HID Kits

Moused · Post by **Moused** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:02 pm

I'm just after a decent kit...

Curious if anyone has a recommended brand, or price range.. What I should avoid, etc.

Also how will they hold out in the stock headlights? Would a projector be needed?

Post by **BorepYano** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 1:19 am

the stock headlights are projector headlights;
make sure they use digital ballasts and the units are water proof;
I'd recommend wiring in relays;
Spend the time to double check your wiring, and do the wiring properly (i.e. make sure the crimps are tight, use solder, use heat shrink);
plan the job. Mock up where everything should go first; leave extra wiring, you can always trim it back, but it's a bitch to add 2cm of wiring later.

I've used a couple of random sets bought off ($50ish each set, off memory) they were both alright. 1st set flickered after a while, although it might have been my rushed wiring than the kit's fault. I spent a bit of extra time wiring up the 2nd set, also wired in a couple of relays; worked perfectly.

Scorpionwally8 · Post by **Scorpionwally8** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:06 am

I just put a set into my fto , brought them for $67 6000k for my low beams,

Moused · Post by **Moused** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:57 pm

Thanks Bo, awesome info there

Scorpionwally8 wrote:I just put a set into my fto , brought them for $67 6000k for my low beams,

Where'd you get them from? Happy with the quality?

Scorpionwally8 · Post by **Scorpionwally8** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:11 pm

Yea I'm happy I got them off eBay ,was from a Queensland company

Technikhaus · Post by **Technikhaus** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:21 am

I got mine from The Retrofit Source, they're expensive but great quality, and have had no issues at all with them.

Moused · Post by **Moused** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:14 pm

Are the relays required?

Post by **BorepYano** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:17 am

Moused wrote:Are the relays required?

technically no; but a good idea. They are fairly cheap and easy enough to install, to be worth the effort IMO.
saves the switch from possibly burning out; and lessens the chance of damage due to under powering the ballasts from dodgy and/or old wiring.

Moused · Post by **Moused** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:57 pm

BorepYano wrote:
Moused wrote:Are the relays required?
technically no; but a good idea. They are fairly cheap and easy enough to install, to be worth the effort IMO.
saves the switch from possibly burning out; and lessens the chance of damage due to under powering the ballasts from dodgy and/or old wiring.

Where would one look at getting the relays?
What would they need to be rated? Very hazy about relays.

Post by **Vectose** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:32 pm

Just a standard 30A or 40A horn relay from Jaycar or any auto parts store.

Post by **BorepYano** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:15 am

Vectose wrote:Just a standard 30A or 40A horn relay from Jaycar or any auto parts store.

40A? over kill much? lol. I guess there's no harm, since they are all about the same price anyway.

If you can't find those, anything over 6A or 9A will work.

i.e.
35W kit @ 12v = 3A; they do draw up to double on start up, therefore 6A+. or;
55W kit @ 12v = 4.5A; they do draw up to double on start up, therefore 9A+.

Post by **Vectose** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:38 am

:lol: Most of the automotive relays sold in auto parts stores are 30/40a.

silverGPX · Post by **silverGPX** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 11:08 am

I wouldn't worry about it in the beginning, only if there is an issue... Waste of money and time otherwise

Post by **BorepYano** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:43 pm

silverGPX wrote:I wouldn't worry about it in the beginning, only if there is an issue... Waste of money and time otherwise

I'd waste the $12 on 2 relays to not have to worry about potentially having to re-do all the wiring and maybe replacing the HID's. (although I have to admit, that has a lot to do with realising just how dodgy my original wiring job was)

Moused · Post by **Moused** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:43 am

Eh, few bucks more to throw the strain on the relay makes sense..

Hoping to have it wired up sometime soon. I hope these cheap ass ebay ones are decent! lol

Scorpionwally8 · Post by **Scorpionwally8** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:07 am

Mine work fine and I didn't bother with relays

Moused · Post by **Moused** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:32 pm

Welp, I installed a cheap ass ebay kit today... I also grabbed a relay 'kit' off ebay too.
All plug and play, enough wiring to get where it needed to, lights are working - waiting for it to get dark so I can actually see how decent they are.

$60 in total. The ballasts are apparently waterproof... I'm not so sold, so hopefully I've placed them in nice dry areas.

Hopefully they hold out for a long time to come - thanks for all the advice

Next on the list methinks I'll fix up the peeling headlights.

Post by **BorepYano** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 4:29 pm

good work, where did you end up tucking the ballasts?

oh.. guess it's too late to suggest a LED conversion instead?

Moused · Post by **Moused** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 5:21 pm

BorepYano wrote:oh.. guess it's too late to suggest a LED conversion instead?

Yes, yes it is

lol

As for the ballasts, I'll grab some pics later.

prageeth · Post by **prageeth** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 12:03 pm

I have some experience with a few eBay HID kits on my FTO. Finally I found this good ones and am using for a couple of years. In fact, Philips may be the best but I couldn't afford a $1000 HID kit.

Check this link out;
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281437367367

I have HB4 for my low beam with 6000k, 35w. Happy with it so far. They gave me a 2 or 4 year warranty, can't remember. (Invoice is at home).

Here is the most important thing to me when I made the decision to buy this HID kit.
Quick Start: 0.05 Sec start, 1 Sec get 80% bright. (the normal kit in the market need take about 8 Sec )

Previous kits I had took a minute to come to the full brightness.

Some comments from the seller;
"it is the same factory which make the ballast for PHILIPS. and we can send this kit with CN-light too, which is the best quality made in China too."

Good luck

FTO AUSTRALIA

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