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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 03:01 AM
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I tried searching but couldn't find my answer..But does anybody know where to buy antiglare shields for 9006 bulbs?
I heard people talking about casper shields and also talk about putting antiglare shields to reduce glare or to point the bulb down or something..help please
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 03:03 AM
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Well, the easiest thing is to change the angle of the light beam. I have mine aiming a few notches lower than stock. I think it looks better that way.
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 03:14 AM
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honestly, ive seen HIDs in stock reflectors and HIDs with projectors....its hands down to the projectors.

The glare is also pretty bad. Not sometihng where its blinding, but its bright as hell...and its not fun having it drive behind you.

I dont think glareshields will have much effect
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 03:17 AM
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These are 6000K low beams adjusted to the exact specs of the stock bulbs.



Talk about some nasty glare .
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 03:23 AM
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Yikes.
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 03:25 AM
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Yikes.
Surprisingly I haven't had anyone flash his/her highs at me once. The only thing I noticed, was that someone who was driving 2 lanes over from me turned her headlights off then back on, don't know if it was from my lights making signs and lane markers glow or from some other reason lol.
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 03:42 AM
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how would i go about to changing the angels? Do I just push the light bulb down a bit to bend it o_O?

and damn no posts about where to get 9006 antiglare shields yet
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 04:06 AM
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what we're trying to say is "ANTI GLARE WONT WORK"

what you can do is aim the headlight down, but it defeats the purpose of having brightlight (for the reason of seeing farther)
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 04:12 AM
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so i just push down the bulb to point it down? or is there something in the back to make it point down?
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 04:20 AM
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theres a screw in the back of the headlight that you can turn to aim upward or downward. it's silverish grayish, and you can use a minus screwdriver or maybe jsut a 8mm(?) wrench. i was playing with it the whole thanksgiving weekend to make my hids line up perfectly.
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no, you use a (#2) phillips


correct me if im wrong
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oh, i just used the flathead because thats all i had lying around in my center console. yea i'm sure the phillips would work better though.
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thankx for the info, it should stand out by alll the other screws right?
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the tealish turqoise circled part is what you're looking for. i took the pic off of another thread. hopefully i haven't broken any law hehe.
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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so twisting that would adjust the beam to go lower or higher? how does it do that o_O it looks like its not even near the low beams lol
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Originally Posted by fiendskillz
so twisting that would adjust the beam to go lower or higher? how does it do that o_O it looks like its not even near the low beams lol
Yea, that will adjust the height of the cutoff. I suggest using a 10mm socket instead of trying to move it with a screwdriver, it's much faster with a ratchet. Also, it takes a while for it to move, so take note on where the cutoff was before you started messing around with it, so you can just put it back to normal if you get messed up.
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Is there a certain height that is good for a cut off?
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ExpresScion
Is there a certain height that is good for a cut off?
I think it's listed in the owners manual. If not, it's somewhere on these threads, lol.

Edited because I pulled random numbers out of my ___ and figured it would be safer to just delete it .
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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It's complicated: http://www.trdsparks.com/install/tCHdlightAdj.pdf
Old Nov 26, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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You don't need to use a paper like they said, just put tape on a wall or even better a garage door (a garage has a flatter surface). You can do it then. What is nice to do is just put it on a flat street and eyeball it on the street to see where it looks good and then put it on the chart you made on the wall/door to get them even. Usually seeing it on the road will make the difference.



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