Planning on getting an HID retrofit

[jut703]

mine was also done at HIDRetrofits way back in 2014 on my TBZ. but one out of the five DRL was already busted (left side HID assembly)... saka ko na lang papapalitan pag may mahabang idle time and will try the other recommended shop dito. am expecting that the cost would be much cheaper now... (paid around 35K before).

Same cost pa rin now if stage 3 retrofit with DRL. Too few quality players in the market = artificially high prices.

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[Gumusut_Amige]

Same cost pa rin now if stage 3 retrofit with DRL. Too few quality players in the market = artificially high prices.

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still fresh from the back of my head na sabi sa akin noon na 1k per DRL so bale 5k per HID assembly. so far ok pa naman yung iba but expecting them to follow the first busted DRL noting na iisang batch lang sila.

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[sirkosero]

Up natin yung thread.

Still waiting for walter's experience. Nakakaintriga yung comment nya eh

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[Walter]

Oh ... one of the headlights retrofitted became hazy ... one of the the park lights wouldn't work after 3-5 months ... turns out the park light bulb was loose ... plus the bumper wasn't placed properly when it was removed so a section was a bit deformed when it was re-installed ... to each his own ... most have good experience with hidretrofit.net ... mine wasn't as good ... so next time would be trying out the others ...

[sirkosero]

^ oh. Fair enough. Napa warranty mo ba yung hazy side?

Baka nataon lang din. Oh well.

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[hypnos]

My experience with HIDretrofit: Loose connection on the part where the fuse is inserted. Only connected by electrical tape. There are times that it won't power up so I have to pop the hood and wiggle connection for it to light up. Happens around 5 times per year. It is now on its 4th year, thus warranty is already out. I changed the bulb on the 3rd year(DIY), the ballast is still unchanged. Scratches on the bumper when the headlight was removed. Installation was a bit rushed, there were three of us being worked on, at the previous taguig location. Installation took 3 hrs. I would probably change it to LED after the bulb performance declines.

Experience with retrotech: Wide variety of options for projectors, shroud and bulbs. My specifications were met and paid way less than HIDretrofit's. I liked the quality of the install better. Sole customer being worked on. It took a whole day but atleast installation was well done. No issues so far after a year. All of my questions/doubts(due to not so good experience from above) were adressed and well explained.

Planning to check xenon concepts for the next project if their prices are competitive.
How does firedrake fare?

[jut703]

My experience with HIDretrofit: Loose connection on the part where the fuse is inserted. Only connected by electrical tape. There are times that it won't power up so I have to pop the hood and wiggle connection for it to light up. Happens around 5 times per year. It is now on its 4th year, thus warranty is already out. I changed the bulb on the 3rd year(DIY), the ballast is still unchanged. Scratches on the bumper when the headlight was removed. Installation was a bit rushed, there were three of us being worked on, at the previous taguig location. Installation took 3 hrs. I would probably change it to LED after the bulb performance declines.

Experience with retrotech: Wide variety of options for projectors, shroud and bulbs. My specifications were met and paid way less than HIDretrofit's. I liked the quality of the install better. Sole customer being worked on. It took a whole day but atleast installation was well done. No issues so far after a year. All of my questions/doubts(due to not so good experience from above) were adressed and well explained.

Planning to check xenon concepts for the next project if their prices are competitive.
How does firedrake fare?

How much were you charged by Tots? I paid 20k for my retrofit, same cost quoted to me by Gary.

Xenon Concepts is only 10k but uses the same materials so I'm curious to try it out.

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[hypnos]

How much were you charged by Tots? I paid 20k for my retrofit, same cost quoted to me by Gary.

Xenon Concepts is only 10k but uses the same materials so I'm curious to try it out.

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19k for retrotech, 25k for Gary. Both stage 3.
Just to add, The other car that was being installed when I had my car done at HIDretrofit, was done well.
So maybe I was just assigned to a sloppy installer.

[jut703]

19k for retrotech, 25k for Gary. Both stage 3.
Just to add, The other car that was being installed when I had my car done at HIDretrofit, was done well.
So maybe I was just assigned to a sloppy installer.

When did you get yours done? Seems like retrotech has dropped prices since I paid 20k for a stage 2 package only in 2015.

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[ParticleX]

may maintenance bang kelangang gawin when you retroffited your headlights? i mean forever na ba yung projector, yung bulbs and ballast na lang ang papalitan?

also say biglang napundi yung one side eh nasa province ako where the availability of these things are close to zero, ano pwedeng gawin?

[red_one]

Matagal ang buhay ng branded HID. Yung stock Osram Xenarc HID bulb ko is already 6 years old. Malakas pa rin ang ilaw. Pinalitan ko lang kasi gusto ko mag-try ng ibang series at color temp. I switched to Osram CBI Xenarc HID.

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[Cascat]

Matagal ang buhay ng branded HID. Yung stock Osram Xenarc HID bulb ko is already 6 years old. Malakas pa rin ang ilaw. Pinalitan ko lang kasi gusto ko mag-try ng ibang series at color temp. I switched to Osram CBI Xenarc HID.

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Ano po masuggest ninyo for cx7? I have medium tint. For me ang hina po kasi tlga ng output ng lo beam. Would i change to better halogen bulb or led bulb?

[red_one]

Ano po masuggest ninyo for cx7? I have medium tint. For me ang hina po kasi tlga ng output ng lo beam. Would i change to better halogen bulb or led bulb?

Ano housing ng headlight mo, Reflector or Projector?

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[red_one]

Yung projector, forever yan. It is just a housing part. Yung ballast, forever din unless masira. It is electrical part. Yung stock OEM ballast ko (Mitsubishi Electric) is already 6 years old. Still no problem.

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[Cascat]

Projector ung stock na ksma sa cx7

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[red_one]

Projector ung stock na ksma sa cx7

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If stock bulb is halogen and you want to stay halogen, get Philips X-treme Vision +130%. If you want LED naman, get Philips ZES LED. Both are plug and play.

If stock bulb is HID, you can upgrade to Osram CBI Xenarc.

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[Cascat]

I cant find any philips zed led. All are saying using philips zes board gen2. Where can i purchase a real philips zes led?

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[red_one]

I cant find any philips zed led. All are saying using philips zes board gen2. Where can i purchase a real philips zes led?

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Inquire here:
D3 Technologies - Home | Facebook

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[Cascat]

Inquire here:
D3 Technologies - Home | Facebook

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Thank you!

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[aar0nix]

I cant find any philips zed led. All are saying using philips zes board gen2. Where can i purchase a real philips zes led?

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Look for Chu Eng / SuperbrightledFx on fb. He sells authentic Philips LED for headlights and foglights.