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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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Great post, certainly something we should keep in the back of our heads
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 01:43 PM
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h-13 hids i had wher hid hy low but not much diference between hy/low beam (4600 k)when mine burnt out i replaced whith single beam with HID you dont need high beams
 
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 02:24 PM
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So now you don't have any high beams now? What happens if you turn on high beams?
 
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 02:58 PM
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So now you don't have any high beams now? What happens if you turn on high beams?
nothing hapens I talk to the sales person before I decided to go this rout and he showed me the diference in the bulb both only have a single element the one with high beam has a small celonoid in it tha pivots ever so slitly and because these bulbs have movement they tend to burnout sooner seem to make sense for me and also i do not have day time driving lights my headlights are on all the time im ok with that is safer
 
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 03:01 PM
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nothing hapens I talk to the sales person before I decided to go this rout and he showed me the diference in the bulb both only have a single element the one with high beam has a small celonoid in it tha pivots ever so slitly and because these bulbs have movement they tend to burnout sooner seem to make sense for me and also i do not have day time driving lights my headlights are on all the time im ok with that is safer
How did you disable your drls????
 
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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i didnt my guess this is the way they are instaled. ther's only one way to do it because kit comes with wier harness and it was plug and play took about 1.5 hour to properly conceal all wyers (HID Bambo 35 watt) 55 are bit to much for every day driving . had to lower beam a bit to minimise on coming car to flash lights
 
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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Hey Ryan, would it be possible for you to take some pictures of the beam pattern? on buildings and such? I was looking at those HID's but I'm concerned about glare.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 07:23 AM
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I owned a H13 35watt 4600k hy/lo did test out on wall at 25 feet away and yes the hy beam had quite
a glare on the wall and on road not that much difference no matter their still well worth the investement
 
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what ever hid you choose it's a major improovement although they will last a year at best (70.00$ a bulb)
Thats flat out not true....plus retro-solutions.com puts a life time warranty on the entire system.....burned out bulb.....get a new one
 
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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my DDM also came with a lifetime warranty on bulbs and ballasts.
 
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