how do i properly calibrate cutoffs on HIDs
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how do i properly calibrate cutoffs on HIDs
so i recently got my HIDs and i was wondering, how do you properly get the light to work.... i have read some things that totally dont make sense...
i dont want ot blind poeple i just wanted to know how to properly do this... does anyoneh have a good method?
oh btw im running stock housings still... no retrofit yet...
i dont want ot blind poeple i just wanted to know how to properly do this... does anyoneh have a good method?
oh btw im running stock housings still... no retrofit yet...
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Originally Posted by roflitzjinno
well if its just a plug and play hid bulb kit then i dont think you can. my friend has a hid kit on his rsx and he doesnt have a cut off but it looks good.
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Originally Posted by roflitzjinno
well if its just a plug and play hid bulb kit then i dont think you can. my friend has a hid kit on his rsx and he doesnt have a cut off but it looks good.
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there's no way you can effectively aim the stock headlight with hid kit to light up the road and not blind oncoming drivers at the same time. the stock headlight actually have a cut-off of sorts with stock 9006 bulb. but onces you stick a set of hid bulbs there it becomes a mess of glaring hot spots. if you aim the light low enough not to blind and glare, you'd only be lighting up a few feet in front of your car and defeats the purpose of buying a $300 lighting system.
its not worth the time and effort to persuade people away from hid kits anymore. its your money and do with it however you like. just try not to drive towards other people at night.
its not worth the time and effort to persuade people away from hid kits anymore. its your money and do with it however you like. just try not to drive towards other people at night.
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mm actually i used to have hid kit in my tc in the stock housing. The glare is actually not that bad. I had my friend drive his car towards mine and he said it wasnt that bad at all. I had it for about an yr and I never had anyone flash at me or anything. I'd say just put it in and have someone drive infront of u and towards you to see if theres any problems.
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hrm... i think i got it to the point where im hitting hte bumper... imma either do a retrofit sometime or another or just get the umnitz(sp) when they come out... probably the latter cause im lazy.
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Originally Posted by 05FMtC
so if the beam is hitting the bumper, doesnt that mean that the beam is only a few feet in front of u?? what kit did u end up getting? late- G
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