onebad_SS

Hey everyone im curious about this hid direct plug in conversion on ebay... im in college and lookin for inexpensive yet great looking exterior upgrades for my 2000 SS, so take a look and tell me what ya think... thanks...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Xenon...item2558419469

im curious if its worth a shot at that price or what... i need honest opinions and again im on a tight budget (tuition blows)

The Alchemist

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Do yourself a favor. If you're going to upgrade to HID's, get projector lenses first, and secondly, stay below 6000k for bulb temperature. The days of blue headlights being cool is long gone, at least where I'm at where so many of the cars on the road have factory HID's which are colorless to white as opposed to the ricer blue look. Some people think that the blue lights are brighter, but in fact it's a illusion to your eyes. The higher temp light causes your retinas to close, which makes it seem like they are brighter, but in fact, they aren't, and you're actually getting less visible light.

ramairracer

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ive bought many of those 39 dollar kit and its hit or miss some are great some, you have to flash the lights afew times before they go and some one side will jsut complety
go out...good luck
luckily on my personal cars ive had good luck

predator200289

iTrader: (5)

I hav 10k hids in my factory headlights, they look good but if I were to do it all over I would get 6k. My stock headlight bulbs workd better then my 10k's

HoLLo

iTrader: (17)

Google DDMTuning and get a quality kit for $50.

FlyinBryan007

My fog lights are out so I'm going to go ahead and replace all my bulbs at once. I want that super clean looking light with good visibility. I wish I knew what they were called, but I don't. Factory light is just nasty in comparison. Hopefully someone will know what I'm talking about even though I can't say much. Thanks.

onebad_SS

thanks guys i will look into it

bobbyd

iTrader: (10)

get the slim xentec ones. those are good. also i agree to get 6000k ones.

i had them on my ws6 lows and fogs and on my ss i currently have the lows but fogs should be here tomorrow or thursday

SS DNA

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^^^ Have you had any experience with the Xentec ones ? ^^^

SparkyJJO

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I have those, the Xentec slim digital ballast ones. 0 issues for over a year and a half, never failed to turn on even in subzero weather and I don't even use a relay harness. Best $80 I've spent.

bobbyd

iTrader: (10)

exactly same here.

no problems i highly recommend them. no problems when i had them on my ws6 and no problem with them on my SS either.

CHRRRIS

hmm.. do the xentec's plug straight into factory fogs? bright white light on the ground?

bobbyd

iTrader: (10)

they should plug in straight up...i didnt get mine today so I cant answer the 2nd part of your question but it should.

joesscamaro252

Not to hijack your thread, but I thought this may be useful information to those looking into HID's. I just got mine today from DDM Tuning...and I don't know if I'm just that big of an idiot or what...but I CAN NOT follow their directions whatsoever. I have no idea what they're trying to say. Can anybody "dummy" their directions down at all?

bobbyd

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they are easy. the the big hardness from the kit goes into the hardness that is currently attached to your bulb right now.

the other 2 wires from the ddm (blue and red go to the hid bulb).

if the light (bulb doesnt turn on) then swap the red and blue wire and it should work.

try it and let me know if you understood it or if you need more help

joesscamaro252

I think I follow you...but what about that connection on the bulb with the blue and black wires? What do they connect into? Know which one I'm talking about?

bobbyd

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the ones that are like by themselves? if so you dont need them/use them.

bobbyd

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http://bani.anime.net/for%20sale/35w%20hid%20kit-r.jpg

if you look at that picture I dont use those wires that go to the ballast and on the other end it has the red/black wire. instead i plug in the harness that is currently connected to your stock bulbs directly to that ballast.

joesscamaro252

Here's mine. Maybe you can clear it up for me with these.

bobbyd

iTrader: (10)

you got it. those 2 connections where you have the ? i would just leave them the way they are. your lights should work just the way you have the rest of them labeled