HID in stock housing=no glare

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Dec 28, 2005 | 06:32 PM

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HID in stock housing=no glare

since casper doesnt make any glare shields for 9004, i made my own. used one coke can to make two shields. took about 1hr total. sorry no write up for this.

Dec 28, 2005 | 06:34 PM

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Congratulations.

Dec 28, 2005 | 06:41 PM

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better pics needed as well as pics of so-called shields.

Dec 28, 2005 | 06:44 PM

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I'll need to see a wall shot before I can say "congrats".

Dec 28, 2005 | 07:57 PM

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better pics needed as well as pics of so-called shields.

I'd like to see this...

Dec 28, 2005 | 08:12 PM

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I'll need to see a wall shot before I can say "congrats".

Some pics of the coke cans would be great.

Dec 28, 2005 | 08:21 PM

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thats it? you're going to leave us hanging?!?

Dec 28, 2005 | 08:52 PM

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i'll try to take some better pics tomorrow. it was misty out and the camera kept getting wet.

Dec 28, 2005 | 09:08 PM

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Worthless with or without pics = no writeup

Dec 28, 2005 | 09:09 PM

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i'm getting hid's soon, would love to see how you did it and the beam pattern. so, what everyone else said

Dec 29, 2005 | 01:10 AM

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Oh man.. you need to great pictures and write-up now. You just cant leave us hanging like that. I just got my 6k bulbs in. The current glare right now looks decent to me. Aimed it super low but still the wall shots are a little glary.

Dec 29, 2005 | 02:20 AM

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Don't the 97-99 headlights have glare shields? Then 95 headlights can probably accomodate the glare shields from them or fabricate one similar to the 97-99 ones.

Dec 29, 2005 | 05:07 AM

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I used a stock HID shielded bulb mount from a set of Volvo headlights.
Got a descent beam down on the road and nobody flashes me.

Dec 29, 2005 | 07:37 AM

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Don't the 97-99 headlights have glare shields? Then 95 headlights can probably accomodate the glare shields from them or fabricate one similar to the 97-99 ones.

Or they could just used 97+ headlights since they look better anyway and it would be less work. Just a thought...not trying to impose or put down.

Dec 29, 2005 | 09:11 AM

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I was actually thinking about that as well however, 97+ headlights are plastic which gets pitted badly in years of driving your car. The 95 is all glass and the headlights on mine still look new (after 10 years), too bad the entire car doesn't look that new.

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Or they could just used 97+ headlights since they look better anyway and it would be less work. Just a thought...not trying to impose or put down.

Dec 29, 2005 | 09:15 AM

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Mine look "new" as well. I'd still rather pay for new headlights every couple years, though...being that they look much better and put out light a million times better.

Dec 29, 2005 | 09:32 AM

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But with HID + glare shields, either one would put down excellent lighting.

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Mine look "new" as well. I'd still rather pay for new headlights every couple years, though...being that they look much better and put out light a million times better.