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AznVR4 · 12-31-2005, 07:14 PM

Hi, does any one know what type of After Market hid's are good? I dont want a retro fit Set.
I was looking at the PILOT HID and I dont know if its good or Generic, never really heard of it but looks Legit.
Here are some pics.

AznVR4 · 12-31-2005, 07:43 PM

What do you guys think about this Brand as well?

touringcamry · 12-31-2005, 07:44 PM

I hope you're not thinking of putting those D2S bulbs right into your headlamps without modification...

As for brands, I would stick with well known brands like Philips, Hella, Osram, Narva, or Sylvania. I never heard of Pilot and would be weary about their quality.

The fact that there's a 9006 or 9005 plug on the ballast really makes me weary because you're not supposed to just plug a D2S capsule into the housing where a 9005 or 9006 bulb is supposed to go. The lamp housing is designed to utilize the light output from a 9005 or 9006 bulb, not a D2S bulb.

Unless you plan to do a propper retrofit, ie fitting the lamps from a vehicle with HIDs into your Camry, don't do it.

Hawkeye-SE · 12-31-2005, 07:46 PM

Both are junk.

elhsgrad04 · 12-31-2005, 08:04 PM

dont go cheap on hid's not a good idea...

xpeed · 12-31-2005, 08:18 PM

I stick with either Hellalights, PIAA, Philips, or Ichikohs.

Hawkeye-SE · 12-31-2005, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by xpeed

I stick with either Hellalights, PIAA, Philips, or Ichikohs.

Hella doesn't make kits.
PIAA are just overpriced philips equipment.
Philips doesn't make kits (outside of Asia).
Ichikohs is junk.

AznVR4 · 12-31-2005, 08:29 PM

well i was going to get this Hella Set like a month ago but my friend said a friend of his has a Aftermarket set for $100 so i didnt bid on it. took him about a month to show me and it turned out his set was garbage. the Ballest Blew out, if i knew it was a bad set i would had bidded on the hella set.

Well my budget is only $200 for a Set. I would love to get a nice set but they're out of my budget range.

AznVR4 · 12-31-2005, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye-SE

Hella doesn't make kits.
PIAA are just overpriced philips equipment.
Philips doesn't make kits (outside of Asia).
Ichikohs is junk.

Hella makes Ballast. But i heard they stopped using the name Hella

spongebob · 01-01-2006, 12:10 AM

i got the pilot hid kit from that person selling he is selling from ebay right. its pretty good i got a gen3

AznVR4 · 01-01-2006, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by spongebob

i got the pilot hid kit from that person selling he is selling from ebay right. its pretty good i got a gen3

How long you had that set for? and how much did you pay?

Super Kaioken · 01-01-2006, 01:56 AM

i hear pilot is bad from HIDplanet.com.........

HoboJoe · 01-01-2006, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by spongebob

i got the pilot hid kit from that person selling he is selling from ebay right. its pretty good i got a gen3

Did you do a retrofit or did you stick it in the normal casing. If you didn't do any modification, how's your light output? Do you by chance have any pics? Been thinking about doing this for quite some time now. Plus, I figure if I aim the beam down a bit, I atleast did my part to make an attempt to lower the glare.

Bunthy · 01-01-2006, 09:05 AM

I never heard of that brand before. check out:

http://faqlight.carpassion.info/

I personally have SPW but i think they've stopped making kits a longer time ago. I got mine 3 years ago. The BEST in plug and play IMHO.

AznVR4 · 01-01-2006, 11:31 AM

What do you guys think about this kit?
I heard McCulloch was a good brand back in the days.