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Postby philosophicaljt » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:12 pm

I refuse to put HID's in a halogen reflector. If I am going to do it, I am going to do it proper.

silly boy, HID + halogen reflector = ricer x 10000000
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Postby kpxboi0619 » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:54 pm

thatz not rice.,
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Postby woa_its_j3ff » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:05 pm

kpxboi0619 wrote:thatz not rice.,

+1.
sorry Phil, not everyone has the time or money to do a retrofit for projectors. you gen 2s are lucky you guys have them.
so I'm happy with my HIDs in my halogen reflector. as i'm sure many other people are too.
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Postby PXLpainter » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:54 pm

Good idea - just be careful that you don't burn up your wiring harness or sockets! ;)
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Postby philosophicaljt » Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:42 am

kpxboi0619 wrote:thatz not rice.,

blinding oncoming traffic just to look cool because you like the color of the lights?

HID's in a halogen reflector dont put the light where it should it be. It scatters it. you get hot spots, uneven light, and tons of glare. Now if the Fogs were halogen projectors, it might be acceptable. But regular halogen reflectors cannot handle the light from and HID. It wasn't designed for it.

its ricey to me, thats all. Just my opinion. I know its not everyones.

I really am not trying to start a fight in this instructional thread.
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Postby kpxboi0619 » Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:02 pm

this is just my opinion too but i thought the stock Lexus IS (not the new ones) came with the Factory Xenon without the projector., and that lookz nice...
and same thing with my mercedes..,,, fogs without projectors, but have HIdz in them and it lookz nice....
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Postby philosophicaljt » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:22 pm

kpxboi0619 wrote:this is just my opinion too but i thought the stock Lexus IS (not the new ones) came with the Factory Xenon without the projector., and that lookz nice...
and same thing with my mercedes..,,, fogs without projectors, but have HIdz in them and it lookz nice....


some cars came with HID reflectors. The Acura TL (the 1999 bodystyle) and some others.

But I am referring to Halogen reflectors and HID's PnP kits. Its illegal and not very safe.
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Postby RDKamikaze » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:59 am

Hey, if you want a cheap set of HIDs then be on the lookout for my next group buy. Just save your pennies and dimes until you can get $120 and wait until November-December when I start it up again :) . This time I'm going big!
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