HID Retrofit - seems to be the current trend
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By the way, it has nothing to do with like or dislike. So many new cars come factory equipped with HIDs, so you and your butthurt neighbors can suck it
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lol, then your neighbors can have a word with the police and my insurance company. I guarantee you I'm not going to keep driving if I get "a bottle through the windshield".
By the way, it has nothing to do with like or dislike. So many new cars come factory equipped with HIDs, so you and your butthurt neighbors can suck it
By the way, it has nothing to do with like or dislike. So many new cars come factory equipped with HIDs, so you and your butthurt neighbors can suck it
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I am rocking 4300k @55w in projectors, and 3200k in halogen housings for the backroads. Will I get a bottle through my windshield? I doubt it. You'll have to catch me first
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From: Tarpon Springs, FL / Denver, CO
Year: '98
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Infiniti/Nissan
Mercedes
Audi
Porsche
Range Rover
Peugot
Ford
GM
Hyundai
And guess what, even JEEP!
All use the EXACT SAME HID/XENON LIGHTING SETUP. One 35w Ballast/Bulb/Projector per projector housing (two per car). Sure, the retrofit ones arent OEM quality, but there are so close it doesn't make a difference. Lensing and optics isn't exactly a new science (if you have heard of the term)
Guy should tell his cop buddy to pull over anything newer than freaking 2010
Last edited by investinwaffles; Dec 22, 2013 at 12:45 PM.
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From: Sucka Free East Bay Cali
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
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Lexus/Toyota
Infiniti/Nissan
Mercedes
Audi
Porsche
Range Rover
Peugot
Ford
GM
Hyundai
And guess what, even JEEP!
All use the EXACT SAME HID/XENON LIGHTING SETUP. One 35w Ballast/Bulb/Projector per projector housing (two per car). Sure, the retrofit ones arent OEM quality, but there are so close it doesn't make a difference. Lensing and optics isn't exactly a new science (if you have heard of the term)
Guy should tell his cop buddy to pull over anything newer than freaking 2010
Infiniti/Nissan
Mercedes
Audi
Porsche
Range Rover
Peugot
Ford
GM
Hyundai
And guess what, even JEEP!
All use the EXACT SAME HID/XENON LIGHTING SETUP. One 35w Ballast/Bulb/Projector per projector housing (two per car). Sure, the retrofit ones arent OEM quality, but there are so close it doesn't make a difference. Lensing and optics isn't exactly a new science (if you have heard of the term)
Guy should tell his cop buddy to pull over anything newer than freaking 2010
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Calm down, children.
The problem with lights aren't brightness, but aiming that light. Lights are safe. Blind drivers are not.
Stop trying to be a tough guy. You're not.
The problem with lights aren't brightness, but aiming that light. Lights are safe. Blind drivers are not.
Stop trying to be a tough guy. You're not.
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Do what you like with your offroad rig but leave the cobbled up hid there and not on pavement. The OE hid cars are easy to spot annoying if aligned to irritating if out of adjustment and they are DOT approved. All kits/parts/Diy / kelvin rainbow colors POS are wasted $$$ not street legal.period.. take a look at JKowners.com/tech/lights/ for real world info. more on wrangler forum as well. Bright but unfocused with wide dispersion no cutoff just gets po'ed oncoming drivers. Rant over. Do what you want its your $ My favorite fix for these kits is a hammer.
I find myself staying away from this forum more and more. The lack of intelligence is disturbing with many people. It reminds me of uneducated political arguing. People have no idea what they are talking about but preach why something is wrong while being rude or offensive...
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Ok lets take a step back and think about this. Step1: Buy cheap chinese projectors and housings. Step 2: Bake and cut everthing apart. Step 3: JB weld it all together. Now for anyone to claim the end product is even remotely comparable to an oem set up is absurd. I hope the things don't blind the hell out of someone when they rattle apart starting a fire.