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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:34 pm
by z3roneo
Hmmmmm.....

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:40 pm
by henry00x
i believe some1 wanted black housing pics

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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:07 pm
by kornholio788
^^^^so how do u like the light output cuz i am gunan buy some put i dont want to if the light sucks i have seen some light pics but i wanna here some other ppls opinions....and is it easy to aim them too

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:08 am
by glasswars
Let me start off by saying...


I CAN SEE EVERYTHING ON THE ROAD!!! They aren't that wide, but they go FAR AND HIGH!! (Yes I aimed them properly.)

And Josh I'll get those pics for you tomorrow my car was dirty lol.

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Paint chipping ftl.

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The cutoff in this picture is right above where the parking lot ends.

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Cutoff in the fog.

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ba-ZING.

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I'll bring in better pictures tomorrow night, these were quick ones on the way to a friends house.

I can't imagine what these are gonna be like with HID's. I can't wait. :mrgreen:

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:24 am
by lambostealth
Aim them so they look like "C" below.....

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When you aim them, put the car on a perfectly level surface facing a white wall, garage door, etc. Make sure the car is 25ft. away from the wall. Take a measuring tape, measure from the ground to dead center of the headlight, then put a peice of tape on the wall at the same height. Then put the low line of the cutoff 2" under the tape. That is the proper way to adjust projectors on any oem equipped car. Actually that is how I adjust all headlights, I adjust all of my friends headlights, it's one of my pet peeves, I think it is tacky as hell to see misaligned headlights at night, or shaking headlights. Makes a car look cheap, and unappreciated....LOL.

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:29 am
by glasswars
Lol thanks for the guide. How do I colormod them? I don't really have much access to the projector.

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:31 am
by Paralyzer
I am amazed with the output of these...really suprised! what bulbs are you using?

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:31 am
by glasswars
Paralyzer wrote:I am amazed with the output of these...really suprised! what bulbs are you using?
I'm using the stock bulbs they came with! (H1 Halogens):D

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:44 am
by Paralyzer
hmm...very nice...didn't know if you changed to silverstars or phillips or something like that. a shield mod would do pretty good to that cut off. and if possible...a couple of spacers to put more distance between the bulb and the lens.

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:48 am
by King Crab
Wow :shock: they really look amazing :thumbup: Great job...

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:51 am
by henry00x
awesome post lambostealth!

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:51 am
by lambostealth
glasswars wrote:Lol thanks for the guide. How do I colormod them? I don't really have much access to the projector.
You can only color mod them if you can reach the shield inside with your finger or something, and SLIGHTLY bend the shield back towards the bulb, NOT the lense. You can try to reach in with your finger "best way", or you can try to use a bent butter knife or something.

The best way to do this is to wait until you get the HID's, and do it while you can test them right away, like uninstal the headlights, and set them up on your engine or something, do a slight shield bend on one of them, put the bulb in, fire it up, if you want to try for more color, take it out, bend a little more, remember, a little at a time. It is best to shine the light about 20 feet away from a wall to show the best representation of color. Then do the other one that way you can get one to match the other instead of doing them both at once and one going too far.

The downside on SOME projectors is that the cutoff slightly blurs, but this has actually been benificial as the sharper the cutoff the more of a tendancy they projectors have to annoy other drivers as the "flicker" is greatly amplified. Flicker happens when you are driving and the car is following the road, and the beam is going up and down, this sometimes can put the cutoff right in other drivers eyes, thus giving the affect of you flicking your lights on and off. Next time you are driving towards another HID projector equipped car, take notice of this effect.

By blurring the cutoff, you soften the flicker effect so that it is less noticeable, and less annoying.

However, I said some projectors, because, I have seen some cutoffs actually become sharper.

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:54 am
by glasswars
You rule lambo. I'll get back to you when I get the HID's. :rockon:

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:54 am
by -Devil-
holy shit those are bright ... looks to be a decent quality pattern as well ... not as bad as some of the first gen projectors that are on ebay.

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:00 am
by Paralyzer
these could actually benefit 03+ guys if you want a cheap retro setup. just an idea. I know people will flame me on that idea, but everyone has their own opinion. plus it goes back to being "custom".

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:39 am
by kc2005ptgt
I like em, but the black housing ones would look better on my car - I need new lights eventally, maybe I will get these in black


NICE!

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 2:54 am
by lil06tecksta
i followed my friend the other day and they said they were very bright, almost blinding...
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Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:05 am
by srtjesse
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:27 am
by alsey_seven
from which ebay seller did you buy them from? i have the money to spend after seeing you post these great pictures

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:53 am
by lambostealth
lil06tecksta wrote:i followed my friend the other day and they said they were very bright, almost blinding...

Then they are aimed too high, projectors should have ZERO glare, or be almost blinding to other drivers, thats what the shield is for, it blocks 100% of the glare from the bulb. Actually, projectors should look rather dim if you are looking at them above the cutoff.

Read my above advice on aiming, that will put the MAXIMUM amount of light on the ground for your car (each car is at a different height). It will also prevent other drivers from seeing any glare.

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:32 am
by NiteHawk
man.....seeing those pics makes me wanna get a set and mod em for my car as a temp fix till i get my retro done.....

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:04 am
by glasswars
alsey_seven wrote:from which ebay seller did you buy them from? i have the money to spend after seeing you post these great pictures
I got mine from "ACEMOTORS" or something like that. I purchased from them because they had the most positive feedback, but they are temp. off ebay until the 26th.

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:36 am
by kornholio788
wow sweet thanks alot for all the info i will DEF be buying a set of these now is just deciding do i like them better with the leds on the side or top. Thanks for the buyer info too

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:26 am
by z3roneo
:shock: :shock: :shock:

Output pics don't look that bad.... I would if they would be better if someone put silverstars in them but man there not that bad....

And oh yea... Pretty much everything that lambostealth posted should be a sticky if its not already one....

Thanxs for that info lambo..

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 2:35 pm
by TNK
damn yo. i want a set. those are nice.

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:11 pm
by scneonchic
I kinda wish I wouldve waited on a set of the black housing ones now :?

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:25 pm
by henry00x
z3roneo wrote::shock: :shock: :shock:

Output pics don't look that bad.... I would if they would be better if someone put silverstars in them but man there not that bad....

And oh yea... Pretty much everything that lambostealth posted should be a sticky if its not already one....

Thanxs for that info lambo..
i dont believe they have H1 silverstars, i checked not to long ago

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:39 pm
by -Devil-
on the wiring for them .. does it plug into stock connectors? have to mod anything? ... and the wiring for the side LED's and the halo's ...

just curious ... may order a set of the black ones ... since my headlights are starting to get a little cloudy and chipped ...

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:18 pm
by glasswars
what i did was run the wires for the halos into the wire for the leds, then ran those to the parking light wire at the turn signal bulbs. (yellow/black is standard parking while orangey is turn signal and black is ground).

and the harness for the low and high beams plugs into the stock harness.

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:25 pm
by -Devil-
very nice, just what i wanted to hear .. got me a set on the way.