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Old Dec 27, 2018 | 08:42 AM
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I need to upgrade my lights as well...on these bi-xenon lights, how quickly does the shroud move when switching to hi beam mode? Can you "flash" hi beams?
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Old Dec 27, 2018 | 01:49 PM
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Tony should be here after a while.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2018 | 01:51 PM
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Hi guys.....popping in to say what’s up. Yup. Still can do these.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2018 | 02:07 PM
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Has the warm-up time improved at all?
 
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Old Dec 27, 2018 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by B-B
Has the warm-up time improved at all?
Warm up is maybe 5-8 seconds. Higher end ballast like a morimoto or Hylux bring that down to 3-5 seconds.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2018 | 02:55 PM
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I bought a custom set from https://www.hidretrofitkit.com The are or used to be a forum sponsor. Complete nightmare. They sent the lights aimed way too high. I could light up trees 30 ft in the air with the low beams on. Constant blinding other vehicles. Sent them back to fix and they changed nothing. They barely speak English. Tried to send me forms stating I would under no circumstances return or a file a claim on the lights even if they were lost in shipping. They look good on the website but are terrible They barely speak English. Words are routinely spelled incorrectly in emails, texts, and company forms.. Buyer beware. Save yourself the headache and loss of upwards of $1,000. Tony I sent you a pm.
 

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Old Dec 27, 2018 | 04:37 PM
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Gee you really need to remove all that negative from that post.
It looks like your pointing it at Tony even if you are not.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2018 | 05:43 PM
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Gee you really need to remove all that negative from that post.
It looks like your pointing it at Tony even if you are not.
At the beginning he clearly states it's another website. No confusion here.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2019 | 10:27 AM
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You know, I hate mine. I hate to have to have something warm up before they come on. I do have the 04 style, and the line out there on lows isn't straight. Could be different with later models. Just thought I'd put it out there.
It should be said that this is they way HID's operate. The gas has to warm up, it's not LED. I have these with Morimoto HID's in my 250, and I have a Navigator with factory HID's...they operate the exact same way.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2019 | 11:07 AM
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My Volvo XC70 come with factory Xenon bulbs, it's only a few seconds before they fully warm up. I think it's worth the trade off to ha e better lighting and the bulbs last forever.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2019 | 01:15 PM
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I guess I didn't know that. He also said not to run them with the motor not running. We don't do that anyway except for certain circumstances. The light is good. Just don't like the blue line on low beams. It's not even straight. And they've been adjusted many times.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2019 | 01:24 PM
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It can take a lot of tiny adjustments to get the cut off line to be at the same point on both sides.
I have not done mine as I never seem to have the time to put into it and when I do have time the
weather in not in the mood.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2019 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Yahiko
It can take a lot of tiny adjustments to get the cut off line to be at the same point on both sides.
I have not done mine as I never seem to have the time to put into it and when I do have time the
weather in not in the mood.
I got to say your right on that. I've tried many times. With what he put inside of mine there is a drop off line also. And they will never line up. You don't see it on high, but low beam is different.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2019 | 01:54 PM
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I got to say your right on that. I've tried many times. With what he put inside of mine there is a drop off line also. And they will never line up. You don't see it on high, but low beam is different.
One of mine does have a crooked cut off, but I've never inquired about it.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2019 | 02:14 PM
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Hey fellas...so yes warm up is a true thing for all things HID.

The cutoff is supposed to have a blue line and a step like cutoff. That’s how you get the most performance out of these.

Crooked or misaligned Cutoffs May need tweaking to get perfect. All of these are done on a single nut/Bolt method and have the ability to rotate slightly for fine tuning.
 
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