[s-cars] HID lights group buy - $185/set delivered

[RM]

That was the other factor, the kelvin rating. I bought a 7" round conversion 
kit for my 1969 Camaro from Sylvania, when the used to make them. I think 
they # was over 7000k. Now they look cool as heck when you pull into a 
cruise night, but the lighting STINKS! The euro H4 conversion was 10x 
better. anyway, i'd be anxious to hear from anyone that uses this particular 
kit for their S4/6. I'd love to be proved wrong.
Rolf

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From: "Bruce M." <brucem105 at Comcast.net>
To: "RM" <waves at epix.net>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] HID lights group buy - $185/set delivered


> i've done every lighting upgrade known to man. Rolf's source is 
> correct...you'll never get 100 percent of the HID benefit putting them 
> into housings designed for halogens.
>
> The key to maximizing the benefit is keeping the focal point of the HID 
> bulb the same as the halogen, so that the beam pattern remains as close to 
> stock as possible.
>
> With these super cheap HID's, they do in fact stay very close to OEM beam 
> pattern. They also throw about a million more times light on the road (by 
> my scientific calculations).
>
> So while you may only be getting 90 percent of the benefit of a system 
> "designed from the ground up" for HID's, it's still WAY better than stock, 
> much better than euros with high-wattage bulbs, and significantly better 
> than euros with a separate harness and 9011/9012's.
>
> Part of the trick is staying with the 5300K temp bulbs...the higher temps 
> may look superpurplecool,  but they put fewer lumens on the road, which is 
> what a headlight upgrade is all about.
>
> Bruce
>
>
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> From:  "RM" <waves at epix.net>
> Subj:  [s-cars] HID lights group buy - $185/set delivered
> Date:  Tue Dec 6, 2005 1:25 pm
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>
> FWIW, this discussion came up a few years ago. Although the quality of the
> parts may be 'good', swapping them into lamp assemblies not designed for 
> HID
> bulbs can be more of a problem than it's worth. A friend of mine who owns 
> a
> nice lighting shop (rallylights.com) explained that the reflectors and
> diverters? in a halogen lamp is often not going to give you proper 
> lighting
> if an HID is installed. Perhaps the S4/6 assemblies are closer than some
> other lamp assemblies to working well. I don't know. Another concern is 
> that
> it is possible that the hid conversion may throw the 'bulb-out' warning in
> your dash. Personally i went with the 9012/9011 or whatever numbers they 
> are
> and was pleased with the results. Good luck to ya if you buy into them!
>
> Rolf
>
>
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