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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 05:08 AM
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Has anyone tried this HID conversion kit out?

http://www.tctunerz.com/store/produc...products_id=65

Looks pretty good, but they only provide one picture!
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 06:12 AM
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no projector no care
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by brian
no projector no care

QFT, When will aftermarket companies get it? I'm not a stupid ___ ricer. I actually want better headlights not just something that LOOKS brighter.
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 08:49 AM
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imo, at the moment, the only reasonable options are bulbs (silverstars, luminics) or a HID retrofit. plug and play kits on stock tC headlights aren't worth the money.
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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hmmm clearcorners.com for the truly devoted.
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TCgetonmylevel
hmmm clearcorners.com for the truly devoted.
thats nothing more than clear corners and led angel eyes.
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 09:34 PM
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whoops thought it had HID's i am pretty sure it included hid's if not my bad...
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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if it does have HID then its just a sh!tty HID kit. there's no projectors in the pictures.
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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so why aren't the plug and play HiD kits worth it??

I am going to upgrade the headlights on my tC

like to know if this will be worth me spending more cash to get a retro fittted kit then...
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 10:37 PM
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HID is not all that great. Its gonna strain ur eyes like crazy.
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ChefRaekwon
HID is not all that great. Its gonna strain ur eyes like crazy.
I don't agree, there's a reason that they're included as standard features on high end vehicles. If they didn't, and they caused more eye strain, they wouldn't be as prevelant as they are.
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 10:58 PM
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so... can somebody post pics and explain what is the differences of the HID and Proyectors?
Old Mar 23, 2005 | 12:19 AM
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here you go,
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3505
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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That link was awesome, I am new to HID, I thought you could just throw in some new bulbs and ballasts and everything would work fine. Thanx Maximus96 for the link.
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 12:22 AM
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moved...
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by maximus96
if it does have HID then its just a sh!tty HID kit. there's no projectors in the pictures.
HID and PRojectors are different, you should know the difference if you are going to argue about them
Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:34 AM
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lol
Old Apr 12, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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great link maximus96 that taught alot to me!
Old Apr 12, 2005 | 07:52 PM
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what realy kills me about these these kits.. is that they make them try to be more white/blue than the OEM HID's...... whats the OEM HID temp.. 4300K..? right.?. everyone has tried their best to get holygens to "look" like this.. and if anyone has used the HID look alikes..(the ones that are BLUE holygen bulbs) you will notice that while they may look blueish.. you are not getting no where near the light you get if you were running regular holygens.. WHY..? becuase you have a (blue) filter on the bulb....

now i look at these true HID kits.. and they sell 6000K and 8000K kits... WHY..?? isn't the 4300K good enymore...? why do you need them to be more blue....? again.. you spend $400/500 to get a filtered light.... it goes beyond my comprehension.. i am considering getting an HID kit for my TC (if it ever shows up).. if i do.. it will be the 4300k kit..

YES.. i know all about the projectors and everything else..
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