honda says cool blue bulbs are high intensity?
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honda says cool blue bulbs are high intensity?
I took my car in to get headlights reaimed (after adding subs and clearing lights) and they said it was about 4 inches too high. After fixing it, they commented that I may still get flashed because the bulbs are high intensity! IMO, cool blue bulbs are not that bright. Maybe a little whiter, but it's still harder to see the road, especially in bad weather.[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 Just goes to show that sometimes dealers NEVER know what the f**k they are talking about. They can't tell ricer-whites from H.I.D.
Those bulbs are no brighter than stock, only slightly whiter. The only reason you'd get flashed IS the angle of the headlight... not cuz of a $17 bulb that tries to mimic a $400-$600 headlight system. Whether you have H.I.D.s or aftermarket blue bulbs, it all depends on the angle of the headlight.
Those bulbs are no brighter than stock, only slightly whiter. The only reason you'd get flashed IS the angle of the headlight... not cuz of a $17 bulb that tries to mimic a $400-$600 headlight system. Whether you have H.I.D.s or aftermarket blue bulbs, it all depends on the angle of the headlight.
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[hr]Originally posted by: Baghead
thankyou for readjusting the lights. if u gotta have them, at least make it so they arent aimed at people's eyes.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Baghead
thankyou for readjusting the lights. if u gotta have them, at least make it so they arent aimed at people's eyes.[hr]
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is their a way to check the aim yourself and not wiht the dealers?[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: AR
is their a way to check the aim yourself and not wiht the dealers?[hr]
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Rep Power: 373 oh ya would you believe honda if they told you that you bought a RSX-S that had a Honda Civic body??? [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] sounds like you got an ignorant dealer that just wants to think you got a good deal when maybe you didnt. IMO
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[hr]Originally posted by: injencivic
oh ya would you believe honda if they told you that you bought a RSX-S that had a Honda Civic body??? [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] sounds like you got an ignorant dealer that just wants to think you got a good deal when maybe you didnt. IMO
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[hr]Originally posted by: injencivic
oh ya would you believe honda if they told you that you bought a RSX-S that had a Honda Civic body??? [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] sounds like you got an ignorant dealer that just wants to think you got a good deal when maybe you didnt. IMO
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Rep Power: 0 Maybe the guy just really doesn't know much about all the aftermarket bulbs that all us ricers stick in our headlights. You know, most people don't even pay any attention nor does it ever cross their mind. He just new they were different and they do look brighter after staring at stock honda bulbs all day.
Lastly, why rag on the dealers. They may give you the runaround and charge you out the **** but that's their job. Those techs work on hondas all day, everyday. Most of them know what the hay they are doing and could fix your car in their sleep. I know all us boys wish we super-star tuners and mechanics but let's not let fantasy blur into reality. People bolt-on a few parts and think they know more than the honda mechanics themselves. Please!
Lastly, why rag on the dealers. They may give you the runaround and charge you out the **** but that's their job. Those techs work on hondas all day, everyday. Most of them know what the hay they are doing and could fix your car in their sleep. I know all us boys wish we super-star tuners and mechanics but let's not let fantasy blur into reality. People bolt-on a few parts and think they know more than the honda mechanics themselves. Please!
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[hr]Originally posted by: AR
is their a way to check the aim yourself and not wiht the dealers?[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: AR
is their a way to check the aim yourself and not wiht the dealers?[hr]
Measure from the ground to the centers of your headlight bulbs.
Then make a mark on the wall 6 1/2" lower than the headlight centers.
Then adjust your headlights: If you have a flat beam cutoff, then adjust the top of the cutoff to line up with the mark on the wall. If your lights don't have cutoffs, alighn so the bright spot centers on the mark on the wall.
It's easier if you do one light at a time while covering the one you aren't adjusting. Do this on low beam only.
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Rep Power: 812 I'm not saying my dealer is bad, just that the bulbs are oem "cool blue" sylvania and not high intensity ricer lights. They're not even hyper white. By the way, I like my dealer a lot. They just did some major remodelling and all the service techs and salesmen are super nice.
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[hr]Originally posted by: gearbox
I'm not saying my dealer is bad[hr]
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I'm not saying my dealer is bad[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: Mbow
Maybe the guy just really doesn't know much about all the aftermarket bulbs that all us ricers stick in our headlights. You know, most people don't even pay any attention nor does it ever cross their mind. He just new they were different and they do look brighter after staring at stock honda bulbs all day.
Lastly, why rag on the dealers. They may give you the runaround and charge you out the **** but that's their job. Those techs work on hondas all day, everyday. Most of them know what the hay they are doing and could fix your car in their sleep. I know all us boys wish we super-star tuners and mechanics but let's not let fantasy blur into reality. People bolt-on a few parts and think they know more than the honda mechanics themselves. Please![hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Mbow
Maybe the guy just really doesn't know much about all the aftermarket bulbs that all us ricers stick in our headlights. You know, most people don't even pay any attention nor does it ever cross their mind. He just new they were different and they do look brighter after staring at stock honda bulbs all day.
Lastly, why rag on the dealers. They may give you the runaround and charge you out the **** but that's their job. Those techs work on hondas all day, everyday. Most of them know what the hay they are doing and could fix your car in their sleep. I know all us boys wish we super-star tuners and mechanics but let's not let fantasy blur into reality. People bolt-on a few parts and think they know more than the honda mechanics themselves. Please![hr]
I work at a honda dealership and know that the mechanics spend alot of time going to school and take their jobs very seriously. Many times I have seen them fix something quickly and correctly after a car has to to "another shop". Dont judge the whole dealership by what one guy at the service counter may say to you when you come in for service, they are not mechanics, they are salesmen working at the service counter so they probably dont understand the difference between the light bulbs. Also they get constantly beat on and screamed at by customers day after day so they may not be the most agreeable bunch of people you see at the dealership. I wouldnt take the comment he made about your headlights too seriously. 
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