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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 06:44 PM
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my hids from hidextra.com update

today i went to take my dog out for a walk when my mom was going to work in my car. i saw a big different in my headlights and fogs my fogs are from hin 2008 fedex field for my 08 tc. my head lights look like their back to stock i have pics up does neone know why the huge different in color?
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 12:39 PM
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it might be karma.. for blinding oncoming traffic ya know
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by E46byeRAhi
it might be karma.. for blinding oncoming traffic ya know
No kidding...you SHOULD be using HID housings instead of reflector housings.
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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No kidding...you SHOULD be using HID housings instead of reflector housings.
Wat u mean housing??
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 02:26 PM
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"HID lighting on vehicles other than those that come to stock is now illegal in the USA. The reason is improper use of HID lighting systems and their unintentional blinding of drivers. A lot of inexperienced drivers put HID into halogen headlights, obviously not designed for such a system. Most halogen headlights use reflector type housing. Light from a halogen bulb is directed out to the reflective pieces of the headlight housing and than reflected onto the road, whereas the lighting from an HID bulb is focused directly onto the road. If the HID bulbs are put into a reflective type housing the light will be directed incorrectly and the focus of the HID bulbs are misdirected as well. In this case the light is being directed elsewhere and actually being directed onto other motorists."

In other words youre a dick for putting HID's in halogen housing and it is super bright for all other drivers.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 03:18 AM
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Wow. So basically I have to go bak to stock?
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 08:12 AM
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Wow. So basically I have to go bak to stock?
Do you have to ? No. Should you? Yes.

You can get pulled over for it depending on where you live. I'd say do it the right way and buy some projector housings, or don't do it at all.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by velocityhead
do you have to ? No. Should you? Yes.

You can get pulled over for it depending on where you live. I'd say do it the right way and buy some projector housings, or don't do it at all.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 08:44 AM
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this is what it should look like after:
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 02:20 PM
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it's fine my hids are in my halogen housing and theyre aimed down not really blinding anybody the problem is the SUVs with the HIDs blinding everyone
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 02:58 PM
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True, SUVs are the worst offenders, but how do you know you're still not blinding people?

Plus, if you have them aimed down, it sort of defeats the purpose of running a brighter bulb (unless you just care about the "look")
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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Am in va n I haven't got pull over for it in years. So am fine.
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 07:49 AM
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Those lights are ridiculous. I feel bad for anyone driving in the opposite direction as you....

Give this a read, it's a good one.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/04...-housings.html
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 08:26 AM
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Excellent writeup, and excellent video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVuSSdZNsZw
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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Just because you haven't been pulled over, doesn't mean that you won't be.
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