hid confusion
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hid confusion
i read the above stickies on hids and im still confused
A.)i can run d2r 6k-8k bulbs in my stock housing and not have glare issues(yes or no)
if no does that mean my only option is to buy projectors, d2s bulbs, and a hid kit
B.) will 8k be illegal..i want a descent blue to my light but want it to be legal..i like
the bmws shade off blue
A.)i can run d2r 6k-8k bulbs in my stock housing and not have glare issues(yes or no)
if no does that mean my only option is to buy projectors, d2s bulbs, and a hid kit
B.) will 8k be illegal..i want a descent blue to my light but want it to be legal..i like
the bmws shade off blue
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well i know hid's in the stock headlight is dangerous and gives glare but i read the d2r or d2s buld..one of those...has spots blocked off on them to stop glarring..so can i just go that way...i dont know...this is so confusing..i just like my dads 350z cus it has these brite white blue lights and i want that on my car..i dont know what i need to get...
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A.)
D2R and D2S are OEM HID bulb sizes, your stock housings are 9007 bulbs you would not be able to fit D2R/S without doing a retrofit with the appropriate projectors (which have the cutoff)
Your ONLY options should be to buy projectors and the proper sized bulbs/HID kit for them. You cannot get D2R/S bulbs to fit into anything but D2R/S housings (non of the current projectors for the cobalt have those sized bulbs)
Or you could do/have done a retrofit on D2R/S projectors into your stock housing, but that is def. not a project for the faint of heart.
You definatly should NOT put HID's in stock reflective housings though!
B.)
Stock BMW usually use 4300K HID's, they get there slight bluish color at certain angles because of the prejector lens they use. You would be best to stick to 6K or below, 8K will not give you much improvement over stock and blue HID's are distracting anyways =/
D2R and D2S are OEM HID bulb sizes, your stock housings are 9007 bulbs you would not be able to fit D2R/S without doing a retrofit with the appropriate projectors (which have the cutoff)
Your ONLY options should be to buy projectors and the proper sized bulbs/HID kit for them. You cannot get D2R/S bulbs to fit into anything but D2R/S housings (non of the current projectors for the cobalt have those sized bulbs)
Or you could do/have done a retrofit on D2R/S projectors into your stock housing, but that is def. not a project for the faint of heart.
You definatly should NOT put HID's in stock reflective housings though!
B.)
Stock BMW usually use 4300K HID's, they get there slight bluish color at certain angles because of the prejector lens they use. You would be best to stick to 6K or below, 8K will not give you much improvement over stock and blue HID's are distracting anyways =/
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im sorry you feel that way. i had 12,000k in my s10 and i felt like a bitch cause they were purple and blinded people.these anr a nice blue but still bright and dont blind people so therefore i like em..lol
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