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PostSubject: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 5th 2011, 10:54 pm

Not a conversion kit, just the bulbs. Did they work ok? How long did they last?
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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 6th 2011, 2:27 am

DONT DO IT

on a more serious note, ask TFel!
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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 6th 2011, 9:22 am

I got some kits out of China on e-bay and they flicker a lot. I'm tracing a problem where one of my fogs is knocking out my instrument cluster. Brutal... thinkin about just ordering some different ballasts. Light out put and color are great though, had them in for a few months now.
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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 6th 2011, 12:33 pm

One of my headlights is a china one for like 30 dollars.
The bulb I needed (with an impossible to find connector) was almost 300 dollars.

I just bought a 30 dollar china one and cut and soldered on the old connector and it is noticably different than the one that isn't from china.
It is fine though and I have had it for almost a year.

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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 6th 2011, 4:54 pm

The brand is Super Vision. These say "conversion kit" in this pic. But I'm just ordering a few sets of standard issue D2S bulbs. Everything else is OEM Audi, Ballast, housing etc.

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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 6th 2011, 4:56 pm

Heretic wrote:
The brand is Super Vision. These say "conversion kit" in this pic. But I'm just ordering a few sets of standard issue D2S bulbs. Everything else is OEM Audi, Ballast, housing etc.

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how much?
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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 6th 2011, 5:05 pm

laynehip wrote:
One of my headlights is a china one for like 30 dollars.
The bulb I needed (with an impossible to find connector) was almost 300 dollars.

I just bought a 30 dollar china one and cut and soldered on the old connector and it is noticably different than the one that isn't from china.
It is fine though and I have had it for almost a year.


The headlight, or the headlight bulb? You supposed to replace HID's in pairs, the colour of light output changes with use. Not to mention 2 colours matching from 2 different brands wouyld be near impossible.
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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 6th 2011, 5:07 pm

Noops wrote:
Heretic wrote:
The brand is Super Vision. These say "conversion kit" in this pic. But I'm just ordering a few sets of standard issue D2S bulbs. Everything else is OEM Audi, Ballast, housing etc.

Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? P1

how much?

Super cheap. Like under $15 a pair. Which is why I might order a few sets, and if one gets roughed up in shipping or pops right away, no biggie. Wink You can buy these in North America, like at HIDOutlet.ca but they usually go for $30 a bulb or $40 a pair. Phillips and shit go for like $80 a bulb and you can't pick the colour... Crying or Very sad
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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 6th 2011, 5:15 pm

order me a set Cool
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I can if you want, just pick a colour.
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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 6th 2011, 5:24 pm

what are my choices, blue or wwhite prob.
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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 7th 2011, 2:06 am

Noops wrote:
what are my choices, blue or wwhite prob.


These ones start at 3000k and go up to 30,000K. These charts aren't for them, but you get the idea. OEM Audi is around 4300k
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He has
3000k(yellow)
4300k (OEM)
5000k
6000k
8000k
10,000k
12,000k
15,000k
30,000k (purple)
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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 7th 2011, 1:18 pm

Well I want to order right now, I'm ordering 6000K for mine. Does that work for you? Or do you want it more blue?



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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeMarch 7th 2011, 1:26 pm

I can order single bulbs or ballasts or w/e you need direct from my supplier in China if you ever need just hit me up... I can probably swing you better price then just buying "Private"

PS i can also warranty them Very Happy
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That's good information for the future. Do you keep anything on hand in way of D2S/D2C bulbs? And what do they cost?
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unfortunately no i dont keep stock just for the sole reason its hard for me to know what to stock or have laying around and waiting for the one day someone needs something you know? However if i was to order them in one of my bulk orders you probably looking at say $10/bulb roughly
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Yeah that is an awesome deal.

I'll hit you up next time. How long is your shipping time?


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Heretic wrote:
Yeah that is an awesome deal.

I'll hit you up next time. How long is your shipping time?



on avereage anywhere from 1-2 weeks all depends on how busy their production line is... usually just over a week
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it takes about 1 week.
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PostSubject: Re: Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China?   Anybody ever order HID bulbs out of China? Icon_minitimeApril 25th 2011, 1:15 am

I just had a LOL moment when I opened my email. Got my usually weekly e-flyer from ECS tuning.

Had these in it. For $99 each.
http://www.ecstuning.com/ES9362/?utm_source=emailcampaign&utm_medium=marketing&utm_content=retail&utm_campaign=D2SZizaBulbs_rES9362

I bought those exact same bulbs, same packaging, same everything but in 6000K, 4 of them, so I would have a set of spares later on....$35 for all 4 bulbs, and that included shipping to my door. Neutral


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