with you as well. I'm particularly interested in some mods where the fog lights are made into useful driving lights.
regular 9006 led bulb
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I know that the DOT certified lights that came with the car are too dim and dangerous. I would switch to non DOT if they would allow me to see the road.
I have some projector lenses I am going to install soon in attempt to cure the problem. I haven't herd many success stories from people using LED's in the projector lenses.
I have some projector lenses I am going to install soon in attempt to cure the problem. I haven't herd many success stories from people using LED's in the projector lenses.
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I know that the DOT certified lights that came with the car are too dim and dangerous. I would switch to non DOT if they would allow me to see the road.
I have some projector lenses I am going to install soon in attempt to cure the problem. I haven't herd many success stories from people using LED's in the projector lenses.
I have some projector lenses I am going to install soon in attempt to cure the problem. I haven't herd many success stories from people using LED's in the projector lenses.
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No way in hell those are DOT certified.
My guess as to why there is a lack of glare is because the light is simply in different areas. Specifically, right in front of the car (indicated by the road being barely lit up after the driveway) and up high right in front of you (house being lit up). There is also the fact that LED bulbs actually put out about the same (or less) lumens than halogen bulbs. Just because the light is higher in temperature color does not mean it is actually brighter.
My guess as to why there is a lack of glare is because the light is simply in different areas. Specifically, right in front of the car (indicated by the road being barely lit up after the driveway) and up high right in front of you (house being lit up). There is also the fact that LED bulbs actually put out about the same (or less) lumens than halogen bulbs. Just because the light is higher in temperature color does not mean it is actually brighter.
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All this talk of "Daniel Stern"...his opinion is not independent as he sells lighting and loses sales every time someone buys products elsewhere. So take it with a grain of salt.
If there's a lighting engineer who has nothing to gain, I'd rather take their technical advice.
If there's a lighting engineer who has nothing to gain, I'd rather take their technical advice.
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The stock fog housings are projectors and handle HIDs well. I have them adjusted to just under the cutoff level on my low beam HIDs (also in projectors). I find that my HID fogs do a great job
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Every bulb I have ever used has done the same thing. Off the shelf items were shining just as much and I cant adjust the headlights without braking the gold rods. If they werent approved I would have had to remove them the day before I took the pictures.
The police here prefer lights to light up signs and everything else for the safety of the drivers and others hence they have dot approved me.
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All this talk of "Daniel Stern"...his opinion is not independent as he sells lighting and loses sales every time someone buys products elsewhere. So take it with a grain of salt.
If there's a lighting engineer who has nothing to gain, I'd rather take their technical advice.
If there's a lighting engineer who has nothing to gain, I'd rather take their technical advice.
Every bulb I have ever used has done the same thing. Off the shelf items were shining just as much and I cant adjust the headlights without braking the gold rods. If they werent approved I would have had to remove them the day before I took the pictures.
The police here prefer lights to light up signs and everything else for the safety of the drivers and others hence they have dot approved me.
The police here prefer lights to light up signs and everything else for the safety of the drivers and others hence they have dot approved me.
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If you take off the top part of the headlamp assembly, the part that the painted headlamp cover attaches to, then you could get to the two gold adjustment assemblies. Soaking the gear assembly in each with some PT Blaster for several hours will allow you to break up the crud that is causing the assemblies to not function. Then you can grease the gears well and have functional control of the vertical and lateral adjustments on your headlamps. Many of us have had to do this. If you try brute force the rods will easily snap rendering the adjustment assemblies useless. BTW, as far as I know, these parts is are no longer available new any longer....................
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If you take off the top part of the headlamp assembly, the part that the painted headlamp cover attaches to, then you could get to the two gold adjustment assemblies. Soaking the gear assembly in each with some PT Blaster for several hours will allow you to break up the crud that is causing the assemblies to not function. Then you can grease the gears well and have functional control of the vertical and lateral adjustments on your headlamps. Many of us have had to do this. If you try brute force the rods will easily snap rendering the adjustment assemblies useless. BTW, as far as I know, these parts is are no longer available new any longer....................
1. This is the second month 60th day Ive soaked the rods and they are still seized pretty good.
2. Which is why I am not dealing with the rods anymore.
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Noob, I hate to aggravate
you but I adjusted mine yesterday, including removing the top covers, and the golden rods moved easily. 
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How could you chasboy,gah!!
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:see yaJust kidding. Anyways, Im not going to deal with them. The dealer wouldnt touch them after leaving it over night and having them remove it themselves and it wouldnt move without breaking them.
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As I mentioned above, you should give this a try: step-by-step mechanism disassembly with a lot of pictures along the way
Ok, again. I would not deal with them even if the professional couldnt fix it. Im not forking money over to get it fixed. Its been a few weeks now and no issues, no tickets after passing plenty of cops. I have cop friends who are high ranking officers who have parked at one end of one street and we passed each other going the speed limit and they reported no glare from my car its just bright.
2. Two of them own vettes and can tell you they wont hesitate to ticket you for having the crappy lights not replaced let alone let you drive the car anymore because of it until you get it fixed.
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/facepalm
Bright headlights IS glare. Your cops are dumb.
My HID headlights from above the cutoff line do not appear any brighter than the white LEDs in my switchback turn signals. In fact, I would dare say that the white switchback appear brighter than the headlights, until you get below the cutoff line of course.
Bright headlights IS glare. Your cops are dumb.
My HID headlights from above the cutoff line do not appear any brighter than the white LEDs in my switchback turn signals. In fact, I would dare say that the white switchback appear brighter than the headlights, until you get below the cutoff line of course.
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