HID's installed in the TA

ddnspider · #1 03-18-2008, 12:25 AM

a friend and i got together and decided to make a bolt in kit.heres the results

notice the cutoff like factory

ignore the dates on these

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.

blindeyed · #2 03-19-2008, 05:39 PM

I'm sorry, all I see is GLARE

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.

ddnspider · #3 03-19-2008, 06:01 PM

how is "all you see is glare"???theres hardly any in this picture and it cuts off properly

blindeyed · #4 03-19-2008, 06:05 PM

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

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

ddnspider · #5 03-19-2008, 06:06 PM

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.

blindeyed · #6 03-19-2008, 06:15 PM

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.

Here's some more comparison shots:

ddnspider · #7 03-19-2008, 06:22 PM

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.

blindeyed · #8 03-19-2008, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ddnspider

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:

and here's the cutoff

blindeyed · #9 03-19-2008, 06:38 PM

Here's some more:

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

ikeyballz · #10 03-20-2008, 06:31 AM

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.

ddnspider · #11 03-20-2008, 09:31 AM

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

stieh2000 · #12 03-20-2008, 04:19 PM

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

stepho · #13 03-20-2008, 09:50 PM

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.

72chevelleOhio · #14 03-21-2008, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by stepho

Call me old fashioned.

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

stepho · #15 03-21-2008, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 72chevelleOhio

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

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.

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