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Old 04-20-2008, 04:45 PM
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Damn! Those look awesome, do they make kits for TA's?
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you pay for what u get!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by tylergarceau
you pay for what u get!!!!!!

esplain your reason and experience with HID kits and this wisdom.
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Originally Posted by tylergarceau
you pay for what u get!!!!!!
yes please do go on.

i hate how everyone trash talks ebay items without any experience with them..

i remember when the stainless ebay headers were "junk" and now they are on many many cars in this forum without any problems, the same goes for the ebay intercoolers. there is actually a thread in the forced induction section about how many people use them and how good they are..
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It's not just about getting what you pay for. You wanna get it from a reputable seller. I mean, you can by the cheaper kit ($50 vs. $125) but, for example, will the cheaper seller replace for free any defective bulbs? The 1 and only time I had a problem from ebay was from a seller with already sketchie feedback, but I really wanted the item...lesson learned. Otherwise, I have learned a lot by viewing the threads on this forum.
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Originally Posted by thecobrahunter
It's not just about getting what you pay for. You wanna get it from a reputable seller. I mean, you can by the cheaper kit ($50 vs. $125) but, for example, will the cheaper seller replace for free any defective bulbs? The 1 and only time I had a problem from ebay was from a seller with already sketchie feedback, but I really wanted the item...lesson learned. Otherwise, I have learned a lot by viewing the threads on this forum.
yes, most of them have one year warranties. they will replace any defective items. i had one company accidentally send me the wrong (outdated) ballasts which made the radio a little static-y so i told them and they OVERNIGHTED me the updated set. also have you considered the thought that their cost is much lower considering: they dont have to pay employees (prob one guy), dont have to pay for a store (coming out of their living room), they probably bought 1000 of them at a time, and mostly because the company who manufactures them did not have to engineer the product (they buy another manufacturers' product and copy it exactly with the same materials).
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i will say a few of the ebay kits do look good. not gonna lie, but i will also say when i go (rebuy) my hid kit, i will be buying from LED gauges, because ive heard only 1 bad thing about them, in this post.
i trust a seller who can get on a forum, and build a rep with a group of people like that over a guy on ebay, who could just as easily say f-the one year warranty, and your screwed. not saying i never buy on ebay, i just like to know where i can find the guy if things go bad.
with very few exceptions, i will always go with the engineered product over the out of your living room model.

yeah, ill spend some extra money for that
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Are the LED Gauge kits a digital balast?
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^ He's on here, you could send him a PM and ask him.
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Yea, but he isn't on here near as much as he used to be.
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How hard is it to do the conversion? What do you have to do?
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They actually come with a 14 month warranty. Here is the link.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmyd...QQfsooZ2QQrdZ0
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Anyone know of one of these "cheap" kits for a TA?
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Originally Posted by tylerdj
Anyone know of one of these "cheap" kits for a TA?
no. such a kit does not exist. your sealed housing bulbs require you to custom make your own projector lenses
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Thanks! Which one do we have to have?

Originally Posted by djsanchez2
They actually come with a 14 month warranty. Here is the link.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmyd...QQfsooZ2QQrdZ0
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Originally Posted by 99corvette
Thanks! Which one do we have to have?
Look at their feedback first..... your bulb size is 9006
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97.9 isnt that bad is it?

Originally Posted by 94'BLKBRD
Look at their feedback first..... your bulb size is 9006
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Click on the 2977 , 52 negative and 61 neutral feedback in the last 6 months
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Yeah true, but you also have to look out of how many too, i think its just a luck game if you will get a good one or not.

Originally Posted by 94'BLKBRD
Click on the 2977 , 52 negative and 61 neutral feedback in the last 6 months


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