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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 11:11 AM
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I just purchased the Sonar projector headlights and i love the way they look in my car but they have a horrible low beam light output so i purchased a HID kit for my low beams and am waiting for it to come in. do you guys think this will help my light output??
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 11:33 AM
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Do condoms cut down on pregency..

Yes they will, assuming the housings arnt garbage, and the aim is correct you will get better, broader light output with HID
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 12:00 PM
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thanks i ordered the 5000k kit for the crystal color and the best output i could get without it being yellow
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Ape Man
Do condoms cut down on pregency..

Yes they will, assuming the housings arnt garbage, and the aim is correct you will get better, broader light output with HID
good answer sir, well played. Yes OP HID are going to increase light output, which is the point i believe!
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by zac50
thanks i ordered the 5000k kit for the crystal color and the best output i could get without it being yellow
wise choice
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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That's what I put in my fiancee's car is a 5k kit. They did a hell of a lot better then the bulbs that came in the headlights when I ordered them but I still have to adjust them a lil better cause there not where I want em to give the best amount of light that I could get with a better adjustment.
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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Make sure you have them aimed right. When I put mine on my Camaro, they were aimed almost all the way down.
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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what adjustments are we talking? the bulb position in the housing? i have 6k 55w HID's from DDM, and was looking into housings that will do a better job of focusing the light w/o shining all over blinding ppl driving. BTW, i work at night and the road im on is pitch black...
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^ NO NO NO. I was refering to the housing in a whole, not the bulb by itself. Cause the ones I was refering to in my earlier post went right in without a hitch. Its just the headlight housing that needs adjusting.
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Yeah that. The adjustment screws on the back of the housings to aim them left, right, up, and down.
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