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Old Jul 31, 2004
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you want brighter headlights?

Then this may be for you. Increase the output of your stock halogen by up to 200% by turning a ****. Great alternative to getting HID. It's a bit pricey, but remember that HID is 300% brighter than stock. For less than 1/2 the price of HID, this thing boosts power 200%!

http://store.racinglab.com/geesyheoubo.html
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does it eat up the 12v outlet?
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hm.. gearbox, if u didnt have hids. would u rather save up for em, or buy that kit ur talking about?
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Actually, I probably would have gone with the kit. The increase is almost as bright as HID, but less than $200 instead of almost $400 I paid for the hid. And it should make all aftermarket bulbs brighter, which is the problem I had with my old cool blues.

I think this has to be wired to the headlight harness or something. It's not as simple as plugging to the 12v socket.
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it comes with instructions tho right? or is this one of those things that amatures shouldnt be trying to instal by themselves n take it to a shop instead. <<not all of us are as l337 as u
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I sure hope so. I'm only guessing, but I think this involves a wire harness upgrade for the existing headlights (by way of a larger gauge power wire) to support higher voltage. Then by turning up the ****, more voltage is sent to the bulbs. I think it's like a full system to run higher wattage to the bulbs. In doing so, the bulb life may be gradually reduced (since they are designed to be run at stock wattage 55/60). It also says they switch to low mode when the car is stopped. So that's good for saving current when the alternator isn't working hard.
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Im not sure but i think YS had those and he had problems wit it blowin his bulbs up. It would work fine until a couple of months. He said that this one time the bulb shattered in pieces inside the headlight.... I would just save up $$ for hids better
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couldnt you just buy better bulbs that support the increase in power?
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Yeah, you could just buy higher wattage bulbs and upgrade the harness. But they still won't last as long as regular bulbs.
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