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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 02:41 PM
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Originally posted by snorkelface
Could you provide a direct link for the '93-'97 retro fit kits? I couldn't find anything for around that price.
Nah. It is for a 9006 kit. For our cars, if we do get a HID conversion kit, we'd have to remove the stock bulb and then put in the HID bulb. Sucks, we don't have a real retro kit.

McCullough had one with a improved housing (so they claim) for $80 but now they can't sell the aftermarket kits at all because of the ban on aftermarket HID kits.

I'm trying to get my relative in Canada to let me ship to him. If not, I may try this ProXenon kit. Haven't been able to find anyone with one yet to ask their experiance. I did find one with a misterjung kit and he said it sucked. Basically a rip off.

I'm hell-bent on getting a HID kit...sooner or later.

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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 03:00 PM
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Originally posted by ImportKILLER

McCullough had one with a improved housing (so they claim) for $80 but now they can't sell the aftermarket kits at all because of the ban on aftermarket HID kits.

When did this ban occur? I never heard anything about this.
Old Sep 17, 2003 | 03:41 PM
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Try a search engine and just put in "aftermarket HID ban" and a bunch of pages should come up.

McCullough emailed me already saying they couldn't sell it. There are websites that still sell them but I'm not sure of quality.

If I can't get a McCullough, I may just do a projector/HID project.
Old Sep 17, 2003 | 03:49 PM
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I have also had a LOT of experience with different headlight setups in my 97 Camaro just like pu124eng12. No matter what you do to the stock H4351 housings the light output will SUCK. I have had 2 different HID kits using the stock housings. It was brighter but the beam pattern still sucked and may have also caused a little to much glare for uncomming drivers. Any HID kit that uses a 9006/7 based capsule is junk. They are cheap asian made bulbs and actually have a shorter lifespan than a normal halogen bulb. The best bulb out there is the stock spec Philips D2S rated at 3200 lumens and 4300K. After not getting the color and beam pattern I wanted from the cheapo HID kit in stock sealed beams I went all out and actually retrofitted a pair of Audi HID projectors. All I can say is holy Sh*t. It looks as if the sunlight is shining in front of your car. The beam pattern, color, and side illumination are VERY good. I have also heard the Hella 90mm's are very good if you dont have the cash to do HID. I spent a total of about $600 on everything which is not bad considering everything is brand new genuine Audi, Hella/Philips components.

I know some of you have seen my setup but for those that havent here are links to the pics. At the bottom there is an excellent shot of sweet purple cutoff that HID projectors give off:-)
http://community.webshots.com/album/73572838dAxOcQ
Old Sep 24, 2003 | 12:33 PM
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I have done a Hella 90mm conversion on my car. Still have the halogen H9's in there and they light up the road GREAT. Like JTS95TA confirms above, there's nothing better than projector headlights to light up the road. But if there's room for improvement, I have to do it and that's why I am thinking I might convert the low beam projectors to D2S HID. There are a lot of sites out there that have all the info you want on doing the conversion that's pretty easy btw.

To get an idea of what's involved with installing the housings on a Camaro, check out my install page linked in my sig.

HTH your decision!

Sam
Old Sep 24, 2003 | 06:04 PM
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I talked with JTS95TA before about his past HID kit and thank him for saving me some $$$ for avoiding misterjunk. pu124eng12 has helped numerous times helping me acheive my quest for HIDs. I took a look at Sam's site to see how it might be done.

I think I'll probably have to get some projectors put on my car...find someone to do it for me. Or maybe I'll get brave and do it. We'll see.

Damn you HIDs...with your color changing, cut-off, lights!

Yes...I'm obsessed.
Old Sep 24, 2003 | 07:03 PM
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Lots of darn good info in this thread!

Some of the reasons why Wraith could be more than pleased and I'm just "so-so" with the light output is the way we did the installation. My installation is done a bit different than his. Both installations are described in detail on my web page link listed above. It could be that my choice of mounting somewhat restricts the light from pointing in a "good" manner? Not sure but that could be why we have differing opinions on the light output.

I have found, on my car, that if I raise them high enough to make them point FURTHER than the stockers then I get flashed all the time because they blind the people coming at me. Because of this, I have them pointed down a bit and this makes them, IMO, no better or maybe slightly worse (for overall light output) than the stockers. I have a good comparison too because I flip flop between my 94 (the PIAA for headlights) and the 96 (stock lights) regularly. Maybe one of the these nights I'll line up both on my road and just see how they compare
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