who likes HIDs?
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who likes HIDs?
Audi A6 d2s projectors
http://s87863065.onlinehome.us/_hid.avi
i'll post more pix when im finsihed retrofitting..one of my hid bulbs was shattered when i received them today
http://s87863065.onlinehome.us/_hid.avi
i'll post more pix when im finsihed retrofitting..one of my hid bulbs was shattered when i received them today
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I've actually got a complete headlamp assembly from an '04 Maxima with HID(d2s). Unfortunately, I only have one. I could easily acquire a second. Sorry to hijack, but what would be the best headlamp to start with for a retrofit?
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Rep Power: 0 >infinite012 is correct, the bulb is philps 85122
>those pictures only show the right headlight beam pattern as i said before, my other hid bulb got shattered during shipping.
>the headlight is not mounted yet and was aimed high just to show the cuttoff better
what i paid.
$72 halo projectors
$218 hella ballasts + bulbs
$140 A6 projector
$30 wiring harness materials
$10 mounts, screws, nuts, silicone sealant
Total $470
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>those pictures only show the right headlight beam pattern as i said before, my other hid bulb got shattered during shipping.
>the headlight is not mounted yet and was aimed high just to show the cuttoff better
what i paid.
$72 halo projectors
$218 hella ballasts + bulbs
$140 A6 projector
$30 wiring harness materials
$10 mounts, screws, nuts, silicone sealant
Total $470
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those are niceeeeeeee!!! how did u get those cut off line? was it already on the projectors u bought or u have to do it?
this is the pic of my HID on my car:
this is the pic of my HID on my car:
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Rep Power: 0 rjngo> projector based HIDs typically have that nice cutoff.. reflector based HIDs don't.
jason7973675> i think the headlights will be fine. HIDs are rated at 35W while Halogen bulbs are rated at 55-65W. However, you'll have trouble fitting a d2s bulb in the h1 projector that comes with the headlight. Gotta do a retro.
jason7973675> i think the headlights will be fine. HIDs are rated at 35W while Halogen bulbs are rated at 55-65W. However, you'll have trouble fitting a d2s bulb in the h1 projector that comes with the headlight. Gotta do a retro.
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Originally Posted by jason7973675
just curious.......................with those $72 headlights, are they rated for that much heat. I have those same ones and with HIDs installed in them they may melt
my friend had those xenon bulbs (fake hid) on his 2000 civic si and it caught his headlight on fire, burned a hole thru his fiberglass hood and took the paint off his fender and burnt a bunch of wires and stuff inside the engine
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rjngo> projector based HIDs typically have that nice cutoff.. reflector based HIDs don't.
jason7973675> i think the headlights will be fine. HIDs are rated at 35W while Halogen bulbs are rated at 55-65W. However, you'll have trouble fitting a d2s bulb in the h1 projector that comes with the headlight. Gotta do a retro.
jason7973675> i think the headlights will be fine. HIDs are rated at 35W while Halogen bulbs are rated at 55-65W. However, you'll have trouble fitting a d2s bulb in the h1 projector that comes with the headlight. Gotta do a retro.
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Originally Posted by rjngo
so if i buy any projector headlight it will come stock with the cut off? and thanks for the reply
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looks bright~ too bad you will probably get busted once your driving on the streets. Cops here in california look out for civics like us just to bust us.. they will bust you for hids and whatever they can even if u do nothing wrong...
