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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 05:50 PM
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i dunno if anyone else seen this but finally they make a True hid urgrade kit with housings for our car! finally im ording mine tm i think
http://www.ledgauges.net/catalog/
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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I'd pass on those. But that's just my opinion.
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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450.00? wow, i did both heads and fogs with sealed beam conversions for less than that. i think i paid like 130.00 a piece for hid's on ebay and like 35.00 for the sealed beams
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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wow i did the silver star mod and it honstly wasnt any brighter than stock just blue so it was a waste 130$ wasted for lights. and being that our cars are low these HID are right there on the ground. i guess it'll be perfect for me i have trouble seeing at night sometime's just thought more people would like to have it as well
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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wow i did the silver star mod and it honstly wasnt any brighter than stock just blue so it was a waste 130$ wasted for lights. and being that our cars are low these HID are right there on the ground. i guess it'll be perfect for me i have trouble seeing at night sometime's just thought more people would like to have it as well
Yep, the good ol' silver star mod. I saw that years ago and said to myself, if I could do that with silverstars then why couldn't I do it with HID's? 3 and a half years later my Phillips HID's are still in there and perform great. I took it one step farther and put a set in my fog lights too. Car looks completely stock when the lights are off.
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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I mean honestly if you just want to throw a whole bunch of light all over the road, and could care less about beam quality and oncoming traffic, then those are the lights for you
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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i really like the way this looks. but its really a love it or hate it thing.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 12:27 AM
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i have seen those around but i think there ugly and you have to do some fabing and with these its a direct replacement and maybe and hour to install nice i;ll take some pics im ordering them in the morning (i would get some more go fast parts but im at the point where appearence& suspension is coming first then motor )
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You have to watch some of these types of lights, I read an article somewhere back about certain type of lighting. This company did test on different types/brands and the conclusion was that yes some were very bright but had no distance or beam area of lighting, another words some were just like spotlights, no coverage. It had pics of different lights with cones/signs and it would show how on some you could see them and some you could not. I would do research before I spent $450.00 !!
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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i trust Nathan only think i have to look out for is the law it seems like i get pulled over once a month
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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i really like the way this looks. but its really a love it or hate it thing.
That IMO is a subpar setup. Those lights were designed to be supplemental lighting to headlights, they really weren't designed to be used as headlights.

IIRC Mike Turner was still working on the SStreetlight version for the f-cars. That would be the most ideal setup.


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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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all this time i just noticed your burn out clip lol thats sweet and i also noticed the head lights they look like projectors?
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 06:57 PM
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yeah they're a one off deal from Mike Turner. They're just like the Sstreetlights he produces for the ImpalaSS/Caprice.
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I did a complete swap to mine. I wouldnt change them for anything. Bright as heck. The Black Z is mine. Most people dont like the round lights, so here is another picture with almost stock looking lights.


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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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I find nothing wrong with the round look on the f-car, it's just for someone like me I don't see the reason some of you would do the work for a conversion using subpar modules as headlights. Hella 90mm modules is where it's at
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