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08-23-2010, 08:59 AM | #1 |
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HID Angel Eye Owners/ Yellowing of Angel Eyes
For all owners of HID angel eyes. Is anyone experiencing yellowing of the inner halo plastic? I just replaced both headlight assemblies due to extreme yellowing of the inner halo plastic. I am starting to believe this was from the high heat of the HIDS since it only affected the inner halos as that is where the bulbs sit in the housing. They were on since May of 09.
I would be interested in having you check your lights and post back your results. Please look at your lights with all lights turned off and see if your inner halos plastic is yellow compared to the outer halos. I would be interesting to see if anyone else is experiencing this. I love the look of the HIDs but don't want to put them back on if I am goign to have the same problems again.
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I also have the Alpine HID angel eye kit, havent had any problems or symptoms close to that. I Know alpines bulbs are much lower temperature then Camaross...
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08-29-2010, 04:33 PM | #9 |
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Ours is not the standard $60 eBay kit, my ballast alone cost me more then that. I know all the $35 dollar kits and I know all the $200 dollar kits, I have hand picked a select quality of ballast and bulbs to provide the best quality system. You will not see our ballast on eBay.
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08-30-2010, 01:05 AM | #10 |
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no yellowing on my rings but then again i have only had hids for bout 4 months.
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this is a picture of your ballast, from your vendor thread http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=390462 this is the same one from ebay, $55 for a pair http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA...item43a13190d1 i had the same ballasts and i paid $60 for the entire kit with ballasts, i just can't find that kit now on ebay, but it's there |
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That is not my ballast, it is cased the same, maybe, look at the side picture of mines...
Side picture of theirs... Also pay attention to the plugs, my plugs are either BLUE, or all black The reason they will not show their plugs in that picture is because they use different igniters, here is their black and red tips... They might look alike, and purchase their casing from the same factory in China, but I can assure you, it is not the same ballast, never the less, with out bulbs they are $55 on eBay. Quote:
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08-30-2010, 11:36 AM | #13 |
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fair enough
but my original point is if there is yellowing of the angel eyes it would not matter which vendor or ebay kit is used it would be a function of the UV emitted by the HID bulbs irrespective of where you got the kit. i know i've had one headlight replaced and when i reinstalled the HID kits the newer one is much whiter than the old headlight |
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Most vendors are not even aware they are using their kits - DDM is one of the largest US importers, selling these for as low as $35/set.
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09-07-2010, 09:29 AM | #18 |
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My yellowing was not the lens of the headlight assembly, but rather the actual plastic that light up when the halos are on. Mine yellowed horribly. You only see the yellowing when the lights are off, so my car looked horrible when parked or the halos were off.
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09-07-2010, 09:48 AM | #20 |
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I agree. I wish I had taken some pics before I gote them replaced. I had to replace both headlight assemblies due to them being so yellow. Let me see if I can locate some pics.
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no problems yet with my custom kit
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09-07-2010, 01:21 PM | #22 |
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just curious, how long did u have these hids installed before replacing your headlights. How much mileage did u do during the period?
I am using the camaross hid kit for 5 months with bout 8k miles over the period and have experienced no yellowing or melting of anything inside the headlight assembly.
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