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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:27 AM
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I painted the lower rear bumper black and installed 10000k HID's into teh fog lamps. Will be fabbing up a carbon fiber housing to hold a projector (maybe 2) int he place of the stock low beam light and still retain popups....



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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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Nice CETA mod.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 12:34 AM
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thanks...its the wonderful john deere blitz black...so not quite flat...but not gloss...i like it a lot...shoulda done it 3 years ago when i bought the car
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:10 AM
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Looks good! Where did you get the fog lights from?
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:17 AM
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Nice car!!!!! Not a CETA fan though. I simply prefer a mono-chrome paint scheme.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 01:30 AM
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Good job.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 05:44 AM
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thanks...the HID kit actualy came from ebay...so we will see how long i lasts. direct plug and play for 75 bucks.
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Car looks good, but I can't stand blue lights on cars. Makes them look cheap. Just my oppinion.
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i think the opposite, when i see blue i think "that's either new or expensive"
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There's a big difference between pure white with a hint of blue hue (4300k bulbs) and these that are at 10,000k which are actually blue. It reminds me of the kids who stick blue bulbs in their stock housings.

No new or expensive car comes with 10,000k bulbs. Why? Because they are ineffective at lighting up the road compared to a brighter, whiter light at 4300k.

So yes, when I see a blue bulb, I think cheap ricer, but that's just me.
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Looks good.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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Some teaser *** pics. Get some good full shots up!
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Old May 6, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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Those are fuggin bright! I like CETA mod, too. Makes them look aggressive, even from the rear...
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thanks...heres a few more pics
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Old May 6, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by The Alchemist
There's a big difference between pure white with a hint of blue hue (4300k bulbs) and these that are at 10,000k which are actually blue. It reminds me of the kids who stick blue bulbs in their stock housings.

No new or expensive car comes with 10,000k bulbs. Why? Because they are ineffective at lighting up the road compared to a brighter, whiter light at 4300k.

So yes, when I see a blue bulb, I think cheap ricer, but that's just me.
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The only part of an expensive car with projectors head light that is blue is at the cutoff. You can get some really beautiful colors at the cutoff if done right. Theres also plenty of room for two projectors, of you choose small ones, but why?

This is from my first setup. The light was 5300k, as close as i could find to factory for these projectors.


this is the best pic i can find of my current setup, Mine is on the left, you can see the light is white. My buddies is on the right, i installed my old setup in his. You can see the difference between 4300 and 5300 easily. You can also see that there is no "high beam" bulb.

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