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  • JoelJ Offline
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    Joel
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    #32

    KA-T_240;262412 wrote:
    The auto lights is not what kills HIDs. It is that they get turned on and off multiple times. Regular bulbs have the same problems.

    A Selective-Yellow bulb in the fog lights really helps light up the road when its snowy outside.

    http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=954736

    I have Phillips VersionPlus +30 bulbs in my WRX.

    WTF do u think I just said? The truck turns the lights on and off twice as many times with the auto lights...

    no race car? becuz homeowner...

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    • T Offline
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      Trafik Jamz
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      #33

      http://fargostreet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1919&highlight=cutoff

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      • DelSlowD Offline
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        #34

        Trafik Jamz;262428 wrote:
        This went horribly off topic, but the points being made are good. For the safety of everyone else on the road, please don't put HID's in non-HID housings.

        Joel;262330 wrote:
        Are you mentally retarded? It doesnt matter what kind of bulbs are in your housings... They are all going to reflect the same direction off your reflectors... Unless you have aftermarket projector style housings.

        lawl.

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        • JoelJ Offline
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          Joel
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          DelSlow;262432 wrote:
          lawl.
          You do realise that did not disprove what I said, correct? I said the bulbs will reflect the same way. Halogens do not have a cut off. I do not expect HIDs in my stock housings to have a sharp cut off. it will give me more light, and I could give 2 shits less about the person driving in front of me.

          no race car? becuz homeowner...

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          • GrrG Offline
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            Grr
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            #36

            wow that is very douchbag-ish of you. If im ever behind you i will be sure to put all of my 280watts of xenon right into your mirrors. And dont put hids in those fucking stock housings, they are terrible and your liable to cause an accident. In fact, if someone hits you at night and they say that your lights were not regulation you are at fault, and it can be proven in court quite easily

            2006 Trailblazer SS- my DD
            2002 Camaro- built N/A LS3, Flt level 5 trans, 8.8 rear

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            • GrrG Offline
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              Grr
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              #37

              and to add, assuming your colorado has very similar wiring to my envoy, the auto headlights are part of the BCM and can only be disabled by splicing a small control box into the harness, if you go on a colorado forum it will be easy to find

              2006 Trailblazer SS- my DD
              2002 Camaro- built N/A LS3, Flt level 5 trans, 8.8 rear

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              • DelSlowD Offline
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                #38

                I agree, but im pretty sure in the century code it just says two forward facing bulbs XX centimeters off the ground yada yada. Nothing about being 'regulation' and color really.

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                • JoelJ Offline
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                  Joel
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #39

                  Grr;262464 wrote:
                  wow that is very douchbag-ish of you. If im ever behind you i will be sure to put all of my 280watts of xenon right into your mirrors. And dont put hids in those fucking stock housings, they are terrible and your liable to cause an accident. In fact, if someone hits you at night and they say that your lights were not regulation you are at fault, and it can be proven in court quite easily
                  Yeah I'm sure you and Chuck's first thing you think about when modding your cars are other peoples safety... I'm sure neither of you have ever street raced before,
                  DelSlow;262467 wrote:
                  I agree, but im pretty sure in the century code it just says two forward facing bulbs XX centimeters off the ground yada yada. Nothing about being 'regulation' and color really.

                  AFAIK, it IS Illegal to put High Intensity Discharge headlights into a vehicle which is not factory equiped with them. Like I said, I'll take the chance in getting pulled over, or being liable for an accident at night if someone claims it had to do with my headlights...

                  no race car? becuz homeowner...

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                  • RexwagonR Offline
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                    #40

                    why would someone hit you at night if you have HID's in your non HID housing. They should be able to see you then. If anything they will hit the ditch or something.

                    legacy image

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                    • GrrG Offline
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                      Grr
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                      #41

                      ungodly glare would come to mind as why you could get hit. pretty hard to avoid someone if you dont know where they are in a 20ft wide orb of piercing light

                      2006 Trailblazer SS- my DD
                      2002 Camaro- built N/A LS3, Flt level 5 trans, 8.8 rear

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                      • ParkerP Offline
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                        Parker
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                        #42

                        blah blah blah.... is any of you see someone with HID's... none of you would say SHIT about the housing they are in...

                        and again.... blah blah blah...

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                        > BlueSRT0483;244555 wrote:
                        > As proven by Parker... Not everything you read on the internet is true.
                        > Trafik Jamz;260984 wrote:
                        > You are right Parker.

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                        • GarageAlchemistG Offline
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                          GarageAlchemist
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                          #43

                          Gary, if you are certain of this argument that Joel will be liable in the case of a head on collision becaue of his improperly equipped headlights, i will gladly ram his vehicle with my jeep.

                          97 GTi, 03 KJ

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                          • K Offline
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                            KA-T_240
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                            GarageAlchemist;262543 wrote:
                            Gary, if you are certain of this argument that Joel will be liable in the case of a head on collision becaue of his improperly equipped headlights, i will gladly ram his vehicle with my jeep.

                            lolz!!

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                            • SPANISH-RICES Offline
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                              SPANISH-RICE
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                              I say shit to people with hids's and non proper housings all the time. It looks like complete ass and does nothing for being able to see better at night. It does how ever make the car obnoxious and unsafe. But as long as you get the fancy blue light, right? Thats 3/4 the reason why i stopped cruising, slow paced and constantly getting fucking shined with crap hid setups

                              some cars will get more light on the road but at the expense of other drivers saftey. If you cant be standing outside your vehicle with your headlights on and look down at them with out hurting your eyes you fucked up.

                              This goes for about 95% of people with those scat ass mks hid's they buy for 100 dollars and put in every fucking light hole they can find.

                              here a psht, there psht, everywhere a psht psht
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                              • SPANISH-RICES Offline
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                                SPANISH-RICE
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #46

                                joel;262447 wrote:
                                you do realise that did not disprove what i said, correct? I said the bulbs will reflect the same way. Halogens do not have a cut off. I do not expect hids in my stock housings to have a sharp cut off. It will give me more light, and i could give 2 shits less about the person driving in front of me.

                                you couldnt be more wrong. Have you done any research on this at all? Reflector style housings are designed to work with a certain light output. If you flood the housing with light its going to reflect in every direction instead of the one its meant to.

                                here a psht, there psht, everywhere a psht psht
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                                  inspector01
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #47

                                  SPANISH-RICE;262554 wrote:
                                  I say shit to people with hids's and non proper housings all the time. It looks like complete ass and does nothing for being able to see better at night. It does how ever make the car obnoxious and unsafe. But as long as you get the fancy blue light, right? Thats 3/4 the reason why i stopped cruising, slow paced and constantly getting fucking shined with crap hid setups

                                  some cars will get more light on the road but at the expense of other drivers saftey. If you cant be standing outside your vehicle with your headlights on and look down at them with out hurting your eyes you fucked up.

                                  This goes for about 95% of people with those scat ass mks hid's they buy for 100 dollars and put in every fucking light hole they can find.

                                  Don't you have HIDs?? Projectors housings are not the same as HID housings...

                                  PVC Squad Member #1

                                  > bubba to Cobra Rob;279451 wrote:
                                  > ^ and I thought I posted some dumb shit...

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                                  • zbrownZ Offline
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                                    zbrown
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                                    #48

                                    spanish-rice;262554 wrote:
                                    this goes for about 95% of people with those scat ass mks hid's they buy for 100 dollars and put in every fucking light hole they can find.

                                    lol

                                    inspector01;262557 wrote:
                                    ? Projectors housings are not the same as hid housings...

                                    +1

                                    rx7-8.89@157mph
                                    12v dodge, twins

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                                    • DelSlowD Offline
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                                      #49

                                      ^^ Do they make any aftermarket HID housings for older RX-7's?

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                                      • zbrownZ Offline
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                                        zbrown
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                                        DelSlow;262562 wrote:
                                        ^^ Do they make any aftermarket HID housings for older RX-7's?

                                        I don't think anyone does for the original pop ups on the FC or FD...... but I am sure some that offer the flush mount setups can be had with actual HID housings

                                        This is a guess, as all i have is a sweet sealed beam conversion

                                        I wanted to convert my pickup to HID's because one of my headlight brackets is broke.... but after reading up, and seeing the joke of them i declined

                                        rx7-8.89@157mph
                                        12v dodge, twins

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                                          00Accord
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                                          #51

                                          Now I feel bad for having HIDs. But, in my defense, I have gone to a parking lot when it is pitch black and then turned them on and stood in front of the car. I checked almost every angle and could stare at them no problem. It does indeed depend on the housing. It helps that mine have caps over the end of the bulbs and a black housing around the sides of the reflector.

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