HID conversion question
Record Breaker
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From: Amarillo, Texas
I was told by TRS that they would fit and should use a large shroud to cover the projector unit. Guess I'll know for sure after I start the retrofit. They don't look too big, the TL's, those are huge and awkward. If it's too close to the lens I can always cut a bigger hole and back it out a little more. There's lots of room behind the headlight.
Champion
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From: NorCal
Here is a picture of my HIDS. They are 8000k inside of the stock sport housings. They are very bright and do blind the hell out of everyone around me at night. It can be dangerous for other drivers, but I have not had any trouble yet. Installation is pretty easy, well worth the cost.
So does that mean you don't have them aimed correctly? Or regardless of aim, people will still become dangerously blinded? Ergo are you a contributing hazard on the roadway....?
Here is a picture of my HIDS. They are 8000k inside of the stock sport housings. They are very bright and do blind the hell out of everyone around me at night. It can be dangerous for other drivers, but I have not had any trouble yet. Installation is pretty easy, well worth the cost.
Amateur
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From: Maryland
Gotta love having HID's.
Record Breaker
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So, in other words, you don't give a damn about the safety of others, let alone yourself. Correct?
Champion
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From: Western NY,
They are aligned straight and aimed correctly. They are just bright as **** haha, people flick they're high beams at me sometimes but hey, keep hatin' its only making me better. I do understand they can be a hazard though.
I love the look of cab lights. 8000k is perfect to me, I love how much visibility I can have with them. I'd use them again, they are so bright they look more white than blue in person actually, but it gives things the bright blue tintish look, which to me just looks badass haha.
Gotta love having HID's.
I love the look of cab lights. 8000k is perfect to me, I love how much visibility I can have with them. I'd use them again, they are so bright they look more white than blue in person actually, but it gives things the bright blue tintish look, which to me just looks badass haha.
Gotta love having HID's.
Last edited by Augiedoggy; Dec 20, 2011 at 09:20 PM.
Champion
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From: Harrisburg,PA
Im doing the HID swap just for high beams and keeping it in the stock housing.... I actually just wanted something better for running around in the mountains.. I spent about 70 bucks on bulbs for my low beams which will be getting put in when the HID kit is installed.. Only reason im doing it for high beam only is cause well who in the hell uses their high beams at on coming traffic? 90% of my driving is on the backroads where you are lucky to see 2 or 3 cars so high beams are on pretty much all the time. I like the fact that i kept stock low beams so I dont become a hazard to oncoming traffic by blinding them with the HIDs. Just my 2 cents though
Champion
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From: NorCal
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the reason you get flashed it the housings are all wrong and deflect most of the brighter light instead of focusing it on the road...your setup is an example of why HID lights have such a bad rap... I get the feeling you know this already, I'm just mentioning it for others reading hoping they will have the brains to do it right. Which would be to use projectors or at least clear glass lenses and blue bulbs are just for show the light they put out is harder for our eyes to use.
Im doing the HID swap just for high beams and keeping it in the stock housing.... I actually just wanted something better for running around in the mountains.. I spent about 70 bucks on bulbs for my low beams which will be getting put in when the HID kit is installed.. Only reason im doing it for high beam only is cause well who in the hell uses their high beams at on coming traffic? 90% of my driving is on the backroads where you are lucky to see 2 or 3 cars so high beams are on pretty much all the time. I like the fact that i kept stock low beams so I dont become a hazard to oncoming traffic by blinding them with the HIDs. Just my 2 cents though
Amateur
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From: Maryland
the reason you get flashed it the housings are all wrong and deflect most of the brighter light instead of focusing it on the road...your setup is an example of why HID lights have such a bad rap... I get the feeling you know this already, I'm just mentioning it for others reading hoping they will have the brains to do it right. Which would be to use projectors or at least clear glass lenses and blue bulbs are just for show the light they put out is harder for our eyes to use.
