Originally Posted by Glasgow Biker
Has anyone tried building their own HID lights? From what I've read, they require a little more knowlege than usual, due to the ballast bit. I guess that they will be more expensive than a halogen setup, but can you build them cheaper than buy them? And is it even worth it? Some of the setups people have listed here, and on other istes seem to be pretty good from the reports. Is it even worth the extra hastle and expense for HID units?
I researched that approach but found the electronics parts to support an HID system starts to make a home-brew kit really expensive. If you really wanted spend some money for researching lights for building kits, investigate Luxeon V Star "Portable version" LEDs for your lamp. I'm researching those right now and a $30 Luxeon star can pump out about as much light as one 15-20 watt halogen, so a couple of those can really give a HID lamp a run for their money for less the price of a ballast, but also have some serious run-times.