Ebay HIDs
08-11-2008, 05:36 AM
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Ill take some tomorrow, When i put the halo headlights i never adjusted them so they are actually pointing wayyy to low. I need to adjust them sometime.
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08-11-2008, 02:50 PM
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Are all you guys just going to go out and buy eBay HID kits and run around blinding oncoming traffic and having worse headlight output than you did stock? Just dropping some eBay HID's into your factory housings is taking the "easy/ricer" way out. Spend some extra cash and do it RIGHT... at least as right/safe as you can.
You 98+ Camaro guys actually have a great choice.. you can obtain a set of the projector headlights (Or do a true retrofit!), then buy some eBay HID's if you want. This will drastically increase your headlight performance. It will always be worth it, not just for looks/performance, but for the biggest factor... safety.
You 98+ Camaro guys actually have a great choice.. you can obtain a set of the projector headlights (Or do a true retrofit!), then buy some eBay HID's if you want. This will drastically increase your headlight performance. It will always be worth it, not just for looks/performance, but for the biggest factor... safety.
08-11-2008, 04:57 PM
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I dont think they allow non sponsor links. They cost me $85 shiped for each pair. They come with a 1yr warranty, and the seller is located in CA, so i got them in 2 days. It great for warranty because you dont have to shipp overseas. The quality is far grater than other venders selling from china. If you want info just PM.
I knew people were gonna start putting how bad the blind poeple and how the light output wont be as high in the stock. I honestly think they are just talking out of their ***, because they read somewhere that it did. The light output is way better, and all the signs liight up at night. For the time i have had them NO ONE has ever flashed their lights at me. I honestly think the halos take care of most of the glare compared to other housings.
The pictures make the seem way brighter and more blue than what they really are. Due to the Halos the light is cutoff way more than stock housing. There is almost no glare compared to other trucks running around with their HIDs.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, so if you dont like them its perfectly fine. I personaly think the dual projector headlights look fugly as hell.
I knew people were gonna start putting how bad the blind poeple and how the light output wont be as high in the stock. I honestly think they are just talking out of their ***, because they read somewhere that it did. The light output is way better, and all the signs liight up at night. For the time i have had them NO ONE has ever flashed their lights at me. I honestly think the halos take care of most of the glare compared to other housings.
The pictures make the seem way brighter and more blue than what they really are. Due to the Halos the light is cutoff way more than stock housing. There is almost no glare compared to other trucks running around with their HIDs.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, so if you dont like them its perfectly fine. I personaly think the dual projector headlights look fugly as hell.
08-11-2008, 06:02 PM
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I knew people were gonna start putting how bad the blind poeple and how the light output wont be as high in the stock. I honestly think they are just talking out of their ***, because they read somewhere that it did. The light output is way better, and all the signs liight up at night. For the time i have had them NO ONE has ever flashed their lights at me. I honestly think the halos take care of most of the glare compared to other housings.
I don't understand the whole 'light output is less than stock' thing though. That part doesn't make sense, I agree.
08-11-2008, 06:37 PM
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Just considering that I have first-hand experience with being blinded by HIDs in reflector housings, I think I can safely say that they do cause glare. Now I don't know how bad the glare is on the Camaro headlights, they might be better than some of these others. But typically, HID in a halogen reflector housing ends up in glare.
I don't understand the whole 'light output is less than stock' thing though. That part doesn't make sense, I agree.
I don't understand the whole 'light output is less than stock' thing though. That part doesn't make sense, I agree.
If it was an issue id take them off, but for now they will stay on.
I will say that the halos suck for light output. With halogen bulbs the visibility was cut in half because the damn halo cuts right in the middle. So the HIDs helped with that.
08-11-2008, 07:27 PM
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Here's my setup...HID low ebams and retrofitted fogs.
Oh, and in the 2 years I've had them, I've never, ever had someone flash me with their lights. I have the lowbeams angled just a bit lower than normal...I lose about 1 foot of beam, but as bright as they are...the loss is negligible.
Oh, and in the 2 years I've had them, I've never, ever had someone flash me with their lights. I have the lowbeams angled just a bit lower than normal...I lose about 1 foot of beam, but as bright as they are...the loss is negligible.
08-12-2008, 09:51 AM
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Are all you guys just going to go out and buy eBay HID kits and run around blinding oncoming traffic and having worse headlight output than you did stock? Just dropping some eBay HID's into your factory housings is taking the "easy/ricer" way out. Spend some extra cash and do it RIGHT... at least as right/safe as you can.
You 98+ Camaro guys actually have a great choice.. you can obtain a set of the projector headlights (Or do a true retrofit!), then buy some eBay HID's if you want. This will drastically increase your headlight performance. It will always be worth it, not just for looks/performance, but for the biggest factor... safety.
You 98+ Camaro guys actually have a great choice.. you can obtain a set of the projector headlights (Or do a true retrofit!), then buy some eBay HID's if you want. This will drastically increase your headlight performance. It will always be worth it, not just for looks/performance, but for the biggest factor... safety.
Let me guess, is he gonna get a $20k ticket as well?
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Are all you guys just going to go out and buy eBay HID kits and run around blinding oncoming traffic and having worse headlight output than you did stock? Just dropping some eBay HID's into your factory housings is taking the "easy/ricer" way out. Spend some extra cash and do it RIGHT... at least as right/safe as you can.
You 98+ Camaro guys actually have a great choice.. you can obtain a set of the projector headlights (Or do a true retrofit!), then buy some eBay HID's if you want. This will drastically increase your headlight performance. It will always be worth it, not just for looks/performance, but for the biggest factor... safety.
You 98+ Camaro guys actually have a great choice.. you can obtain a set of the projector headlights (Or do a true retrofit!), then buy some eBay HID's if you want. This will drastically increase your headlight performance. It will always be worth it, not just for looks/performance, but for the biggest factor... safety.
08-12-2008, 01:23 PM
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his points are valid. you are using a HID retrofit kit, in a stock housing not made in any way shape or form for projectors. I was looking at the kits and every car i see with it has tons of glare and just looks cheap and dangerous. just my 2cents.