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Old Nov 18, 2006 | 05:59 AM
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So i juss bought these HID from [/url]http://www.hidworld.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16137&category_id=260[url]
and took me bout 15-20 min to install.
Maybe i should'uve asked this question before i actually bought these HIDs but are they reliable/reputable?
And after my installation i noticed i dont really have a cuttoff line,
is this normal?
Old Nov 18, 2006 | 06:02 AM
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yep, you stuck them in halogen reflectors. they werent made to properly aim HID bulbs.

you need projectors to do that
Old Nov 18, 2006 | 06:08 AM
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^ x2
Old Nov 18, 2006 | 06:09 AM
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so do u think they are reliable/reputable?
Old Nov 18, 2006 | 06:12 AM
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i've never heard of them to tell you the truth.
Old Nov 18, 2006 | 06:37 AM
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neither have i...
Old Nov 18, 2006 | 03:25 PM
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geez 10k? thats pure blue/purple. I hope you know how to drive at night cause you get no light output with those!
Old Nov 18, 2006 | 03:51 PM
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^ QFT, not to mention you're more prone to getting a ticket for them.
Old Nov 18, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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And with that color and no aim you are blinding the other drivers. I would take them back out and go to stock rather than drive around like that.
Old Nov 18, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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I compared using a wall, my high beams VS a tC sporting an HID kit and OMG his "line" stopped waaaay above my high beams did.
Old Nov 18, 2006 | 10:40 PM
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stop blinding people and put your halogens back in.

or buy projectors.
Old Nov 18, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
stop blinding people and put your halogens back in.

or buy projectors.
yup, but its disappointing just how many people run HIDs with no projectors
Old Nov 19, 2006 | 06:17 AM
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You didn't use harness either, right? It's going to burn out your stock harness. Then you'll have to burn your pocket to get them fix. Seriesly though, you should get harness if you don't have a pair already.
Old Nov 19, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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I honestly think that outside of the stock hids and maybe 1% of the retros people do, the others should be removed and trashed. they blind others and create unsafe conditions on the road. And try being on a motorcycle and run up on someone with crappy hids.

Even stock HIDs are not really worth it imo. A good pair of stock halogens does fine by me, and the extra cost of HIDS is nowhere NEAR paid off by thier lifespan (how many pairs of $20 halogens do you really go through in the life of a car.. 2? 3? ) So I dont see it worth it to blind other drivers with a pair of un-aimed hids. Run projectors or take them off like everyone is saying. Especially before a cop has his way with your wallet when you blind him with them.
Old Nov 19, 2006 | 06:02 PM
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do it right buddy!

Old Nov 20, 2006 | 05:03 AM
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to tell u the truth...the 10k that i have dont really have that blue/purple to it

i believe u guys were thinking of the 12k
these are the ones i bought...

and honestly i havent had any ppl flash their high beams at me...yet, so i dont think they're being "blinded by the light"
(thats also a kewl song from the movie blow).
im still fairly new to this whole modifyfing my car and to tell u the truth thats the first mod i have done to any of my cars.
so im not exactly starting new projects fully knowing what to do.
and yes u guys are right, i dont have a harness and dont know how to build one...
but i didnt adjust the heights of the housing, i just took my halogens out and put my HIDs in
man, i bet im aggrivating u guys by not doing things correctly...but thats why we are all in here, right?! to learn!
DAMN Yanki01...ur cuttoff line is SWWWEEETTT!!! (razor sharp!)
Old Nov 21, 2006 | 12:39 AM
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if he installed them in that amount of time, he had a kit. w/ the kit, its real easy. i was against HID's in stockers, but my best friend gave me a pair for my wedding present. so im rocking them. there is a few glare spots, but there not killer. i havent been brighted yet, and it dosent ____ me off to drive past myself.. but yeah, its a risk.. i personaly wouldnt go over 5000K, but that is me.. i went from anti HID to neutral. still not the greatest, but i'll rock'm till they die... besides, most tickets will get dropped if you show up to court and put the stock parts back on and take dated picts... or at least they reduce it..

but for your question, no idea of the quality, its not a common name so it prolly crap.. but i guess you'll find out!
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