Best Place to Get HIDs From?

[Omer]

Hey I've been lookin around at gettin some HIDs for my magnetic gray 2007 Camry LE for a while now, but was wondering where the best place is to get them from.

Also, what would be the best company value and quality-wise?

I've heard of Apexcone as good for cheap, and Kaixen as really high quality but also expensive.

And one final thing...I want a slight blue (not purplish) tinge in my lights, 6000K or 8000k?

Thanks in advance!

[Yazovets]

I personally think that even 6000K is more blue than useful (higher Kelvin lights put out less lumens). But if you are insisting on having a blue look, 6000K is the maximum useful color temperature that you should consider.

[geoff5093]

I got mine from xenondepot.com, I have the 5000K but my next set will be 4300K, which are still white/blue, but have a much higher light output.

[JSM1284]

From Me.....

[Camoulous]

If you must go with a kit and you want the absolute best, go with the XenonDepot Conversion HID kit.

[ansyR]

Originally Posted by Camoulous

If you must go with a kit and you want the absolute best, go with the XenonDepot Conversion HID kit.

Too bad its discontinued..unless you buy the seperate parts for it from them. More $$

[Camoulous]

Originally Posted by ansyR

Too bad its discontinued..unless you buy the seperate parts for it from them. More $$

From reading threads in the past on here, another alternative to XenonDepot's HID Conversion kit is to buy OEM ballasts and modify the headlight housing to accept authentic Philips D2S burners. If you're interested in this route, look up one of the very long HID thread in the past and if I remember correctly, it was Epsilon who pointed this alternative out with pictures and evidence.

[Epsilon]

Originally Posted by Camoulous

From reading threads in the past on here, another alternative to XenonDepot's HID Conversion kit is to buy OEM ballasts and modify the headlight housing to accept authentic Philips D2S burners. If you're interested in this route, look up one of the very long HID thread in the past and if I remember correctly, it was Epsilon who pointed this alternative out with pictures and evidence.

Glad to know someone is learning something on these forums.

[white3ch0c0late]

Originally Posted by Epsilon

Glad to know someone is learning something on these forums.

+1

[cp44]

I got mine from xenonpros.com, they also sell on ebay. McCulloch Kits

[yeuemhoai]

Originally Posted by geoff5093

I got mine from xenondepot.com, I have the 5000K but my next set will be 4300K, which are still white/blue, but have a much higher light output.

You read my mind!!! My next set will also be 4300K since 5000K is a bit green for my eyes.

[geoff5093]

Originally Posted by yeuemhoai

You read my mind!!! My next set will also be 4300K since 5000K is a bit green for my eyes.

It's not so much the green as I've never really noticed that before. I'm not sure if the reason is because I'm using a PnP kit with stock projectors or if it's because I have 5000K bulbs, but whenever I see a car on the road with stock HID's, they always seem to light up the road better.

[n8dogg455]

Originally Posted by geoff5093

It's not so much the green as I've never really noticed that before. I'm not sure if the reason is because I'm using a PnP kit with stock projectors or if it's because I have 5000K bulbs, but whenever I see a car on the road with stock HID's, they always seem to light up the road better.

there are many factors which would be contribuiting to this, however the one major one is :
it is because you are using a projector designed for halogen ....
the stock HID projector cars have optics designed for HID

and yes, there is a difference.....
Head over to HID planet for more info ....

[Omer]

Thanks for the advice.

So..overall 6000K is probably best...but what company do you all generally recommend?

[geoff5093]

Originally Posted by Omer

Thanks for the advice.

So..overall 6000K is probably best...but what company do you all generally recommend?

Where did you come up with that conclusion? 4300K is the best for the most light output.