HID Pic post!!
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HID Pic post!!
any of u guys have pictures of our 7thgen with HIDS? i just bought an 8000k kit and i can not wait to see what it looks like. 
please post pic ,brand(if not retro), and temp. thanks!!!!
please post pic ,brand(if not retro), and temp. thanks!!!!
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sorry for the kinda bad pic, i suck at taking pictures but u get the idea...
for me, it took me while to install 'cause first i kinda suck at wiring, and second i got projectors so i kinda need to find wire which wire goes to where and stuff...
sorry for the kinda bad pic, i suck at taking pictures but u get the idea...
for me, it took me while to install 'cause first i kinda suck at wiring, and second i got projectors so i kinda need to find wire which wire goes to where and stuff...
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Set Up: H7 Valeo Projectors, Using an adapted D2S Xenon bulb
btw, the first pic was taken while the lights werent aimed correctly... So, the passenger beam is higher. It has been fixed
btw, the first pic was taken while the lights werent aimed correctly... So, the passenger beam is higher. It has been fixed
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Originally Posted by Civic_Racer9
not hard....and lugins
watch out for the cops if u got 8000k
watch out for the cops if u got 8000k
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Rep Power: 328 i love that first shot impulse, the definition of the light is stunning.
i got my HID's installed friday, only took 2 hours (with a break included) Acura TL H4's, 4100k, in OEM cleared housings. i'll try to get some pics up later
i love the lights
i got my HID's installed friday, only took 2 hours (with a break included) Acura TL H4's, 4100k, in OEM cleared housings. i'll try to get some pics up later
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Originally Posted by DoubleDeuce2k2
i love that first shot impulse, the definition of the light is stunning.
i got my HID's installed friday, only took 2 hours (with a break included) Acura TL H4's, 4100k, in OEM cleared housings. i'll try to get some pics up later i love the lights
i got my HID's installed friday, only took 2 hours (with a break included) Acura TL H4's, 4100k, in OEM cleared housings. i'll try to get some pics up later
i love the lights
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Rep Power: 0 mine(H4 4300k) is on backorder at Xenondepot....they said they should receive them by tomorrow actually and they will ship them next-day air. Damn i cant wait. Ill post pics as soon as i get them installed.
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Bulbs from a good maker should last at least 7 years. But even when they "burn out," the lights will still light up like 50-75% or something. So they never burn out like halogens do. They will always work, just not as bright as new. Replacement bulbs are probably over $100 each and not sold in the U.S.
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Rep Power: 811 I have a question. Every time I see bmw hid, their beam and light output on the road is always blue. Not only that, but their lights always outshine mine and is much more visible on the road. Do they have higher color temp bulbs or something?
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Originally Posted by gearbox
I have a question. Every time I see bmw hid, their beam and light output on the road is always blue. Not only that, but their lights always outshine mine and is much more visible on the road. Do they have higher color temp bulbs or something?
well, im sure the projector helps with defining lines and scattering the light alot more evenly. the bluer lights come from a higher temp, but i think anything above 5300k starts a decline in lumens.
check out this site for color. i just picked up an 8000k acumen kit, and i think its going to come out that blue like on the maxima. installation is tomorrow and im sure pics will be up.
http://www.angelfire.com/ultra/brightlightz/
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Rep Power: 811 Yeah but other cars with hid projectors have a white beam. If they do have a blue reflection, the light on the road is still white. With the bmw I saw, it was blue light on the road. And then there is the Impulse retrofit. I still can't figure out what color his are.
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Rep Power: 0 its all tempurature differences. imlooking at the pics on that link, the 8000k is defintely blue on the road. my buddy has an rsx with 6000k and it looks blue on the road too. im sure the majority of the oem and aftermarket kits have that lbue reflection. i know that audis have blue on the road too.
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Gearbox... that BMW you saw might have swapped out bulbs with a higher K. I saw an Escalade here that had swapped em out, cause they were BLUE..... i was like "holy ****...... i wonder when he's gonna get pulled over"
Gearbox... that BMW you saw might have swapped out bulbs with a higher K. I saw an Escalade here that had swapped em out, cause they were BLUE..... i was like "holy ****...... i wonder when he's gonna get pulled over"
