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Old 01-14-2007, 04:58 PM   #1
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Red face yet another HID question...sorry!!

Hay again... With HID's are they gonna be differentfrom country to country..IE if i buy say US can use them in the uk? i cant se why there would be a difference as surely its just the direction of the light itself not the bulb but wanna make sure!!
Also how much do they vary from company to company? Are they all gonna be kick ass bright?
Anything else i should watch out for?
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Old 01-14-2007, 09:05 PM   #2
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well quality of items
ballasts
company guarantees ect
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Old 01-14-2007, 09:25 PM   #3
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FYI, if I order them, I'll request a sample first and try them out and write a short review about them.
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lol u think the company will give out a free sample

well i suppose its worth a try
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Old 01-14-2007, 09:52 PM   #5
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Not necessarily free, but as cheap or cheaper than the group buy cost.

That's how it works when you deal with chinese manufacturers.
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oh i c well good luck with sorting the bits out look forward to seeing the kits
oh an would the $130 include shipping to uk
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Old 01-14-2007, 10:30 PM   #7
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Well, being on step 1 of many, I still don't even have a good idea as to how much it would be to get it to the USA. If there's going to be multiple UK/euro buyers, it could be cheaper for me to get them in bulk, ship multiple to one location in europe, and that person to divide it up there. With what I have now, the $130 would not include shipment to europe.
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soooo if i get a set and decide i dont like the bulb colour or they burn etc can i just replace the hid bulbs with new hid bulbs than?? Or are they sealed to the ballasts etc?
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normally the capusles (bulbs) ant the ballast boxes are 2 separate entities..

so if a bulb were to fade (they loose power/ blue-ness) then technically you could swap up with any capsule with the same fitting , H1 H7 or so on

the connecters are "snap on" anyway, so if the connectors dont match your particular ballast, u can just unclip the old connectors from the original capsules and bobsyouruncle
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ahhh cool cheers mate very much appreciated
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u´re welcome fella
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what u usually get in a kit

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on mine , i have 2 Hella ballasts and a set of aftermarket capsules. im looking to replace the 9005´s with a set of h1´s

anyone know how to help me out, please pm
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