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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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beam patterns the same?

i just wanted to know if the 97-99 OEM headlighs have the same beam pattern as the 97-99 aftermarket (looks like the OEM) made in Taiwan?
Old Jan 29, 2005 | 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by mojochocho
i just wanted to know if the 97-99 OEM headlighs have the same beam pattern as the 97-99 aftermarket (looks like the OEM) made in Taiwan?
I would think so. The housing is still the same. I think the differences would be in the quality and nothing more.
Old Jan 29, 2005 | 10:31 AM
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yeah it's the same pattern, the aftermarket ones glare a little more than the OEM ones
Old Jan 29, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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acually the beam patttern is different. On my oem with hid's it put to huge spot od the ground where the light hit. Once i went to aftermarket OEM style housing my light is more spread out and there are not huge spot of the road like before. for my hid's the aftermark*** housing inproved my visabily on the road.
Old Jan 29, 2005 | 05:25 PM
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just make sure its the same wattage. to much wattage will melt your wiring. i dont think he was talking about putting in hids.
Old Jan 29, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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he is not talking about bulb either, he is talking about how the beam apttern is on stock oem housings comapred to aftermerkey OEM style housing....and i answered his question.....they are different.
Old Jan 30, 2005 | 07:00 AM
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ahh a HID shield under the hid bulb helps precent alot of the glare from hid.. but yea i would think the aftermarket wouldnt have as good pattern...
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