HELPPPP. HEADLIGHTS
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From: Spanaway
How long have you had the HID kit? I had to replace a lamp do to it going out.
But then again I drive about 25~30K year and lights are on all the time.
But I had one other problem before that. The cheap fuse holder had melted.
So I would check the holder and the plugs to see if then have gotten loose.
One easy test is to power the ballast from the battery with a set of alligator clips.
Mind you that is test only. But like I said the light weight wiring and components
just are not meant for long term. You can pick up some better plugs at Autozone
and Pepboys for a decent price and just re-splice them in.
Sean
But then again I drive about 25~30K year and lights are on all the time.
But I had one other problem before that. The cheap fuse holder had melted.
So I would check the holder and the plugs to see if then have gotten loose.
One easy test is to power the ballast from the battery with a set of alligator clips.
Mind you that is test only. But like I said the light weight wiring and components
just are not meant for long term. You can pick up some better plugs at Autozone
and Pepboys for a decent price and just re-splice them in.
Sean
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1. Remove HID kit.
2. Reinstall stock headlights.
3. Throw junk HID kit in the garbage.
4. Problem solved.
These HID kits are nothing but cheap junk. All they really do is blind oncoming traffic and they're illegal.
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2. Reinstall stock headlights.
3. Throw junk HID kit in the garbage.
4. Problem solved.
These HID kits are nothing but cheap junk. All they really do is blind oncoming traffic and they're illegal.
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WOW, couldn't have said it any better!!!
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From: Nowthen, MN
Customizing is one thing, making yourself a hazard to everyone else on the road is another. Those HID kits look cool, unless you're in oncoming traffic. Then you're being blinded by them. HID bulbs emit light differently than a halogen bulb, so it's impossible to properly aim your headlights when you have an HID kit in a housing designed for halogen bulbs. That's why they're illegal. HIDs need to be in a projector housing designed for them in order to work properly. Look at a vehicle with an HID kit next to one with OEM HID headlights. The difference is obvious.
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Customizing is one thing, making yourself a hazard to everyone else on the road is another. Those HID kits look cool, unless you're in oncoming traffic. Then you're being blinded by them. HID bulbs emit light differently than a halogen bulb, so it's impossible to properly aim your headlights when you have an HID kit in a housing designed for halogen bulbs. That's why they're illegal. HIDs need to be in a projector housing designed for them in order to work properly. Look at a vehicle with an HID kit next to one with OEM HID headlights. The difference is obvious. Sent from my HTC ONE using IB AutoGroup
Fair enough. I'm working on getting the projector swap done. Just not sure which kit and from where
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Customizing is one thing, making yourself a hazard to everyone else on the road is another. Those HID kits look cool, unless you're in oncoming traffic. Then you're being blinded by them. HID bulbs emit light differently than a halogen bulb, so it's impossible to properly aim your headlights when you have an HID kit in a housing designed for halogen bulbs. That's why they're illegal. HIDs need to be in a projector housing designed for them in order to work properly. Look at a vehicle with an HID kit next to one with OEM HID headlights. The difference is obvious. Sent from my HTC ONE using IB AutoGroup
Although I will say I've never had anyone flash lights at me...
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I had a couple people flash me before I aimed them, haven't since. These housing are well designed, plus aiming does alot.
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From: Spanaway
on the roads that the owners don't have a clue on how to change a lamp and not
screw up the aiming. Then there the ID 10 T's that run around with the high beams
on. Then there is the ones that think that a higher K # means brighter. The human
eye does not respond as well in the blue range as it does in the yellow. So the guy
with the 35 Watt 4300K can see better than the guy with the 55 Watt 10K lamps.
The blue tends to scatter faster also. It's that scattered light that is the problem.
The newer Fords when aimed right they have a very sharp cutoff.
As far as I am concerned get rid of the projectors that are mis-aimed.
And when coming onto a bright lighted vehicle don't look right at it. look
down to the right at the fog line. That way you don't get so wiped out.
Sean
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