New England B.S. Thread

Very nice! I just got the H1 kit. It should arrive tomorrow according to the tracking number. I went back and forth on the D2S vs. the H1 and there are good arguments for both. I went with the H1 with the XB bulbs.

 

Sounds good,the Rausch pictures are either too small or stretched out.

 

What do those bulbs gain you over the regular bulbs?

 

They're supposed to burn cooler, retain their original color for a longer period of time, be a little brighter and have a crisper color. There is no upgrade to OEM quality bulbs for the H1's so the XB's are sort of the equivilent I suppose. All HID bulbs will color shift as they get older, the higher quality bulbs are supposed to resist that. I wanted the lower temp also because it makes the projector last longer. I think the high temp bulbs in the Blazer projectors is making the chrome reflective surface deteriorate and making them duller. I don't want to deal with that in my headlights.

 

Good to know. I am very happy with my retro.

 

This is my first proper hid install with retro fit

 

You wanted yellow headlights?

 

I had yellow headlights once. It pisses people off more than HIDs do.

 

I hear you .I had them In my Honda for about a week . They suck in the rain. .

 

I'm curious to know if they're actually any brighter. I bought 4300K bulbs which supposedly put out the most usable light. We'll see how they turn out.

I think the link is just what the default is for the kit. The kits default to 3000K bulbs and apollo shrouds.

 

Mine are 5000K. We can compare sometime.

 

I run 5k too but I also have 4300k and 3k fogs and 5k fogs lol
I like the 5k the most.

 

I got 4300 and 5k I couldn't make Up my mind. I should not be posting and driving lol

 

I'm not running HIDs, but I like my 5000K and 2500K combo. I have 6000K H4 HIDs, tried them for a few days and didn't like them.

 

You guys got the fog situation easy. I got stupid blinkers down there

 

Do the mod then...?

 

And you think I've got a problem with lighting...

I've got 5000K headlights in my bike and I like it a lot but wanted something similar in color to my halogens. I don't do a lot of night driving with the bike so the color is more for looks I guess you could say.

When I'm done, I'll have projectors in the headlights and fogs. 4300K in the headlights and 3000K in the fogs.

I went back and forth on that one also. I don't think you can go wrong with either one. With the HID's, even the 4300K seems to be more white than a stock halogen.

 

You should get one of these

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/group-buys/237007-blitzpro-hawk-21s-led-light-bar-group-buy.html

 

I'm considering selling the PIAA's once the retrofit is complete and looking for other lighting options... I don't think I'll go LED though. Too expensive and I don't think they're worth the extra money over conventional round lights. I'm thinking Lightforce

It'll be a couple years though... Gotta survive the wedding first.

 

They are pretty pricey. I really wouldn't have a need for something like that. I don't wheel at night and you can't use it on the road.