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HID: OEM vs PnP
Posted: March 22nd, 2005, 7:03 pm
by mx3frik
Hello all,
Came across this thread at my leisure reading, really don't want to start a debate again with whether plug-and-play HID is as good as OEM.
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5092
it's just for reference and encourage retrofits
really if you get good deals retrofits can be as cheap as PnP kits.
cheers,
Eugene
Posted: March 22nd, 2005, 9:45 pm
by jschrauwen
New name in there that I haven't seen - Valeos??
Eugene, you up to doin a retro-fit if I supply you with all the goodies (Hella 90mm's x2 should be good for starters). I got a funny feelin I wont have the patience to be carefull enough to grind down all of the ribbing/flutes inside the stock lense. Use a clear GTS cover you say...no problem, should be arriving within a week. How's your creative juices anyway???
BTW, excellent article to educate the masses in the folly of P-n-P
Posted: March 23rd, 2005, 3:18 am
by Taras
This one is courtesy of Ascari_2 from HIDPlanet.com Stanley Bi-Xenon projectors from Acura TL into a Supra. This one shows a true beauty of OEM HID. And I am sure now someone can figure out why HID's look blue to an oncoming driver but not from behind the wheel.
Posted: March 23rd, 2005, 3:27 am
by Taras
jschrauwen wrote:New name in there that I haven't seen - Valeos??
Valeo is a French/Belgian car parts manufacturer that has seen a fair share of OEM lighting market. From what I can remember the following cars (not all models) use or used their HID lights. Audi A4 (Halogen and HID), Saab, Porsche Cayenne.
PS: John, I have a spare pair of Hella 90mm low beam projectors that I do not think I will need. Thay are an H9 DOT Halogen variety and are brand new, never installed, have bulbs and adjusters.