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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 05:16 PM
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NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

kay i gotta make this quick. i have 100$ on my debit card and i want to order HID's (10000k) for my 91 Camaro RS from a reliable vendor. has anyone ever ordered HID's online? please give me a site and if its reliable plzz under 100$ THANKS SO MUCH GUYS!!! one guy gave me http://www.hidxenonheadlights.com/ but it looks real sketchy ): pls help thx
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 08:36 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

A few places on eBay are cheap and a friend of mine bought his for his ranger low beams and they looked amazing. Couldn't tell you the vendor but his looked good
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 12:23 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

Unless you put the HIDs in a HID specific projector housing, dont bother. Youll just blind other people on the road and it wont be any better than doing just an H4 conversion.
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 12:24 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

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Unless you put the HIDs in a HID specific projector housing, dont bother. Youll just blind other people on the road and it wont be any better than doing just an H4 conversion.

and dont let people tell you otherwise.
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 12:50 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/auto...-exterior.html


great write up on exatly how to do it. but its gonna cost more than $100
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 01:19 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

Well, ive ordered HID's. but for the projector housing ive got some spare metal i can cut and weld to make my own so thats not an issue. I need instructions on hid installs on 3rd gens tho.. does anyone know where i can find that??? thanks
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

so youre going to purchase HID projectors then make a new housing for it to fit in the stock location out of metal....that sounds like a lot more work than just modding the cheap ebay housings to work. the hids you ordered will have to be compatible with the projector bulb type, which hid kit did you order?
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 01:36 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

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so youre going to purchase HID projectors then make a new housing for it to fit in the stock location out of metal....that sounds like a lot more work than just modding the cheap ebay housings to work. the hids you ordered will have to be compatible with the projector bulb type, which hid kit did you order?
umm what i meant to say is.. ive already ordered an HID conversion kitt.. 2 lights.. 2 balasts.. wires. everything .. off of the internet. wont it fit in the stock location..? and i ordered it from the wrebsite someon1 from third gen recomended.. http://www.hidxenonheadlights.com/
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 02:03 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

the stock bulbs are sealed hologens, theres no way to put a HID bulb in them. you have to get a housing with removable bulb, and get a HID kit that fots the bulb type of that housing. just putting a hid kit in a new housing it a BAD idea, as stated earlier. the correct way to do it, is order a cheap housing, a set of projectors, and cut up the housing and mount the projectors in them. then get a HID kit for the bulb type of the projector you use.
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

that hid kit doesnt even specify what bulb type it is
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 09:10 AM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

also looking for a place to get some Hid's can someone possibly give me a rundown between the different options below? I have a 92 firebird so if i want to throw hids on it im assuming i need three kits one for the headlights and two for the foglights correct?
Projectors on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4X6-P...#ht_4614wt_975

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-x6-...ht_6755wt_1297

Hid Kit
http://www.simplyhidkits.com/
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

This is the exact same kit I used...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7x6-E...t_13367wt_1026

It's bi-xenon, so you'll have both low and high beam. It also has the metal shields over the bulbs to help hide the hot spot. I wouldn't go any higher than 6000 color temp, otherwise you'll end up with that tacky bluish purple color and won't be able to see very well.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

call jorge @ trumotorsports tell him riddle told you to call, if he has a set it shouldnt cost 100 317-787-8668
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 05:58 AM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

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call jorge @ trumotorsports tell him riddle told you to call, if he has a set it shouldnt cost 100 317-787-8668
hey where is he based out of?
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 09:04 AM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

75 my cost from him, he is based out of indy

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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 10:06 AM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

How much for h4 bi xenon 6000k
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 02:17 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

Any kit is 75 shipped
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

I need to see photos of this kit. I dont like buying blind
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 10:18 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

Www.specdtuning.com
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Old Sep 14, 2011 | 02:36 AM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

Is it just me, or is there not even a section on the site for HIDs...

Besides, Ive said it once and Ill say it again. Putting HIDs in a non HID specific projector with a cut off is going to do nothing more than shoot unfocused light everywhere and blind other people. They wont be any better at lighting the road than a stock replacement sealed halogen lamp. They only thing they will be is more money. So far Ive seen 1 set of 4x6 housing with a HID specific projector and HID kit on the market. It sells for almost $1000. The only other real option to getting HID quality light in our cars is to make them yourself by fitting a HID specific projector into a 4x6 housing, then putting a HID bulb and ballast in it.

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Old Sep 14, 2011 | 06:02 AM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

Type in hid kit in the seatch box
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Old Sep 14, 2011 | 03:32 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

all i found was "hid" bulbs. which are nothing more than Xenon bulbs you can get at the local auto parts store for $20. they arent actually HID at all.
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Old Sep 14, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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Re: NEED HELP ORERING HID'S ONLINE!!!

I found the kits yesterday, everything is universal for our cars, personally id just get a brighter light instead of installing a kit
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