11-07-2009, 01:43 PM
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HID "3rd GEN" ballast?
Anybody have/heard of these "3rd GEN" hid ballasts??
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http://cgi.ebay.ca/3rd-generation-HI...item3ca697da60
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11-07-2009, 01:57 PM
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thats seems too cheap for a kit, and I have not heard anything about them.
The things I do know is most kits are propriatory and not interchangeable bulbs with ballasts (each maker uses a different clasp/clip to attach bulb to ballast.
The cheaper they are the sooner they are to go up (most likely) just remember you get what you pay for.
When you are looking for kits, find the ones that have the ignitor built in to the ballast, if you see them with a seperate box other then ballast, thats the ignitor and I recommend you just move on to one with it built in.
philips are good ballasts and most of the time you can see them printed on the ballast...hella is ok (most are german made)
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11-07-2009, 03:42 PM
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Rofl $65 shipping.
Looks like a cheap POS to me.
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11-07-2009, 04:41 PM
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i paid 25.99 plus 24.99 shipping for mine i have only fried one ballast cause it wasnt sealed properly
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11-07-2009, 04:42 PM
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i paid $52 for my kit
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11-07-2009, 04:59 PM
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i too have a cheaper kit with a warranty other than flickering when you first turn them on (maybe 3 seconds) they are perfect
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11-07-2009, 11:07 PM
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I have had my HID kit since '02 and they are Hella Gen 3 ballasts (they look nothing like those) and I have only replaced one bulb.
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11-07-2009, 11:17 PM
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Cliff, if you got them in 02 how do you know they are gen 3......if in 02 they should be big ol box. I got mine in 2000, or 01 from misterjung, lol and they said nothing about being gen anything.
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11-08-2009, 12:00 AM
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The Gen 3 Hella has been out for a long time...
Looks like this..
It's popular for the retrofits because of the integrated ignitior which isn't on the newer designs. There are MANY knock-offs of this design.
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2004 Alero GX w/sport pkg - Sold, living somewhere in WI now.
2011 Saab 9-5 Turbo4 M6
2004 Corvette Convertible M6
1994 Chevy Beretta - Quad4/M5
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11-08-2009, 12:15 AM
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yea thats what I have had, and the only ones i have seen....aside from the ones with the ignitor as a seperate unit.
what did the gen 1 and 2 look like, I wonder.
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11-08-2009, 08:47 AM
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scroll down, that video is awesome
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11-08-2009, 09:28 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nate's Alero
scroll down, that video is awesome
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did they pay the guy, in between PBS nature shows? geeze.. i swear thats the same driver's safety narrator! |
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11-08-2009, 10:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cherrington17
did they pay the guy, in between PBS nature shows? geeze.. i swear thats the same driver's safety narrator!
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its true 
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11-08-2009, 10:17 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cherrington17
did they pay the guy, in between PBS nature shows? geeze.. i swear thats the same driver's safety narrator!
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