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Originally Posted by RedGalant2k1
i stated a fact, im trying to help him be safe, if he blinds someone and something happens guess what, guy is going to jail. This is unsafe and why would you support it? he tried, he failed we live and learn. but throughout this whole thread people are telling him its unsafe so i tried my best to be as blunt as possible so it saves him in the future.
Never said I support it or not, just pointing out that if it was so 'blinding' to oncoming traffic he would have already had issues. I have HIDs in my factory headlights without projectors are you going to chastise me? A mention also, I've had them in for 6 months + and not one single time have I been flashed by oncoming drivers or had issues with the police.Quote:
Originally Posted by h2o
hey go ahead have them, i honestly could give a rip already, but if i see a thread in here(look at honda-tech) saying you were at fault because you caused someone to crash i am going to laugh my ass off at your expense.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedGalant2k1
Driven by tens of thousands of cars, no problems. You are just a inconsiderate little newbie aren't you?Quote:
Originally Posted by h2o
This thread title needs to change to:
"8G Stupid Mod Theory #3 (Budget Projectors)"
well since none of u have seen this in person i guess no one really knows right... so this is a dead topic.. can someone lock this tread
none of us have seen this in person because we don't know anybody that would separate the lens from a projector and think that it work w/ a stock headlight reflector. u are in a class of your own. how can i relay the information to you that the reason you have such horrendous hot spots is because you are no using the ellipsoidal reflector that was made to match the projector lens you simply affixed in front of your stock bulb... that simply will NEVER work well. I'm not so concerned about you blinding anyone, I'm more appalled that you have spent all this time and effort only to make your headlights function worse than before, and are still defending your errors. and as far as none of us knowing... look around at some of our cars; it's pretty evident that some of who gave u advice might now a lot more than you about this subject and were trying in vain to help u to avoid the pitfalls that u were insisting on achieving. bottom line, the beam pattern you have created is unsafe for u, let alone other drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by guynlidia2006
i appreciate your initiative: it's the ignorance of the wisdom of more knowledgeable members that defies my comprehension. i still think u are so c
hey guyn props on the try.. at least ur doin diff things n i support that to an extent.. it is good to try new things and its good to have the guts to do a project but in another aspect i think unless youve had experience with hids and projectors then you should listen to what people have to say.. dont get me wrong im not bashing u at all i think its cool ur doin ur own thing and all just at the end of the day i think u should sit down and look at what u have and what u could of had and think about it
later if i get a second set of heads i will try it the other way, but for now i am happy
guynlidia,
take a vid of your lights in a Dark parking lot or a street that isnt busey have someone walk about 1000ft in front of the car and have them walk from the far right side to the far left, or vice versa.
just for reference.
see my beam pattern below:
white light= low, nice and wide. sharp cutoff doesnt blind drivers on opposite side, but gives you the width the see where you are turning into. see how much light goes up over the cutoff? the little angle going up the right side gives you engouh light to lighten up the road signs on the right side.
yellow=high beam pattern=like your heads. you dont have to go up much on the angle to blind oncomming traffic. a very minute increase in the angle gets pronounced at a distance.
Headlights are tricky. proper alignment is just as important as planning/designing and the actual build process.
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/2...32_doJpf-L.jpg
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mine does look like the high beam pattern... but it is much lower... like i said eariler i will get another set of heads and try it the other way, i still have all the compents to do it...
astig sell me your headlights and guyn post progress of the next set!
haha ya im a newbie ON A FORUM!!!! whoopty doo, also you ever think to yourself why it is now illegal to sell hid retrofit kits? I may be new to the forum but at least i know simple facts.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedGalant2k1
If its such a bad thing, why doesn't the government go after those that sell these retrofit kits? Regardless of legality adjusted properly I've not had any issues, and better light output. Neons are illegal, people use them. Fireworks are illegal in many states, but people can buy them. That aside...whats the big deal with what the OP did? Have you seen the light pattern in person? Have you been blinded by someone who had HIDs? Is it as right to say that you'll laugh when someone crashes because they were blinded from someones HIDs?Quote:
Originally Posted by h2o
Anyways...
Dave, this looks like a good example of "some people arguing just for the sake of arguing... :lol:
And I'd just like to point out, throughout this entire post and with all the advice that the OP has been given NOT ONCE has he had his headlights aligned professionally or even aligned to a grid on the garage door. He aligned his headlights to a f*cking bush. So as long as he drives on roads with oncoming bushes his retrofit should be adequate.
DAMN! I need TSX projectors :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ASTIG
and that's output from 8000k. it was slightly brighter with 6000k and 4300k, but I needed more rice. heheQuote:
Originally Posted by airborneparainf82
its yall projector guys that make me wanna go down that road. i love that cutoff line
yeah I'm really debating taking my stock heads I pulled off when I put my new project heads on and redoing it all with those TSX projectors. Plus there were some kinks I worked out durring the 1st headlight an a few minor kinks that I would need to change if I do it again.Quote:
Originally Posted by ASTIG
Oh so tempting..... :smt100
Any suggestions on a good place to get a set? I noticed on ebay they were pretty pricey. But then again, they were coming with the HID bulbs and ballasts too.