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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 08:48 PM
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I'm looking for a 6k hid conversion kit for my 93 runner , and their are so many different types I was wondering if anyone knew of an awesome brand or where to get them. these kits usually go for around $50 not looking to spend too much more
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:08 PM
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Oh boy here we go again.
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:11 PM
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Oh boy here we go again.
frequently asked question haha ?
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:15 PM
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Yea man, do a search you will find hundreds of threads on this topic, most will tell you the cheap eBay kits are crap, which most of them are!! And everybody will give you an earful of crap for just throwing bulbs in the stock housing due to throwing light everywhere. The best route is to retrofit projectors but it isn't cheap.

It all comes down to what you want to spend
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:17 PM
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Yea man, do a search you will find hundreds of threads on this topic, most will tell you the cheap eBay kits are crap, which most of them are!! And everybody will give you an earful of crap for just throwing bulbs in the stock housing due to throwing light everywhere. The best route is to retrofit projectors but it isn't cheap.

It all comes down to what you want to spend
I know the nice way to go!
but for those eBay kits if I was to go that route for the time being what brands should I stay away from and what are the higher end ones ?
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:20 PM
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My trucks a 87. I bought aftermarket headlights from ebay. Then I bought my bulbs. There 10k's... I did no wiring upgrades or anything like that. They have been in for over a year now and I haven't had any problems at all. There bright as hell too
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:22 PM
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My trucks a 87. I bought aftermarket headlights from ebay. Then I bought my bulbs. There 10k's... I did no wiring upgrades or anything like that. They have been in for over a year now and I haven't had any problems at all. There bright as hell too
10k ?! isn't that just straight blue coming out ?hahaha
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:24 PM
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It's hard to say, the last kit my buddy bought off of eBay he had all kinds of issues with the bulbs flickering and the ballasts going out, it was the cheapest kit on eBay, maybe look at the feedback and go from there. I used to buy mine from xenonrider.com and they worked pretty good and the guy was great to deal with, but it's been years since I used them.
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Eddie_watkins

10k ?! isn't that just straight blue coming out ?hahaha
Looks blue when your looking at emm but when your driving there sweet. I really dunno how to describe them. The lighting is really I mean really clear. I love them. My wife hates them. And to be honest I hate passing a car that has them because they blind the s*** out of me lol. But when you actually have them it's a different story lol
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Discombobulated
It's hard to say, the last kit my buddy bought off of eBay he had all kinds of issues with the bulbs flickering and the ballasts going out, it was the cheapest kit on eBay, maybe look at the feedback and go from there. I used to buy mine from xenonrider.com and they worked pretty good and the guy was great to deal with, but it's been years since I used them.
thanks man!
quick question what's the difference from like hid kits and these xenon bulbs I see?
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:28 PM
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Looks blue when your looking at emm but when your driving there sweet. I really dunno how to describe them. The lighting is really I mean really clear. I love them. My wife hates them. And to be honest I hate passing a car that has them because they blind the s*** out of me lol. But when you actually have them it's a different story lol
do you know what brand they are ?
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:30 PM
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Same thing xenon is the gas in the bulb that lights up I do believe.
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Eddie_watkins

do you know what brand they are ?
Bulbs or headlights lenses
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Toyota~Boy

Bulbs or headlights lenses
bulbs and balace
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 09:38 PM
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The bulbs are AGT???? I think. I no there a xenon bulb. I bought my headlight lenses and bulbs off eBay for light 100 bucks. The lamps came from a seller called NeonDials. The bulbs I don't remember
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 08:12 PM
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Look at this on eBay: 6000K SUPER WHITE BI-XENON HID/7X6 H6014/H6052/H6054 WHITE LED CHROME HEADLIGHTS http://bit.ly/XwEoNR

Bought this little mod for light harness but in an hour hooked up led is hooked to my cig lighter so it's now my day lights. Led light then hid
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Edionne13
Look at this on eBay: 6000K SUPER WHITE BI-XENON HID/7X6 H6014/H6052/H6054 WHITE LED CHROME HEADLIGHTS http://bit.ly/XwEoNR

Bought this little mod for light harness but in an hour hooked up led is hooked to my cig lighter so it's now my day lights. Led light then hid
dude i bought the same exact bulbs for my 89, except mine were blue rings on the outside... which way u wire them in? i decided just parking light works for me..



also has any of your individual leds made bad connection?? and i found them for i believe 69.99

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Old Jul 9, 2013 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrussanation
dude i bought the same exact bulbs for my 89, except mine were blue rings on the outside... which way u wire them in? i decided just parking light works for me..



also has any of your individual leds made bad connection?? and i found them for i believe 69.99
I wired led through wire and went to go in my pickup wired to cigarette lighter so it turns off and on once car starts or stopped
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Old Jul 9, 2013 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Edionne13
I wired led through wire and went to go in my pickup wired to cigarette lighter so it turns off and on once car starts or stopped
Mind actually went bad after a a good month and half had to switch back to original
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 02:40 PM
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I've had many of kits of eBay on many different cars. I buy them from the same seller who is awesome to deal with. It's choi-q. Look him up!
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