hid light kits ?

[airmanwilliams]

anyone have experience with any hid light kits and can tell me what to look for or where to go for the best deal? I have REALLY BAD night vision and my stock lights arent doing the job of helping me out much and I need to look into upgrading before my long trip to oregon in april.

 

[TJDukit]

The problem with hid kits is the housing, if you don't go high dollar for projector housings the light scatters and blinds everyone on the road

 

[airmanwilliams]

The problem with hid kits is the housing, if you don't go high dollar for projector housings the light scatters and blinds everyone on the road

bummer and I dont think anyone would make special housings for the sidekick or atleast a 1993 sidekick.

 

[JL Rockies]

I've installed them, the cheap ones are expensive and the expensive ones are good. There are no housings that I'm aware of and I'm pretty aware. I don't think it's a good option for an off road vehicle.

 

[jeep-N-montero]

My 97 had HID's in it when I bought it and I hated them, switched back to stock with a quality bulb and life is good again. Does your Sidekick have plastic or glass lenses?

 

[airmanwilliams]

I believe they are glass.

 

[JL Rockies]

My 97 had HID's in it when I bought it and I hated them, switched back to stock with a quality bulb and life is good again. Does your Sidekick have plastic or glass lenses?

Like I wrote, the cheap kits are expensive.

 

[jeep-N-montero]

Like I wrote, the cheap kits are expensive.

It was actually free, I had a new pair of housings and bulbs on the shelf from awhile back, plus I am selling the HID kit. But I know what you mean, most kits ends up in the trash because they are junk and you have to put normal lights back in. In my Miata I run the Cibie H4 housings with a standard 60/55 bulb and I feel they put out better light than most HID kits.

 

[jeep-N-montero]

I believe they are glass.

Sealed beam or composite housing, meaning are the bulbs part of the housing or can you remove the bulb from the housing when it needs replacing? And have you thought about a pair of driving lights to compliment/supplement the factory lighting?

 

[Bear T]

Go to HIDGUY.net guy is really good to work with, great price, awesome lights, and a killer warranty.

 

[phatfoto]

If you don't have projectors, or a housing designed for HIDs, you are wasting your time and money, and pissing off every driver you blind. If you put them behind fluted lenses, you are blinding everyone and wasting that light you've paid for. If you don't have a sharp, stepped cutoff with the light, you are blinding everyone.

HID forms light differently than Halogen or incandescent. And the bulbs position that light in the housing differently as well.

 

[Chevycrew]

There is many good reviews for the noyka bulbs on ebay, if you have the halogen capsules throw a wiring upgrade and higher watt bulbs in.

Skip the cheap bulbs or hid kits.

 

[Max Power]

Hid's are illegal for street use unless your vehicle came stock with them. I would reccomend them for offroading because they are hands down brighter. The light output for a 35W hid bulb is typically 3 times brighter than a 55w halogen bulb. As stated above you will create a lot of glare for other drivers if used on the street. A hid bulb is longer which means the light is being produced further into the reflector housing. It's like focusing the beam on a mag light then turning the head of the reflector and the beam becomes scattered.

 

[Max Power]

I forgot to mention if you end up buying some check out ddmtuning.com. They are the best bang for the buck.

 

[Venture13]

Go with digital ballast 4-7k range, Amazon is the cheapest, they are all good, same company from china, different label.

 

[lhracing]

The problem with hid kits is the housing, if you don't go high dollar for projector housings the light scatters and blinds everyone on the road

Also the light scatter is a big problem in a snow storm, the reflection coming back at you will almost blind you. DO NOT put HID's in a housing that is not designed for them, they only cause problems for yourself and the other drivers.

 

[spencurai]

Get some driving lights...make sure they are equal lumen output to your stock lights and use them to supplement your stock lights. The cops are pretty serious about giving you heat about lights that are too bright.

 

[TkMeHomePlease]

brandon just get some HID fog lights then you can turn them on when you need them and off when you dont

 

[airmanwilliams]

brandon just get some HID fog lights then you can turn them on when you need them and off when you dont

would be much cheaper. ill have to see if I can find some REAL GOOD ones.

 

[airmanwilliams]

havent put in the battery or alternator yet but did install the 9004 silverstars lastnight and noticed quite a difference, hopefully with the battery and alternator ill get alittle more output too.


stock headlight

silverstars