i want one thats really bright i mean bright, and what coloer temperature is the best, so can any one help
i want between 5000K to 8500K though...................
2006-08-19 16:07:15 · 2 answers · asked by abeboy86 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
US Manufacturers has decreased dramatically after DOT (Department of Transportation) started asking for samples summer 2003. Its obvious that any headlamp upgraded with a HID kit would not comply to original lamp specifications, and would therefor be considered illegal. Manufacturering and/or selling HID kits in the US risks civil penalties and obligations to return full purchase price to evry buyer of sold HID kits.
Kits are genrally made in everything from basements to half professional facilities. Its a small world:
Suvlights is in the CA, US. They do not sell HID kits any more, but they have quite a few parts for doing all kinds of headlight upgrades, even connectors in loose weight.
Phoenix Micro-Lite Inc. (US) has disappeared from the web, but was early HID pioneers in the US. They are just mentioned for historical reasons.
Hid Kits has been away from the web for many years. They were loacted in TX, USA. Unlike all others, they used to make their own ballast. Evryone who tries doing that will get a lot of complaints. Making ballasts for HID is not for amatures. It took Philips years to get develop a design that would function at least 10 years.
Autolamps are in the UK. They use Philips ballasts and bulbs only. Questions have been raised since 2004 if their kits has been put togther in Taiwan. Some skimping on relay quality has been found.
HANA, makes Vision kits, are in Korea. K2 Kits (10 out of 100 bulbs has been reported defective. After having quality issues with self made ballast and Osram ballast, Matshushita was tried for a while with execellent quality. Appearantly, they are now back a new version of their own ballast.) is a derivative product of Vision.
SIJ in Taiwan. Bulbs have been spotted with SIJ label. SIJ is made by the company Mycarr Auto Acessories Co Ltd., which rebases even Philips HID bulbs.
Xenon Werks is in Asia. Owned by MTC Lighting (Malaysia) SB. MTC Lighting also owns and operate the US based Hidforless. There has been quality issues with some hidforless kits.
PIAA are in Japan. They started up with light bulbs only. They have never been big on HID kits for headlamps. They are more known for their overpriced auxially lights. Wonder if they are going away from ligthing? Other automotive accessories like winshield wipers and storage boxes are now visible on their website.
BellOfHID are in Japan. Ther ballasts are made by Panasonic. Catz HID kits are basically relabled BellOfHID kits.
Xenon Depot is in Thornhill, ON, Canada. They seem to continue selling HID kits regardless of US regulatory changes in summer 2003.
Mtec-GmbH is in Frankfurt, Germany. They cooperate with Autolamps-online.com. They make the "Xenall" kit that are distrubuted around europe and Australia. They also sell highly effcient FF-lamps for LeMans cars. This must not be confused by the Japanese comapy Maruta Technology (also shorted MTEC)
Hanabi (unknown manufacturing contry - probably Japan. Hanabi means fireworks!) seems to have quality problems with ballast.
http://faqlight.carpassion.info/hl-hid-kits.htm
2006-08-22 14:12:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Mtec Hid
2016-11-01 23:41:55 · answer #2 · answered by cronce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The MOT changes soon and any after market HID kit could be an instant fail if the rumours are correct and you would have to convert it back to standard every MOT.
2016-03-17 00:27:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-10 21:17:00 · answer #4 · answered by Trisha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋