i made a thread a while back, although my imagestation account was closed (due to too many pics), but feel free to add this as part of your resource

http://www.3si.org/forum/showthread.php?t=155338&highlight=HID+thread


*just right click the red x, go to properties and copy the location and open a new window and paste them, they should still come up, i tried and they just did from here.

 

I noticed that my HIDs look much better (and crisper) in my 97 than they did in my 99. Just a thought...

 

i have a zip of all the missing pics from my posts in that thread. let me know if anyone wants them

 

I can host them if you want. They di not seem to be that big at all.

just e-mail them to niksem2000 at cox.net

 

email sent, they are what i can try to extract from the closed imagestation account. its a zip file

 

looks better than my patteren

whats the anme of this company?

 

Here are macky's pics:

Hallogen:

 

the last few pics were from my previous high-beam-to-low-beam conversion using a 9005 super white bulb (i think it was PIAA i used or RAZO) trimmed to fit onto the low beam socket.

thanks for hosting the old pics

 

Anyone have pics of the HIDS Deft Spyder sells that aren't blue and just pure white? I don't like the blue look but I love Pure bright white light.

 

there are somewhere on this site. Can someone post an URL and I can host them so the pics would not dissapear.

 

May I ask why the retrofit vs kit?

 

not sure what you are asking. If you just install the standart HID kit sold all over into our halogen non-HID housings, that is not exactly legal because it creates the glare (see above in a 1st gen stealth) which bilnds the drivers. In order to avoid the glare, people put HID projectors from vehicles that come with HIDs stock into their halogen headlights - that is called retrofitting. Did I answer you question?

 

which is why i need help putting projectors onto sealed housings!

 

not sure what you are asking. If you just install the standart HID kit sold all over into our halogen non-HID housings, that is not exactly legal because it creates the glare (see above in a 1st gen stealth) which bilnds the drivers. In order to avoid the glare, people put HID projectors from vehicles that come with HIDs stock into their halogen headlights - that is called retrofitting. Did I answer you question?

Ahhh, guess i didnt know that kits were illegal. Yes that answers it.

 

btw the company i was talking about is http://www.advancedautomotiveconcepts.com

not sure if I can trust them.

 

damn those are some nice looking beams...those are 8000k?

 

yeah they look shady

 

I think that glare problem is at least 50% the fault of shite hardware. I remember the kits that misterjung.com used to sell were advertised as having correct arc placement relative to the tungsten filament on a halogen bulb. 3/S projectors seem to have excellent beam pattern and cutoff, but you would need the arc to be properly located in the housing.

Can people post links to HID kits intended for use in HB4 (9006?) housings?

Anyone have pics of the HIDS Deft Spyder sells that aren't blue and just pure white? I don't like the blue look but I love Pure bright white light.

You're from Lexington too, huh. I guess you're the guy Tim mentioned. Welcome to the board.

-Chris

 

I had the 5000K kit from Deft.

http://www.3si.org/forum/showthread.php?t=257287

I've also owned the Mistjung.com kit. It's a cheap alternative, but that kit is crap.

I put the 5000K hid kit straight into my housings. Although they look good, I am a little disapointed. On a scale of 1-10 I'd rate it a 8. It's good enough if you don't want to spend the money, but still not perfect. I'm looking for a set of '94 headlights, the glass will provide more focus and better cutoff than the lexan. If I'm still not satisfied, then a retrofit is in order.

And on the legal note. I installed my HID kit, then went for inspection. They asked me if the car came that way. Then they pulled a sheet of white paper to see the color on it. They looked at the BMW in the next lane to my car, and then passed me with no problems at all. On the road, my stealth looks just like a BMW hid. It just doesn't look that way from inside the car

 

Well, I am going to get retrofitted..... still going to talk to the guy over the phone. I got brand new 99 headlights... something I do not want to get messed up.

got them on Ebay along with 4300K Phillips D2s bulbs (have less glare and these are OEM bulbs on BMWs):

 

those are the valeo projectors they come on the s2000 if im not mistaken

 

nope, got both wrong. Those are Bosch projectors that come from 3-series BMW

 

which one is better thought valeo or bosch?

 

I had the 5000K kit from Deft.

http://www.3si.org/forum/showthread.php?t=257287

I've also owned the Mistjung.com kit. It's a cheap alternative, but that kit is crap.

I put the 5000K hid kit straight into my housings. Although they look good, I am a little disapointed. On a scale of 1-10 I'd rate it a 8. It's good enough if you don't want to spend the money, but still not perfect. I'm looking for a set of '94 headlights, the glass will provide more focus and better cutoff than the lexan. If I'm still not satisfied, then a retrofit is in order.

Interesting that you think the glass enclosure will make the difference. Are you sure?

Which kit are you saying is cheap, the Misterjung.com kit or the Deft kit?

 

im pretty sure that the valeo is a bit smaller but the bosch has the neato cut off