Theres A LOT of companies that offer HID retrofits/upgrades/etc.... i've spent the last 3 nights about 4 hours each night reading posts on em, but never found anything definate/solid.
and i always hear of people saying just buy the stock stuff....
and then others swear by this or that kit, while others have flickering problems, and Ballast that burn out....
yet you rarely, or atleast in the time i've looked into em, never ever see posts about the OEM ballasts going out, or failing... no where near as widespread than some of the aftermarket. im sure some prob have, but most have opted for cheaper brands...
i know theres plug and play setups for 100-400$... and then if you get flicker, or random shutoffs, people suggest going out and buying these 35-50$ "harnesses" that tap into a 12v power source.
so my main question is, the DS1 or DS2 ballasts and bulbs, are there any non-b.s. ballasts out there, that are of LEGIT QUALITY, garunteed to hold up at least as long as the stock ballasts would, and not overheat or require extra harnesses and soldering in capacitors because they werent made for our cars???
I'm not picky about the colors matching and being exact. i'm more so, FAR MORE SO, looking for the light output and function. Also RELIABILITY. i really dont wanna go through the issue of being on a road, leaving a country-ish town, travelling dark country areas and a headlight goes out cause of wasted money on a bootleg ballast from a country where it was 10 cents to make and sold to me for 300$.
are there any quality ballasts available outside of the stock ones?
and i always hear of people saying just buy the stock stuff....
and then others swear by this or that kit, while others have flickering problems, and Ballast that burn out....
yet you rarely, or atleast in the time i've looked into em, never ever see posts about the OEM ballasts going out, or failing... no where near as widespread than some of the aftermarket. im sure some prob have, but most have opted for cheaper brands...
i know theres plug and play setups for 100-400$... and then if you get flicker, or random shutoffs, people suggest going out and buying these 35-50$ "harnesses" that tap into a 12v power source.
so my main question is, the DS1 or DS2 ballasts and bulbs, are there any non-b.s. ballasts out there, that are of LEGIT QUALITY, garunteed to hold up at least as long as the stock ballasts would, and not overheat or require extra harnesses and soldering in capacitors because they werent made for our cars???
I'm not picky about the colors matching and being exact. i'm more so, FAR MORE SO, looking for the light output and function. Also RELIABILITY. i really dont wanna go through the issue of being on a road, leaving a country-ish town, travelling dark country areas and a headlight goes out cause of wasted money on a bootleg ballast from a country where it was 10 cents to make and sold to me for 300$.
are there any quality ballasts available outside of the stock ones?