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[Deuss]

well what the hell lol. Its obvious you get what you pay for. but for 125 bucks? As I said ill be the guiny pig and test this out. the worst thing that could happen it will burn out, and i can get a replacement later. after all Its only half a day of sitting behind my desk that i would waste... thats not that much lol.. considering i read books most of that time..

[T-5Bandit]

Based on his Ebay feedback, it looks like he has some shipping and communication problems.

[HPTDoh]

Eh.. he IS from China. Customs and stuff

[spottieottie]

Online Store: www.mydepots.com
eBay Seller ID: flashplus

Product Price: USD125 including shipping to US or Canada

Product Location: Beijing, China

Available Bulbsizes:

H1/H3/H4/H4-2 (Hi/Lo)/H7/H8/H9/H10/H11/9004/9005 (HB3)/9006 (HB4)/9007 (HB5)
There are also bi-xenon models available in H4, 9004 and 9007.

Available Color Temperatures:

4300K/6000K/8000K/10000K

If you have any question, please send emails to sales@mydepots.com. I am willing to answer your questions regarding the hid kits.

Chuck said it was ok, so please do not delete my thread. Thanks.

Sounds like a pretty good deal! These prices are running on very small margins, and a good deal for anyone. The $25 fee for failed components is convienent because most manufacturers just require you to send back the whole system (if anyone remembers Adrian's kit). How much is shipping on just the bulbs? How about a Volvospeed discount code? That would probably get a lot of people to try them out.

[Jaxx]

do you sell D2S/D2R bulbs?

[Serge]

Just so you guys know, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. There is a reason why stock HID's cost a lot of money. There is a reason why John's HID's cost more as well. Those are quality kits/units that will last.

That's why I love my retro. OEM parts are just so great.

I keep TWO extra HID bulbs in my trunk. Why? they are bloody cheap! I have 20 of them at home. OEM Philips bulbs are $20 on eBay. Ballasts can be bought for $50/each on eBay as well.

OEM parts are:

a) reliable
cheap
c) proper

[Aequitas_Veritas]

why in your old auctions you had a 18 month warranty, then it was dropped to 14 months.

[Account_Deleted_T5M]

why in your old auctions you had a 18 month warranty, then it was dropped to 14 months.

Because the bulbs were failing in 16 months like it was a religion and they didn't want to have to cover that

[Boomin850]

That's why I love my retro. OEM parts are just so great.

I keep TWO extra HID bulbs in my trunk. Why? they are bloody cheap! I have 20 of them at home. OEM Philips bulbs are $20 on eBay. Ballasts can be bought for $50/each on eBay as well.

OEM parts are:

a) reliable
cheap
c) proper

+1 to that. Never had any problems using OEM ballasts or bulbs...haven't had one go out either *knock on wood*

[mydepots]

do you sell D2S/D2R bulbs?

Sorry. We don't have D2S/D2R bulbs.

[mydepots]

Because the bulbs were failing in 16 months like it was a religion and they didn't want to have to cover that

Could you please tell me the item number that says a warranty period of 18 months? As far as I know, we never had any item that promised a warranty period of 18 months.

[Account_Deleted_T5M]

Could you please tell me the item number that says a warranty period of 18 months? As far as I know, we never had any item that promised a warranty period of 18 months.

I didn't say that, Toxicbooty did

[Aequitas_Veritas]

Could you please tell me the item number that says a warranty period of 18 months? As far as I know, we never had any item that promised a warranty period of 18 months.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...em=190041492152

From the feedback looks like any kit offered for sale before Nov 18th 2006 got a 18 month warranty, after that its all 14 month.

[pocket penguins]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...em=190041492152

From the feedback looks like any kit offered for sale before Nov 18th 2006 got a 18 month warranty, after that its all 14 month.

i would suggest going to sharpHid just for the customer service. ballast blew a few days ago and john had everything taken care of by dinner time. The turn around rate was amazing.

[mydepots]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...em=190041492152

From the feedback looks like any kit offered for sale before Nov 18th 2006 got a 18 month warranty, after that its all 14 month.

You will get 18 months warranty if you pay USD 144 for one kit.

['93 Dave]

You will get 18 months warranty if you pay USD 144 for one kit.

[Che'_Moderator]

Unless your buying OEM all these kits are pretty much the same. With that said I would buy either Philips from Xenondepot or whatever was cheapest.

[Serge]

Unless your buying OEM all these kits are pretty much the same. With that said I would buy either Philips from Xenondepot or whatever was cheapest.

Chuck.

integra9006hid does nice kits with OEM ballasts and bulbs. He uses Denso/Koito ballasts and rebases OEM Philips 85122 bulbs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Denso-HID-k...1QQcmdZViewItem

For $280, I think you can't go wrong!

[S60RDUDE]

I appreciate the support man!

The other problem here is that say you do need to replace a bulb or ballast within the 14 months you will have to send it all the way back to China - about $20-$30 for shipping due to customs etc. Then you may have to pay that again to have the replacement sent back here. All in all you are looking at 4-6 weeks just to get a replacement bulb or ballast. This is the problem with many of the ebay kits.

A lot of research and testing has gone into the kits I sell and they are using components my supplier believes to be the most reliable and most up to the job of offering a life time warranty.

+1 on Support for Johns HID kit it is very well made they thought of everything. You get what you pay for here.

[Aequitas_Veritas]

Chuck.

integra9006hid does nice kits with OEM ballasts and bulbs. He uses Denso/Koito ballasts and rebases OEM Philips 85122 bulbs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Denso-HID-k...1QQcmdZViewItem

For $280, I think you can't go wrong!

except I dont want a 4300k kit, I want minimum 6000k. That being said, I know Phillips does make the Ultinon 6000k bulbs, but I havnt been able to ever find them in a kit that was under $300. Any help serge?