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Projector Headlights Beam Pattern

Old Mar 17, 2005 | 12:43 PM
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Projector Headlights Beam Pattern

This is the beam pattern with my Mickey Mouse projector headlights:

Low Beam Xenon 6000K

High Beam Bi-Xenon 10000K
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 12:59 PM
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Why would you use HIDs in your high beams?? That ain't smart!
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 01:18 PM
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whats wrong with that? ever heard of Bi-xenon? other than the fact they are kinda useless i have to admit, its pretty much getting the best lighting.

budvlad, are these actual HID kits or is this just the bulb?
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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With H3s in the high beam I couldn’t see anything in the distance. Bi-Xenons are better but not much.
They are HID kits.
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 01:23 PM
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so you have an HID kit with ballast and everything? what brand is the HID kit?
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 01:30 PM
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They are complete HID kits. One is from Customenterprise, the Bi-Xenon from AutoStyle in Holland.
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 01:54 PM
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The problem isn’t the light output. It’s the headlights optics. The beam shoots all over the place.
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 06:11 PM
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the low beam pattern does look pretty crappy... who makes the lights?
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 06:12 PM
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its the actual projector in the light that is causing this.....
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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get some projectors from HIDPLANET via forums. even if you get the mdx ones they are pretty cheap. I've seen some nice valeos go under $200 sometimes. It will be worth the retro.
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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were the stock bulbs in the projectors H3?
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 07:47 PM
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they should be h3
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 09:38 PM
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Here is page 3 of my cardomain site. I have links to two threads from last year.
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 11:26 PM
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The H3 bulbs which come with the kit are useless. The problem with the beam is the optics, not the HIDs. I have to replace it with the Valeo projectors to get decent light pattern.
Old Mar 18, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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You think the stanely projectors (s2000 and TSX) will fit? I think that would look real nice also.
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