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Old 10-18-04, 04:52 PM
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People with HID on stock pop-ups

this might be a stupid question.. I was wondering where is a good spot to place the ballast... post some pic if you have some..
Old 10-18-04, 06:31 PM
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i have HID's on my car but i do not have the stock headlights.... i have the sleepy eyes and i placed my ballasts on the ledge of the car... i will post up a pic later of my car with the hid's on it....
Old 10-19-04, 11:34 AM
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I have HID's on stock flip ups.
I'd explain where I put mine but it might not make a damn bit of sense.
I'll try to take some pictures for you if you want...
Old 10-19-04, 12:29 PM
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sure post some pic
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Old 10-20-04, 12:42 AM
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GoodFella does too, search for his thread on it.
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Old 10-20-04, 01:47 AM
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Yeah I had a hard problem mounting my ballasts too. Was wondering where everyone mounted theres.
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Do the HID bulbs in the stock housing splash light onto the road with an improvement over stock? I know they are brighter and have more exposure but our lenses arent designed for the HID lightbeam so I always thought it wouldnt be as good as a stock HID setup or possibly worse than stock halogens.

I'm considering taking the plunge into HID's but I would want to get bright bulbs for my fogs and driving lights as well as try to 'clear' the facetting on the stock lenses.

~Kris
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https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?t=359331

Two or three posts down you can see the installation and location of the HID's.
Old 10-22-04, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by JaNusSolSumnus
Do the HID bulbs in the stock housing splash light onto the road with an improvement over stock? I know they are brighter and have more exposure but our lenses arent designed for the HID lightbeam so I always thought it wouldnt be as good as a stock HID setup or possibly worse than stock halogens.

I'm considering taking the plunge into HID's but I would want to get bright bulbs for my fogs and driving lights as well as try to 'clear' the facetting on the stock lenses.

~Kris
Yes and no. It is definitely a major improvement over the stock halogens, as well as any H4 bulb you can buy. But the beam pattern isn't as good as a OE-style HID using a proper projector beam (which is basically what is needed due to the light spectrum refraction properties of a xenon gas discharge bulb), with a cutoff that isn't as sharp. Problem being that you must custom fabricate a projector beam setup for the stock popup lights, or purchase a sleek light kit. Also, the retrofit kits are no longer legal for the market, so you'll have to find them from a private party.
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