Hid Expirience
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From: Miami Fl
Hid Expirience
GUYS I RECENTLY INSTALLED A 6000K MCOLLOCH HID KIT ON MY VETTE 
AND I CAN'T COMPLAIN, WOW IT IS AMAZING. i HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER HID USERS HAVE BEEN GETTING AND ITS THAT WHEN GOING ON A TWO WAY ROAD THE ONCOMIG TRAFFIC FLASHES THE HIGH BEAMS AT ME. MY LIGHTS ARE AIMED DOWN COMPARED TO OTHER VETTES BUT I WAS WONDEING IF THE LIGHTS ARE JUST TOO INTENSE FOR SENSITIVE DRIVERS. MY WORST EXPIRINCE WAS A WEEK AGO ON VACATION IN NORTH CAROLINA WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH TRUCKS THROWING HIGH BEAMS AT ME. lET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK, SO FAR NO TICKETS SO I GUESS ITS LEGAL.
RALPH
AND I CAN'T COMPLAIN, WOW IT IS AMAZING. i HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER HID USERS HAVE BEEN GETTING AND ITS THAT WHEN GOING ON A TWO WAY ROAD THE ONCOMIG TRAFFIC FLASHES THE HIGH BEAMS AT ME. MY LIGHTS ARE AIMED DOWN COMPARED TO OTHER VETTES BUT I WAS WONDEING IF THE LIGHTS ARE JUST TOO INTENSE FOR SENSITIVE DRIVERS. MY WORST EXPIRINCE WAS A WEEK AGO ON VACATION IN NORTH CAROLINA WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH TRUCKS THROWING HIGH BEAMS AT ME. lET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK, SO FAR NO TICKETS SO I GUESS ITS LEGAL.RALPH
Cruising
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From: st.louis mo
sounds like you just need to aim them. i have the lapd exports with h4s. i had them installed at the dealer and have never had any complaints from other drivers. only thing so far is that the glass housings are heavier and bounce slightly on bumpy roads. good luck
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From: Roswell Ga
Originally Posted by Rconce01
GUYS I RECENTLY INSTALLED A 6000K MCOLLOCH HID KIT ON MY VETTE AND I CAN'T COMPLAIN, WOW IT IS AMAZING. i HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER HID USERS HAVE BEEN GETTING AND ITS THAT WHEN GOING ON A TWO WAY ROAD THE ONCOMIG TRAFFIC FLASHES THE HIGH BEAMS AT ME. MY LIGHTS ARE AIMED DOWN COMPARED TO OTHER VETTES BUT I WAS WONDEING IF THE LIGHTS ARE JUST TOO INTENSE FOR SENSITIVE DRIVERS. MY WORST EXPIRINCE WAS A WEEK AGO ON VACATION IN NORTH CAROLINA WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH TRUCKS THROWING HIGH BEAMS AT ME. lET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK, SO FAR NO TICKETS SO I GUESS ITS LEGAL.
RALPH
AND I CAN'T COMPLAIN, WOW IT IS AMAZING. i HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER HID USERS HAVE BEEN GETTING AND ITS THAT WHEN GOING ON A TWO WAY ROAD THE ONCOMIG TRAFFIC FLASHES THE HIGH BEAMS AT ME. MY LIGHTS ARE AIMED DOWN COMPARED TO OTHER VETTES BUT I WAS WONDEING IF THE LIGHTS ARE JUST TOO INTENSE FOR SENSITIVE DRIVERS. MY WORST EXPIRINCE WAS A WEEK AGO ON VACATION IN NORTH CAROLINA WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH TRUCKS THROWING HIGH BEAMS AT ME. lET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK, SO FAR NO TICKETS SO I GUESS ITS LEGAL.RALPH
Melting Slicks
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From: Plainfield, IL
Yeah basically your using a completely wrong setup. The stock halogen housings are not designed for HID light output. The least you can do right now is aim they MUCH lower and to the right (as already mentioned).
This is one of the main reasons I would never do a plug-n-play HID retrofit.
I went with an HID projector setup mounted in my stock housings. This way I basically keep the stock pop-up look but have the output of OEM HID projectors and I keep oncomming drivers happy
This is one of the main reasons I would never do a plug-n-play HID retrofit.
I went with an HID projector setup mounted in my stock housings. This way I basically keep the stock pop-up look but have the output of OEM HID projectors and I keep oncomming drivers happy
Team Owner
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From: When all is said and done... there is a hell of a lot more said than done. Riverside,Texas
St. Jude Donor '05 thru '26
Originally Posted by mcarota
what projector setup did you use, i have not been able to find one that uses the stock housings!!!
Melting Slicks
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From: Lino Lakes, MN _________________________ I Figured out how to do this!
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06
Originally Posted by JTS97Z28
Yeah basically your using a completely wrong setup. The stock halogen housings are not designed for HID light output. The least you can do right now is aim they MUCH lower and to the right (as already mentioned).
This is one of the main reasons I would never do a plug-n-play HID retrofit.
I went with an HID projector setup mounted in my stock housings. This way I basically keep the stock pop-up look but have the output of OEM HID projectors and I keep oncomming drivers happy
This is one of the main reasons I would never do a plug-n-play HID retrofit.
I went with an HID projector setup mounted in my stock housings. This way I basically keep the stock pop-up look but have the output of OEM HID projectors and I keep oncomming drivers happy
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From: UNDER THE HOOD
Originally Posted by boost 444
sounds like you just need to aim them. i have the lapd exports with h4s. i had them installed at the dealer and have never had any complaints from other drivers. only thing so far is that the glass housings are heavier and bounce slightly on bumpy roads. good luck
