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Old 03-01-2012, 05:21 PM
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Gap in hid foglight beam
I noticed that my passenger side beam has a gap right in the middle of it. Is this an aiming issue? If so which direction do I turn the screw or whatever its called to aim up clockwise or counterclockwise? I think it needs to be aimed up but just not sure. I have a pic but photobucket is wierd on my phone I cant figure out how to upload photos.
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It sounds like a bulb seating issue.
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Hire ^ to retro some projectors into your foglights or headlights, heck, whatever.
He'll retro projectors into anything
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How about a pic against a wall?
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Old 03-07-2012, 05:21 AM
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Looks like you are shining that light across a huge crack in your driveway.
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Old 03-07-2012, 06:51 AM
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Bulb isn't seated properly.
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Check you bulb to see if it's seated properly and peel your splash sheild back.....I modified my Oem Fogs so I could insert my 8mm deep 1/4" drive socket thru the adjustment hole....I'd suggest you turn the adjust screw and watch if the beam goes up or down!!!

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put halogen bulbs in a halogen housing...
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First thing that should've been asked, are they oem or aftermarket lamps? I did the same thing CMax03 did, made a little hole to adjust height, I also had to bend my shield foward because of oem philips bulb being way too long..
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It does look as if you adjusted them way to low, but I could be wrong...
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I never did any adjusting, I just put the hids on my factory housings. Ill have time this weekend to see whats wrong thanx for the replies.
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Now that I think about it I purchased this foglight from a org member maybe he did some adjusting on the fog.
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Old 03-07-2012, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by cmd26
Now that I think about it I purchased this foglight from a org member maybe he did some adjusting on the fog.
That might possibly be your answer, to mess with your head
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I thought this was just the standard effect from HID's in a halogen housing, but that's messed up mang!
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Originally Posted by TunerMaxima3000
I thought this was just the standard effect from HID's in a halogen housing, but that's messed up mang!
Nehh, if you look at the beam of the fog, looks like it's pointing directly to the floor.
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Originally Posted by Prophecy99
put halogen bulbs in a halogen housing...
That would be boring
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Originally Posted by TunerMaxima3000
I thought this was just the standard effect from HID's in a halogen housing, but that's messed up mang!
Nah the other fogs beam is perfect nice n wide(thats what she said lol).What size bulb go in the shifter for an 03 I had shinjido make me a bulb but it was to big.
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Originally Posted by cmd26
Nah the other fogs beam is perfect nice n wide(thats what she said lol).What size bulb go in the shifter for an 03 I had shinjido make me a bulb but it was to big.

Someone said wide?

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Originally Posted by 03VQMAX
First thing that should've been asked, are they oem or aftermarket lamps? I did the same thing CMax03 did, made a little hole to adjust height, I also had to bend my shield foward because of oem philips bulb being way too long..
Philips doesn't make hid h3s though..
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Originally Posted by luvlexus101
Philips doesn't make hid h3s though..
You wanna put a stack on it?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/6000K-Ultino...1ea7a7&vxp=mtr
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Old 03-08-2012, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by luvlexus101
Someone said wide?

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Originally Posted by Kountz430
JEEEEEEEZZZZZZUUUUUUSSSS i wantz dont think i can pull that off with the hella 550's im running now think i can pull it of
Not unless you've got some MH1 projectors lol
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Originally Posted by 03VQMAX
You believe everything you read on eBay?
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Originally Posted by 03VQMAX
Rebased bulbs aren't considered "OEM" even if they were rebased with a real philips capsule.
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