BTS88IROC

Just thought some of you guys who are looking for better lighting might like to take a look at this. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33710

tpiroc

:hail: Just when I convert all 4 to euro diamond-back with white leds installed That's PHAT IMO! Dey on da way!

86IROCNJ

Damn, pretty nice! By saying, "Dey on da way" does that mean you bought them tpiroc? If so, please post pics. i would not mind spending money on those. You could probally convert it to HID also. let us know

86IROCNJ

Anything new with these lights? Just curious b/c i emailed the seller and he says he has them in stock and i am thinking of getting the whole set. later

bubbakutz

how much would a whole set be?

86IROCNJ

$120 shipped for all four lamps like that. It is about $500 for the Sylvania HID kit.

bubbakutz

120 for all 4? damn thats not bad......do the high beams have the halo around them too?

86IROCNJ

yep

bubbakutz

cool, maybe when i pick up some more cash i may get them, cuz my stock lighting really sucks

samdog1232000

First time I have seen your Iroc, Looks pretty good! It was considered top ten another site?

tpiroc

That's the top ten at CarDomain (it's not current but I did a printscreen when it was). As far as "Dey on da way", well I was REALLY excited to see them, but not an investment worth while right now, for that much I could have a serious head-start on some 4th gen interior, or towards getting the paint on my nose fixed. Besides I'm quite pleased with my current conversion headlights. If anyone else snags 'em be sure to post some pics!

samdog1232000

I was planing to put the white lite setup but the place I went to only had the high beams. I am in no hurry though cuz these cars tend to be a life long project because you are always wanting to do stuff to it.

5SIZ

kinda on the r i c e patty side if ya ask me.

85_ZED28

I don't care for them at all, why would you want blue squares around your headlights?

5SIZ

my thoughts exactly.

86IROCNJ

to each their own. thats all!

SMURFN' Z28

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@ZZKKER

iTrader: (1)

thoese are not true hid xenon conversion. there are no balasts, and the bulbs are just xenon gas filled blue tinted h type bulbs, and the lenses are not cut for hid type light output. you have to have special lense pattern for the hid to work right, other wise you are waisting your money buying just the balast and the bulb to install into the autozone special. that is why the Sylvania HID kit is 500, and the hella and piaa conversions are more expensive.

hope that helps.

thanks
anthony

bubbakutz

if blue is legal...would putting little red bulbs in them be legal?

tpiroc

Blue isn't legal in any state. "Law Enforcement vehicles are the only vehicles permitted to emit blue lights on public roads." In many states it's only legal to emit white or amber from the front end of a vehicle, and only legal to emit red from the rear, and amber if for turn-signals. However, red license plate lights are not legit and considered "Auxiallary Lighting" and is considered a "No License Plate Light" offence (I've been pulled over for red license plate lights and red side markers). Therefore no, red is not legal.

CrazyHawaiian

Just remember, like Anthony said this is not the same thing as a true HID conversion. This is just H4 bulbs in an H4 enclosure with alot of gimmicks. The 'angel eyes' thing is from the BMW's. They come stock with Halo HID lights. When looking at them in your rear view mirror you see a light halo around the light beam. Looks like 4 really bright eyes looking at you, hence the name. The only difference here is the halo is more of a rectangle than a circle ... dosnt really look the same. If you like the look, then go for it. Its certainly different.

tpiroc

Right, it's just auxillary lighting. However the H4 allows for a wide variety of aftermarket bulbs (up to and including true HID conversion for mucho dinero), however most of these "SUPER HID PLASMA NEON HYPERWHITE ICE BLUE" bulbs make a poor attempt to emulate color and performance characteristics of "High Intensity Discharge" systems and claim to be "HID!........................... look".

CrazyHawaiian

Another thing I thought I'd mention. When buying 'kits' like this off E-Bay, really double check they're giving you the right bulbs. Some will come with bulbs that run way to much wattage and end up causing you alot of electrical system issues down the road. I would actually recommend running the lowest wattage H4 bulbs you can find. I would also recommend reading the 3rd gen lighting article in the tech section to make sure your electrical system is ready for H4 bulbs. I've run 90/100 watt H4 bulbs on another car and it ended up melting the connectors after about 6 months of daily use. The enclosure and wiring just got waaay to hot.

SuperchargedRS

Does anyone know the company that makes them???

Also I was thinking they might not look that bad w/ some normal white LED lights for the halo [and putting a real HID rig in them]. I think I'll photoshop them and stare at it for a while before think about buying em' Also on the r i c e note, BMW is the one that invented them!!!! my *** the things that get called that latley, it's like honda phobia lol Also I dont think you could make a Camaro look like a oriential car w/ all the japinese wrightiing stickers and neon lights in the world.

SuperchargedRS

Here is my idea on them as a parking light ext.

SuperchargedRS

Pic1

SuperchargedRS

Or just outboard

SuperchargedRS

pic 2

86IROCNJ

I emailed the guy back and asked for the company info but i could not find an answer out of him. I also looked through a search engine and was unsuccessful. Sorry, don't know the company info. I have not heard back from the guy since!

tpiroc

The seller probably knows that if he revealed his sources you could cut out the middle man and save some cash! ALL EBAY USERS SHOULD PESTER THIS GUY!!! Then a group of us can do a group buy from the manufacturer and get 'em way cheap

EDIT: Just wanted to add a couple notes; I just asked the guy about manufacturer. Yeah square angel eyes sounds silly but couldn't angel eyes need square frame glasses? If you're not down with the "***** headlights" then that's a-ok, we're entitled to opinions and preferences. I see something like this as an opporotunity to wring the "BUTTROCK" out of my IROC, because it's not 1985... this car to me is a chance to modernize what once was a VERY dated car. In this circumstance, it's an alternate to the crappy, dim sealed beam headlights. When was the last time YOU saw a car made with 4x6, 7x5, 5.75, 7 inch sealed beam headlights? Yes 97 Sonoma's had the odd sized sealed beam, and up to the 01 F250 Superduty too; ok so there's two trucks.

bubbakutz

ok so red is outta the question.....
but ur saying blue is illegal too....then why do they sell them with blue bulbs?
i think the white bulb...since it is legal....looks cool too....matches how the beamers are
heh, that would be cool if we found out the manufacturer and then did a group purchase....if that ever did happen then i would be up for it
im definatley gonna look into these...i dont know about u guys but my head lights really really suck....not bright at all

tpiroc

They sell them with blue 'cause blue looks "coo". White LED would be the way to go in those, that way it would look like the beamers. I got a mail back from the guy saying "Hi, I ordered them from a manufacture oversea, in Taiwan" - Thanks for NOTHIN' Bud! I emailed him back saying "No, WHO makes them, not where"...

"That's a nice car, what's the make and model?"
"America..."

SuperchargedRS

Well I went to the properties of one of the *.gif s on the ebay page and this is the address http://www.kfmii.com/ebay/trendracin...ALBEAM_REC.gif

now I am guessing that kfmii.com is the maker.

transam305

my only question is do they make them from trans-ams? if they do i wanna get a set...

Slade1

I tried that exact same set for my camaro. I put in xeon bulbs. The first time I turned them on they cracked on me. It was a nice effect, blue halo around the bulbs. I wired them so they would come on with the turn signals, but the whole cracking of the lens really turned me off this mod.

A real improvement on light is the sylvania silverstars. I returned my set of angel eyes for this, a lot cheaper, but the way these lights light up the road is amazing. Pure white light, just 100 K cooler than HID lights. If you put these bulbs in, you'll be shocked as to how good they look.

tpiroc

Slade1, do you have any pictures of the finished installation? I think there are many curious board goers as to what the result is. As for the seller, after I asked him "WHO not WHERE" he replied with "I have no idea." - So my retort was "Then I won't do business with you." and hope that gets results, otherwise the guy is either a jerk or an idiot. We'll see I suppose.

bubbakutz

um....why did they crack?

88blkiroc

Hey Slade, what was the part number for the Silverstars that you used??? Did you do just low beams or both low and high? Do they make a silver star bulb for the factory fogs? Thanks

tpiroc

Low Beam Sylvania Silver Star Part Number: H4656ST (2 req.)
High Beam Sylvania Silver Star Part Number: H4651ST (2 req.)

Sylvania does not manufacture SilverStar fog light bulbs (yet).

aaron7

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Summit has them in their sport compact catalog (don't ask why I have one)

Matrix GR Motorsports "Angel Eye" Diamond conversion kit:
H-4 bulb not included
GRM-09-1050 4x6" $24.95 each


The only thing that sucks is, I haven't found an H4 that is actually bright... I have the Painless headlight converion harness which helped a little... but all those H4' with crazy Japanese lettering on them suck! The only ones that I haven't tried that are under $100 are the PIAA ones.


But here's an idea:
Same catalog, Matrix GR Motorsports H.I.D. conversion kit:
GRM-01-191 H4 purple/white $649.95
GRM-01-165 H4 blue/white $699.95

Sure it's pricey... but that would be so cool!

tpiroc

Wow, cool update to a post almost 8 months old

The legit HID conversion WOULD be awesome, and you can now do it for about $300 ($150 if you want cheap garbage). There's an HID forum going nuts because there's a possibility of banning HID kits because nobody installs them right and blind people. The fact is HID operates cooler, and is 3x brighter than Halogen; when used properly it's fantastic. So the prices may skyrocket as these kits may become "off road" accessories.

Has anyone installed these guys by now? I'd like so see an install in action. I was considering getting the 7-Color LED halo fog lights and putting them behind my grille, but have been a little hesitant.

I too was sent the "Sport Compact" version of summit but never bothered thumbing through it

Good work, aaron7

Mathius

I would have to see them in order to offer an opinion, but right now I enjoy the grand prix, monte carlos, 300zx and chevy silverado headlight mods better.

I just wanna point out here, that colored lights of any kind are not illegal in ohio.

From the offical website of the ohio state highway patrol:

http://www.state.oh.us/ohiostatepatr...sequipment.htm

Mathius