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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 01:41 AM
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http://www.clubsciontc.com/forum_thr...talled---.html

Installed in about 1 hour
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 01:44 AM
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That looks like a whole lotta glare!
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 01:47 AM
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It is my camera. Almost no glare on the road or on the vehicle in front of me. I have to get a digital camcorder
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 01:52 AM
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Nice....do u have blue parking lights? Or are my eyes deceiving me?
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 01:53 AM
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Whoa, that startup thing is pretty damn cool.
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 01:55 AM
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Nice....do u have blue parking lights? Or are my eyes deceiving me?
They are blue but burn white.
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Magnus213
Whoa, that startup thing is pretty damn cool.

That's my favorite part
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by lil_will
That looks like a whole lotta glare!
and it is! im glad you didnt get an 8k which is a lot of blue but still alot of glare going on.
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Yanki01
Originally Posted by lil_will
That looks like a whole lotta glare!
and it is! im glad you didnt get an 8k which is a lot of blue but still alot of glare going on.
Yeah, like I said.....I don't have the best camera inn the world and I was holding it in hand. Some of the xmas lights look like they have glare too but it's pretty blurry. In person, they are nice and bright but no annoying reflective glare. No one flashed their lights at me tonight and I have the left light angled down about 1.5 inches lower than stock so no chance of oncoming blinding glare

Oh well, they are definately a huge difference from standard halogen and they look amazing in person
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 03:16 AM
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even lowering the beam still producres glare in stock housing that are made for halogens.
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 03:24 AM
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very nice!
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 03:44 AM
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NICE>
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 04:00 AM
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1 hour!? Wow, that's 55mins longer than my install.....
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 04:28 AM
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What HID are they?
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 04:38 AM
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This is why I hate California
If I was caught with those id be dead in no time
especially in my neighborhood
...cops hate anything that moves since its so calm around our neighborhood
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 04:45 AM
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Yeah thats why I am afraid of putting HID's to my car afraid law sucks at CAL
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 05:19 AM
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Nicely done...I have to say I love the pulse
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Prototype_xB
1 hour!? Wow, that's 55mins longer than my install.....
It took me forever trying to take that top grille out. Damn black screws are hard to see when you don't turn the over head lights on. Where'd you end up mounting the ballasts? I wanted them to stay cool so right behind the front bumper was the best spot for me without having to take the fenders off and mounting in there.
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by _NeXuS_
What HID are they?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...3663&rd=1&rd=1

Great seller and great lights .
Old Dec 7, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Yanki01
even lowering the beam still producres glare in stock housing that are made for halogens.
Yeah, I realize that and that's why I said there's almost no glare. If I were to raise that light right back to stock level, I would get flashed by every car coming. But, I was able to direct most of that glare on the ground and it works in my advantage b/c it spreads across the ground giving me more visible road



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