that looks awesome . . . man i thought maybe the stock HIDs would do me in fine, but im thinking i want some 6000k now! DOH!

 

That looks so blue I thought it was 8000k. Nice HIDs . . .

 

How much does the kit cost?? If you already have the stock HID's, what's the advantage??

Thanks.

 

MTEC kit around 300+ not too sure. Biggest advantage is the increased light output, roughly 3 times that of a halogen bulb.

 

Here are some picture of the 6000K HID that I am running on my car. Picture 1 show the most real color and the other two are more bluish because the angle of the picture.

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Excuse my ignorance.....if you already have the HID (I still call them Xenon from my 330), can you "upgrade them to the 6000 or 8000. I thought the "xenon" headlights were sealed units. Can you just replace the bulbs??

 

Yes just replace the bulbs.

 

Jay,
Do you have any problems installing the MTEC HID Kit? Is yours made in Japan? Any cutting or re-wiring during the installation?

 

Mtec kit is just plug and play but you do need to drill a small hole on the dust cover. I believe it says made in japan but not so sure if it's true.

 

As for me, I didn't have any problems installing them. I installed the MTEC 6000K HIDs and MTEC 4750K Cosmos Blue halogen fogs about a month ago. No problems so far and most important I'm satisfied with the looks and performance. The halogen fogs are over powered by the HIDs so they are just there to look pretty. I may install HIDs for my fogs later. Yes, you have to drill a 1" hole through the dust covers. I used the rubber gromet. I went back in to check my installation 2 weeks after and everything is still solid.

This kit is made in Taiwan, not Japan as advertised in EBay. No cutting or rewiring during the installation. Just use the provided connectors. Follow Muzzman's DIY thread. It saved me lots of grief and time. FYI, if you do decide to go with MTECs, make sure you get the HID bulbs with thin tabs. There are two types of H11 bulbs from MTEC. I received ones that have thick tabs (looks cheaper than the other) and had to use pliers to lock them in the housing. I asked for the correct ones from that EBay seller and I was able to turn it by hand. He should know which bulbs are correct for the 2IS by now. Goodluck.

 

What do you mean by fading?

 

Just got through installing the MTEC 6000K. Oh my god, driver side took me 30-40 minutes. Then finding a spot for the ballasts took me another 30 minutes. So roughly 2 hrs from start to finish. Still I don't think it's bad considering this is my first mod on any car.

I do have a question, I wasn't able to get the bulb flush in the first time (i.e I took it out put it back in spun it around till the tabs matched up and I'm pretty sure the bulb touched the housing. I heard its bad for the bulb to touch anything, how the hell do you install it without it touching anything with almost no room on driver side. And how much life does it take away from the bulb?

Thanks,
Nhi

 

I'll usually wear a pair of rubber gloves to keep my hand oils off the bulb.

 

I got same thing with you. But my Mtec 6000k doesn't look that blue on my IS. U sure u didn't get the 8000k?

 

I just got my Mtec 6000k HID installed today, looks great but there seems to be a streak of light on the ground when I am driving. Is this normal? or was my projectors bumped when being installed?