Im looking to buy my 3rd set of headlights and HIDs. I want the right stuff this time

I've been waiting for my most recent set of headlights to go bad before spending some quality money on some new ones. Well, that day has come, and now I need to learn what I should have bought the first time.

Can someone please tell me what to look for?
And if anyone has some retro-fit's for sale I am very interested.

Right now, I've got some cheap eBay BLHM'd "Eagle Eyes" with DDM's 55w 4300k HID's. After about a year and a half, and a few fender-benders, I broke 1 tab on each headlight, 1 of the headlights is full of mouisture and that bulb went out, and the other bulb looks more pink than it should. Plus the output pattern is to scattered and irregular to ignore anymore.



For anyone looking for new headlights of their own:
I should have listened to everyone and NOT bought eBay headlights for the exact reasons you all said; the output on them is horrible, the lenses are starting to flake away, and even after sealing them up before putting them on the truck one of them is completely filled with moisture. Not to mention the tabs didn't even fit right so I had to cut/drill when first installing them. Save yourself some time and money and DO NOT buy these.

 

I got 8k 35w Xenon Hids on both my head lights and fogs. Looks sick. I got them both for $80

 

The Morimoto Mini D2S Stage III

http://www.theretrofitsource.com

 

That doesn't help me at all.

 

PM'D

 

Couple forum members you may want to get a hold of.
AsianAnts, he buys OE headlights, retrofits FX-R HID projectors in them, and sells them. Not sure what he has right now, but PM him, and find out.
Slimcubby. He sells HID kits of various types, usually has a group buy in the Group Buy forum as well. Quality kits, just purchased one from him, and I'm very happy with the quality.

 

Noooooooooooo! Bigger numbers are always better! It's a natural law!

 

I've got a pair of 4300k Phillips D2S bulbs sitting in my spare bedroom just waiting to be picked up. Used only for 1 month, never had any problems with them. Same ones as here:
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?products_id=148

Retail for $95 from TRS, they're OEM quality, I'd part with them for 65 more than likely.

Hopefully I'll get less lazy and make a FS thread at some point in the B/S/T section...

 

I'm stupid when it comes to HID's can you just pop those bulbs in your stock taco headlights and youll be good to go?

 

No, HID bulbs require a ballast to run them. You can't just take an HID bulb and hook it up to factory wiring.

 

Don't go making too much sense in your post. Who wants usable light when you can get bro light! The mall crawlers just laugh at you and your white light anyway.