jimmyv13

I knoe AE Turbo does and he is very happy with his, but I was just wondering about other members. Anybody have any input, good or bad, on this product? Thanks.

Jim

DC350

go to ebay....and look up either RX-7 or rx7 they have them i am sure of it

jimmyv13

I've already got a bid on one.... I was hoping someone would be able to give me some info about these kits. They aren't priced too bad, so why doesn't anyone have them?

jimmyv13

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AcmeSkater

the H4 kit?? I have it but my passanger side bulb does not look like H4 just theat yellowish color, I might do the full HID conversion but i don't have the $$$ to put out for it, I liked it while it was working right but Im going to try it again once it stops raining.

jimmyv13

This is the kit I'm interested in:

Kit

I have a question about them, if they are HID's what do you plug your three prong clip into? Is there some type of adapter for the H4 bulbs? I saw Sylvania has some kits for the 1st and 2nd gens that run $699 for EVERYTHING.

defylogik

i have a similiar kit.. i would like to get some brighter lites than it came with.. overall no complaints yet.

scott

rico05

Personal Opnion:Rice. Sorry...

ChrisV

They aren't HIDs, they are blue tint Halogens. That blue tint actually puts out LESS light than stock. No normal light with a blue tint will light up as good as a standard light. You would need a blue absorbtion coating (that removes the blue element of the light) to get better lighting. A dichroic blue tint reduces it. True HIDs have a blue tint, but they are a completely different kind of light, and the light itself in the beam has no blue in it.

"Recent tests by the US Department of Transportation's Office of Crash Avoidance Standards found that a standard-wattage 9004-type blue headlamp bulb reduced the road lighting ability of a standard headlamp by 67%, and increased glare for oncoming and preceeding trafic by 33%"

http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/info/bulbs/blue/bad/

The kit you are looking at is one of the cheap-*** wannabe HID setups. The lenses look pretty, and I'd put normal halogen bulbs in them. I also wouldn't use the "blue" parking lights. (of course, I'd have the headlights on the 7 down when parking anyway...)

jimmyv13

What did you plug your bulbs into.....the three prong clip that is on the car or is there some type of converting plug between the new bulb and the factory clip? I was hoping that different H4 bulbs will plug into whatever the harness is that they give you in the kit. If it's just a fake H4 bulb with a regular 3 prong clip, then screw it, but if it has something that will make it accept other H4 bulbs then I will probably get it.



Is every mod that does not make your car fast "Rice"?


WTH is an "opnoin" anyway?

Gene

iTrader: (1)

I'm pretty sure the thing with the 3 prongs is a bulb holder for the standard size bulbs. It would actually cost them more to make an h4 style bulb with the 3-prong built in than it would to use a socket and a standard off the shelf bulb, I imagine. The bulbs that come with it are probably blue crap, but you could put in some nice PIAA superwhite bulbs or whatever they call them. And the parking light thingie is

Besides, I alwys park with the headlights on if light is needed, you can see way better than with crap parking lights

AcmeSkater

I can say from expirence that ur wrong they look just like BMW headlights. I have put them on my car and had them working correctly for a few days. Compaired to stock they light up so much more and are a lot brighter. Mine arn't exactly like the one shown there b/c of the housing type and mine don't have parking lights built in. I have the same basic housing tho, the thing that covers the front of the bulb is a little different. Those bulbs don't cost over 60.00 they maybe might get to 30.00. I baught mine strait from the Xenon auction for 49.99 w/ bulbs. My bulbs are OEM Japanese quality . I like them a lot and i think it adds the modern look to the cars, i just want to see a sleep light car w/ these on. The H4 bulbs do plug right in but im not sure weather it over loads the wires so I am going to buy H4 lights that don't increast heat or current. One other thing they are Very hot, you can feel the heat comming through the housing.

Pretty much, I think the accents are what make the cars unique.

AcmeSkater

Sorry for the two posts but i just found an auction just like the one i bought my HID from
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cg...422728&r=0&t=0

rico05

Yes. Any gaudy, needless visual enhancement is rice. If it serves a purpose for saftey, speed, or general performance, do it. If not, save your $$ and buy some real mods. No offense though, I just don't like those things. Save your $, and get a true HID kit. Now those are slick headlights.

AcmeSkater

These look exacly like that. I like eyecandy so any visual mod will get my vote.

hypntyz7

I have this setup on my s-10. It looks NICE during the day, and at night too. Visibility is DECREASED with the blue bulbs. Visibility is about the same with regular white h4 bulbs on low beam, and increased on high beam. For a rex it is NOT worth the money, because your lights stay down anyway. I got mine for my truck for loks only. WIth the blue bulbs visibility is about half what it was. The road looks grey with them. During the day, the entire headlight looks blue though, like an eyeball or something, freakin cool.

IMO, theyre nice for cars with non-popup lights because of the clear diamond daytime look, but visibility will likely drop at night. With the rex, you get neither the daytime aesthetics OR improved visibility at night, so why would you do it?

Wicked7

Bought mine on ebay, and so far not impressed by them. I wound up replacing mine with some wagner bulbs. Do not buy these kits. Unless you like constant high beams in your face. I would reccomend Hella H4 or a compliant brand.

jimmyv13

I want the kits, but I plan on swapping out the bulbs for some better H4 bulbs.


If you get flashed at all the time, could the lights be improperly aimed?

pd_day

iTrader: (6)

Hey man, if you want better lighting, HID is the way to go. On groupbuycenter, it's $350 shipped. Something to think about.....

jimmyv13

No kidding? I haven't been to gbc in about 4 months..... too much honda stuff. I will check that out, though, thanks pd_day.

pd_day

iTrader: (6)

No problem man, since I am bored, here is the link and pics.

http://www.groupbuycenter.com/buy.asp?row_id=4635

jimmyv13

That's the same one that I found. It doesn't seem to be too bad. I'd still need this composite case that I just bought, though. That's a definite possibility after the tax return check is deposited and I pay for my ported motor.

How much are HID bulbs?

pd_day

iTrader: (6)

I just found an Eaglite HID conversion kit for 335 shipped.....
Anyone interested?