Lets see some Tc's with HID's (that rhymes)

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11-11-2006, 11:52 AM

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Did you adjust tor headlights down or lower your car when you made the switch? Both of those might have angled the light down too far..I wouls say to check how the bulbs are seated too but the 9006's just fit...try adjusting the housings 8mm wrench will get you going!

11-11-2006, 03:00 PM

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i didnt touch the housings....i didnt adjust the beam at all. ill see what i can do....

11-11-2006, 06:20 PM

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ok so question. lets say i have oznium's flowlighting 6000k hid's right now but i dont think they go even half as far down the road as they should (im not sure if they are even going 3/4 of where stock went in terms of how far down the road they lit up)....i was thinkin of gettin mcculloch, prolumen, or f1spec....would any of those for sure reach further than the flowlighting ones?

My beam is very low to the ground. I think the different diameter of bulb (HIDs are really skinny) may affect the way the light refracts if the housing. I need to adjust my headlights up...

11-11-2006, 10:46 PM

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My beam is very low to the ground. I think the different diameter of bulb (HIDs are really skinny) may affect the way the light refracts if the housing. I need to adjust my headlights up...

I was thinking the same Mike. But I think that if we do aim them higher the glare will kick in.

11-11-2006, 11:17 PM

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but would switching to mccolluch...presumably a higher end kit.....would that help the distance it reaches? i dont want it to glare but im gonna go back to stock at this rate...

11-12-2006, 12:55 AM

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My beam is very low to the ground. I think the different diameter of bulb (HIDs are really skinny) may affect the way the light refracts if the housing. I need to adjust my headlights up...

I was thinking the same Mike. But I think that if we do aim them higher the glare will kick in.

Yeah, then people will start flashing us... I would like to see further though...

11-12-2006, 01:50 AM

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Take pics of the hid's then switch back to stocks and compare seems strange that the hid's are not going as far as the halogens..

11-12-2006, 03:13 PM

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i also noticed that wen i put in my HID's the beam seems to be alot lower...

11-12-2006, 05:29 PM

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It doesn't reach as further out as the stock ones because when installing them we most prob. all tended to directed them lower

tC_skier - I don't think the brand will make any difference. Its just a question of angles. I have prolumen and I still notice "decreased visibility"

11-12-2006, 05:44 PM

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I see no need for a HID kit....I have stock headlights and people flash me ALL THE TIME then i blind them back w/ my brights...am I only 1 with this problem? lol

11-12-2006, 07:18 PM

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I see no need for a HID kit....I have stock headlights and people flash me ALL THE TIME then i blind them back w/ my brights...am I only 1 with this problem? lol

Yes u are.

unless u were in a car accident w/ front end damage and now ur lights arent sitting level.

thats wuts wrong with my dad's car. His driver side light is aiming up and it blinds crazy.

11-13-2006, 06:26 AM

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11-13-2006, 06:46 PM

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wow there is a lot of HID's out there that i could never imagine..well i;ll post pics of mine later this week if i can..i have the mcculloch 5k kit..

11-14-2006, 03:59 AM

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ah so many mixed opinions. I just read this entire thread and I'm no better off in making a decision. Although a lot of people seem to like the McCulloch HIDs off of eBay.