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Stock + 6000K HID
5
11.36%
Blacked out inside Stock + 6000K HID
14
31.82%
Black Gen 1 + 6000K HID
2
4.55%
Black Gen 2 + 6000K HID
5
11.36%
Black Gen 4 + 6000K HID
22
50.00%
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Headlights setup, can't decide

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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 12:59 PM
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Headlights setup, can't decide

So I'm looking into upgrading my SS/TC's headlight setup and can't decide which way to go... vote in the poll and post up pics of your car or other cars with similar setups to help me decide.
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 01:15 PM
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i see no poll
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 01:25 PM
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Don't get gen 2s, worst performing headlights available. Get gen 4s or leave it totally stock.
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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Also consider saving a bit up for a retrofit.
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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retro fit. stock housing painted black.
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by EXsoccer1921
retro fit. stock housing painted black.
this x2
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 05:34 PM
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i have the gen 4's with 6k and there pretty sick probably the best ull get besides retros
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Fen52690
i have the gen 4's with 6k and there pretty sick probably the best ull get besides retros
can you post up some pics of them, day/night?
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 08:57 PM
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I will when I get home
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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 09:07 PM
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Look in my cardomain page to see gen 4's during the day. The link is in my sig. I dont have any night shots but in sure somebody will help you with that.
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Fen52690
I will when I get home
Still waiting lol

Originally Posted by kikal8
Look in my cardomain page to see gen 4's during the day. The link is in my sig. I dont have any night shots but in sure somebody will help you with that.
Nice man, car looks good. I have the same bed set so hopefully I'll be seeing a set of those sexy headlights on my bed soon as well haha
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 04:22 PM
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DO NOT put hid's in non-projector headlights.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 05:27 PM
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u shoulda put retrofit as an option. this community likes retrofits alot for whatever reason
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by EmperorJJ1
this community likes retrofits alot for whatever reason
Because they are the best.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:51 AM
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output wise yes. look wise no
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:58 AM
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depends on how much work you are willing to put into them. Seen some nice retrofits, seen some blah ones.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 02:00 AM
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true but i havent seen a single one id pay money for. the single undersized projector in the stock headlight looks like ass.

im hoping to eventually retrofit my "gen 1 projectors" with a new HID projector
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 03:04 AM
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hey don't hate. hahah

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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 03:06 AM
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I have generation 2's but I manually re-wired them my own so they perform fantastic :P
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 07:03 AM
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Yeah, you really should have put "Retrofit" as an option. You'd also get more usable light with 4,300k. The Mini H1s are an improvement over stock. FX-Rs are supposed to be better and they use D2S bulbs. Since they use D2S bulbs, you can run Philips or OSRAM bulbs that provide much better light output than those Chinese bulbs that come with HID kits. If you were to go with any of those projector headlights, you won't really get the full benefit of HIDs since they're meant for halogens.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 08:51 AM
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My vote is retros
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 09:49 AM
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the single undersized projector in the stock headlight looks like ass.
yeah I thought the same at first but with a black housing they look like eyes. It's just a near oem look for the cobalt to me
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 10:59 AM
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Depo black oem replica, or Depo projectors..Best quality and best looking.
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 11:09 AM
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Cept d2s bulbs with the ballast attached are expensive as hell.
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 12:35 PM
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gen 4's or retros. or nothing stock headlights with NO hids
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