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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 08:10 PM
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Default HID's in stock del sol headlights

If i was to do this, how would the lines in the headlight affect the light output?would they cause the beam to bounce all over?also, is there anyway to shave down these lines from the inside to make them clear?
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 08:13 PM
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stock headlights arent ment to handle the extra output HID's will give you.... yes the beam will probably bounce all over the place.. resulting in a very bad beam pattern... and possibly blinding on coming drivers.... your light output will also depend on what temp the bulbs you'll be getting are
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 08:28 PM
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ill pry go with 8000k, but possibly 6000k.........anyway to shave down lines?
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 08:43 PM
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nope, the stock housing is not meant to project light nor does it cut it off above a certain level. what you get are scattered rays everywhere. the road WILL be brighter to you at the cost of other drivers' vision.

if you want to see what the glare is all about, look at HID's in stock halogen housing when the car enters into a tunnel or drives beneath the underpass. you will see light scattered all over the walls of the tunnel, including the top/ceiling of the tunnel.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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damn. i wanted to do hid's, but i get pissed at ppl that have foglights plus low beams on, im not gonna risk other ppl's safety
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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the 6k's will also give you more light then the 8k's... but the 8k's will give you the more blueish/purple colour..... the 6's will be a more whitish/blue
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