Hid projectors for my 08
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01-19-2010, 10:36 PM
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ok, heres the deal. you can stick HIDs in your regular reflector housings, they will be bright and blind the f*ck out of on coming traffic. 2, you can buy new housings off ebay for a decent price and stick you HIDs in there. yes they look cool with the halos and LEDs but i use to own them. they are cheaply made IMO and actually cut down on light output, but are less blinding to on coming traffic because they have a half a$$ cut off bar. 3, you can go all out. use your exsisting housing and have someone professionally retro fit legit projectors from a mercedes, bmw, whatever has REAL projectors. not exactly cheap, but its done right, and your light output will be far greater than either of the other options and you dont blind anyone, and you have CRISP cutoffs!! but like i said your looking at about $700+
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01-19-2010, 10:54 PM
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EJ, do you like those housings? i take it the HID projector is the middle eyelit in the houseing... what does the other one that has the halogen bulb in it do?
I donno, would be nice to be able to buy somehting like that already done up rather than finding someone to retrofit it, especially where im at. Maybe ill just go with FOGs and leave my regular headlights stock..
I donno, would be nice to be able to buy somehting like that already done up rather than finding someone to retrofit it, especially where im at. Maybe ill just go with FOGs and leave my regular headlights stock..
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01-19-2010, 11:09 PM
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i say don't buy projectors i've looked at them for my truck but still can't seem to pull the trigger on them. if you have a 2x4 08 like me then you will be fine with hid's in the reflector housing since the truck already angles forward, it won't be blinding oncoming traffic (not too bad atleast) i've only gotten the occasional flash but thats why i have high beams too so i can show them what brights really look like and burn their retina. IMO i think they look cooler because the light fills up the whole housing with a nice glow, i've seen a few rams in town with projectors and hid's and didnt like it as much but its your own opinnion.
P.S. my sig is misleading i took pictures from my phone so of course the glare is terrible
P.S. my sig is misleading i took pictures from my phone so of course the glare is terrible
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01-20-2010, 12:14 AM
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01-20-2010, 12:38 AM
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01-20-2010, 03:44 AM
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DO NOT PUT YOUR HID'S IN YOUR STOCK HOUSING! you will blind people, its a fact, and it will be a pathetic light output compared to what you can have. I don't care what these guys who say "my truck angles downward so it doesnt blind people" BS! A halogen housing has no cutoff as to where the light will not go, hence the reason why a halogen bulb is designed to make that determination on its own, an HID bulb however IS NOT! You will be hazardous and downright rude to others if you put your hid's in your stock housings, I hate it when guys cheap out like that just because they cant justify spending the money, if they cant justify the money to do it right, then dont do it at all.
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01-20-2010, 09:20 AM
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