshop(speedzone).

It's not an issue of disliking the DRLs. YOU NEED to disable them. The reduced voltage output of the DRL mode can fry your ballasts. You should do that sooner than later...if you didn't already fry them.

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »It's not an issue of disliking the DRLs. YOU NEED to disable them. The reduced voltage output of the DRL mode can fry your ballasts. You should do that sooner than later...if you didn't already fry them.I wish that you didn't have to disable them when you get HID's... When you disable the DRL's does it also kill the auto turn on for the head lights?

Quote, originally posted by Smokin’ Rubber »I wish that you didn't have to disable them when you get HID's... When you disable the DRL's does it also kill the auto turn on for the head lights?As of now, yes. No one has found a workaround that kills only DRL and not TS.I personally have become accustomed to driving with full headlights at all times and, in the spring, plan to rewire the heads to go on and off with the ignition.

damn, i want to disable the DRL, but want just the headlights to trun on automaticly, not those signal light to turn on auto.

You can't have headlights without parkign lights...it's illegal.

mornign the head light turns on only and that's illegal?

i fixed the DRL and can you tell me what is ballast does? also, i'm seeing white HID color instead of blue colors now, why is that?do i need to put this back on when i have my HID?what is the diffrent between h4, h6, h3, ect..?

Quote, originally posted by vibe2003 »i fixed the DRL and can you tell me what is ballast does?The ballast steps up the 12V to the necessary 20,000V used to create the gas discharge that creates the light.Quote »also, i'm seeing white HID color instead of blue colors now, why is that? HID is supposed to be white. What color temperature did you buy?Quote »do i need to put this back on when i have my HID?YES. That keeps water from getting inside the headlight assembly. If water gets in and hits those bulbs, they will shatter instantly.Quote »what is the diffrent between h4, h6, h3, ect..? The bulb style. Base, number of filaments, wattages, etc.

my bodyshop told me that i don't need that thing that protect teh light from water. is that true? i'm using 8000k. also, what bulb is best ?

That looks sweet...I wish they didn't cost 8 billion dollars or I'd get some.

Quote, originally posted by vibe2003 »my bodyshop told me that i don't need that thing that protect teh light from water. is that true? i'm using 8000k. also, what bulb is best ?Then make sure your bodyshop signed a paper saying they'll pay for any and all damages if anything contaminates those headlights, because you'll need new bulbs, possibly new ballasts, and you'll need to clean all the bulb parts from the lens after it shatters. That rubber there keeps EVERYTHING out of the lens. You also stand the chance of permanent condensation in the lens without that on.The Vibe uses H4's in the headlamps. That's it. Color temperature (8000k) is personal preference.

the reason i can't put on that thing that protect from water is cause the wires and the caps is blocking it. here's some pic. Is there any other wy i can protec the bulbs?

Run the wires through it. It's doable. Both Jahntassa and I replaced that cap after installing HIDs.

$600? eep...I hate to link this, but, there's a sweet plug-n-play HID GB going on over at matrixowners.com right now: http://www.matrixowners.com/fo...37227 - $260 shipped for 5400k (i think?)Looks awesome though!

Quote, originally posted by Psychobroker »$600? eep...I hate to link this, but, there's a sweet plug-n-play HID GB going on over at matrixowners.com right now: http://www.matrixowners.com/fo...37227 - $260 shipped for 5400k (i think?)Looks awesome though! Sounds like he said no to Vibes, at least for right now.

He didn't say no, and actually, I rec'd a PM from one of his partners offering the deal. I don't see why it wouldn't work, so long as you ordered either H4 or 9003, right?Stock wiring should be the same...

Can a vibe get a bulb 9006, instead of h4? I know this already been said, but i want to make sure.

Quote, originally posted by vibe2003 »Can a vibe get a bulb 9006, instead of h4? I know this already been said, but i want to make sure.Headlights are H4 or 9003 and fogs are 9006. Please correct me if I'm missing anything.

so this car has 9006 and it's not for fog light. i want this bulb, if that possible? this pic is from matrix owner.

Hey ragingfish,Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »I personally have become accustomed to driving with full headlights at all times and, in the spring, plan to rewire the heads to go on and off with the ignition.Don't rewire, just pop off the cap to the sensor and place something like black tape or something in the plastic cap. I did that and have lights 24/7. Then if you ever want to change it back, just tape the tape off from inside the cap.Dave

Quote, originally posted by vibe2003 »so this car has 9006 and it's not for fog light. i want this bulb, if that possible? this pic is from matrix owner.The bulb size isn't what affects the color. All getting a 9006 bulb would do would change the shape or size of the bulb not the brightness or color.

Quote, originally posted by vibe2003 »so this car has 9006 and it's not for fog light. i want this bulb, if that possible? this pic is from matrix owner.I think what you're wanting is the 6000K color temp, not the 9006 bulb.Edit:And as usual, I'm a little slow on the reply...Oh well, between the post above and this one, that pretty well answers it.

6000k is white, but why the pic from matrix owner has 6000k and the bulb is 9006? i don't get it. Is it the bulb affect the color or the temp?

The temp affects the color. The bulb just affects the shape and size of the glass tube itself.

ah that's what i thought. ok, now i put the thing that protec from rains, but will the bulbs produce gases cloge up inside the headlamp?

Quote, originally posted by vibe2003 »6000k is white, but why the pic from matrix owner has 6000k and the bulb is 9006? i don't get it. Is it the bulb affect the color or the temp?The car in the picture isn't a matrix first of all it's probably a corolla which has different bulb sizes. And just like photos often do, the color is probably a bit off. It is also possible that the person who made the photo mislabeled 8500k HID's since that is what they look like to me as well. Most 8500k lights I have seen are whitish blue, but not pure white and 6000k is basically "pure" white.EDIT: Lol this time I got the late postNo, the gases are contained within the bulb itself and should not leak into the headlight compartment unless they are cracked somehow and if they were they probably wouldn't light correctly anyway. Also, the gas is transluscent so even if it did get into the main assembly of the headlight you wouldn't be able to tell.

Quote, originally posted by DavidPIL »Hey ragingfish,Don't rewire, just pop off the cap to the sensor and place something like black tape or something in the plastic cap. I did that and have lights 24/7. Then if you ever want to change it back, just tape the tape off from inside the cap.DaveI had to disable DRL to install HID, and when you kill DRL, you kill auto headlights too...

Quote, originally posted by vibe2003 »ah that's what i thought. ok, now i put the thing that protec from rains, but will the bulbs produce gases cloge up inside the headlamp?No. These don't give off anythign besides light and heat...and less heat than a regular bulb. Put the covers on, do't worry.