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HID Lighting

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Tabasco Saucy, Apr 24, 2012.

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  1. Apr 24, 2012 at 8:47 PM
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    Tabasco Saucy

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    I now have Pink HID's for fog lights, and Purple HID's for head lights. The ladies love it! [​IMG]
     
  2. Apr 24, 2012 at 8:49 PM
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    Konaborne Pineapples on pizza Hawaiian does not it make.

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    I don't think cops would though.
    or your eyes
    or oncoming traffic's eyes
     
  3. Apr 24, 2012 at 8:54 PM
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    I have a buddy with pink HID headlights...

    He's gay.



    :gossip:
     
  4. Apr 24, 2012 at 9:04 PM
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    HID's hotter than 5000k = Attention whore lame

    You do realize that your purple 55w HID burners are putting out less visible light than a 35 watt sealed beam from a '72 Plymouth... but they are also outputting hazardous levels of ultraviolet that can damage eyes and skin at close range.

    HID's hotter than 5000k get attention alright... they get attention from the political nannies who want to make ALL HID lighting illegal.
     
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    Ok I wasn't going to hate in his 2wd thread but wow...
     
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    Please tell me your joking
     
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  11. Apr 24, 2012 at 9:22 PM
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    Going to have to disagree, I run 8000k's headlights and fogs, plenty of light, with just a tiny tiny tiny tinge of blue, exactly what I wanted.
     
  13. Apr 24, 2012 at 9:26 PM
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    That pic is like 6mths old
     
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  15. Apr 24, 2012 at 9:28 PM
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    Konaborne Pineapples on pizza Hawaiian does not it make.

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    I used to run them. Do you have problems seeing in the rain? I had a hell of a time if the road was wet

    purple is what, 30,000k?
     
  16. Apr 24, 2012 at 9:29 PM
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    no 12k it goes from blue to purple i believe, 30k would be like green right?
     
  17. Apr 24, 2012 at 9:31 PM
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    dark blue is 20k IIRC


    found it
    [​IMG]
     
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    this guys hilarious though with his drop bracket 2wd mall crawler and his pink/purple lights. dude go to custom tacos or somethin... mods need to ban you already.
    [​IMG]
     
  19. Apr 24, 2012 at 9:33 PM
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    Purple is 12k, honestly havent drove in the rain much, truck only has 10k miles on it. Not my daily driver
     
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    No?? I drove in a light rain/misty fog whole way home today even, never had an issue. Your first gen though so it might not be the light that your having issues with but the housing reflectors themselves? :notsure:
     
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