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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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Our cars aren't bad... that blue is gay as **** though. Get white, 10k is awful for visibility.
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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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not a big fan of the color but good job anyway
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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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Our cars aren't bad... that blue is gay as **** though. Get white, 10k is awful for visibility.
10k would be a kick ass if it had the same lumes as the 5k or 6k.

BTW buying HIDS with out projectors is like buying a HD TV with out the HD channels..pointless unless you get the whole package.
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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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Put the 10k in the fogs if you want the blue... I have 5k on mine and its perfect. Oh and 3k fogs = teh secks
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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:32 PM
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Put the 10k in the fogs if you want the blue... I have 5k on mine and its perfect. Oh and 3k fogs = teh secks
that a good ideal..yea 3k=icky yellow

I got 6k they are white with a light blue tint to them I luv them, as close as blue you can get with out losing brightness.

My 6k:

I know there a scratch on the lens. :/
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Old May 1, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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I think there all cool personally. Iv seen custom blue HID's from 3B spec that look insane. custom colors give out less light then normal and this is my lowbeams in reflecot housings

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Old May 1, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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looks good!
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Old May 1, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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looks good, night pics!
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Old May 1, 2009 | 10:38 PM
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looks good, night pics!
6k

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Old May 2, 2009 | 01:29 AM
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you can see the difference in light from projecto and reflector from my pic and liljone, mine is much more broad where his looks like 2 flashlights lol. I like teh look of mine on the ground but would prefer the cutoff of a projector
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Old May 2, 2009 | 09:05 AM
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damn gestapos lights look nice
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Old May 2, 2009 | 11:01 AM
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^thanks dude. I was gonna go blue, but everyone has blue and thought it would be cool to go a custom yellow
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Old May 2, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Gestapo007
I think there all cool personally. Iv seen custom blue HID's from 3B spec that look insane. custom colors give out less light then normal and this is my lowbeams in reflecot housings

see thats exactly what mine look like except they are a blue/purple color..they light up the road very well
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Old May 2, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Gestapo007
you can see the difference in light from projecto and reflector from my pic and liljone, mine is much more broad where his looks like 2 flashlights lol. I like teh look of mine on the ground but would prefer the cutoff of a projector
yea I know I got 2 hot spots right next to each other..gay thing about gen1s.



Originally Posted by Gestapo007
you can see the difference in light from projecto and reflector from my pic and liljone, mine is much more broad where his looks like 2 flashlights lol. I like teh look of mine on the ground but would prefer the cutoff of a projector
plus i might have been going too fast to get a good pic (50mph) at the time of pic.

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Old May 2, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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psh mine was at 80! lmao. cruise control
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Old May 2, 2009 | 12:28 PM
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You have your Hid's in the stock housing right no projectors? are they alot brighter than normal headlights, as far as seeing distance i mean?
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Old May 2, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Stevo
You have your Hid's in the stock housing right no projectors? are they alot brighter than normal headlights, as far as seeing distance i mean?
Anything is better than stock
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Old May 2, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Gestapo007
psh mine was at 80! lmao. cruise control
down a city road?
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Old May 2, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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I'm glad to see someone agree with me instead of saying, "I can see perfectly fine in rain with 10k HIDS". You know you can't, you're just in denial since you'd rather have form over function.

In my book if you're going to do HID; RETROFIT or NOTHING!
hey mine are good i have 8k in projectors they are very bright.
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Old May 2, 2009 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Stevo
You have your Hid's in the stock housing right no projectors? are they alot brighter than normal headlights, as far as seeing distance i mean?
yah bro they are in stock housings and i can see alot better with these than i can with the OEM lights

ill post night time pics tonite
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Old May 2, 2009 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Stevo
You have your Hid's in the stock housing right no projectors? are they alot brighter than normal headlights, as far as seeing distance i mean?
yea custom colors are a little brighter. You go with a 8,000K or so and theyll be a little brighter than mine

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down a city road?
no I95 south at 3:00 in the mornign coming back from Maryland meet
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Old May 30, 2009 | 02:07 AM
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What K are they? i take it the last 2 pics are them warming up? cause mine start out like that nice blue but then go white, i want them to stay like that blue
Just remember that above 6k the lilght output drops by 25% for 8k and 40% for 10k and you could have issues with the low light in dark areas...... Stock housings are far better for HID than projectors as projectors cut light output by 25%... So an 8k color in stock housing will be as bright as a projector in a 6500k color... Dont forget though... The higher the K number, the lower the light output....but more cool color.....

Also, these bluer and almost purple 8k-12k HIDs look fake due to their color.... you want a near white look with a very slight tint of blue for more light output ..... 5k to 6k....
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Old May 30, 2009 | 02:16 AM
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post up the cutoff line from 40ft
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Old May 30, 2009 | 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by dthomp2366
Anything is better than stock

Stock relector\refractor type housings put out far more light with HID kits than projectors.......
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Old May 30, 2009 | 03:29 AM
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Agree I just threw in some 6k onex hid in stock housing and the light output is amazing no one is getting blind since I adjusted the light beam lower I had the hids about 2 wks in and no one has been flashing high beams at me... How much did these hids run u?
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