cant find a great HID kit

[unevolved]

Make sure and put them in projector housings, or you're a risk to other drivers on the road.

[CB-M3]

i think all the chinese made kits are similar quality. if you are putting in a cheap HID kit it's still being cheap instead of going oem. DDM has worked fine for me and other friends they have them don't complain.

[AndrewBird]

Make sure and put them in projector housings, or you're a risk to other drivers on the road.

This.

DO NOT just throw HID bulbs in stock ellipsoid headlights. You need to have lenses that are designed to work with HID bulbs. More here:

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/Hid/conversions/conversions.html

[nando]

eh - whatever. it seems to work just fine (in E30 projectors).

Daniel Stern has a product to sell you.. go figure. :p

[george graves]

There's no magic in putting HIDs in ellipsoids. It's all about the cut off.

And if you can, *do not* buy from DDM if you can. They have the worst customer service ever.

[nando]

exactly. the cutoff tends to work just fine with E30 ellipsoids. what you really benefit from with newer projectors are better optics/efficiency but it's not like they'll be dangerous or something.

[george graves]

DDM is junk. you get what you pay for.

Also, don't buy 55w kits. They're just overdriven 35w bulbs - it cuts the life of them in half, they will actually be much dimmer than a 35w kit after a couple years.

Hadn't hear about this. I bought some spare bulbs when I got my kit. I'll have to swap one out and test this some time.

[Bmr]

Check out v-leds. I've had mine since 2009. Still work fine.

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[bmwguy325is]

This.

DO NOT just throw HID bulbs in stock ellipsoid headlights. You need to have lenses that are designed to work with HID bulbs. More here:

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...nversions.html

........Daniel Stern has a product to sell you.. go figure. :p

So I was lead to the Daniel Stern write up by the guys from Rally Lights. They have plenty of lights to sell. So tell me this then.. If its SUCH a great upgrade why can you not buy them from OE sources? Like rallylights.com or even daniel stern?

[nando]

Because technically, they aren't DOT legal.

[Bmr]

Nando is correct. Unless they come factory I presume?

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