is this the real deal?

MarkMoore · Post by **MarkMoore** » February 14th, 2005, 1:38 pm

help me out here, cuz i know just about as little about lighting as possible, so tell me if something like this is worth the money:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=33710

Redlined · Post by **Redlined** » February 14th, 2005, 1:56 pm

I cant see that working. It seems to be a clear bulb with just a blue cover that goes over it.. the wattage seems pretty damn high too. Even a proper HID conversion kit would probably not give you what you are looking for in the mx-3 stock headlight housing since it is a reflector housing and we have the most craptacular lenses around. You are probably better off just buying some halogen bulbs like the Sylvania Silverstars or PIAA bulbs. The link seems to be a waste of money to me but well see what everyone else has to say....

93SOHC · Post by **93SOHC** » February 14th, 2005, 2:29 pm

yeah, that looks like b/s to me. Try some silverstars, I love mine. I'll even post some night pics if ya like

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » February 14th, 2005, 10:13 pm

BS is right. They're re-wiring the halogen bulbs so that you will drive both high and low beam filaments at the same time directly from the battery through their new relay. Great way to overheat the bulb and reflector area and possibly melt the plastic or even start a fire. At the minimum, bulb life will be extremely short IMO. If it looks to good to be true...than it is.

MarkMoore · Post by **MarkMoore** » February 15th, 2005, 12:06 am

thanks for all the input guys

i'm sorry, what is piaa?

Redlined · Post by **Redlined** » February 15th, 2005, 12:40 am

Just a brand name. A more expensive brand name lol. Check out Eurolite, Raybrig Bulbs, PIAA, Sylvania whatever ones you like!

Taras · Post by **Taras** » February 15th, 2005, 1:07 am

Gotta Love eBay......

Gro Harlem · Post by **Gro Harlem** » February 15th, 2005, 1:44 am

looks like a gimmick to me. the fact you have blue-tinted glass is stupid too. You are only lowering the brightness by tinting the glass so you "look kewl y0".

Go with OSRAM silverstars....they are the german-spec silverstars and are better than the syvania ones we get here.

Taras · Post by **Taras** » February 15th, 2005, 12:48 pm

OSRAM Silverstars are not available in 9004, only SYLVANIA one are....

mazdubber · Post by **mazdubber** » February 15th, 2005, 6:05 pm

Silverstars are okay. But gimme a set of PIAA's anyday! They may be expensive but they're the brightest things you'll find in 9004's.

MX-SLICK · Post by **MX-SLICK** » February 17th, 2005, 7:21 pm

sylverstarts are like 50 bucks, eurolites are like 20 bucks canadian. Eurolites are 55 watts but more blue than sylverstarts...sylverstars are 55 watts white. I picked up a set of cheap APC's that are a few different colours.

solo_ryder · Post by **solo_ryder** » February 19th, 2005, 9:12 pm

I have a pair of eurolite xenon's there ok, but one of them burnt out and I have only had for about 3-4 months, but they look really blue and there fairly cheap, so its a trade off between xenons and silverstars cause silversatrs give out alot of light.

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » February 20th, 2005, 1:22 pm

i dont know what i did wrong BUIT haha ...um i bought one of those "ebay" bulbs and it melted the inner part of my housing....this was a while back. on a maxima.

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » February 20th, 2005, 3:52 pm

jschrauwen wrote:BS is right. They're re-wiring the halogen bulbs so that you will drive both high and low beam filaments at the same time directly from the battery through their new relay. Great way to overheat the bulb and reflector area and possibly melt the plastic or even start a fire. At the minimum, bulb life will be extremely short IMO. If it looks to good to be true...than it is.

Told you so.