View Poll Results: Which color temp?
4300k
10
16.39%
6000k
16
26.23%
8000k
30
49.18%
10000k
5
8.20%
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Post up your HID's
Originally Posted by zfastss
Do your research; the forums on hidplanet(dot)com is an excellent resource. Use projectors. If you can't afford a retrofit with projectors, then please try to find a kit that uses D2R bulbs. These bulbs are specifically ment for reflector housings, which we all (f-body) have stock. 4100k-4300k will produce the most light, and technically the projector is what gives the blue-ish color flicker that everyone wants. The more blue/purple the actual bulb color output is, the less light is actually produced.
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zfastss- Sweet setup!!!! Glad I could provide some inspiration to a fellow enthusiast. Your setup looks very clean. One day I will get around to redoing my setup and I might go with the TSX projectors. They have become very popular in the recent years- I wish they had been around when I did mine. I agree with what you said too, hidplanet (was hidforum I believe) is a phenominal resource and your finished product shows you put in the research.
NSX- You can get D2R bulbs almost anywhere. Ebay, google, you could get them from a car dealership (probably the most expensive option) etc. The problem I believe you will run into is focusing the light correctly. A D2S bulb isn't going to fit right into our 9006 housing, and even if it did you might run into problems with beam reflection at the correct spot.
NSX- You can get D2R bulbs almost anywhere. Ebay, google, you could get them from a car dealership (probably the most expensive option) etc. The problem I believe you will run into is focusing the light correctly. A D2S bulb isn't going to fit right into our 9006 housing, and even if it did you might run into problems with beam reflection at the correct spot.
Last edited by Dan Brown; Dec 1, 2006 at 08:35 PM.
Yeah, I had to cut out the back of the housing some to fit them in, but it wasn't all that bad, it just took time and patience. I sealed up everything with some RTV (no moisture issues so far after almost a year)
What Dan just said above about the possible issues is very ture. Actually this is true with any "plug and play" kit (D2S or D2R), which is why people complain alot about glare and blinding oncoming drivers. Unfortunately HIDs aren't just as simple as a bulb swap (on the technical/optics side anyway).
Also as far as I could tell, a "kit" with D2R bulbs is hard to find (but not impossible) which I don't understand why, but you can find re-based D2R bulbs to fit the 9006 type holes (or whatever stock socket you have), you'd basically have to piece together a kit yourself:
2 ballasts (hella/phillips are popular and all over ebay)
2 bulbs
wiring harness (pre-made or make your own)
Bottom line, everyone is free to do whatever they like, if you want to throw in the typical plug-and-play for some brighter light, go ahead. It's kinda like putting headers on and not tuning it after. The end result is that it works, you got more power, but you're not taking full advantage of the mod.
What Dan just said above about the possible issues is very ture. Actually this is true with any "plug and play" kit (D2S or D2R), which is why people complain alot about glare and blinding oncoming drivers. Unfortunately HIDs aren't just as simple as a bulb swap (on the technical/optics side anyway).
Also as far as I could tell, a "kit" with D2R bulbs is hard to find (but not impossible) which I don't understand why, but you can find re-based D2R bulbs to fit the 9006 type holes (or whatever stock socket you have), you'd basically have to piece together a kit yourself:
2 ballasts (hella/phillips are popular and all over ebay)
2 bulbs
wiring harness (pre-made or make your own)
Bottom line, everyone is free to do whatever they like, if you want to throw in the typical plug-and-play for some brighter light, go ahead. It's kinda like putting headers on and not tuning it after. The end result is that it works, you got more power, but you're not taking full advantage of the mod.
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Click Here For Pictures I have a 10000K kit on the z28 and they are bright and a deep blue. really nice.
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Originally Posted by SiggyBaby
I've got a set of Silverstars in my Z. How much do these HIDs run?
I'm new to the HID's, so let me get this right, is there any kit that you can buy or do you have to fabricate everything. I'd want the projectors, bulbs, everything so I could just swap out headlights. Is this possible?
Originally Posted by Tonys99RamAir
My fog lights are SilverStars, look like stockers with the headlights on, kinda sucks. I am lookin into replacements, just have not found what I want. Here is the closest pic I have of the car with the headlights off:
that is after I put the sealed beam conversion on, looks just like stock.--Tony
BTW, glad you like your exhaust!!
that is after I put the sealed beam conversion on, looks just like stock.--Tony
BTW, glad you like your exhaust!!
nice pic tony.. so again what is it that you did?? like you said it looks stock
EDIT: and i am glad i listend to you on the exhaust.. hell i will listen you on the headlights.. HOW DO I DO THIS???
Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
nice pic tony.. so again what is it that you did?? like you said it looks stock
EDIT: and i am glad i listend to you on the exhaust.. hell i will listen you on the headlights.. HOW DO I DO THIS???
EDIT: and i am glad i listend to you on the exhaust.. hell i will listen you on the headlights.. HOW DO I DO THIS???