Subject	All that you'll ever need to know my friend.
Posted by	PiotrC70 on March 29, 2006 at 12:43 AM
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In Reply To	so how well does the stock projector housing posted by MOZZ on March 29, 2006 at 12:24 AM
Message	[ http://www.intellexual.net/hid.html#benefits ] And the site below I found that does retrofits Audi/BMW projectors. Bit price but still reasonable considering that OEM hella lenses w/ HID for the wifes bimmer are $1300-1800. [ http://www.illusion-lighting.com/ ]
Follow Ups	HID install..... - Southern-Z (Little Rock) 22:59:39 03/28/06 That looks great! One general question though.. - Ashman2k2 23:06:23 03/28/06 They probably nowhere near the quality of philips ballasts - 91Z32TT 23:08:13 03/28/06 *They're (n/m) - 91Z32TT 23:08:40 03/28/06 Re: That looks great! One general question though.. - mr. zed line 23:10:56 03/28/06 true, but for the non-ballers a great improvement for <$200 (n/m) - Southern-Z (Little Rock) 23:18:06 03/28/06 Not all china manufacturers are crap though, such as... - 91Z32TT 23:21:57 03/28/06 Let us know in 7 years. If you're still on your original - ENVYMYZ 23:33:15 03/28/06 You generally want quality ballasts made by reputable - ENVYMYZ 23:30:02 03/28/06 Looks good, I've been considering doing coversion... - 92naz32 23:15:14 03/28/06 Very sweet man especially for <$200, but lol at SANHUA! (n/m) - CollegeBoy 23:29:48 03/28/06 Any cutoff pics? (aim at white wall at approx 20ft)? - Joe(NoVA) 23:29:50 03/28/06 same as pre-HID nothing changes but the emitter of light (n/m) - LJZTT 11:22:10 03/29/06 Which is substantially different, and changes the opitcs - Joe(NoVA) 12:06:38 03/29/06 and I am telling you the pattern that is on the road in my - LJZTT 12:11:43 03/29/06 Park them in front of walls. You'll see a difference - Joe(NoVA) 15:45:43 03/29/06 maybe, but I am not driving into walls, what concerns me - LJZTT 17:25:27 03/29/06 Crazy purple effects in your pics. - TT XTZ 23:36:13 03/28/06 Looks to be chromatic aberation from the camera. (n/m) - my91z 05:10:47 03/29/06 Cool...nice price on the kit. (n/m) - BradZ (FL) 23:38:13 03/28/06 are you sure its 4300k the auctions say 6k 8k 10k?? - MOZZ 23:55:29 03/28/06 yes I had to request the 4300k (n/m) - Southern-Z (Atlanta bound) 23:59:01 03/28/06 got any pics of the kit showing 4300k? - MOZZ 00:01:12 03/29/06 it was stamped on the base of the bulb, and yes its - Southern-Z (Atlanta bound) 00:05:09 03/29/06 nice, does the light have any other colors visible - MOZZ 00:08:27 03/29/06 not that I've noticed, just very clean, crisp whites - Southern-Z (Atlanta bound) 00:11:55 03/29/06 it's the projector lens that gives that effect. - PiotrC70 00:13:34 03/29/06 Nope. That's the point of using real HID optics - Joe(NoVA) 00:18:38 03/29/06 so how well does the stock projector housing - MOZZ 00:24:51 03/29/06 Look down a few posts for the discussion (n/m) - Joe(NoVA) 00:34:25 03/29/06 All that you'll ever need to know my friend. - PiotrC70 00:43:00 03/29/06 I do the same thing for $850, sold outright, no core - Joe(NoVA) 08:52:06 03/29/06 1000%?????? - LJZTT 11:35:39 03/29/06 noted (n/m) - Guapo 11:37:45 03/29/06 nm i think i found it i zoomed in one one of the bulbs - MOZZ 00:04:28 03/29/06 What's the lumens? (n/m) - PiotrC70 00:08:50 03/29/06 manual says 3500, is that good? (n/m) - Southern-Z (Atlanta bound) 00:15:08 03/29/06 4300k is generally 3200 lumens (n/m) - Joe(NoVA) 00:19:58 03/29/06 correct, I read it wrong..my 4300k kit is 3200 lumens (n/m) - Southern-Z (Atlanta bound) 00:27:58 03/29/06 From the post below, yes, Good find. From Joe's - PiotrC70 00:31:09 03/29/06 Get Powertrix fog light ducts to cool your brakes or - SamZTT 01:52:02 03/29/06 2nd - maglito 12:12:27 03/29/06 cool. Are you planning on doing some rewiring - ZEngineer 07:57:39 03/29/06 any write ups on that? - Max865(ATL) 08:44:23 03/29/06 you bet - ZEngineer 09:07:41 03/29/06 What does this do when you flash the highs without lows? - Joe(NoVA) 09:40:59 03/29/06 FAQ says that when the fogs & the low beams are OFF - ZEngineer 09:54:00 03/29/06 What about when fog are on and lows are off? - Joe(NoVA) 10:37:34 03/29/06 I'm concerned about how this mod would affect my DRLs (n/m) - ZEngineer 10:01:44 03/29/06 what are DRLs, I say the easiest way is don't touch - Max865(ATL) 15:23:21 03/29/06 Daytime running lamps. Canadian Z's had them. (n/m) - Joe(NoVA) 15:47:42 03/29/06 is it extra wiring for the low beams/fog lights? - Max865(ATL) 16:12:26 03/29/06 Additional circuitry, yes. (n/m) - Joe(NoVA) 17:05:53 03/29/06 how bad does switching from low to high harm the ballast? - giacz(HoboNJ) 09:34:47 03/29/06 Any fast on/off is bad for both ballasts and bulbs (n/m) - Joe(NoVA) 09:39:07 03/29/06 ballasts draw more current during ignition and warm-up - ZEngineer 09:47:56 03/29/06 Additionally, warm starts are much harder on them - Joe(NoVA) 09:57:03 03/29/06 that's good to know. looks like I have an electrical overdue - giacz(HoboNJ) 09:58:39 03/29/06 interesting ballast location, i'm going to try that :) (n/m) - Max865(ATL) 08:43:35 03/29/06 was it a simple plug and play? - VG30DE racer 13:55:21 03/29/06 plug and play, very simple install (n/m) - Southern-Z (Atlanta bound) 14:53:48 03/29/06
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