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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 11:46 PM
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looks nice if anyone ever had doubts of gettin em its a must..
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 02:02 AM
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yeah it is a must. I have 12k HID's they are awesome!!!
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 02:36 AM
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I like my 10ks... ALOT!
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 03:07 AM
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i got them too....i got 8k
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 04:15 AM
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 04:33 AM
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^^^

isn't 12k a bit excessive?

my main concern is other drivers.

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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 04:52 AM
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 07:01 AM
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yup h.i.d. is bad clean
me and my bro both got the visionX 8000k on our cars.

and i guess ill be the 1st one to post pics.

heres a pic of my tC the 1st day i got it.


this is one at home in the daytime


heres a pic of bros xB the day he got it. still at the dealer.

Old Jul 11, 2005 | 01:20 PM
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Moved to ICE...
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:07 AM
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what are the advantages of going 6k and above...

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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:28 AM
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love mine... 6k...
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 04:46 AM
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I gots 6k too, look at my cardomain in my profile for pics.
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 06:30 AM
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i have pics of mine on the link i am posting.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=72248

i have the 6000k with dual halo projectors, hey aireck where are the pics bro?
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 07:52 AM
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meccatune on ebay... are cheap set of hid kit... its awesome... the higher the kelvin, the same the price... lol... i have 8300k and i get flassed frequently on small streets... they think im on high beam, if you get bi-xenon, you can flash them back... haha.... you can always angle the light beam to not point out as much if you're worried about being nice...
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by J_A_Trevino
i have pics of mine on the link i am posting.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=72248

i have the 6000k with dual halo projectors, hey aireck where are the pics bro?
i know i know....
i'll get some up quick.....
i tried with my camera phone but those came out too weak...
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let me free up some space on my digi cam...
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 08:41 AM
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6000k headlights
6000k foglights
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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thats looks clean....
i need to get the fogs...
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 08:55 AM
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7000k IPF(on the OG JDMXB's xb)
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 10:37 AM
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I would never run anything higher than 6500k . 6500 k is perfect to me anything higher kelvin looks ugly and ricey. i hate that purple crap. and the higher the kelvin the crappier the lights are for use in the rain. the whiter/bluer/purpler the lighht the harder it is to see on a wet street.
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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i dig the 7000k.. its like the 6000k ulitnon philips.
but a hair more color so when it color fades, it still looks
good! i hate having to replace bulbs just cuz the color is nasty.
i've used and played with over 10-15 sets of hids.
and i think anything from 4300~8000 is ok.
8000 is way to much color, but in the correct housing and
right basing, u can still get good light output.
i would never run anything higher than 7500k..

but keep the pix coming!



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