Yeah I'm sure we are talking about the same thing here. I have HID's on my other car and don't have this blackness so I guess I am just a little more sensitive to it.

 

so what's the verdict so far, are they durable and of quality manufacturing?

 

Still love mine. No problems. I was following a friend tonight and he didn't know I was behind him. I called his cell and asked how he liked my HID's He said they were super bright. They do seem very bright and they are aimed right. I have never had an oncoming car flash their lights at me, but they really light the road.

 

I love mine however I don't use them as much as I would like but when I do I really really like them.

 

I also love my HIDs and the seller stands behind its product...

 

Could someone who has installed the HID's post a closeup pic of what they look like installed? Do they look any different when they are not on? Externally, does it just look like a relatively normal bulb replacement?

 

They don't look any different with the lights off.

 

ok, so I'm an idiot! I ran the positive and negative to the wrong sides in the stock connector. Can anyone tell me if this is fixable or not. I did contact the seller but they haven't gotten back to me. Thanks for the Help! oh yeah, this is the kit from ebay for $75.

 

Check the in-line fuse in the harness to the ballast

 

yea, I thought that too, the in-line fuse is after the capacitor. The capacitor is what I think might be trashed.

 

Thanks, I think I will order myself a set.

 

Does these lights change the "polite" aspect of our low beams? You know, how the low beams seem to cut off the light just below where an opposing driver's eyes would be... does that change or is that built into the headlight assembly not the bulb?

 

I haven't had any problems with on-coming drivers flashing their lights at me.

 

Sorry, that's not what I meant. Uh... how to explain it...
Have you noticed a definite line where the illumination ends at a certain height with the OEM headlights on low-beam?

 

Can't tell you for sure as I no longer have OEM lights. The OEM lights didn't light the road very well. The new HID lights do have this visible line and the road lights up like day light.

 

Sweet. I think it's the headlight assembly, rather than the bulb that creates the line.

 

The cutoff area is determined by the projector housing, not the bulb.

 

Partially so. You have to remember that the position of the "filament" of the lamp in relation the the rest of the housing will affect beam positioning and focus. I noticed that my cutoff line was slightly higher with the HIDs than with the stock lamps. Not enough to annoy other drivers, but enough to make a pleasnt difference to me when driving at night.

 

Thanks Bob!

 

Well haven't posted here in a while, but picked up this HID kit from ebay. I got both bulbs installed this evening (didn't even take an hour thanks to the tutorials!). Now before I wire it up tomorrow I want to make sure I wire this right. The funky capacitor thing should the black wire go to the 2 black stock wire harness? I think so.

Also, what is the exact size of a bolt that is needed to mount the ballast to the stock bolts that stick out of the car?

Thanks.