HID's installed in the TA

a friend and i got together and decided to make a bolt in kit.heres the results
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y159/ddnspider/boosted%20pics/HIDs006.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y159/ddnspider/boosted%20pics/HIDs002.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y159/ddnspider/boosted%20pics/HIDs001.jpg
notice the cutoff like factory
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y159/ddnspider/boosted%20pics/HIDs005.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y159/ddnspider/boosted%20pics/HIDs004.jpg
ignore the dates on these
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e55/blacktransam/Picture002-3.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e55/blacktransam/Picture003-3.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e55/blacktransam/Picture005-3.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e55/blacktransam/Picture007-2.jpg
well be selling full kits that are plug and play with instructions that come with your choice of hid light colors and new headlight housings for $275 shipped to your door.

I'm sorry, all I see is GLARE :disappoin

If you're going to properly retrofit HID's into a car, use projectors. Reflector housings are not designed for those. I don't care how low you aim the lights to prevent blinding oncoming traffic, that still doesn't make them any safer. Any 15 y/o kid can put some HID's in their car. It takes a real stand-up person to go the extra step to safely equip them with projectors.

how is "all you see is glare"???theres hardly any in this picture and it cuts off properly
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y159/ddnspider/boosted%20pics/HIDs004.jpg

I'm sorry, but that is not a cutoff at all. That is all glare. This on the otherhand, is a cutoff:

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4290/bbbbbml1.jpg

Try taking a picture that far back and see if you have similar results.

and what setup is that?i bet its factory.everyone complains "oh thats not cutoff" and they post the same picture as you did...which are all factory lightings.

No idea, wouldn't matter either way because that is what a projector does. It creates a proper beam cutoff like shown.

Here's a video that explains why it is illegal to put HID's in a non-projector housing.
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Here's some more comparison shots:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/haknslash2003/hid%20pics/thetruth.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/DohDoh/HID20001_copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/DohDoh/hid_011copy.jpg

already seen all those pics b4 which are all OEM stuff.havent seen anyone put a setup in a car that looks exactly like that cutoff.everyone talks about it but no one does it.

already seen all those pics b4 which are all OEM stuff.havent seen anyone put a setup in a car that looks exactly like that cutoff.everyone talks about it but no one does it. That is what the first picture is of. The person put Acura TSX projectors into their 2003 Dodge Neon. That's a proper retrofit. It doesn't have to be an aftermarket projector, in fact OEM ones are the best to use.

Here's a retrofit on 93-97 Firebird lights:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/bmdeluca/Bi-Xenon%20Projector%20Project/DSC03127.jpg

and here's the cutoff

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w170/bmdeluca/Bi-Xenon%20Projector%20Project/DSC03339.jpg

Here's some more:

http://www.fadingarrow.com/images/HeadlightShroud02.jpg

http://www.fadingarrow.com/images/NewCutOffPreview_02_LowBea0mOnly.jpg

Not the greatest cutoff, but that's because he modified the cutoff shield.

what blind said is true... but seriously, looks not bad. i was going to do a retro meself w. BMW projectors (had cutoff) but i got too lazy. have them laying around somewhere... my friends tC without the projectors do blind people, btw. tsktsk.

no one has a problem that they dont look stock whatsoever and dont match the car?just curious

I think it looks nice, but I know that my dad would hate you for blinding him.

I just hate those blue lights period. People have been driving without them for years. Why do people all the sudden need to be "safer." Call me old fashioned.

Call me old fashioned. Said the guy who's putting new technology in an old car...





:lol:

Said the guy who's putting new technology in an old car...





:lol:

no new technology. New materials maybe. I dont know if they had carbonfiber in 75, but ill probably just end up doing that in carpet anyway.

anyway those blue lights hurt my eyes. Im selling the same kit for $10. Only my kit comes packed full of nitroglycerin.

lol

Ok, lets try to keep this on topic before it gets locked.

no one has a problem that they dont look stock whatsoever and dont match the car?just curious

What does that matter? if its done properly? you cant see what it looks like in the dark when they are on so it dont matter. Also a little bit ago you were just saying those pictures of cutoff are probly stock...so what, it shouldnt be any different. Isnt the whole idea to make the conversion good enough that the cutoff looks stock also?

id sacrifice a small amount of glare to not do something stupid like trying to fit a round light into a square housing holder.and ud be surprised how many people as to see what it looks like with the lights off and under the hood to try to find the wiring.What does that matter? if its done properly? you cant see what it looks like in the dark when they are on so it dont matter. Also a little bit ago you were just saying those pictures of cutoff are probly stock...so what, it shouldnt be any different. Isnt the whole idea to make the conversion good enough that the cutoff looks stock also?

basically, you've done a "bodge" job and thereby haven't done it right. there's glare that you shouldn't have, and overall it's illegal.

and also, your advertising for the kits is not allowed under our rules. remove it or i will.

If all thats going to happen here is everyone beating ddnspider up for likeing what he likes,(legal or not) and offer no opinions to make it "better", then I say just lock the effin thread...:disappoin

basically, you've done a "bodge" job and thereby haven't done it right. there's glare that you shouldn't have, and overall it's illegal.

and also, your advertising for the kits is not allowed under our rules. remove it or i will.ANY HID kit installed in a car that doesnt come with it from factory is "illegal".theres not different degrees of illegal.And there was NO advertising in my original post.i simply said that we WOULD be selling the kits.theres no contact info listed or website or to pm or anything so im not advertising.
If all thats going to happen here is everyone beating ddnspider up for likeing what he likes,(legal or not) and offer no opinions to make it "better", then I say just lock the effin thread...:disappoin
thankyou.i appreciate that.at least im out doing something different.If you guys have ideas on how to improve the kit let me know instead of complaining.

Hey I aint gunna lie, i think its pretty cool. My moms car has them from factory and they have beautiful cutout but people are always flashing at ya when u are driving it. Then you just have to hit em even harder with the highbeams right back at em. Then the go swearin to themselfs as they pass ya. I really dont care how bright a persons headlights are, i was taught just watch the curb for a split second as they pass. I thought about putting them in my car, but I really dont care, i can see fine in the dark. I carry a 750,000 candle spotlite with me for out in the country by us if i need it. lol

ANY HID kit installed in a car that doesnt come with it from factory is "illegal".theres not different degrees of illegal. That's not true, it's not illegal as long as it is properly housed in a DOT approved projector.

thankyou.i appreciate that.at least im out doing something different.If you guys have ideas on how to improve the kit let me know instead of complaining. Yes, you are doing something different. Kudos to you. But you're doing it wrong, and in an unsafe manner. I already deeply discussed how you can improve your setup. Reread the thread.

id sacrifice a small amount of glare to not do something stupid like trying to fit a round light into a square housing holder.and ud be surprised how many people as to see what it looks like with the lights off and under the hood to try to find the wiring. The fact that you're willing to produce dangerous lighting conditions for oncoming traffic, just for looks, really shows the kind of person you are. You care more about yourself and how your lights look at night (obviously can't see them during the day) than you do about the safety of others. Congratulations, you're what I like to call, arrogant. The fact that you find it stupid to properly retrofit your lights because of how they would look afterwards clearly shows that.

If all thats going to happen here is everyone beating ddnspider up for likeing what he likes,(legal or not) and offer no opinions to make it "better", then I say just lock the effin thread...:disappoin Like I said above, I've made several posts about how he can go about how he can "make it better" by properly retrofiting his lights. But you're idea about locking this thread does sound good as the point obviously hasn't made it from his eyes to his brain.

Locked..