Aftermarket HID

[astraelraen]

Anyone have a good brand/suggestion for aftermarket HID's?

The prices vary so much, and its hard to get an indication of what is good/bad.

I've seen anywhere from 300 on ebay, etc down to 129.95 from apexcone.

If the 129.95 from apexcone is good, I'd probably take that, as its the cheapest I've seen. But, I don't want to get something that is going to die in a year.

 

[Killer]

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123674338

 

[astraelraen]

I bought some apexcone 6000k... I was really debating between 5000 and 6000k. I wanted the slight hint of color, and from most pictures I saw the 5000k was mostly pure white.

 

[cx7pos]

I have the 6000k Apexcone on my CX-7

 

[motopilot]

Can anyone tell me how hard was it to install? Looked on their website to see if they had any instructions but could not find any. I assume this will void the warranty on the car as well?

 

[HIBUHIBU]

I just recently installed the MTEC HID 6000K Conversioin Kit.
Installation was hardly hard for me(but it could be somewhat difficult for someone who is not familiar with working on cars).

I do not do half-ass install so I took out the bumper, and head lamps
Then I mounted the ballasts under the head lamps.(Had to drill small mounting holes for screws) Then I zip tied and used some tape for the wires.

It looks factory, and one cannot really tell whether I have HID installed because the ballast is completely hidden now.

As for the fitment of the HID bulbs, it was a perfect fit with a supplied adapter. I did not need to readjust the lights or anything because the light pattern and dispersion stayed the same.(which implies perfect fitment)

Hope this helped.

 

[07LiquidCX7]

^HIBUHIBU has the right idea with the bulb adapters. I had to modify the H7 HID bulbs that I used on the CX-7 to get them to work. Came out great but it was a little more work than adapters. I just use the $85 Ebay HID kits. I've used over 10 sets of them now and only had a problem with 1 of them. The set in my BMW fog lights have been in there for about 2 years now, no problems. I'm working on a DIY to put in the "how to" section. Will post in here when it's done.

 

[07LiquidCX7]

DIY is up in the "How To" section...