I stumbled across this on ebay, it is an H13 kit, with 4 ballasts per bulbs and supposedly is bi-xenon, what do you guys think? I am planning on doing a shelby front end conversion and I know the H13 bulb is used for both applications, so I thought about grabbing these now and seeing if I like them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/9008-...16337932QQrdZ1

Fitz

 

Id definetly be intrested if they work and are of decent quality

 

I recieved two responses about these HID lights from the guy selling them..


They are sending me a video of the light and hopefully some pictures of it installed on a Mustang, and then I might order a set.

 

It was saleen for me... these sound scarey. I would wonder about the heat buildup in the factory bezzle over time.

 

HID's actually run cooler than standard halogens.

 

I think I may jump on this

 

if you're going to do the shelby conversion, then there's no point in getting the Saleens, however trust me, I have done enough hack jobs and retrofits on headlights for HIDs to know that true plug and play, like the Saleens, are the way to go.

Without a proper cutoff, like the Saleens have or cars with projectors, you're just going to blind people and the light will scatter everywhere instead of being focussed to help you see better.

Although HIDs may "run cooler", they require a lot more power to fire up then halogens, so if you don't have a properly made set or something that's overloading your system, then you'll end up with neverending blown fuses or worse, fried wiring.

remember you get what you pay for, and also remember anything outside of 4000-4300K you are just giving up light output for looks/colour. please, stick with 6000K or less.

k

 

I was going to stick with 6000k, I also have a voltage stabilizer and grounding kit for this reason alone. To help my electrical system and my headlights.

 

I have had my HID's for a few months now and no issues. Yes the HID's require a ballast to fire up. The total draw on the circuit is 18.7 amps for both headlights. That drops down to 3.5 amps after they are lit. Be sure to get a kit with relays if you do this. I went with the 8K kit because I wanted the looks. Technically, the 6K kit has more light output, but my 8K kit is still just about three times brighter than standard halogens. Approx 2800 lumens for HID versus about 950 lumens for halogen. The higher the degree, the more blue-purple the light. I believe that Merceds uses a 5k lamp.

 

DaBoss2 What kit are you using?

 

I have a McCulloch kit. It was pretty cheap and I will be honest, I had to return the first kit they sent me because it was not complete. I had no problems having them send me out a new kit though and the only issue I had was the drivers side lamp did not fire one time. I switched them off and back on again and they both fired up with no problem. Haven't had that happen since. Try this link

http://www.xenonking.com

 

Any update?

 

I want an HID kit for my fog lights.

My Silverstars aren't doing it for me - quite frankly, they pale in comparison to my HIDs. (no pun intended)

Any idea if there is a kit out there that would work?

 

Try this guy: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...QQcmdZViewItem

 

same guys, they are brothers I believe. THey sent me those videos a couple of weeks ago

 

The link I posted is the same ebayer as in your original post.

Did you pick up a set??

 

Try this guy: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...QQcmdZViewItem

Here's his answer:

 

Ohhhhhh... I sense another mod coming....

Thanks Redfire, for helping me abuse my bank account even more!!! <laughing>

Emailed the guy... I am going to get rid of these lame-o Silverstar fog lights. Heh, heh...

 

How did you connect the harness from the kit to the factory light harness?