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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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Default 6000k HID in projectors and fogs

i finally did got the ebay projectors and added 6000k hids to those,and since my paint guy painted my stock fogs i went ahead and got the hella micro de fogs and added 6000k hids to those as well.halos and leds not connected yet,actually not sure if i will connect them.thanx to silver ultraz and tdawg for their help

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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 11:05 PM
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Nice, I wish there was an easier way to put projectors on a LT1 car
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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big diff. i need to do this soon. must be waaay brighter than stock
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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Odd. I thought 6K was more yellow. Of course the white balance in the pic could be throwing me off.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 2002_Z28_Six_Speed
Odd. I thought 6K was more yellow. Of course the white balance in the pic could be throwing me off.
It's not. 6K is pure white
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 12:48 AM
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Awesome, I have those projectors with 8000K waiting to go on and I already have 8000K HID fogs.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:10 AM
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They look great with 6000K hids.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:18 AM
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Nice, I wish there was an easier way to put projectors on a LT1 car
put an ls1 front end on
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Very nice im just not sure I like those housings in the day time.
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lets see the cut off...i hear that those projector headlamps arent the right projectors for HID. if the cutoff is nice then i might do those and get HIDs rather then building custom projector headlights.
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Originally Posted by fast01z28
lets see the cut off...i hear that those projector headlamps arent the right projectors for HID. if the cutoff is nice then i might do those and get HIDs rather then building custom projector headlights.
Let me tell you that the cut off is not that great. But it beats blinding on coming traffic with HIDs in the factory housings. If you have the time build a set of custom projectors.
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Looks great.

Sorry to hijack here but what's the difference between the Ebay HID's and the HID's that the sponsor LED Gauges sells?
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Originally Posted by waldershrek
Looks great.

Sorry to hijack here but what's the difference between the Ebay HID's and the HID's that the sponsor LED Gauges sells?
i'm praying only price
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Originally Posted by SpdFrk1990
Very nice im just not sure I like those housings in the day time.
i wanted them to stand out so thats why i got the chrome ones,plus they go with the grille and nose emblem i have
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Originally Posted by waldershrek
Looks great.

Sorry to hijack here but what's the difference between the Ebay HID's and the HID's that the sponsor LED Gauges sells?
you can find REAL HIDs on ebay, but what i assume youre talking about is that they are just halogen bulbs with a tinted glass to copy HID colors. the output is nothing similar.

REAL HID required ballasts (basically amplifiers) for each bulb. the bulb itself is gas charged, not a filament bulb, so it does not emit any heat, but the gas burns at a very high kelvin (hence the 6000K).

if you want the real thing expect to pay anywhere north of $150.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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Looks good bro, Happy I could be of assistance.
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 02:23 AM
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Yay for properly retrofitted HID's!

Looks great! Nice job
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 08:57 AM
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Looks great! Does oncomming traffic seem to flash you the highbeams a lot now? A friend has an evo, and he gets the high beams all the time since his hid's are so bright...
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 10:53 AM
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no,and mine r aimed pretty high,can anyone give me any advice on how high my cutoff should be,it was right under the license plate of an escalade the other night.is that high?
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I have mine aimed at a cars bumper. I found this link in the lighting section that might help.
http://faqlight.carpassion.info/hl-aiming.htm
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