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Old May 30, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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Does anyone know of a cheap but pretty good place to buy HID headlights for the is? I want to change mine but i need to find one for a good price cause im lacking money...Also does anyone know (ballpark estimate) how much it would cost to get them professionally installed? thanks guys
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Old May 30, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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your best bet might be ebay to get the complete headlights

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Old May 30, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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i posted when u posted this on another thread..
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hid headlights meaning the HID kit... go to www.xenondepot.com or www.hidxtra.com get the kit... install it yourself... save the $$$

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yea i posted that on the other thread accidentally lol. but thanks is it hard to install, cause im a complete noob. and do you know how much it would cost to install?
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it's fairly simple... there's a DIY... follow it and you're good... i would say... right around 100 depending on where and how much they charge hourly..

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Old May 30, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by acefalcon2
it's fairly simple... there's a DIY... follow it and you're good... i would say... right around 100 depending on where and how much they charge hourly..

Andre
Also i looked at those websites and im seeing an average price of 300-400 is that the cheapest i can find? thanks again
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xenondepot is ~$100-200

hidextra is ~$60
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or if you want real cheap go to ddmtuning.com they are about 32 bucks shipped for the regular big ballasts plus supposedly they offer a lifetime warranty
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or if you want real cheap go to ddmtuning.com they are about 32 bucks shipped for the regular big ballasts plus supposedly they offer a lifetime warranty
+1 on DDM Tuning. A group of friends got me the slim ballast kit for my birthday and it's been great. No problems and looks great. Thinking about ordering a kit for fogs too $29.99 and life time warranty. Can't go wrong with that.
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Originally Posted by sleekbrian
Also i looked at those websites and im seeing an average price of 300-400 is that the cheapest i can find? thanks again
theres no 300-400 in xenon depot...

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or if you want real cheap go to ddmtuning.com they are about 32 bucks shipped for the regular big ballasts plus supposedly they offer a lifetime warranty
is that reliable tho? i dont understand how its so cheap...is it bad quality? can someone explain to me cause i know very little about hid kits. also is this a good option? http://www.hidxenonheadlights.com/Lexus-IS-HID-Kits/ has anyone bought the kit from them? The lifetime waranty sounds very good tho
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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ddmtuning FTW! i bought my hid kit from them and my wiring harness. This is an easy *** install.
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Originally Posted by sleekbrian
is that reliable tho? i dont understand how its so cheap...is it bad quality? can someone explain to me cause i know very little about hid kits. also is this a good option? http://www.hidxenonheadlights.com/Lexus-IS-HID-Kits/ has anyone bought the kit from them? The lifetime waranty sounds very good tho
well as far as bad quality, i dont know much about the internal circuitry of their ballasts, all i know is ive had one of their kits installed in my 2IS for about 3 months now and everything has been great and they look amazing
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I've had mine installed for 9 months. Bulbs and ballast have zero problems at the moment.
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i recommend xenondepot. I had them on my rsx and now my is350 and they work like a charm! great build quality and never had any problems with them. Ask for steve in the classifieds section, he'll hook you up.
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