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Has Anyone Noticed How Cheap HIDs are Getting?

Old Jan 23, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by akaryrye
If you ordered the raptor kit, I think there is a wait for some reason. The manufacturer talks about them here: .DM Tuning - A Little More About Raptor HID - Bimmerforums - The Ultimate BMW Forum
wow, I am so waiting for them to bring out kits for $20.
Old Jan 24, 2009 | 03:17 AM
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Originally Posted by cardriverx
wow, I am so waiting for them to bring out kits for $20.
Holy ****!

This is bad... Rearry Rearry bad... I'll own HID flashlights, wrist watch, sneakers..
Old Jan 26, 2009 | 10:38 AM
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so what the **** is happening with this?
Old Jan 26, 2009 | 01:01 PM
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Sorry folks, totally slacking. I just sent off an email to ask for pricing and an updated link to info on his product line, will share it all with you when I hear back, I would expect late tonight.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 02:44 AM
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Ok, after some prodding to get the shipping to individual addresses ready:

Dear Mara,

How are you these days ?
My friend,I am glad to hear from you again.Thanks for all your information.I see now .
Now my friend,let me answer to you as below :

edit: Shipping to different addresses, it's a flat $98 to per kit. Not a bad deal, but it's basically more a "mention this ad" kinda thing.

Ok Mara,when you are sure the bulbs size ,color and quantity,please tell us to confirm ,maybe will have little adjustable about the price .Anything ,please feel free to contact us ,we will try our best to support you !
Best regards!
Yours:Feng
So there you go. These are good kits, I'm 100% satisfied with them, and have nothing to gain from any of this. Let me know. I'm going to take some pics "as installed" right now, post soon.

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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 05:25 AM
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well, ive gone and bit the bullet. Purchased the hella e-code lamps and the raptor HID kit with lo-hi bulbs. Altogether it came out to around $165 shipped. Hope it was worth it.
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 09:28 AM
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20 dollars per kit for HID's. Thats not good at all. Everyone and their mother is gonna have them put into their cars and will blind the hell out of drivers on the road. I hope to god police will be handing out tickets.
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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I saw an eclipse last night with the ugliest HID's ive ever seen. Well i am not totally sure they really were HID, but they were like a deep purple and barely lit up the road. I flashed him because i figured they were just driving lights until i got closer and saw that they were the headlights. Some people are just simply retarded.
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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I still want to know what kind of warranty they have and if we could see a website or something.
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by johndoe
I still want to know what kind of warranty they have and if we could see a website or something.
Ditto
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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Asked for a link, the problem is it's hard for me to find from my history because I talked to ~15 people last time. :-) I'll wait till he gets back to me.

Originally Posted by Saml01
20 dollars per kit for HID's. Thats not good at all. Everyone and their mother is gonna have them put into their cars and will blind the hell out of drivers on the road. I hope to god police will be handing out tickets.
How about a ticket for improperly adjusted headlights? Why go after the wrong people? HID isn't the problem, I've been blinded by many a halogen truck.

Originally Posted by akaryrye
I saw an eclipse last night with the ugliest HID's ive ever seen. Well i am not totally sure they really were HID, but they were like a deep purple and barely lit up the road. I flashed him because i figured they were just driving lights until i got closer and saw that they were the headlights. Some people are just simply retarded.
OMG I hate those. You seriously feel bad for the people, but not as bad as you feel for the people who get run over by them
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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Dear Mara,

The link is :eBay Motors: BI-XENON HID KIT H4 H13 9004 9007 Hi/Lo 50W 55W 6000K (item 130280837432 end time Feb-10-09 12:22:05 PST)

Yes,all item with warranty .anything ,please kindly let us know ,we will try our best to support you !

Best regards!
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:30 PM
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I think I'm going to get 2-3 sets: Father's car, brother in law's car, maybe father's motorcycle.... :-)

Again, I have nothing to gain, but these are decent kits. If you're interested let me know, I'll make sure things work out with "Carlos".
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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ABEFM yea the pictures will be nice of the kit installed on your car also do some night shots from the inside out, of high and low beam so we can see the change. i already have e codes so all i want to see is how much brights the hids will look and if they cover more ground.
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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That looks like a good kit. I am in.
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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Probably won't do a halogen vs HID picture, though actually, I guess it would be very easy to do... Ok, I'll think about it. Pics as installed I'll take - I thought I had some but couldn't find them
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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I paid 63.99 shipped for mine on eBay. Love them
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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Will the 55W bulbs fit in an e-code housing (I read they are 1 cm longer)
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 03:49 AM
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Guess I don't know, with the little sheilds, they stick out a bit. I'd imagne the H4's have some room in there?
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 07:44 AM
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Pictures of beam pattern/cutoff please.

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