In regards to HID's in stock housings....
02-18-2011, 06:25 PM
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i think if someone is looking to make an educated decision on headlights -with all of these threads have been around- as long as they can use the search feature there wont be much difficulty understanding the pros and cons, as well as the whole douche-factor.. its just a shame theres so much bs to dig through, haha
02-18-2011, 07:01 PM
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lol 
I just love how lots of people go quoting the law on hid in reflector housing.
Yet, lots of these same people...
- drive their vehicle on slicks
- run with open cats
- run with long-tube headers
- doing burn-outs in their neighborhood at + 1am
- cutting people off at full speed between lanes of traffic
- run with all smog-equipment removed
...all in areas where such violations are themselves illegal.
I just love how lots of people go quoting the law on hid in reflector housing.
Yet, lots of these same people...
- drive their vehicle on slicks
- run with open cats
- run with long-tube headers
- doing burn-outs in their neighborhood at + 1am
- cutting people off at full speed between lanes of traffic
- run with all smog-equipment removed
...all in areas where such violations are themselves illegal.
02-18-2011, 07:58 PM
#43
its true guys. my roommate tells me where to click and if im typing in the right box. I suffer from being blinded by HIDs in stock housings. If you care to help my new way of living i will give you my paypal and you can donate to me being blind.
02-18-2011, 08:58 PM
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How do you fathom improper use of equipment as being ok? Do you run drag radials on the front of your car too? Just because you can do something doesn't mean you are doing it right. Hid's are designed to be shielded to prevent glare and increase output. Reflecting them causes intense glare from the beam scatter. This blinds people. Go **** yourself.
02-18-2011, 10:32 PM
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LOL
I just love how lots of people go quoting the law on HID in reflector housing.
Yet, lots of these same people...
- drive their vehicle on slicks
- run with open cats
- run with long-tube headers
- doing burn-outs in their neighborhood at + 1am
- cutting people off at full speed between lanes of traffic
- run with all smog-equipment removed
...all in areas where such violations are themselves illegal.
I just love how lots of people go quoting the law on HID in reflector housing.
Yet, lots of these same people...
- drive their vehicle on slicks
- run with open cats
- run with long-tube headers
- doing burn-outs in their neighborhood at + 1am
- cutting people off at full speed between lanes of traffic
- run with all smog-equipment removed
...all in areas where such violations are themselves illegal.
02-19-2011, 02:06 PM
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I had my dad come at me on an empty back road from a good distance and he said my lights were perfectly fine. He also mention that he sees blinding lights mostly from large trucks lifted mostly or the idiots who run with the high beams on. I have 6000k HIDs in my stock housing and if my dad of all people said they are fine then they are fine.
As long as your lights are adjusted correctly there shouldn't be a issue.
Yeah but most of our cars are rather loud and the way some people drive...which is nailing on it. Can easily scare someone not expecting a car to come screaming by. Not to mention reckless lane changing that's just as dangerous.
Not saying I am one of hose, I have LTs/ORY with a rumbler but I keep it down on the highway or when going down my street just to be respectful of others, now my neighbor and his lifted ram not so much.
As long as your lights are adjusted correctly there shouldn't be a issue.
Not saying I am one of hose, I have LTs/ORY with a rumbler but I keep it down on the highway or when going down my street just to be respectful of others, now my neighbor and his lifted ram not so much.
02-19-2011, 02:36 PM
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LOL
I just love how lots of people go quoting the law on HID in reflector housing.
Yet, lots of these same people...
- drive their vehicle on slicks
- run with open cats
- run with long-tube headers
- doing burn-outs in their neighborhood at + 1am
- cutting people off at full speed between lanes of traffic
- run with all smog-equipment removed
...all in areas where such violations are themselves illegal.
I also run with HIDs in my stockers. Know a number of people who also do. But you know what really bothers me, SUVs with stock HID lighting, where the height of the lights is perfectly at the same height as eye level so that it shines right in my face...or directly in my rear view mirror. Or people that drive with those damn hyper-blue...purple...or green bulbs in their headlights. That's what bothers me. But, as with the SUV comment...to each his own.
I just love how lots of people go quoting the law on HID in reflector housing.
Yet, lots of these same people...
- drive their vehicle on slicks
- run with open cats
- run with long-tube headers
- doing burn-outs in their neighborhood at + 1am
- cutting people off at full speed between lanes of traffic
- run with all smog-equipment removed
...all in areas where such violations are themselves illegal.
I also run with HIDs in my stockers. Know a number of people who also do. But you know what really bothers me, SUVs with stock HID lighting, where the height of the lights is perfectly at the same height as eye level so that it shines right in my face...or directly in my rear view mirror. Or people that drive with those damn hyper-blue...purple...or green bulbs in their headlights. That's what bothers me. But, as with the SUV comment...to each his own.
eBay projectors are the absolute worst. People say the sonars aren't bad, but the set I had featured undersized, off-brand projectors, poor-fitting housings, cheap adjustment hardware, and they fogged/discolored within 6 months. I'd rather do a nice mod that improves light output while looking fairly OEM without cheapening the look of the car.
I guess I should probably change my setup because I'm a child-killing, blinding douche...
02-19-2011, 03:31 PM
#52
So off-brand piece of **** eBay projectors that are the wrong size are better than HIDs in halogen housings? That's the funniest **** I've heard all day. Awesome thread here guys.It's also hilarious that most of you guys get so bent out of shape over it. I have 35w HIDs in the euro housings in the bird, but they are 6k and aimed down a considerable amount. A lot of people overreact, thinking all HIDs in halogen housing = ohmyfuckingtits retinas burning and rods and cones fusing I'M GONNA CRASH OH ****!
I mean come on, just look to the opposite side for a split second and you'll be fine. That doesn't rationalize the fact that people botch the installs but it's not as deadly as people make it out to be. And as far as respect for other drivers, that's a crock of ****. I find more people that have no respect or no comprehension of their actions driving like ******** everyday...don't go there with "respect for other motorists" because headlights are the least of my concerns in california
.I know full well that they are not as good as projector set ups, but for the money, I like the difference over the stock lighting. I'd rather spend $500 on going fast. My car is also slammed, so the light output, despite having some scattering, is not as bad as those retards in lifted trucks that shine their 10k HIDs right into your mirror...that **** is annoying.
02-21-2011, 12:18 AM
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good points lol
LOL
I just love how lots of people go quoting the law on HID in reflector housing.
Yet, lots of these same people...
- drive their vehicle on slicks
- run with open cats
- run with long-tube headers
- doing burn-outs in their neighborhood at + 1am
- cutting people off at full speed between lanes of traffic
- run with all smog-equipment removed
...all in areas where such violations are themselves illegal.
I just love how lots of people go quoting the law on HID in reflector housing.
Yet, lots of these same people...
- drive their vehicle on slicks
- run with open cats
- run with long-tube headers
- doing burn-outs in their neighborhood at + 1am
- cutting people off at full speed between lanes of traffic
- run with all smog-equipment removed
...all in areas where such violations are themselves illegal.
good points lol
02-21-2011, 07:33 AM
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LOL
I just love how lots of people go quoting the law on HID in reflector housing.
Yet, lots of these same people...
- drive their vehicle on slicks
- run with open cats
- run with long-tube headers
- doing burn-outs in their neighborhood at + 1am
- cutting people off at full speed between lanes of traffic
- run with all smog-equipment removed
...all in areas where such violations are themselves illegal.
I just love how lots of people go quoting the law on HID in reflector housing.
Yet, lots of these same people...
- drive their vehicle on slicks
- run with open cats
- run with long-tube headers
- doing burn-outs in their neighborhood at + 1am
- cutting people off at full speed between lanes of traffic
- run with all smog-equipment removed
...all in areas where such violations are themselves illegal.
I think you people are missing the point as much as people are being overzealous in counterpointing all the "HID in stock housing" worshipers.
HID in stock housings offer NO benefits over stock lighting (I've had them in my bird, don't lie about it), especially if you guys are aiming them down like some one said. Aimed improperly, or run in non-bird style headlights that can't be aimed, at best they are annoying as hell, and at worst, you blind some one and they can't see a damn thing in front of them until you pass.
Let me ask, do you also go outside and stare at the sun? Or are you a cyborg and human physiology is just irrelevant to you?
There is a reason HID are not run from the factory in reflector housings, there is a reason the beam scatter is dangerous, and there is a reason people here are arguing against it, and it's not because we "just don't like it".
You ever turned the bathroom light on at night to go take a ****, and blinded yourself? LOL and that sure as hell isn't a HID either!
Long story short, if you really think they are that much better than stock housings while still offering other drivers the courtesy of not being discomforted or partially blinded due to glare.
Either some one needs to follow you for 2 hours on a dark country road with a HID equipped bubba truck, or I might just be tempted to put them in my G30 van, and follow people around all night who installed them in their reflector housings.
Personally I like my BLS kit that I can aim properly without having to worry about blinding drivers, or aiming down and making them even less effective than stock lighting.
02-21-2011, 08:22 AM
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Do you drive like that? I certainly hope some one catches you!
I think you people are missing the point as much as people are being overzealous in counterpointing all the "HID in stock housing" worshipers.
HID in stock housings offer NO benefits over stock lighting (I've had them in my bird, don't lie about it), especially if you guys are aiming them down like some one said. Aimed improperly, or run in non-bird style headlights that can't be aimed, at best they are annoying as hell, and at worst, you blind some one and they can't see a damn thing in front of them until you pass.
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Let me ask, do you also go outside and stare at the sun? Or are you a cyborg and human physiology is just irrelevant to you?
There is a reason HID are not run from the factory in reflector housings, there is a reason the beam scatter is dangerous, and there is a reason people here are arguing against it, and it's not because we "just don't like it".
You ever turned the bathroom light on at night to go take a ****, and blinded yourself? LOL and that sure as hell isn't a HID either!
Long story short, if you really think they are that much better than stock housings while still offering other drivers the courtesy of not being discomforted or partially blinded due to glare.
Either some one needs to follow you for 2 hours on a dark country road with a HID equipped bubba truck, or I might just be tempted to put them in my G30 van, and follow people around all night who installed them in their reflector housings.
Personally I like my BLS kit that I can aim properly without having to worry about blinding drivers, or aiming down and making them even less effective than stock lighting.
I think you people are missing the point as much as people are being overzealous in counterpointing all the "HID in stock housing" worshipers.
HID in stock housings offer NO benefits over stock lighting (I've had them in my bird, don't lie about it), especially if you guys are aiming them down like some one said. Aimed improperly, or run in non-bird style headlights that can't be aimed, at best they are annoying as hell, and at worst, you blind some one and they can't see a damn thing in front of them until you pass.
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Let me ask, do you also go outside and stare at the sun? Or are you a cyborg and human physiology is just irrelevant to you?
There is a reason HID are not run from the factory in reflector housings, there is a reason the beam scatter is dangerous, and there is a reason people here are arguing against it, and it's not because we "just don't like it".
You ever turned the bathroom light on at night to go take a ****, and blinded yourself? LOL and that sure as hell isn't a HID either!
Long story short, if you really think they are that much better than stock housings while still offering other drivers the courtesy of not being discomforted or partially blinded due to glare.
Either some one needs to follow you for 2 hours on a dark country road with a HID equipped bubba truck, or I might just be tempted to put them in my G30 van, and follow people around all night who installed them in their reflector housings.
Personally I like my BLS kit that I can aim properly without having to worry about blinding drivers, or aiming down and making them even less effective than stock lighting.
Bullshit. I noticed an immediate difference to the front and the sides, compared to stock. Otherwise, I wouldn't have kept the HIDs.
And I do have mine aimed down a tad. What...I lost about 3-4ft of lighting. Nothing. And none of my buddies have said the lights are blinding to them when I come towards them or am driving behind them.