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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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have any of you guys put hid lights into your cars? i have them on my other cars but wonder how they would look on the rx7
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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1 of the best upgrades I did to the FD.
So much better than the stock halogens.
Gotta make sure you re-aim the headlights after the install. Otherwise the difference is literally night and day!

While you're at it, might as well change some of the bulbs to LED's. The tailights benefit greatly from LED's. Can't beat the rapid response of LED's compared to conventional bulbs.
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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ok sweet i'm gonna do it....a buddy of mine just started a business and hes doing them for 250 installed and they seem to be very good quality and the bulbs are made by philips as well...what leds did you get for your tails? any pics?
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 11:10 AM
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Just remember to re-aim the lights. HID's in a Halogen tend to shine......well, everywhere.


And the number, like 4000k is just the colour. I think 3800k is the brightest, then everything after gets progressively dimmer but changes colour.
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by boo5t3d
ok sweet i'm gonna do it....a buddy of mine just started a business and hes doing them for 250 installed and they seem to be very good quality and the bulbs are made by philips as well...what leds did you get for your tails? any pics?
Have fun blinding on coming traffic
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 01:34 PM
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seriously, here's a pic of the cutoff on my FD, this is AFTER i made custom glare shields using sheet aluminum, notice the shadow of my toyota matrix, you just can't win




though it was much worse when installed with no custom heat shield. You can see the ridiculous light scatter on the right (left side i experimented with a glare shield made of tin foil, reduces light scatter but the glare remains

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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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It's not as bad as people think. You don't really blind people since our cars are so low. I actually got highbeamed in the Miata with the projectors instead of the reflectors on the FD.
Aim them properly and you'll be fine.

As for the LED's, you can't tell the difference in photos. You really have to see it in the flesh to notice the difference.
It's a wise investment due to the level of performance these cars provide.
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 12:49 AM
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hey boo, where is your buddys business?? in thinking about getting them for my fd this summer also.
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 02:28 PM
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yea the hid's are crazy...i got them put in yesterday morning and they make sure a difference...i recommend everyone get some...lol
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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Guy at work just got finished telling me that he throws eggs at cars with super bright (blinding) headlights.


BEWARE. LOL
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Here is mine

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