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The truth: NONE of the above mentioned companies produce HID kits for sale to consumers in the United States. I did the research and investigating for you. I have placed numerous phone calls and e-mails to not only the US corporate offices, but also branch and main offices in Taiwan and other places abroad. I started with McCulloch, and you can see that write-up below this one.
The fact is, you can't be sure exactly what it is you're purchasing most times. That's where this website comes into play.
You can research companies that claim to sell those products and see what their other consumers have to say about it. Simply put - Hella, Philips, Osram, Sylvania, Bosch and McCulloch do not sell or even manufacture HID kits for sale to consumers. If you see companies claiming to sell these kits, RAISE THE CAUTION FLAG!
So how do you know if it's a genuine component? Well, Philips, Osram, and Bosch do make bulbs for sale to consumers via OEM channels. Retailers can acquire bulbs to sell in an HID kit that's meshed together with a different brand ballast, wiring harness, and genuine bulbs.
THIS SITE SELLS *FAKE* BOSCH KITS: http://www.boschhid.com/
Do NOT buy any kit that is sold under the Bosch HID name - this Chinese company literally stole Bosch's good name and branding and slapped it on their box! THIS IS NOT A GENUINE BOSCH KIT!
WHAT IS JDM?
This one kills me... retailers will sell anything and call it JDM! I lived in Japan for two years, and I saw REAL JDM parts. I went online and saw bogus JDM parts being sold online. Simply put - if it doesn't come DIRECTLY from Japan - it is not JDM! So the next time you're enticed to buy that "JDM CAI", think twice. An example of genuine JDM parts would be parts from a Honda Integra Type R, sold in the US to swap out with parts on an Acrua RSX. Just use common sense, and most importantly - be careful about what you're putting in/on your car!
I was in a forum the other day, and I saw where a company got pretty defensive regarding McCulloch kits and their reliability and reputability. So I did some research... and this might alarm you!
I went to McCulloch's website (www.mccullochpower.com) to check the specs on their kits. It's funny... they don't even advertise or market HID kits. So being the curious person I am, I delved in a bit further. I came across their corporate website (www.mcc.mtdproducts.com) and guess what? They don't advertise those kits either!
I came to find that the corporation which owns McCulloch, is Jenn Feng Industrial Co, Ltd. (www.jennfeng.com) It just so happens that Jenn Feng is based in Taiwan. I went ahead and shot them an email, asking if they still sell, develop, or manufacture McCulloch kits. The answer? NO!
Take a look for yourself. I posted the e-mail below for your reading pleasure... >EMAIL BEGIN< Dear Mr. Jay Patterson,
Greetings!!
Thank you for the recent inquiry!!
Please allow me to explain myself, my name is Kai Jong, and I'm contacting you on behalf of KTO Technology in Taiwan. We are a manufacture of HID discharge lighting systems in Taiwan. We manufacture high kelvin lamps and a very extensive line of ballasts. All the products are manufacture in Taiwan by KTO Technology, from burners to D1 ~D2 ballasts. We were outsourced by Jenn Feng Corp to develop some smaller lighting solutions.
a. Questions about McCulloch Kits Well, to sum things up, McCulloch is a brand that we use to market the North America market, but due to DOT legality issues we stopped selling any HID related goods under the brand of McCulloch in USA. McCulloch Motors had agreed and committed with FMVSS regarding the importing of HID related goods. McCulloch Motors North America only sells lawn & garden products / power equipments now. There are still some dealers in the USA who's selling the kits under the name of McCulloch, but it's mostly products from overseas such as Hong Kong and are not genuine McCulloch Motors products.
So, it looks like KTO, which is a branch of Jenn Feng, was developing the HID kits in the past. Looks like those McCulloch kits you see being sold aren't so genuine! Just for the heck of it, I called up McCulloch's Warranty Dept here in the USA. They haven't got a clue about McCulloch automotive lighting!
As you can see from the email, the McCulloch kits being sold are NOT genuine McCulloch. Sorry folks, McCulloch only sells lawn equipment and power tools.
