Author Topic: Brighter Headlights? (Read 17555 times)

Turbinepowered · « **Reply #30 on:** April 28, 2009, 06:07:05 pm »

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one of my friends has 10000k HID in his stupid Integra.. I mean yeah it lights up the whole damn town, but standing in front... (or drving towards him) your eyes literally shrivel and die.. lol

there stupid bright in my opinion.. but the 6000 myabe... might have to start saving my money :twisted:

Let me guess... those aren't HID specific projectors, are they?

HID bulbs that basiclly plug and play into your cars harennest and go into your headlight like a regular bulb

Wrong. Good way to blind everyone in the other lanes, whose only offense was being in front of you.

catlin_cava · « **Reply #31 on:** April 28, 2009, 06:46:00 pm »

Lower theangle of the headlights so they are not aiming up too high. I need them up here since its moose country here too

8v-of-fury · « **Reply #32 on:** April 28, 2009, 07:44:11 pm »

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You Americans have such nice roads.. !

You haven't been to Brooklyn lately......... :lol:

Brooklyn Shmooklyn... lol TORONTO has the highest number of BAD roads in NA lol So there

But no i haven't been, Are the roads bad? lol

Turbinepowered · « **Reply #33 on:** April 28, 2009, 07:47:36 pm »

Quote from: "catlin_cava"

Lower theangle of the headlights so they are not aiming up too high. I need them up here since its moose country here too

You can't angle HIDs in halogen housings and still be able to use them without blinding folks in the other lane. They produce light differently, and need different housings, reflectors, and lenses to be safe and effective.

I drive at night for a living. You can always tell when someone oncoming or behind you has HIDs in halogen reflectors, or even halogen projectors. Yes, they light up the entirety of creation in front of you, usually right in front of you. They also fling that light straight at opposing traffic.

Please just don't throw HIDs in halogen housings. If you want HIDs, invest in the right equipment and do it properly.

catlin_cava · « **Reply #34 on:** April 28, 2009, 07:58:36 pm »

Use HID in projector headlight housings, to do that on an MK3 HID and lights is about 600. Right now we are running the eurolight fusions, they are still bright but not Light at the end of the tunnel bright

Turbinepowered · « **Reply #35 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:29:41 pm »

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Use HID in projector headlight housings, to do that on an MK3 HID and lights is about 600. Right now we are running the eurolight fusions, they are still bright but not Light at the end of the tunnel bright

It's not just the bright but where it's bright that's the problem. Standard halogen reflectors are not appropriate for HID lamps. Even "not that bright" is still incredibly irritating for oncoming drivers, and the glare they give off for oncoming traffic is immensely distracting. Even worse in rearview mirrors, where they'll often throw light all over the place enough to wash out all three of your mirrors.

If something's worth doing, it's worth doing properly, not half-baked oh hey cool I can see and blind other folks while I'm at it but I don't care it's "not that bright."

8v-of-fury · « **Reply #36 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:31:11 pm »

I am running Sylvania Sealed Halogens and haven't a single complaint about them. EXCEPT that the high beam filament in my low beam bulb points to high

catlin_cava · « **Reply #37 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:34:32 pm »

when HID's are done properly they work effectively and aren't bother some for other people. tere are a couple little civics up here i'm going to smash the lights out thou they run around town at night with the highbeams on...

Turbinepowered · « **Reply #38 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:34:53 pm »

Quote from: "8v-of-fury"

I am running Sylvania Sealed Halogens and haven't a single complaint about them. EXCEPT that the high beam filament in my low beam bulb points to high

Sealed halogens are a stock, single unit. They're both the lamp and the reflector, and they're supposedly matched. You shouldn't get any complaints out of them unless they're improperly adjusted.

Running halogen bulbs in halogen reflectors, likewise. Shouldn't be any complaints, as the reflector is designed for that light. Adjust them properly and you're golden.

But start putting High Intensity Discharge arcs in something designed to reflect the light from a glowing-hot piece of wire? Things are going to be different, and you're not going to have nearly as effective or safe headlights as you think you have. Yeah, you can go brighter, but that's a "brute force and ignorance" method of getting better night vision, rather than a well engineered, safe setup meant to put light where you need it.

Turbinepowered · « **Reply #39 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:36:32 pm »

Quote from: "catlin_cava"

when HID's are done properly they work effectively and aren't bother some for other people. tere are a couple little civics up here i'm going to smash the lights out thou they run around town at night with the highbeams on...

Precisely. And properly includes retrofitting correct HID projectors if the car doesn't already have them.

Expensive? Yes. Correct? Yes.

catlin_cava · « **Reply #40 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:38:28 pm »

the set up i put in the accent is regular bulbs, but they are eurolite fusions, they look identical to what was inthere before however they give off the bluewish white look to them, at night they ae not bright when you meet them but when you are driving you can see everythhing well and it reflects nice off stuff...see animals alot further then before

8v-of-fury · « **Reply #41 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:41:29 pm »

i have the problem with my sealed beams because when i switch from low to high the lows disappear. Holding the Switch between them is what gets best results.. Using my high beams, the highs point good and high so they point way down the road.. but the lows are non existent.. I cannot see the road dead in front of me.. and i need to lol ROUGH roads up here.

I cant aim the lows any lower because they wont be effective for in town when i am just using low beams.

Yeah, people who have those annoyingly bright ones obviously did something wrong.. Im all for the brute force of doing things.. but not something as critical as headlights....

Turbinepowered · « **Reply #42 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:42:16 pm »

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the set up i put in the accent is regular bulbs, but they are eurolite fusions, they look identical to what was inthere before however they give off the bluewish white look to them, at night they ae not bright when you meet them but when you are driving you can see everythhing well and it reflects nice off stuff...see animals alot further then before

Then they're halogen lamps, not HIDs.

HIDs require retrofitting ballasts for their higher voltage requirements.

Sorry, I was under the impression that you were advocating just dropping HID lamps into halogen reflectors, which is an enormous irritant for me. College town, lots of "cool kids" on the scene... annoying as crap in a bag and dangerous to boot.

8v-of-fury · « **Reply #43 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:45:08 pm »

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College town, lots of "cool kids" on the scene... annoying as crap in a bag and dangerous to boot.

Dickhead college punks riving civics and integras are NOT on the cool scene.. LOL I hate what my generation has become, and I thank god I do not follow in there retarded footsteps

catlin_cava · « **Reply #44 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:45:23 pm »

The only time i would put HID's in a car and not modify the light set up is if it was an off road use only such as our wood truck,