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I found a HID kit from eBay at http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1845089637
I contacted the seller about the kit for 9006, he is very helpful and nice.
First of all, I would like to know what you guys think about the kit, is this one a good kit since the ballast is from Hella. And is it easy to install? will the bulbs fit into the headlight of a gen4 2001 Camry (because there is a small piece of thing located just in front of the light bulb, I have no idea what's it call)
he has quoted me two prices. Shipping within US is $16 US dollars (UPS), to Canada is $30 US dollars (USPS), I will ask him if he can send the kit as warranty replacements so that we in Canada, don;t need to pay those stupid custom + tax. The price for 6000K kit is $370 US, 7000K kit is $380 US + shipping. If there are people who are interested, please reply the message, then I will ask him about the group-buy price.
here is the update, the seller replied my e-mail.. here is what he wrote
"If you want individual shipments to Canada, for 10 people and 7000k kits I can do $345 per kit plus $25 shipping/handling/insurance. 5200k, 6000k, and 7500k is $10 less, so $335 per kit. We might be able to work out lower pricing based on payment method (prepaid with cash/check/money order) or delivery (shipped to one place, hand delivered to one place, etc.)"
he can send the shipment as warranty replacement..
for people in US, the shipping is probably $10 then..
he mentioned that for lower pricing, it might still be possible depend on the payment method.. guys...tell me if it sounds like a good deal!!
i like the pricing just curious though on the difference between the 7000k and 7500k i mean the 7500k should put out more light rite?? how come it is cheaper??? also which one has the purplish hue?? in BC stupid RCMPs hate us with mods so i cant really go like that i gotta stick with the bluish/whitish hue just wondering which one it is... thnx...
i like the pricing just curious though on the difference between the 7000k and 7500k i mean the 7500k should put out more light rite?? how come it is cheaper??? also which one has the purplish hue??
Light output is mesured in Lumens NOT temperature. It just so happens that different temps have different colour characteristics. The "stage" expression has entered the HID retrofit world. Also exponensional use of Kelvin (K) rating is used as brightness improving advertisement. Its all just big empty words. Do a search for "kelvin color temperature" on a search engine (ie: yahoo.com) and you will see that it has nothing to do with brightness and all to do with color. Going upwards from 4100K means that your light turns blue at the expense of total brightness. Theoretically, if the same brightness were to be kept, you would have to increase the wattage of the bulb from 35 to maybe 40W, and redesign the ballast. This would be a very costly solution, so thats pretty much why all automotive HID bulbs are 35W.
Stage 1 refers to 4100K and stage 2 normally refers to something higher value K. Some kit suppliers advertise with 7000K and higher. This can be suspective as a lower than OEM quality bulb has been used. No bulb OEM manufacturer makes any versions with more than ~6000K. So either it is 6000K, or the bulb might have been painted. Painting bulbs decreases brightness and in most cases decreases life.
wouldn't word the explanation any better way... the FAQ from the above post's very very helpful and informative. i would suggest anyone who's looking into HIDs to go to that site
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the H4 kit does not have high-beam ... here is the reason he gave to me..
Hello:
I only carry low beam kits. My 9003, 9004, and 9007 kits will give low beam only, you will lose high beam, with those kits. The pricing is the same for all kits. The original dual beam kits come with a diode kit so they will remain on when you switch to high beam.
I used to carry the dual beam kits, but I found them to be rather unreliable so I stopped carrying them. Basically, these dual beam systems work with a moveable metal shield, which prevents light from getting into the high beam part of the bulb. When you turn on high beam, an electromechanical part moves the metal shield out of the way, turning on high beam. However, since the HID bulb generates a bit of heat, these miniaturized electromechanical parts are somewhat unreliable, and I found they would break after some use.
Also, the response time to switch from high beam to low beam is rather slow, since the metal piece has to be physically moved. It's not quick like the halogens that are instantly on. I found that because of this the dual beam HID kits out there were useless for flashing, only for driving with high beams. However, the HIDs on the low beams really give off a lot of light, a lot of times you may find yourself not using high beams because the low beams give you plenty of light.
Finally, even the BMW bi-xenon systems use a separate halogen bulb for flashing, because the response of their dual beam system is not good enough for flashing.
Anyhow, hope that helps. Sorry I don't carry the dual beam systems, it was a question of reliability so I decided to be safe and stick with low beam only kits.
Yes, it works on a servo motor to reveal the high-beam, and yes someone has yet to design an aftermarket bi-xenon kit. BUT, it is incorrect to assume that just because HIDs are bright, there is no need for high beams. High beams provide background lighting (for farther down the road) while low beams provide foreground lighting (for what is immediately in front of you).
Once again, check out this website as a useful resource if you're in the market for HIDs. <--Not a shameless plug, but a helpful reminder.
http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/
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