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El-cheapo Chinky-Chonky H3 HID kit. The cheapest HID Kit I could find on ebay. Wanted to have a play before dropping some money on a proper kit. My motorbike has projector headlights but still uses an H3 55w lamp for the dipped beam so I thought I'd try out a HID kit. Naturally I went for the cheapest option! I wonder how long these will last? Not long I reckon but at least the kit is for a car so I have one spare! Brightness isn't really that much more (if any!) but it's hard to tell with the massive colour difference! Certainly makes me stand out more during the day and night which was sort of the purpose. Specs (Allegedly!) 6000k 3200lm 3000h 13.2v 3.6a. Inrush current is far more than 5 amps as it trips out my bench supply.

El-cheapo Chinky-Chonky H3 HID kit.

The cheapest HID Kit I could find on ebay. Wanted to have a play before dropping some money on a proper kit.

My motorbike has projector headlights but still uses an H3 55w lamp for the dipped beam so I thought I'd try out a HID kit. Naturally I went for the cheapest option!
I wonder how long these will last? Not long I reckon but at least the kit is for a car so I have one spare!

Brightness isn't really that much more (if any!) but it's hard to tell with the massive colour difference! Certainly makes me stand out more during the day and night which was sort of the purpose.

Specs (Allegedly!)
6000k
3200lm
3000h
13.2v 3.6a. Inrush current is far more than 5 amps as it trips out my bench supply.

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AngryHorse   [07 Jan, 2016 at 07:06 PM]
Be interesting to see how they perform?, my brother in law fitted a cheap kit to his Sprinter, he started to have problems with them last year!
FrontSideBus   [07 Jan, 2016 at 11:59 PM]
I'll have to give it a good probe on the oscilloscope to see whats going on.
Slyspark   [16 Mar, 2016 at 12:45 AM]
Does 'Sun Wolf' translate to 'car fire' in Chinese?
XmasLightGuy   [16 Mar, 2016 at 11:52 PM]
LOL @ the name of "Chinky-Chonky" Laughing I wonder if it'd keep that title on the other site Question
FrontSideBus   [17 Mar, 2016 at 01:54 PM]
Not a chance! The white balance would have been changed and the picture heavily cropped too!
FrontSideBus   [28 Apr, 2017 at 08:12 PM]
Packed up today. Ballast was fine but the arc tube had deformed and cracked. Noticed it was getting dimmer and a bit flickery in the few days preceding.

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