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itr · Post by **itr** » October 20th, 2002, 2:29 am

WHAT'S THE BRAND OF THE JDM INTEGRA TYPE R HID KIT

B2FiNiTY · Post by **B2FiNiTY** » October 20th, 2002, 3:57 am

Philips? No clue...

Aj · Post by Aj » October 20th, 2002, 3:48 pm

I have no idea, but I bet that if you look on the ballasts of the S2000 that they'll more then likely be using the same company.......

Why do you want to know?????

Aj

itr · Post by **itr** » October 20th, 2002, 4:09 pm

i wanted to know because i wanted to get the itr conversion and my retailer said that honda uses CATZ HID. and he can get them for around 600 but if you buy the HIDs with the kit it costs arond 1000

Erik B · Post by **Erik B** » October 20th, 2002, 6:43 pm

itr wrote:i wanted to know because i wanted to get the itr conversion and my retailer said that honda uses CATZ HID. and he can get them for around 600 but if you buy the HIDs with the kit it costs arond 1000

Catz suck and they don't cost 600. I have the Phillips 6k and there 100 times better then the Catz and the Phillips cost about 600. DONT GET THE CATZ you'll hate them....

itr · Post by **itr** » October 20th, 2002, 9:40 pm

b/t the two what would you say the difference would be and why is phillips so wonderful. i need the input because HIDs are hella expensive

Aj · Post by Aj » October 20th, 2002, 10:55 pm

Well, first of all, the Catz HIDs do not suck, they happen to be very expensive for a reason, provided that you're not talking about the Zeta system, and you are reffering to the real HID kit they recently came out with.

Secondly, Acura, Honda, or anyone else, does NOT use Catz HIDs, it's more likely a company like Sylvania, who provides a good portion of their headlight bulbs, or a company like Hella, who makes most of the HID products for US and Japanese, as well as German consumption.

As far as Catz and Philips goes, they both use Hella balasts and wiring, other then the bulbs, they are identical. Your best bet is to make sure that you get something that uses Hella balasts, mainly due to the fact that they are plug and play, and don't require any cutting and splicing.

Oh yeah, and by the way, the cheapest place to get them by far is Ebay, I got a set of Hella HIDs which retail for like 1200 bucks for $228 shipped, I see them there all the time, they go anywhere from like $200-$500. Just make sure you buy from someone who already has a lot of possitive feedback.

Good Luck,
Aj

itr · Post by **itr** » October 21st, 2002, 1:54 am

which model Hella HID kit did you get. because i want to get a pair for my itr. i currently have the usdm front and i think that i use the 9006 light bulbs???

B2FiNiTY · Post by **B2FiNiTY** » October 21st, 2002, 2:43 am

I recommend the 4300K Philip's kit. Phlip's bulbs and ballasts. Plug and play. 15 minute installs.

The bulb you are looking for is D2S. D2R is for non-projector headlights.

Aj · Post by Aj » October 21st, 2002, 1:40 pm

Hella makes only one kit for all the different style bulbs, mine in particular is the 9006, many companies use their balasts and have several types of colored bulbs.

For an FYI, those of you who think that the color spectrum is 4300K to like 1200K, which is what some manufacturers advertise, you'll be interested to know, that the only light spectrum for HID light is between like 6400 and 7500 degrees Kelvin, anything higher then that is out of the visible light spectrum, and anything much lower then that wouldn't be a biproduct of burning Xenon gas. The reason why bulbs often appear more or less purple is because the gas mixture, or on some a purple coating, they are not any more bright, in fact if they are a higher Kelvin temp, they shed less visible light. The reason why some Mercedes, Audis, and other cars with HIDs from the factory, can appear to have a purple or violet tint to them, is the optics of the projectors at certain angles appear to be a violet color.

Later,

Aj

B2FiNiTY · Post by **B2FiNiTY** » October 21st, 2002, 3:52 pm

Very well put. 6000K + kits do not put out as much light as the 4300K.

The reason you see some OEM HID have different colors is because of the housing that reflects different colors. You'll notice that it's not the same color all the time like those 8000K barney purple kits.

itr · Post by **itr** » October 21st, 2002, 5:57 pm

aj

what color bulb do you have? and what kind of bulb is it? what kit do you have that retails 1200 because the most i have seen the Hella kit for it like 600

Aj · Post by Aj » October 22nd, 2002, 1:50 am

The bulbs that I have shed a sort of bluish violet light, but a lot more white then purple.

As far as you having seen the Hella kits for like $600, some people pawn off kits that have Hella balasts, as the Hella kit, but the only place you can buy the full Hella kit, is from Hella, or an authorized retailer, in which case, they are special order only. Hellas suggested msrp is is like $1219.98 or something, and wholesale on the kit is like $745, depending on your buying status from Hella.

The real Hella kit comes in a blue and yellow box that says "HELLA" on it, anything else is not the real Hella kit and may just use Hella balasts, such as the philips kit.......

Aj

B2FiNiTY · Post by **B2FiNiTY** » October 22nd, 2002, 5:36 am

Just to throw out some additional info:

The most common "kit" out there right now is the so called Philip's kit which contains a philip's ballast and Osram bulb. It is still a good kit but it's not exactly what is advertised.

True Philip's kit is Philip's bulbs and ballasts.

itr · Post by **itr** » October 22nd, 2002, 9:36 pm

what site can i go to to look for hella kits. ive searched the net and dont find an can any one help

Aj · Post by Aj » October 22nd, 2002, 9:45 pm

Um, DUH, have you tried going to Hella's web site????

itr · Post by **itr** » October 23rd, 2002, 12:18 am

in hellas website i dont see their hid kits

Aj · Post by Aj » October 23rd, 2002, 2:05 am

They're there some where, thats where I found them. Dont remember the web address, but if I bump into it again, I'll post the link.

Good Luck, Sorry I couldn't be of more help......

Aj

STC · Post by **STC** » October 31st, 2002, 1:58 pm

I bought the 4300k Phillips kit from Trevor @ Visualdynamics.
Awesome customer service.

JDMDC2turbo · Post by **JDMDC2turbo** » December 11th, 2002, 7:38 pm

How much did you get the 4300k? And can you give the website. Thanks

Mocky57 · Post by **Mocky57** » December 12th, 2002, 4:08 pm

JDMDC2turbo wrote:How much did you get the 4300k? And can you give the website. Thanks

Another place to check is groupbuycenter. They seem to have them out there all the time.

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Hella

Hella kit $600, what a steel!!!

DUH!!!!!

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How much and is there a site.

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