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put hids and im thinking about taking off the shield on the bulbs for a higher beam???

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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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Default RE: put hids and im thinking about taking off the shield on the bulbs for a higher beam???

ya IF YOU REALY WANNA run your highs... then get some projectors and put the high beams in the high beam projector... otherwise its crappy idea!!!!!!


BUT if ya wanna keep your stock housings... then id sugest geting some fog lights....... my REAL OEM fog lights help TONS!!!!!!!!!
 
Old Jul 5, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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Default RE: put hids and im thinking about taking off the shield on the bulbs for a higher beam???

well i exchanged the bulbs i had for the high/low type bulbs. but now im trying to figure out a way how i can wire them up to have my lows stay on when i click on the highs. is there a special relay or something?
 
Old Jul 5, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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i googled around and i found out how. i need a 3amp diode. all i need to do is connect the low beam wire to the highbeam wire with a diode. and i`ll have both low and high on when i click the highbeam on. its really simple. and to be honest i didnt realize that we have technology like this. by the way a diode is something that lets electricity go one way and doesnt let it come back the same way.
 
Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:20 PM
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i googled around and i found out how. i need a 3amp diode. all i need to do is connect the low beam wire to the highbeam wire with a diode. and i`ll have both low and high on when i click the highbeam on. its really simple. and to be honest i didnt realize that we have technology like this. by the way a diode is something that lets electricity go one way and doesnt let it come back the same way.

and thus is why I lose my want to post....
 
Old Jul 6, 2007 | 01:32 AM
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Default RE: put hids and im thinking about taking off the shield on the bulbs for a higher beam???

well if you have the high low HID/bulb type then dont be suprised if your bulbs shatter very fast!
i did it before on my crx.... look good for abotu 5-10mins... then the extra heat blew the bulbs up inside my headlight housings!
DONT DO IT!!!!!!!!!
dual fillement bulbs cannt take that extra heat!
 
Old Jul 6, 2007 | 07:11 AM
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Default RE: put hids and im thinking about taking off the shield on the bulbs for a higher beam???

yea but i think ur talking about halogen bulbs. im talking about real hids. i have low-xenon/high halogen bulbs. u think it would be too much heat? i talked to the salesperson that i bought them from and he said the bulbs would be fine. and that if anything my headlight housing cant take the heat. so i dont know what to do know.
 
Old Jul 6, 2007 | 09:19 AM
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Default RE: put hids and im thinking about taking off the shield on the bulbs for a higher beam???

Yeah - cuz everybody knows that all salespersons know everything about what they're selling, right?

I say go for it.


Just don't go too far away at night, in case you have to 'feel' your way home in the dark.
 
Old Jul 6, 2007 | 03:38 PM
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Default RE: put hids and im thinking about taking off the shield on the bulbs for a higher beam???

i wouldnt try it personaly........ BUT if you realy wanna try it... just try ONE side first! that way if or WHEN it blows the bulbs up youll still have some light to get home!

i know what you mean with having the HID low beam and regular high beam...... and well i know my high beams are TOTAL CRAP!!!! i shoulda just bought regular HID bulb


sales person probably doesnt care........ hell if you blow them up........ he gets more money from a new set
 
Old Jul 6, 2007 | 03:44 PM
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well just so u know, i think the higher amount of k u get for the hid the worse the visibility gets
 
Old Jul 6, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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Default RE: put hids and im thinking about taking off the shield on the bulbs for a higher beam???

o ya... anything over 6K in my opinion just has crapy output..... and are preaty much for SHOW with that purple colors and sharp blue.
i like my 6Ks slight blue tint and still preaty white. the yellow low like 4Ks just arent that preaty

eventualy i wanna upgrade my fog lights to some 6K hid units.... BUT i just got alot more to buy before i upgrading my lighting again...

BUT like ive said.... go for some fog lights and check out your headlights then!

BEFORE with just 6K hids
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and ya i know out in the country you realy WANT to spread the light out to see them stupid deers! been thier done that!!!!!

BUT AFter i upgrade the OEM fog lights to some HID bulbs it should be TWICE as good as that!
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HIDs help ALOT... ya just have to be sure you adjust the headlights AIMing after swaping!!!!!! ya dont wanna blind anyone and have a head on collision cause you blind the oncoming traffic!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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