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Mar 16th, 2015, 23:29 | #11 | |
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Since fitting mine I've never needed to use the full beam on a unlit country road.
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Mar 16th, 2015, 23:56 | #12 |
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Have you noticed oncoming drivers skidding off the road or flashing you as they pass ??
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Have you when you've been sniffing your oil?
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Mar 17th, 2015, 07:04 | #15 |
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Most hid kits are alright now a days. I got mine off eBay, I choice them because they had the same ballasts I had on my old Astra which were in 3 years and I never had a problem with them
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Mar 17th, 2015, 11:11 | #17 |
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Well after comparing the likes of osram and philips with hids its a no brainer for me, cost similar money but you get sooo much more light from them.
Ordered myself a 4300k 35w kit. Had a look around the web at ballasts and which ones to avoid and i think i got a decent enough kit. Full metal construction 0.4kg each, metal over plastic everytime imo. Ill post some piccys when it gets here |
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Mar 17th, 2015, 16:30 | #18 |
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So are these just a straight swap "bulb" for bulb basically, and then hide the ballast somewhere? Sounds too easy...
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Yep there as easy as that
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Mar 17th, 2015, 16:38 | #20 |
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You can see where the ballast is on the drivers side, passenger side is in the side of the battery what you can't see in this pic.
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