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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 12:48 AM
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like i give a rats *** if they are or not, im just curious if they are.
any how here is a vid on it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVuSSdZNsZw
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 01:03 AM
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you better stop putting death on our road! so take your hid lights off.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 01:21 AM
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lol your funny
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 01:22 AM
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HID's are illegal, but who gives a ****.

I've had a couple people flash me with their high beams, I just flash them back
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 01:29 AM
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They are NOT illegal
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 01:32 AM
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Real HID's (projectors) aren't, but aftermarket (plug n play) are
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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They are perfectly legal.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 01:56 AM
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if you are interested i can get you in touch with a guy who has a lifetime warranty on his hids and he sells them for around $200.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 02:00 AM
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So what does the linked vid have to do with the US? Those were a bunch of English *****.

You know: fish, chips, cup 'o tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary ******* Poppins...
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyBry
So what does the linked vid have to do with the US? Those were a bunch of English *****.

You know: fish, chips, cup 'o tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary ******* Poppins...
you fOgot bloody bad teeF you yankee!!!!!


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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by hlaalu
you fOgot bloody bad teeF you yankee!!!!!
I figured that was a given.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 180ls1
if you are interested i can get you in touch with a guy who has a lifetime warranty on his hids and he sells them for around $200.
I bought a HID kit from ledgauges.com(sponsor or he used to be) and one of the ballasts took a ****. I thought it was the ballast that was previously dented from an accident, but no, it just took a crap all of a sudden. I bought that kit for $220 shipped. I now run an Ebay HID kit, got it for $75 shipped. I've been running it for 4 months with zero problems. So it's not always you get what you paid for

If you ever get tired of your bulb color or need to replace a broken bulb they are only $30 shipped! Compare that to ledgauges $150 replacement bulbs I bought some 6000k's just incase I get tired of the 8000k's
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 03:18 AM
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Just bought mine just now aslo...probably from the same person...9005/8000k but mine were $78 with insurance....
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 03:21 AM
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Ebay seller Autoluminate?
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 03:35 AM
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no i got them from mydepots...probably the same thing....will let you know when i get them near the end of next week because of this long weekend.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 03:38 AM
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food for thought....is there a hid kit that will allow you to make the dlr (yellow parking lights) "super bright?"....i have always like the orange light but hipper orange would be killer from far away.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 03:46 AM
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I have had mine for over six months. I pointed them way down and haven't been flashed once I bought mine from ledgauges too I was going to go ebay but heard theyare hi or miss and nobody offered them for lt1 camaro at the time and they are illigal to be put on a car that didn't come from the factory w hid
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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I'm about ready to connect two maglite's to the front of my car.
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyBry
I'm about ready to connect two maglite's to the front of my car.
**** that, get those 1,000,000,000 candlelight power lights bwahaha get like 5 of them up there
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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Since I'm gonna add a PA to my car, I might as well go full redneck and add the light bar too.
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