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Old May 8, 2004 | 09:32 AM
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East Bear HID conversion in FD.

I've had my East Bear kit on my FD for about 2 years now. A friend of mine was able to get me a really good deal on a Mecatune HID H3 6300k kit, so we ordered and fit it in before the Revolution. The install was super easy and took about 2 hours for both sides. Here's some pics of the process and the results:

This is a pic of the ballast and where we mounted it.


The ballast installed on the car.


The first HID is in.


Beam comparison (before adjustments)


HID versus the bright


Both HIDs in versus brights


Up close shot


HIDs oncoming view


Overall it was well worth the $300 and the 2 hours. I won't even use my brights again since I can't tell when they are on. The HIDS provide so much more visibility. It's hard to believe until you see the difference when you are driving. Not to mention, it updates the looks and draws alot of compliments
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Old May 8, 2004 | 10:47 AM
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nice job!
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Old May 8, 2004 | 11:04 AM
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Super write-up. Great work.
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Old May 8, 2004 | 11:12 AM
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Looks great, any pictures of the beam pattern from inside the car?
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Old May 8, 2004 | 11:18 AM
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Originally posted by the_glass_man
Looks great, any pictures of the beam pattern from inside the car?
Yup. Here ya go

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Old May 8, 2004 | 11:18 AM
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Super write-up. Great work.
Thanks! Hopefully someone can benefit from it.
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Old May 8, 2004 | 01:15 PM
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Thanks! Hopefully someone can benefit from it.
It's guaranteed someone will!!
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Old May 8, 2004 | 07:02 PM
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can teh rest of us get this price on these? are the the regular sizr of an H3 bulb? do u have any pics of the bulb itself? thanks! looks great
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Old May 8, 2004 | 07:10 PM
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man, thats bright..

looks great though, i think im just gonna upgrade my bulbs rather than doing the conversion..

imo, the flip lights are kinda cool
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