motorX

i am confused, i want to purchase an HID kit, but i have those round headlights, i heard these require a special bulb? i heard theres one bulb that has like a lining around it and one without... i want to purchase the phillips HID kit, but dont know which one to get... i want the one that shines really whitish blue, more white than blue... so which one is it? 5500k? and which bulb do i get with it? and also when i buy a new car and get regular headlight housings like on lets say an accord, do i have to buy a brand new HID kit? or do i just change out the bulb only? and how much do those bulbs cost?

whats the best place to purchase phillips HID kit for a good price anyone know?

yoolykeme

catz. no other way around it.

phillips is junk.

reno96teg

why is philips junk?

motorX

catz? i never knew the made HID's, i heard phillips were among the best in HID lighting

RB

motorX

i was thinkin about the phillips ultinon 600k d2s 9006 kit for my integra, i want that whitish blue output, anyone got any pics or know where i can get this for a good price? do phillips make the parts and other companys just put together the bulbs n stuff and call it there own? or are all phillips ultinon 600k kits the same? i mean same bulbs, same phillips ballasts, or is it different for each?

DVPGSR

I have a Philips 4300K set and I am very pleased with it. Most car manufacturers use Philips kits in their OEM HID applications.

Don't be fooled by Yooly...Catz may be good but Philips is certainly not junk!

antarius

I was under the impression that CATZ more or less made *fake* HID kits.

Like a type of high discharge bulb, but not a true H.I.D

Anthony

i think yooly is post whoring looking to get a post count and i'd say phillips over catz any day

Meguel24

OK enough of the HID madness, let me clear it all up here

Philips does not make Ballast. They are made by Hella and then Philips puts they name on them. I opened up a philips ballast and Hella was stamped all over it and in the inside. Most bulbs are made by Osram

Philips/hella are not junk, some of the very best.

Catz did make them fake HID (Catz Zeta Kit) but now they make real ones too and I have heard good things about them too.

http://store.yahoo.com/catzhid/index.html

HID bulbs go for about $100 each online

D2R for accords, silver shield

D2S for Integra, no silver shield


Color Temperatures:
4500K: Bright White: Best light output and performance.
5500K: Blueish Tint: Slightly less output on a blue tinted bulb.
6000K: Purple: Slightly less output, but uses different gas to achieve color

IMO dont go over 4500K, you're paying for light out put, if all you want is color buy $40 tinted bulbs.

Ebay is a good place to buy your HID from. I have bought mine from there and so have a few friends. I have the Philips with 4200K D2S bulbs and very pleased. I had these in my teg and now I moved them to my mercedes, no need to change to the D2R bulb, it just makes it less bright if I were to. Hope this helps