HID Conversion Kits

[Charles]

Hey. I was just watching a 2013 video of Eric installing an HID kit on his Honda Element and need a suggestion. OK, in your opinion what’s the best HID conversion kit out there as of 2016 and where can you get it and price range ? eBay seems to have nothing but trash anymore tho I have gotten some good conversions kits from there in the past few years that worked perfect for a couple years until they started failing to come on at the same time. I didn’t pay much for these at that time as well but they were better than the junk they sell now for around $25 to $30. Thanks for any suggestions. I’m a new-be here and welcome me to the forum ! lol.

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[Rob]

No Im not going to welcume you 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛
you can like check like rock auto and see what they have and also amazon but sorry dont know much about HID kit

[Caleb Stovall]

Hid kits you can get just about anywhere nowadays a lot of it is just rebranded.
If you do install HIDs you need to install an entire new assembly for your headlights that are DOT approved for HIDs because if the way they reflect compared to halogen.

Eric never installed HIDs.
Those are LEDs and they’re pretty much replacing HIDs.

[Lee Ann]

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Eric never installed HIDs.
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You might be mistaken but I believe he made a How-To video to show the proper way to install and aim them and to share information about the different light intensities of HIDs. If I remember correctly, he used the Element for demonstration.

[Caleb Stovall]

I was thinking of the vigor lights he upgraded.

I will make notes that to install in a sick assembly you will need that shield so they don’t blind people but at the same time your stock assembly was made for halogen bulbs that run a lot cooler than HIDs a lot of people run into melting of the headlight assembly which is why I generalize at just getting a new assembly which isn’t that expensive, eliminates the melting problem, eliminates needing the shield, and gives you a nice clear headlight.

Also most vehicles have two seperate bulbs for low beam and high beam, in these cases I would not suggest using an HID as a high beam because 1. HIDs take time to warm up to brightness and most the time you are turning the beam in and off as traffic comes towards you.
2. When a HID is turned on a high voltage “spark” ignites the bulb to turn on, this is where most of your bulb wear will come from so it will wear a lot faster.

Also when you install an HID kit as you see in the video you have a lot more parts prone to failure, such as more wires, error code eliminators, ballasts, and fuses.

While I’m a big fan of HIDs in my personal cars I still recommend LEDs as being easier to install, easier to maintenance, not causing as many issues with stock headlight assemblies, being great for both low and high beam bulbs.

They do make high beam HID bulbs for 2 bulb assemblies but these will have the problems listed above, they exist because people will buy them anyways, they do have a higher light output and take a higher wattage than the low beams though.

Also keep in mind that HIDs have advanced since this video and the ballasts tend to be much slimmer (think like smart phone with a case slim)
Also the high voltage stickers aren’t a joke, the hurt much more than say a spark plug shock.
Also, all the wiring that Eric has to do is uncommon in my experience, most of these kits I’ve seen have gotten to the point that they are just plug and play.

[Hugh Hemington]

Due to the ease of install, and potential to swap the old bulb back in, I’m leaning toward the LED upgrade on my ’93 Vigor. I found the CarFiend site and see the CREE kits, and according to the ETCG1 video the Acura have (needs) the single-beam kit, but which bulb.

And is there a coupon code I can use?

Thanks!

[Author]

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