Hids
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HID kits that are plug and play are the wrong way to do it, the housings were never meant to be used with HIDS so they will glare very badly. The right way is to do a retrofit of projectors from something else (Acura TSX for example), but that is very involved and takes some skill.
(edit, not my pic)
(edit, not my pic)
Last edited by korey89; 04-02-2008 at 02:18 PM.
#5
yeah like stated above your gona get crazy glare on a standard halogen reflector, especialy on a super duty there head lights are pretty big, your gona have to retro fit them with some projectors or your gona get stoped alot by the cops.. plus if the super duty is a 9007 bulb like the rangers your gona loose your high beams unless you get bixenons wich are not cheap. and good luck getting a sticker with no high beams..
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I have hardly any glare from my reflector lenses. They're bright and they don't hurt oncoming traffic. Why are the plug and play kits the "wrong" way of doing it? That's the "right" way to do it, swapping the housing is up to you on whether you think it's right or not. I dont' like how the projectors cut off the beam, they look ugly (Never seen a good lookin projector that doesn't look mexican) and I think they produce a worse glare than the reflectors do. I have them in both my reflector housings (That I've never had a problem with), I get an occasional flash at night, but that's probably because I'm lifted. Not everyone flashes me. I also have them in my lower valance fogs with no reflector cap.
Here's what I look like at night... And also what Shane looks like.
Me - 4300k headlamps and 3000k Fog lamps with 85w PIAA lights on the light bar
Shane - 6000k headlamps
The camera i what made a glare if you want to call it that.
Here's what I look like at night... And also what Shane looks like.
Me - 4300k headlamps and 3000k Fog lamps with 85w PIAA lights on the light bar
Shane - 6000k headlamps
The camera i what made a glare if you want to call it that.
#10
^^Your girl always flashes me.
Here we go again with the "glare" arguement. Yes, our housings are not designed for HIDS, there is a minimal amount of glare, but not much.
I'm running a relay harness, because I have a problem with one side turning on and the other not, I turn it off, then both come on. I suppose I could do a how-to when I get my HIDs back in this weekend or tomarrow night.
Here we go again with the "glare" arguement. Yes, our housings are not designed for HIDS, there is a minimal amount of glare, but not much.
I'm running a relay harness, because I have a problem with one side turning on and the other not, I turn it off, then both come on. I suppose I could do a how-to when I get my HIDs back in this weekend or tomarrow night.
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^^Your girl always flashes me.
Here we go again with the "glare" arguement. Yes, our housings are not designed for HIDS, there is a minimal amount of glare, but not much.
I'm running a relay harness, because I have a problem with one side turning on and the other not, I turn it off, then both come on. I suppose I could do a how-to when I get my HIDs back in this weekend or tomarrow night.
Here we go again with the "glare" arguement. Yes, our housings are not designed for HIDS, there is a minimal amount of glare, but not much.
I'm running a relay harness, because I have a problem with one side turning on and the other not, I turn it off, then both come on. I suppose I could do a how-to when I get my HIDs back in this weekend or tomarrow night.
Just as 07Sport said, HID = High Intensity Discharge and my headlamp kit ran $170 for the kit, and I bought the cheaper $75 kit for my fog lamps and they're just as good! Haven't had any problems.
Hell yah man! HIDS FTW! I'll never own another vehicle that doesn't have HIDs in it. Halogens just don't do it. I don't care what halogens you have!
#18
That's not the case at all. Brighter yes, whiter no.
3000k = yellow hue
4300k = OEM white (yes that's the closest to white there is, what I have also)
6000k = hint of blue hue
8000k = a lot more hint of blue hue than 6000k
10000k = blue hue (no white)
12000k = violet hue
15000k = purple hue (no blue)
3000k = yellow hue
4300k = OEM white (yes that's the closest to white there is, what I have also)
6000k = hint of blue hue
8000k = a lot more hint of blue hue than 6000k
10000k = blue hue (no white)
12000k = violet hue
15000k = purple hue (no blue)
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You HAVE to buy the whole kit, unless you have already bought the kit once and just want to change the color of the bulb. You can't use those bulbs without a ballast. The ballast, as I've said, converts the power from low to high voltage, almost like a inverter for a car. It's basically a trasnformer, used to step up the voltage.
It also ignites the gas in the bulb when you turn your lights on.
The kits are usually about $75 shipped for the cheaper ones (I have one of the kits) and they're plug and play. They run in-line of your current pigtail to your headlight. That stock pigtail connects to the ballast, there's another set of wires coming out of the ballast that run to the bulb.
It also ignites the gas in the bulb when you turn your lights on.
The kits are usually about $75 shipped for the cheaper ones (I have one of the kits) and they're plug and play. They run in-line of your current pigtail to your headlight. That stock pigtail connects to the ballast, there's another set of wires coming out of the ballast that run to the bulb.
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