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Interior/Exterior Just installed HID kit, don't torch me :)

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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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Just installed HID kit, don't torch me :)

Alright, finally got it. For $100 it's not too bad. No it's not bright as my mom's 530i, but it is brighter than my Philips Vision Plus. I order 5000K, but it looks very blue to me, my friend told me it looks white. I am a little color blind so I'll take his word for it . Concerning the flare that most people said, I don't think it is that bad at all. Someday, I accident cussed at my mom's car because it is so blinding bright, then realize it's her . I tried to look at every angle, this kit is bright but does not bother me or hurt my eyes. Maybe I need to look further to see what is the fuss about. Well, here is some pictures I took. Sorry for the noise and bluriness, ISO was at 640 and I forgot to turn on auto focus.








 
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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if your worried about glaring oncoming traffiic. park your car facing a garage door or wall. you should be able to see the severity of the "hot spots" more clearly if they exist. At least you appear to have them angled properly (driver side lower than passenger beam). looks good though.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 11:20 PM
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hahahah your light output looks pretty bad. There isn't a cutoff and the beams are so penciled.....i guess that's what you get with a kit though.


As the poster said above....drive it up to a wall or garage door and you will see the hotspots. You might not see the glare standing in front of cars....but on a dark road, it will really irritate the eyes of oncoming drivers.
 

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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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This post is worth a read:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...68&postcount=9

What it looks like with real xenon headlights:


What it looks like with cheap-o HID kits (yours may not be this bright...but any light above the cutoff will be harming other drivers). Also notice the difference between the pics. The above pic, the light is spread all over. The below pic shows the tendency of penciling. You can see the two much brighter dot areas, and then not much light being shown to the sides. This is apparent in your pics as well. You lose much of the lighting you had with your stock headlights and have two bright "pencil" beams:
 

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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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You would've been better off getting a $35 pair of "hyper white" bulbs.
 
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