Planning on getting an HID retrofit

**Turbo Diesel** · January 17th, 2017 07:22 PM

Is it worth it? Who does the best retrofit?

I wanna upgrade my headlights and do it right and only once so it has to be the best.

Can anyone share their experiences?

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**Calistro** · January 17th, 2017 08:51 PM

I'd only retrofit my headlights if I regularly traverse provincial roads. Lots of vendors these days; the montero club has a recommended vendor in Paranaque though I didn't get the name.

Garyq's works are still the cleaner with regards to the installation IMO

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**Turbo Diesel** · January 18th, 2017 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by Calistro

I'd only retrofit my headlights if I regularly traverse provincial roads. Lots of vendors these days; the montero club has a recommended vendor in Paranaque though I didn't get the name.

Garyq's works are still the cleaner with regards to the installation IMO

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I do regularly travel at night on dark unlit roads and I can't just put a lightbar on because of the presence of other people so I do need responsible light.

How about performance wise? I've been looking at GaryQ and Redline Auto Works.

**jut703** · January 17th, 2017 09:09 PM

I had my Mazda 3's headlights retrofitted and the output is much brighter compared to halogen headlights, yet isn't blinding to motorists.

HID retrofit on the left, stock halogen on the right:

However, your HID retrofit is useless if you have dark tint. My car with HID has medium tint (Vkool OEM 20), while my car with stock halogens has clear tint (Vkool 70). Even if the HID's output is much brighter than halogen, the visibility from inside is still better with the latter because of the clear tint.

Bottomline - if you want better visibility, get lighter tints before getting retrofits.

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**Turbo Diesel** · January 18th, 2017 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by jut703

I had my Mazda 3's headlights retrofitted and the output is much brighter compared to halogen headlights, yet isn't blinding to motorists.

HID retrofit on the left, stock halogen on the right:

However, your HID retrofit is useless if you have dark tint. My car with HID has medium tint (Vkool OEM 20), while my car with stock halogens has clear tint (Vkool 70). Even if the HID's output is much brighter than halogen, the visibility from inside is still better with the latter because of the clear tint.

Bottomline - if you want better visibility, get lighter tints before getting retrofits.

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If they will be too dark then I'll be upgrading my tints too sir. As of now I have medium tint on. But I do like the privacy of having medium tint compared to none or to light tint.

**babybackrivs** · January 18th, 2017 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by Turbo Diesel

If they will be too dark then I'll be upgrading my tints too sir. As of now I have medium tint on. But I do like the privacy of having medium tint compared to none or to light tint.

Try looking at xenon concepts in FB sir, you can get a HID retrofit for as low as 10k. Not so sure about their quality of materials and work though

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**Turbo Diesel** · January 18th, 2017 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by babybackrivs

Try looking at xenon concepts in FB sir, you can get a HID retrofit for as low as 10k. Not so sure about their quality of materials and work though

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Will check it out too but they seem to undercut the competition in pricing so much that I worry about the quality

**jut703** · January 18th, 2017 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by Turbo Diesel

If they will be too dark then I'll be upgrading my tints too sir. As of now I have medium tint on. But I do like the privacy of having medium tint compared to none or to light tint.

If you can't live without the tints, then at least getting a retrofill will improve whatever poor visibility the stock halogen headlights give.

Just manage your expectations that visibility will still not be up to par with clear tints.

Originally Posted by Turbo Diesel

Will check it out too but they seem to undercut the competition in pricing so much that I worry about the quality

So far I think only garyq and Redline Auto Works (Tots) are able to do OEM-level retrofits. Pricey at 20k upwards but all the cheaper options are also inferior. Usong uso kasi budget meal.

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**red_one** · January 19th, 2017 01:48 PM

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