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Old 10-06-2010, 09:43 AM
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i have alot of questions about the aftermarket lights.
1) is there a difference between HID and projector headlights?
2) if so, what?
3)http://www.xtralights.com/79-01jeepc...blackpair.aspx --- is that all i need or do i need extra equipment in order to install.
4) i cant see 5 feet in front of me when i drive and i also dont want to be one of those people with annoyingly bright lights. the price of the projector headlights is a perfect price for me, but am i missing something?
5) also if i buy the black projector headlights does anyone know if i would get pulled over in New Jersey for visibility of headlights?

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A projector is still a HID, it just controls the beam so you dont blind everyone. In nj you will get ticketed for that. Go with sylvania silverstars.
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projector is still a HID, it just controls the beam so you dont blind everyone
.......?

porjectors are made up of reflectors and differint lens's.. they heve a " shade " part inside to direct the light.. how you see cutoff lines.. and they work VERY WELL..

HID! stands for high-intensity discharge.. theses are BLUBS you can buy for your porjectors.. some have differint types of noble gases to make there lights

theres alot on this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlamp

i cant see 5 feet in front of me when i drive and i also dont want to be one of those people with annoyingly bright lights. the price of the projector headlights is a perfect price for me, but am i missing something?
heres what im going to tell you... i know what your going though, thses lights really do dfkjvl;skvn......... you get what you pay for, ive seen some other projectors and hid kits out there.. if you want lights that REALLY work.. your going to pay and fab a bit for them..

id ask your self.. how much do i want to spend, how much time do i want to spend and what do i need in lighting.
if i would get pulled over in New Jersey for visibility of headlights?
and that is a nother thing you have to think about..

id say take a step back and look arown and see what elst is out there for you.. HIDs arnt allways the best..

good luck man
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porjectors are made up of reflectors and differint lens's.. they heve a " shade " part inside to direct the light.. how you see cutoff lines.. and they work VERY WELL..

HID! stands for high-intensity discharge.. theses are BLUBS you can buy for your porjectors.. some have differint types of noble gases to make there lights

theres alot on this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlamp



heres what im going to tell you... i know what your going though, thses lights really do dfkjvl;skvn......... you get what you pay for, ive seen some other projectors and hid kits out there.. if you want lights that REALLY work.. your going to pay and fab a bit for them..

id ask your self.. how much do i want to spend, how much time do i want to spend and what do i need in lighting.
and that is a nother thing you have to think about..

id say take a step back and look arown and see what elst is out there for you.. HIDs arnt allways the best..

good luck man
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be careful with those lights...they have plastic housings which makes them liable to melt and i have also heard horror stories about these lights (scattered beam and short life span) But they do look bada$$
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haha yeh they look amazing, i tinted the orange side lights around the headlight so the projectors would make the front of my car completely blacked out! thanks again guys, very helpful
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norcalmr2.com. Only real projector I've seen for the 7x6 housing.

AWESOME customer service, by the way.

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thanks man, ill check it out
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