My advice would be check whats legal and whats not by nzta first. You dont wanna waste heaps to find they are not legal.
morrisman1,
May 16, 10:35am
those high temperature bulbs just achieve that number by putting a filter on the light. All it does is reduce the overall light output.
Unfortunately most people in NZ (and probably the world) are easily fooled by marketing numbers and claims so will end up buying them. The market is full of crap bulbs so if you are going to go to the effort of importing stuff at least import some good stuff and by that I mean the uprated bulbs like Osram Nightbreakers which are legal and are a huge improvement over standard halogen bulbs
mugenb20b,
May 16, 10:35am
I've got a couple of 100/200 watt light bulbs in my car, which are "illegal", who's gonna know!
gilligan2,
May 16, 10:40am
Aw now you've done it. lol
aviator02,
May 16, 10:41am
I think that by law the 8500k bulbs would be illegal as a blue tint i think is illegal unless its a stock hid kit, in saying that though i passed a warrant with mine and never had any trouble from the law. The same company also makes a 7500k bulb that is a more pure white without the blue tint, maybe these would be better on our market!
aviator02,
May 16, 10:41am
per bulb or per set!
morrisman1,
May 16, 10:42am
I hope you dont have melted components from the extra heat. Some systems cant handle more heat than what the standard 60w bulbs give.
In my personal experience Ive had a better light increase when going to hella +90 bulbs than I did going to 100w bulbs and I am still legal.
Ultimately I want some rallye 4000 HID driving lights but at about $1200 a set they are a bit beyond the budget! 1km beam length is mighty attractive
phillip.weston,
May 16, 10:43am
I would only pay $20-30 per pair of bulbs - there's already a flood on the market of similar bulbs you can buy off trademe or even retail outlets like Repco/Supercheap.
morrisman1,
May 16, 10:44am
If they are good quality bulbs then $20 per bulb is fine, but not for the cheap crap which is mostly sold on here. You couldnt pay me to put that stuff in my car
johnf_456,
May 16, 10:53am
I agree totally and they also select the good stuff.
aviator02,
May 16, 11:00am
I agree that repco would definitely have better quality stuff but the main appeal of these would just be the sort of colour output for the money compared to your normal $20 trademe yellow/white special.
vtecintegra,
May 16, 11:13am
Also you could look into what components of factory HID systems wear out and see if you can source them for a reasonable price.
Both my Jap imports with factory HID systems have started dimming noticeably when the cars have neared the ten year old mark so I'll bet there is a market for replacement bits.
johnf_456,
May 16, 11:13am
Yup as per morrisman has said, minus the language if anyone converts it.
aviator02,
May 16, 11:35am
the same supplier also does a 7500k light and i think a 5500k or similar so maybe i should look into getting these in aswell/instead.
clark20,
May 16, 7:41pm
The highest you can get is around 4100 K and still be in the legal range for light output and colour. Philips have tried to get their Crystal vision approved for some time now (4400K) but the tint drops the light output to dangerously low levels ie well below minimum required.
Edit for halogen only, HID can do nearly 5000K and still be legal. All bulbs need an approval, usually an "E" in a circle
n1smo_gtir,
Feb 27, 7:58pm
REPCO is a rip off for bulbs. $120 for a pair of narva super whites with a pair of t10 wedge type.
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