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Old 08-27-10, 02:59 AM
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just finished up my hid

i was too cheap to buy the clear housing so i sanded mine what do you guys think?


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actually looks pretty good

could you post a pic with them on the car at night?
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Originally Posted by BlowenByTwins
actually looks pretty good

could you post a pic with them on the car at night?
My car is currently on jack stands and not running but i have a picture off the cut off. The lights weren't adjusted and headlight buckets were not bolted all the way down so it's a little crooked.



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Interesting idea. I didn't think you could get the stockers so clear. I thought the only way to get good mazda housings was the glass espec ones.
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Very innovative, and looks quite clear.

Thanks for the idea's
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nice, so how did you sand down the lens?
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Originally Posted by theorie
nice, so how did you sand down the lens?
I Used an angle grinder with a sanding pad to take off the major part of the lens then started with 120 grit to 2000 wet. I didn't have a small polishing wheel so i had to do it by hand once i get a hold of one i can make it crystal clear.

The best part is i made them so i didn't have to cut anything i simply stick them in and attach grounds and postive wire. Install is a breeze.
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Don't mind the ugly ride.

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i really wish we could edit our post for an unlimited amount of time but anyway here is the clarity of the lens.

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I really like this idea. When i had mine i didnt even think about doing this.
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Nice job. Where did you get the projectors that fit in the housing?
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You're doing a few things wrong here:

(1) You're not a site vendor.

(2) The tech section isn't the proper place for a 'FS' thread.

The next time this thread moves in that direction, I'll have to close it. I'd rather not do that, so please play by the rules
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beam with 6k bulbs

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That is a really nice cutoff! Nice work.

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Looks really nice!!!
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nice job...do you have anymore pics of them installed/ back of the housing more information projectors used? hid used? interested in retrofitting mine. I have some 300c projectors
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That doesn't look too bad.
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thanks for the compliments! The projector i used are bixenon with the fx clear lens. I used the hidextra ds2 kit for testing and they are holding up so far.
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what shrouds are those from any pics of them painted black?
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They are the apollo shrouds but i had to cut them up for them to fit and the end result is what you see in the picture. i will get some pictures in black.
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Like every one wants to know what specific Hids did you use?
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the bulbs and ballast are from hidextra and i used a bixenon projector with a fx clear lens.
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Originally Posted by existanzrx7
Like every one wants to know what specific Hids did you use?
ds2 kit from hid extra they are a vendor on the forum.

edit: i need to stop doing things on my phone. lol


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