good HID kit for my 11?
12-10-2010, 11:52 AM
#11
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: nc
Posts: 91
I have the retro-solutions HIDs (headlights and fogs) and they're the best around. Save yourself the money and time and just go with theirs. I've tried others and the beam patterns looked like crap because of the amount of light coming out of the end of the bulb. The purpose of the bulb capping they use is to spread the light evenly. BIG difference between the capping and the uncapped versions. Other companies "paint" the capping on the end but that ends up burning off and then your lights look like crap. Go with retro-solutions. The 5000k (what I got) is the closest to Pure White you'll find and looks much cleaner than the blue-ish tinted ones you'll see out there.
12-10-2010, 04:12 PM
#13
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 127
This is my HID setup!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4WSxF-Ylv4
TOTAL Money Spent on my HID's?
Headlights are Bi Xenon h13- $88 shipped off eBay.
Foglights are single beam h10- $40 shipped off eBay.
Total Price for both sets: $128
I just looked for U.S. Sellers. Honestly I don't know how people spend $300 for a set of HID's that are probably the same quality as the ones I have.
I have had the headlights for about 2 years now, I had them on my 2006 V6 and I switched them to my 2010 GT, easy installation and I'm a complete noob when it comes to electrical stuff. The foglights have been on for 4 months with no problems, keep in mind my car is a daily driver and I go out at night alot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4WSxF-Ylv4
TOTAL Money Spent on my HID's?
Headlights are Bi Xenon h13- $88 shipped off eBay.
Foglights are single beam h10- $40 shipped off eBay.
Total Price for both sets: $128
I just looked for U.S. Sellers. Honestly I don't know how people spend $300 for a set of HID's that are probably the same quality as the ones I have.
I have had the headlights for about 2 years now, I had them on my 2006 V6 and I switched them to my 2010 GT, easy installation and I'm a complete noob when it comes to electrical stuff. The foglights have been on for 4 months with no problems, keep in mind my car is a daily driver and I go out at night alot.
12-12-2010, 10:21 AM
#15
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Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: florida
Posts: 99
so my kits came in, installed the headlights then went to install the fogs and ran into a problem. everything that ive read even in my ford manual said h11's. well they did not fit. the base that locks them in was too small...
12-12-2010, 01:28 PM
#16
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: CA
Posts: 505
I have the retro-solutions HIDs (headlights and fogs) and they're the best around. Save yourself the money and time and just go with theirs. I've tried others and the beam patterns looked like crap because of the amount of light coming out of the end of the bulb. The purpose of the bulb capping they use is to spread the light evenly. BIG difference between the capping and the uncapped versions. Other companies "paint" the capping on the end but that ends up burning off and then your lights look like crap. Go with retro-solutions. The 5000k (what I got) is the closest to Pure White you'll find and looks much cleaner than the blue-ish tinted ones you'll see out there.
And I thought 6000k is supposed to be the whitest?
12-13-2010, 12:09 AM
#18
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Orange County, CA
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