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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 05:09 PM
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^^^ Yep it's a 4mm, tiny little bugger. Don't try a socket, it won't fit around it. You have to use a 4mm wrench and as cstanek said it gives a detailed diagram and explanation on how to adjust your headlights in the manual.
ok thanks and after u adjust them are u still able to see far out, as in further then u could with the regular lights
 
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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ok thanks and after u adjust them are u still able to see far out, as in further then u could with the regular lights
Oh yes absolutely. You have to remember that HID's are like having the sun right behind you so that crappy yellow bulbs that we have gotten use to is no longer. You will be happy and if your not sure about the adjustment of the headlights just drive around town and see if you are blinding anyone from the rear. If you are then adjust them again and go driving around etc etc.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by razerok1
not all hids come in a projector headlights 98-2003 acura tls come equiped with hid lights in a standard housing.. no all hids are not illegal the colors are whats not allowed as long as you have "white" hids id say anything under 6000K you should be fine most officers will hold a white flash card to the head light to see what color appears on the card if its still white your good if its blue purple or pink your in trouble..

heres a letter from the nhtsa about

"defines white by blue, yellow, green, red, and purple boundaries within a chromaticity diagram. Thus, it is possible to design a headlamp that emits a light that approaches the blue boundary and is perceived as having a blue tint but which nevertheless remains within the boundaries that define "white." These headlamps would comply with the color requirements of Standard No. 108. Without an actual test of your client's headlamp bulbs, it is not possible to say whether the color emitted remains within the boundaries of "white.""

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/...21118.ztv.html
im sorry but you are wrong. all hid kits are illegal whether they be yellow or purple they are illegal because they are not DOT approved and thus cannot be on the road. if an hid company tells you that they are DOT approved they are lying
 
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by XPerties
Oh yes absolutely. You have to remember that HID's are like having the sun right behind you so that crappy yellow bulbs that we have gotten use to is no longer. You will be happy and if your not sure about the adjustment of the headlights just drive around town and see if you are blinding anyone from the rear. If you are then adjust them again and go driving around etc etc.
yea ill do that thanks, yea i just order them today so they should be in, in a bout a week, i cant wait
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 10:53 PM
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so i got the lights installed today and i only got the low beam and i wish i would have gotten the hi beam, could i get the low and hi beam bulbs and hook them up to the hardness i got for just the low beam or would i have to get all new everything???
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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depends on the company some use 4 ballasts for the bi-xenon kits and others use a bulb that moves when you turn on your highs and only two ballasts
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 11:06 PM
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depends on the company some use 4 ballasts for the bi-xenon kits and others use a bulb that moves when you turn on your highs and only two ballasts
i ordered mine from ddmtunning.com so would u know by that
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 11:15 PM
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from what it looks like on the site i think you can replace just the bulbs but i would definitely call first or talk to someone with their bixenon kit already
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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from what it looks like on the site i think you can replace just the bulbs but i would definitely call first or talk to someone with their bixenon kit already
yea ill call them, i hope u can just change the bulbs cause that would be alot better then buying all new stuff
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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depends on the company some use 4 ballasts for the bi-xenon kits and others use a bulb that moves when you turn on your highs and only two ballasts
usually you wont need 4 ballasts to run low and high beams, unless you have separate low and high beams.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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and how hot do the ballast get, cause mine were really hot after tonight so im just woundering how hot do they get
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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usually you wont need 4 ballasts to run low and high beams, unless you have separate low and high beams.
some companies do use a 4 ballast set up with two on each bulb.

i looked at the bulbs on the site and they look like you can replace them.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by thejake1989
some companies do use a 4 ballast set up with two on each bulb.

i looked at the bulbs on the site and they look like you can replace them.
so can u tell me whats all different between the low beam kit and the hi/low beam kit, besides the bulb has a motor in it that tilts the bulb, whats all extra or differnt between the two
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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that should be the only difference. ill let dirty take this one since he actually has the kit but im pretty sure the kit he has all he did was get new bulbs on his old ballasts and now has bi-xenons.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by dirtyd88
usually you wont need 4 ballasts to run low and high beams, unless you have separate low and high beams.
so can i order just the hi and low beam bulb and hook it up to my kit that i got for just low beams, and if so how will it hook up
 
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