HID Conversion Kit

[slimx]

10,000 is purple..

4300 will be dead set white i assume..

HID KIT IN RAIN - IS sh*t doesnt matter if you have a 230W BOSCH KIT, A/C Powered headlights just dont do it in the rain you must stick to D/C halogen for rain lol.

p.s. FOG LIGHTS ARE LEGAL TO USE IN THE RAIN (i have no proof of this but i asked a highway patrol officer) . GET THEM AND USE THEM!!!

[Mr Morlock]

you can use fog lights in the rain ie inclement conditions but they offer comfort more than any real performance- you eyes are essentially looking ahead not in the immediate foreground. The comments about K etc is academic- cheap poorly made light sources can be anything and you have no way to measure them. I have seen high wattage H4 Indian made bulbs measured against standard 60/55w quality products and the latter were far and away better performers on tolerance and output. Incidentally Manga blue is quite right in his observations.

[slimx]

let me conclude and close this topic

-looks much nicer
-kit looks bad if you do not have projector headlights and may SLIGHTLY blind others (SLIGHTLY just as any jeep behind you does)
-brighter only if you have a 55W and a projector headlamp setup (nb8b/nb8c)
-lights up the road better in the night
-looks nice at day time when they are on
-very sh*t in the rain
-HIGH BEAM IN HID IS sh*t and absolutely useless as they are made for spreading out light not pushing it into one area/directing it
-230W BOSCH kits are used in STOCK HID KIT SYSTEMS WHICH ARE THE BEST AND ARE GOOD IN ALL SITUATIONS (LOW BEAM, PROJECTING, RAIN, FOG
-HID KITs CAN interfere with RADIO not sure about mx5s but most cars with really HEAVY duty electronics (fancy fuel pumps etc..) e.g. CX7 CX9 SP23

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Just like a front lip .. or ANYTHING its BETTER not worse.. it has its downsides just as a front lip would.
Front lip SCRAPES EVERYWHERE.. DOES NOTHING adds weight, but looks better, supposedly helps aerodynamics.

AIM THEM PROPERLY NOT UP IN THE SKY THAT WILL BLIND PEOPLE

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They are great..
If you want one get it, if you dont shut your mouth.

They are illegal, so is a pod filter, so is TINT below 35% (above 35% DOES NOT DO ANYTHING nor does 35%), technically if a cop wants to get you OIL LEAKS ARE ALSO ILLEGAL as are EXHAUST LEAKS and ANY KIND OF EXHAUST MODIFICATION EVEN TIPS. Tinted tail lights..
FIND ME A MOD that is legal without a $550 engineering certificate ?

very few.

[Mr Morlock]

I am not sure that any of us can close a topic.Non oem hid systems are not legal and no amount of justification can change that. Faulty lighting can adversely affect other drivers and that is the reason for not allowing open slather- it is not well policed but that applies to most road issues except where cameras are involved. In a first world country having a car that complies with legislation and including being roadworthy strikes me as reasonable.

[manga_blue]

I was just re-ordering oils and noticed that our mate Harold is selling genuine Philips Xtreme Vision bulbs now. His prices work out a little cheaper than getting them shipped direct from UK.
http://www.performancelub.com/Philips%20Bulbs.htm