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Old 12-27-2010, 07:16 PM   #6
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HIDs in those housings will blind oncoming drivers and is also illegal.

the hood is not what controls HID light output. a real projector lens is the only correct way.....
I too was wondering how the light would be with HID's. People who have done it report no oncoming cars flash, and they also report that the lights do not blind them when in another car. Here is the low beam with 35 watt HID installed. Pretty good cutoff. Not as good as projectors, but good enough that other motorists don't have a problem with them. If they don't work out, I'll just go back to halogens. BTW, the housings are DOT approved they way they come with halogens.



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..... in the one pic of the backside of all the lights, the light all the way on the right, one connector off the bulb is brown... thats from getting too hot and is actually burnt, a common issues by just throwing incorrect light setups in without proper gauge wiring and matching amperage draws.
The light you are referring to is a H7 55watt halogen bulb. Same wattage as factory. That is the eurolamps.com setup. Don't know why the connector turned color. Probably heat like you said, but it is just a standard halogen bulb. Maybe had a poor connection that causes heat buildup.
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