CRAZY KEN Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Low Beam H7 Hi Beam 9005 Fog Light H3 Is there a company (http://www.hidexpress.com) that has all three "plug and play" (utilizing stock OEM connectors) HID kits at a color temp between 4200-5200K...looking for hi lumens!!! And here is the catch, the H3 HID bulb has to clear the stock fog light housing!!! Thanks, There is one company that says/claims it'll work and they are selling all three for $957 shipped!!! CRAZY KEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepFreeze2 Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 U want HID for all 3?!?! That's crazy, Ken! Not necessarily a bad idea, just a crazy concept. Go for it, dude. I can hear the people now...."Is that a low flying jet? No! It's Crazy Ken, HID demi-god!" Lol! YA RLY!!! Home of +2500 useless posts!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidiq Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 I have HIDs in my low-beams and have had no problems. I want to go with a yellow H3 bulb for the fogs and just Silverstars for the highs. Don't need all three HID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Simpletons Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 What a mess of ballasts and wires...I'd do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaptan Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 definitely overkill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted January 7, 2005 Author Share Posted January 7, 2005 On my old MY99 GT I had 9007 HID conversion kit, which eliminated my hi beams! So I took out the factory foglight assembly and put http://www.suvlights.com 3" HID driving light (aimed them down and angled them to the far sides) and the center air dam I put a pair of Sylvania's xenarc (aimed them high). All three of them were different systems...color temps were different...but no problems what so ever...not even dimming of my lights with my +1000 watts system!!! The BEST part, I don't have to keep on replacing bulbs every month/ every other months!!! http://www.hidexpress.com looks very temping!!! And at that price...I think it's worth it! Hell, back in the day for $957 you can only buy 1 to 1.5 HID kits!!! I am just praying that the H3 HID bulb will fit!!! Just imagine: H7 halogen Silverstars 55watts/1350 lumens/4000k 9005 halogen Silverstars 65 watts/1700 lumens/4000k H3 halogen Silverstars 65 watts/1310 lumens/4000k IN TOTAL: 185 watts/4360 lumens @ 4000k (spec. from http://www.sylvania.com) vs. H7 HID 35 watts/3200 lumens/4300k 9005 HID 35 watts/3200 lumens/4300k H3 HID 35 watts/3200 lumens/4300k IN TOTAL: 105 watts/9600 lumens @ 4300k 6000k = 3000 lumens 8000k = 2800 lumens 10,000k = 2600 lumens (spec. from http://www.hidexpress.com) Now, if only I can get the foglights to stay on while the Hi beams are on I'll be a happy camper!!! CRAZY KEN muhahahaha "Power is nothing, if you can't handle it, stop it or see!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne53 Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Thats insane, er CRAZY! You better post pics when you get them installed. -Tyler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 HIDs in Highs as well as lows is very understandable. HIDs in FOGS is just crazy. The beam pattern of the projector projects something like 50 feet, and wide, HIDs would be expensive overkill when the HID low beams are on. The color temp of HIDS is the wrong end of the spectrum for inclement weather, anyway. If you want the ultimate, go with HIDs high and low, Yellow halogen fogs, and HID Driving lights from Hella or PIAA, or something in the lower intake, possibly pointed higher or wider than the High beams (if they are long and narrow, point the driving lights slightly wide, if the highs are wide beams, point the driving lights level or a degree up and straight ahead) Wire them for park or low with fogs, high beams with driving lights. It will likely be slightly illegal, due to lows, highs and driving lights on the "high" setting. More than four "headlights" is technically illegal, but if there is a cop in front of you, you'd likely be using low beams (or lows and fogs) anyway. It will also be technically illegal to have aftermarket HIDS installed, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1 Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 can someone explain to me wat HIDs are and if they are just bulbs are they "plug and play?" cuz ive read around on every HID topic and im still confused! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sduford Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 HIDs in Highs as well as lows is very understandable. HIDs in FOGS is just crazy. The beam pattern of the projector projects something like 50 feet, and wide, HIDs would be expensive overkill when the HID low beams are on. The color temp of HIDS is the wrong end of the spectrum for inclement weather, anyway. Yep, he's completely right. Putting HIDs in fogs will just cause more reflection back into the driver's eyes and not improve visibility. Combine that with the wrong color temperature, and you will probably reduce the performance of your fog lights. In fact Daniel Stern explains why that is quite well, and he even refused to sell me HIR bulbs (not as bad as HIDs) for my fogs, recommending that I buy cheaper Narva all-weather bulbs instead. HIDs in the high beams though, that I would like! Sylvain www.digitalfotographer.com - Audi Q5 Club - MB-GLK Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne53 Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 What temp are these HID's? http://premium1.uploadit.org/tylerwayne/Ligth-1.JPG -Tyler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaptan Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 They are probably stock 4100-4300k in Japan, but at that angle they do like like a higher kelvin rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Simpletons Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Those look really blue...like 6000K+. It's hard to tell...HIDs don't photograph well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdepew Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Regarding HID photography, the ideal would be decide upon a single color temp to use as the reference for 85% gray, then when photographing the differences between stock and HID bulbs, be sure to use all the same settings, such as apeture, exposure, focal length, et cetera, so that while it may not necessarily bewhat we saw, it will be a fair comparison between the two pictures. Of course you need a camera with manual control to be able to do this, but when I take care of my HID installation, I intend to follow this procedure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 ...for all of your opinions! I have seen vehicles that have HID low beams with halogen fog and HID low beams with yellow halogen fogs (i.e. Lexus IS300) on the streets many times and, to me, I think it looks akward and fugly. To me, if they don't match up (i.e. all 3)...it will f-up the Feng Shui of the vehicle!!! I like things to match...have a theme...have everything flow! For example, one of the main reason why I bought the 18 x 7.5 Prodrive GD-06 British Black is because Rays Engineering manufactured them for Prodrive...Just like my Volks LE37K 17 x 7.5...both are forged monoblock and 16 some odd lbs!!! When I purchased a rear Vacanza(gold color) swaybar...I MUST purchase a front Vacanza swaybar...even if it was a front Cusco(blue color) swaybar- it would annoy/irritate me! Spec-wise they are exactly the same...except for the color! Now back to the subject, I love the Silverstars that I currently have on all three...a lovely upgrade from stock, but I miss, very much...my old setup...I am sorry for the disagreements, but I WILL do it!!! ...and you can take that to the BANK!!! Muhahahahahaha, CRAZY KEN;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sduford Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Well, if you use your fogs purely for appearance then by all means, go ahead! But if you use them to drive in bad weather... Sylvain www.digitalfotographer.com - Audi Q5 Club - MB-GLK Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted January 11, 2005 Author Share Posted January 11, 2005 ...hardly has bad weather...At worst 2 to 3 snow storms, in which my landcruiser would solve that problem!!! CRAZY KEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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