Buying Hid Lights

midwestkel · February 11, 2010

Sorry if this has been posted but the forum search wont let me search for this.

I am looking to buy a conversion kit for my 2007 Denali XL and I am a little confused because the kits range from $50 - $400. So I would like to know who bought what and what is good.

Also on my Denali there are 2 spots for bulbs so do I need to kits, one for lows and one for highs? Should I buy a kit for my fog lights also?

Thanks everyone.

kuhl_530 · February 11, 2010

It is ILLEGAL to put HID lights in a vehicle that did not come with them from the factory, in the United States. Yes, there are still companies that make and sell them. I'm not saying don't, but you don't want to drop $300 on the kit, put them in, and a month later get stopped by a trooper/deputy/officer and told to take them out.

Phillips makes a line of lights that mimic the blue/white appearance of HID's while keeping your vehicle legal. Just google 'phillips automotive lighting' and you'll find them.

brandon_guzzo · February 12, 2010

I have put these in my SUV and have had no problems with them.. http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php?p=produ...1&parent=85

gregrocks89 · February 12, 2010

i got them in my truck. go for a 6000k. i know here it can be blue but when you get closer the light has to turn white due to standard lighting regulation. a buddy of mine had purple ones and he got fined and made him take it off right away. in canada anyways. But h.i.d i do highly recommend them. they do make night driving better which i do alot

nick3941sd · February 13, 2010

Just get the low beams and fogs. Waste of money for the high beams. Its only illegal to have the 12k and higher such as the purple and greens and very dark blues (10k might be pushing it). But remember the higher the K the less bright they are. So in my opinion for the fogs get 3k (yellow, very sharp and bright) and low beams get 4500k or 5k (very bright/crisp white) or 6k (white with a hint of blue) but I wouldnt get over 6k. And the yellows can only be used for the fog lights. My last vehicle I had 3k fogs and 6k lows. I just bought my truck so I didnt do HIDs yet but I think I will be doing 4500k or 5k for the lows and 3k if/when I install fogs. As in being illegall they are completly legal as long as you dont have a crazy color and like I said the yellow can only be used with the fogs because they dont shine very far ahead. FYI i am a police officer and a lot of the older guys hate the HIDs so that may be why you got pulled over and he told you to take them out because he hates looking into them coming down the road.

nickvrebel · February 15, 2010

As in being illegall they are completly legal as long as you dont have a crazy color and like I said the yellow can only be used with the fogs because they dont shine very far ahead. FYI i am a police officer and a lot of the older guys hate the HIDs so that may be why you got pulled over and he told you to take them out because he hates looking into them coming down the road.

I think his comments come from when people put the HID conversion kits in to headlight housings that don't function well with them. If the light housing diffuses the light (as in the pre-02 GM truck stock headlights) then the light creates a lot of glare and is worthless for the user and others on the roads as it is blinding. If your light focus well then it's a non-issue

I'm fixing to order some HIDs for my new truck, but my 2003 Silverado had HID low and fog lights, all 6000k. I'm debating on either 4300l or 5000k for this truck. I am not going to put HID in my high beam, the warm up time is too long for me, I will probably use Silverstars for those bulbs.