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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 07:03 AM
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like hids?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/9004-...spagenameZWDVW

Is this any thing like hids? Is the output any where near the same?
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 07:18 AM
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If you like to potentially melt your headlight, give it a shot.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 07:25 AM
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I think I'd stick with stuff I can get in a store for something that's gonna burn out in like a year or so! I don't think they'll melt a glass headlight though!
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 07:27 AM
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OK crack then, one of my friend's tried that in his Accord, smoke and burning smell after 5min.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 07:44 AM
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Ah, I thought accords had plastic lenses. My Maxima has glass.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 01:26 PM
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HID is the only thing that is as bright as HID. don't cheap out for imitations, will mess something up in the long run
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 10:07 PM
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glass in the front composite plastic stuff in the back not totally glass
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 08:20 AM
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If it doesn't cost over $200, then it is not HID.
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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HID's have also have light output like this:





And come like this:



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