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09-24-2003, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by rockshox' date='Sep 24 2003, 06:13 PM
yes i see your point now. sorry but earlier you said you wanted to improve diffusion. to me that means more than making sure the lights are clean and polished.
09-27-2003, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by rockshox' date='Sep 16 2003, 01:59 PM
fd3boost: also you can not really polish out the stock lens.
fikserx7: retrofitting hids into the hella 90mm housings is a bad idea and not to mention illegal. hella makes a 90mm housing meant specifically for hid and you should be using those. the hid bulb requires placement to within .005 (five thousandths) of an inch and also the rear reflector shape is different because the bright part of a hid capsule is a different shape. a hid light is a small arc and the ends are the brightest whereas a filament is a cylinder of light and the middle is the brightest part. you are not getting the most out of your beam pattern.
fikserx7: retrofitting hids into the hella 90mm housings is a bad idea and not to mention illegal. hella makes a 90mm housing meant specifically for hid and you should be using those. the hid bulb requires placement to within .005 (five thousandths) of an inch and also the rear reflector shape is different because the bright part of a hid capsule is a different shape. a hid light is a small arc and the ends are the brightest whereas a filament is a cylinder of light and the middle is the brightest part. you are not getting the most out of your beam pattern.
Martin, go take a look at your low beam and see if you see both H9 and D2S on there. The problem with yours is that you wanted to use the 7000K HID bulb and I think I have warned you before you bought those. 4200K will let you see the road the best. Blue lights does not make you see better. The blue tint you see coming out of those BMW and Audi projetors are purely prismatic effect from the lens. If you sit inside the car, the color of the light is white.
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09-28-2003, 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rotaryextreme' date='Sep 27 2003, 09:38 AM
[quote name='rockshox' date='Sep 16 2003, 01:59 PM'] fd3boost: also you can not really polish out the stock lens.
fikserx7: retrofitting hids into the hella 90mm housings is a bad idea and not to mention illegal. hella makes a 90mm housing meant specifically for hid and you should be using those. the hid bulb requires placement to within .005 (five thousandths) of an inch and also the rear reflector shape is different because the bright part of a hid capsule is a different shape. a hid light is a small arc and the ends are the brightest whereas a filament is a cylinder of light and the middle is the brightest part. you are not getting the most out of your beam pattern.
fikserx7: retrofitting hids into the hella 90mm housings is a bad idea and not to mention illegal. hella makes a 90mm housing meant specifically for hid and you should be using those. the hid bulb requires placement to within .005 (five thousandths) of an inch and also the rear reflector shape is different because the bright part of a hid capsule is a different shape. a hid light is a small arc and the ends are the brightest whereas a filament is a cylinder of light and the middle is the brightest part. you are not getting the most out of your beam pattern.
Martin, go take a look at your low beam and see if you see both H9 and D2S on there. The problem with yours is that you wanted to use the 7000K HID bulb and I think I have warned you before you bought those. 4200K will let you see the road the best. Blue lights does not make you see better. The blue tint you see coming out of those BMW and Audi projetors are purely prismatic effect from the lens. If you sit inside the car, the color of the light is white.
Chuck Huang [/quote]
you're right chuck..... the eyes dont see blue.... its all good though... it looks pretty.
i was hangin out with jayspec7 last week, and his lights are so much brighter than mine
09-29-2003, 01:03 PM
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the lens says D2S because the front lens and black plastic assembly are used for both lights. it is the rear magnesium housing with the reflector that is different. hella saves money by only making 1 front lens assembly.
09-29-2003, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by rockshox' date='Sep 29 2003, 10:03 AM
the lens says D2S because the front lens and black plastic assembly are used for both lights. it is the rear magnesium housing with the reflector that is different. hella saves money by only making 1 front lens assembly.
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09-29-2003, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rotaryextreme' date='Sep 29 2003, 04:26 PM
The result speaks for itself. The ones I have done have nice cut off without glare. The pattern looks exactly like my BMW 330i factory HID. I have all those pattern comparison photos on the website if you are in doubt.
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