Comments on: To HID or not to HID. That is the question! http://mazda3carpet.com/to-hid-or-not-to-hid-that-is-the-question/ The Worlds Best Mazda3 Carpet Kit Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:55:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Troy K http://mazda3carpet.com/to-hid-or-not-to-hid-that-is-the-question/#comment-30 Troy K Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:26:50 +0000 http://mazda3carpet.com/?p=476#comment-30 I do have HID 35Watt 6000K kit installed in my low beam headlights. It is like night and day difference. Wire setup is easy. The Kit I have was plug and play. This means all wires were eacy connect. It also came with a wire / battery harness - complete with relay and fuse. Hiding all the wires is key for a nice clean install. I do have a complete walkthrough with pics on the Mazda3forums for reference. I am very pleased with the results I do have HID 35Watt 6000K kit installed in my low beam headlights. It is like night and day difference. Wire setup is easy. The Kit I have was plug and play. This means all wires were eacy connect. It also came with a wire / battery harness – complete with relay and fuse. Hiding all the wires is key for a nice clean install. I do have a complete walkthrough with pics on the Mazda3forums for reference.

I am very pleased with the results

]]> By: David Freitas http://mazda3carpet.com/to-hid-or-not-to-hid-that-is-the-question/#comment-29 David Freitas Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:55:09 +0000 http://mazda3carpet.com/?p=476#comment-29 Thanks guys. Troy, do you have HID's on your car? If so, how was it to wire up? Thanks guys. Troy, do you have HID’s on your car? If so, how was it to wire up?

]]> By: Troy K http://mazda3carpet.com/to-hid-or-not-to-hid-that-is-the-question/#comment-27 Troy K Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:14:16 +0000 http://mazda3carpet.com/?p=476#comment-27 An HID kit is acceptable on a car with Projector headlamps allowing the light beam to be focused in the right areas. Also color temp is a big factor 4500k to 6000K will not blind other drivers and it will allow you to see better at night. Once you start going 8000k and above you loose visable light and then it's just about the blue and purple color output. It also a good idea to make sure your headlamps are properly aligned for best results. Mazdas benefit from having an aftermarket HID kit, if installed correctly it will greatly improve the overall lighting output as well as appearance. With all this being said, these kits are not made for regular headlamps without projector lenses, this will cause the light to scatter and cause oncoming traffic to be blinded. An HID kit is acceptable on a car with Projector headlamps allowing the light beam to be focused in the right areas. Also color temp is a big factor 4500k to 6000K will not blind other drivers and it will allow you to see better at night. Once you start going 8000k and above you loose visable light and then it’s just about the blue and purple color output.

It also a good idea to make sure your headlamps are properly aligned for best results.

Mazdas benefit from having an aftermarket HID kit, if installed correctly it will greatly improve the overall lighting output as well as appearance.

With all this being said, these kits are not made for regular headlamps without projector lenses, this will cause the light to scatter and cause oncoming traffic to be blinded.

]]> By: Dan http://mazda3carpet.com/to-hid-or-not-to-hid-that-is-the-question/#comment-26 Dan Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:50:14 +0000 http://mazda3carpet.com/?p=476#comment-26 Dave, I constantly discourage my 17 year-old son from goofing around with his car. I tell him he is asking for trouble. What else would a 44 year-old father be expected to tell his son? He drives a Mustang. I drive the Mazda3. OK, that all said - I installed an aftermarket (Color temp 6000K) HID kit on my Mazda. No regrets at all. I did have to modify the plug that was on the OEM halogen bulbs, but other than that it seems the car was made for the HID lights! Since the Mazda3 has the focused beam lenses, the HID upgrade does not look cheesy like it does on cars that were not meant to have HID lights. Aside form the coolness factor the quality of light is amazing. I was concerned about the adjustments required to avoid blinding on-coming drivers, but the adjustments are easy. I just made sure the Xenon beam was lower than the high-beam. I have received no headlight flashes from oncoming drivers. So I assume I am not blinding them. I recommend the upgrade to anyone considering it. Dave,

I constantly discourage my 17 year-old son from goofing around with his car. I tell him he is asking for trouble. What else would a 44 year-old father be expected to tell his son? He drives a Mustang. I drive the Mazda3. OK, that all said – I installed an aftermarket (Color temp 6000K) HID kit on my Mazda. No regrets at all. I did have to modify the plug that was on the OEM halogen bulbs, but other than that it seems the car was made for the HID lights! Since the Mazda3 has the focused beam lenses, the HID upgrade does not look cheesy like it does on cars that were not meant to have HID lights. Aside form the coolness factor the quality of light is amazing. I was concerned about the adjustments required to avoid blinding on-coming drivers, but the adjustments are easy. I just made sure the Xenon beam was lower than the high-beam. I have received no headlight flashes from oncoming drivers. So I assume I am not blinding them. I recommend the upgrade to anyone considering it.

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