hid help
02-19-2006, 11:56 PM
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hid help
does anyone know anything about (http://store.f1spec.com/)? i hear a good set of HIDs are about 300 bucks... so yeah..... any help would be great. if they suck, can u guys tell me a good brand of HIDs? thanx much
02-20-2006, 12:18 AM
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yes, and i kno the "its not going to look like sti hid" and the issue of the law talk... but i don't really care, (i might think other later...) but meh... lets let the good times roll
02-20-2006, 08:49 AM
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I've had bad experiences with cheap HIDs, to prevent further frustration, I just took them out and put my stock ones back in. Eventually I'm going to buy either a Philips or a Hella kit. I'd say stick with those 2 brands as they are the companies that make the OE kits for many different car manufacturers.
02-20-2006, 09:16 AM
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I have the Brightstar HID kit. So far I've been very happy with it. The lighting is better over stock but I have them in JDM headlights so the beam is off a little. I bought it used and it's been in my car for the last year or so. I have my lights on all the time (yes even during the day 
) and recently one of the ballasts went out. Emailed Brightstar Taiwan and within an hour I recieved a reply, and every other email after that was replied to within 5 minutes! They gave me a number of a local retailer in milpitas. Drove there and he gave me a new ballast no questions asked. So within 1 day I had my kit fixed and I wasn't even the original owner.
The guy said the prices on their kits have also gone down and locally he could sell them for $260-280 i think. He is in Milpitas.
) and recently one of the ballasts went out. Emailed Brightstar Taiwan and within an hour I recieved a reply, and every other email after that was replied to within 5 minutes! They gave me a number of a local retailer in milpitas. Drove there and he gave me a new ballast no questions asked. So within 1 day I had my kit fixed and I wasn't even the original owner. The guy said the prices on their kits have also gone down and locally he could sell them for $260-280 i think. He is in Milpitas.
02-20-2006, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by RU-X
oh wow... can u tell me where this place is? i hear brightstar hids are one of the better brands out there
Hi Dan,
We have a distributor in USA. His information as follows:
Mr. Kevin Chu-Chiang Ho
Add: 623 Arbor Way Milpitas, CA 95035 USA.
kevin@kalex.us
Tel: (408) 661-2668
Fax : (408) 268-6410
02-20-2006, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by dan avoN7
yea, here is the info the brightstar rep. gave me.
Hi Dan,
We have a distributor in USA. His information as follows:
Mr. Kevin Chu-Chiang Ho
Add: 623 Arbor Way Milpitas, CA 95035 USA.
kevin@kalex.us
Tel: (408) 661-2668
Fax : (408) 268-6410
Hi Dan,
We have a distributor in USA. His information as follows:
Mr. Kevin Chu-Chiang Ho
Add: 623 Arbor Way Milpitas, CA 95035 USA.
kevin@kalex.us
Tel: (408) 661-2668
Fax : (408) 268-6410
02-20-2006, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by STi-owns-evo
Have you had any problems with the relays? The kit I have, the relays have been going out every few months, which is a pita, because it means I have to mail it to them and be w/o a headlight for ~ 1 month. What temp kit have you been using?
02-20-2006, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by dan avoN7
Which kit do you have? The kit I have didn't come with relays, most kits actually don't unless it's built into the harness. The brightstar kit I have is an older version but it came with the bulbs, ballasts, and ignitors. Everything is seperate so you can split up the pieces. Aaron and I made a harness for my lights that uses 2 relays and wires up to the battery directly for power. Never had any issues with the relays, just normal ones you get at radio shack.
I got it used off of an i-clubber but it was a Blesk kit that is supposed to be a Hella revamp. It was made by proXenon.
02-20-2006, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Wingless Wonder
There is a thread in the Vendor Forum with a plug'n'play HID kit for $299 shipped to 50 states.
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