HID Question.
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I'm reffeing to the shield in the headlight's reflective bowl for the halogen headlight that covers the front part of the buld. That's clear indication of low beam ligth. High beams do not have that shielding cap.
^^ cause those are HIGH beam HID's not LOW beam HID's ....big difference.....
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ORIGINAL: jutsin
which contradicts what you previously said
his cl is fitted with factory equipped low-beam hids w/o projectors, as is blue fox's maxima, as is sixhundredrr's subaru. as far as scattering light everywhere and getting tickets my low beam hid has an extremely well defined cut off point, doesn't scatter light everywhere, and i have never been pulled over for/ or received a ticket for them when already pulled over for another violation.
I'm reffeing to the shield in the headlight's reflective bowl for the halogen headlight that covers the front part of the buld. That's clear indication of low beam ligth. High beams do not have that shielding cap.
^^ cause those are HIGH beam HID's not LOW beam HID's ....big difference.....
i know pleanty of people who got pulled over and tickete for non OEM hids that blinded cops going the other way.
your hids cannot have any cut off point as it has no projectors. what you seeing is limitation of your reflective bowl....so it's the drop in light intensity due to the bowls edge. Which is still strong enuff to blind other drivers none the less
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ORIGINAL: halik008
lol it contradics nothing. The big refelector bowl is tranditional halogen low beam. The small, round, smooth reflector bowl is HID high beam.
i know pleanty of people who got pulled over and tickete for non OEM hids that blinded cops going the other way.
your hids cannot have any cut off point as it has no projectors. what you seeing is limitation of your reflective bowl....so it's the drop in light intensity due to the bowls edge. Which is still strong enuff to blind other drivers none the less
ORIGINAL: jutsin
which contradicts what you previously said
his cl is fitted with factory equipped low-beam hids w/o projectors, as is blue fox's maxima, as is sixhundredrr's subaru. as far as scattering light everywhere and getting tickets my low beam hid has an extremely well defined cut off point, doesn't scatter light everywhere, and i have never been pulled over for/ or received a ticket for them when already pulled over for another violation.
I'm reffeing to the shield in the headlight's reflective bowl for the halogen headlight that covers the front part of the buld. That's clear indication of low beam ligth. High beams do not have that shielding cap.
^^ cause those are HIGH beam HID's not LOW beam HID's ....big difference.....
i know pleanty of people who got pulled over and tickete for non OEM hids that blinded cops going the other way.
your hids cannot have any cut off point as it has no projectors. what you seeing is limitation of your reflective bowl....so it's the drop in light intensity due to the bowls edge. Which is still strong enuff to blind other drivers none the less
The low beams on the CL are HID and the highs are not. The high beams are those center half spheres.
What year/model BMW do you own? Bi Xenon does not mean your high beams are xenon. I worked on BMW's for 5 years and they do not come with xenon hi beams.
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RE: HID Question.
ORIGINAL: sixhundredrr
When you don't aim your lights properly, you get pulled over. My STI would blind me if I put it on a lift and put it up in the air because the headlight intensity was aimed toward the ground but still provided the advantage. When I installed HID's on my Prelude, I had to aim them properly downward a little more than usual.
The low beams on the CL are HID and the highs are not. The high beams are those center half spheres.
What year/model BMW do you own? Bi Xenon does not mean your high beams are xenon. I worked on BMW's for 5 years and they do not come with xenon hi beams.
ORIGINAL: halik008
lol it contradics nothing. The big refelector bowl is tranditional halogen low beam. The small, round, smooth reflector bowl is HID high beam.
i know pleanty of people who got pulled over and tickete for non OEM hids that blinded cops going the other way.
your hids cannot have any cut off point as it has no projectors. what you seeing is limitation of your reflective bowl....so it's the drop in light intensity due to the bowls edge. Which is still strong enuff to blind other drivers none the less
ORIGINAL: jutsin
which contradicts what you previously said
his cl is fitted with factory equipped low-beam hids w/o projectors, as is blue fox's maxima, as is sixhundredrr's subaru. as far as scattering light everywhere and getting tickets my low beam hid has an extremely well defined cut off point, doesn't scatter light everywhere, and i have never been pulled over for/ or received a ticket for them when already pulled over for another violation.
I'm reffeing to the shield in the headlight's reflective bowl for the halogen headlight that covers the front part of the buld. That's clear indication of low beam ligth. High beams do not have that shielding cap.
^^ cause those are HIGH beam HID's not LOW beam HID's ....big difference.....
i know pleanty of people who got pulled over and tickete for non OEM hids that blinded cops going the other way.
your hids cannot have any cut off point as it has no projectors. what you seeing is limitation of your reflective bowl....so it's the drop in light intensity due to the bowls edge. Which is still strong enuff to blind other drivers none the less
The low beams on the CL are HID and the highs are not. The high beams are those center half spheres.
What year/model BMW do you own? Bi Xenon does not mean your high beams are xenon. I worked on BMW's for 5 years and they do not come with xenon hi beams.
google it..... they do....just not all of them
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ORIGINAL: halik008
e46 coupe.
google it..... they do....just not all of them
ORIGINAL: sixhundredrr
When you don't aim your lights properly, you get pulled over. My STI would blind me if I put it on a lift and put it up in the air because the headlight intensity was aimed toward the ground but still provided the advantage. When I installed HID's on my Prelude, I had to aim them properly downward a little more than usual.
The low beams on the CL are HID and the highs are not. The high beams are those center half spheres.
What year/model BMW do you own? Bi Xenon does not mean your high beams are xenon. I worked on BMW's for 5 years and they do not come with xenon hi beams.
ORIGINAL: halik008
lol it contradics nothing. The big refelector bowl is tranditional halogen low beam. The small, round, smooth reflector bowl is HID high beam.
i know pleanty of people who got pulled over and tickete for non OEM hids that blinded cops going the other way.
your hids cannot have any cut off point as it has no projectors. what you seeing is limitation of your reflective bowl....so it's the drop in light intensity due to the bowls edge. Which is still strong enuff to blind other drivers none the less
ORIGINAL: jutsin
which contradicts what you previously said
his cl is fitted with factory equipped low-beam hids w/o projectors, as is blue fox's maxima, as is sixhundredrr's subaru. as far as scattering light everywhere and getting tickets my low beam hid has an extremely well defined cut off point, doesn't scatter light everywhere, and i have never been pulled over for/ or received a ticket for them when already pulled over for another violation.
I'm reffeing to the shield in the headlight's reflective bowl for the halogen headlight that covers the front part of the buld. That's clear indication of low beam ligth. High beams do not have that shielding cap.
^^ cause those are HIGH beam HID's not LOW beam HID's ....big difference.....
i know pleanty of people who got pulled over and tickete for non OEM hids that blinded cops going the other way.
your hids cannot have any cut off point as it has no projectors. what you seeing is limitation of your reflective bowl....so it's the drop in light intensity due to the bowls edge. Which is still strong enuff to blind other drivers none the less
The low beams on the CL are HID and the highs are not. The high beams are those center half spheres.
What year/model BMW do you own? Bi Xenon does not mean your high beams are xenon. I worked on BMW's for 5 years and they do not come with xenon hi beams.
google it..... they do....just not all of them
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RE: HID Question.
ORIGINAL: sixhundredrr
You should post a picture of your whip with both beams on. I know that bi-xenons were not standard equipment on all e46's but your assertions that they are HID high beams will be proven by a picture.
ORIGINAL: halik008
e46 coupe.
google it..... they do....just not all of them
ORIGINAL: sixhundredrr
When you don't aim your lights properly, you get pulled over. My STI would blind me if I put it on a lift and put it up in the air because the headlight intensity was aimed toward the ground but still provided the advantage. When I installed HID's on my Prelude, I had to aim them properly downward a little more than usual.
The low beams on the CL are HID and the highs are not. The high beams are those center half spheres.
What year/model BMW do you own? Bi Xenon does not mean your high beams are xenon. I worked on BMW's for 5 years and they do not come with xenon hi beams.
ORIGINAL: halik008
lol it contradics nothing. The big refelector bowl is tranditional halogen low beam. The small, round, smooth reflector bowl is HID high beam.
i know pleanty of people who got pulled over and tickete for non OEM hids that blinded cops going the other way.
your hids cannot have any cut off point as it has no projectors. what you seeing is limitation of your reflective bowl....so it's the drop in light intensity due to the bowls edge. Which is still strong enuff to blind other drivers none the less
ORIGINAL: jutsin
which contradicts what you previously said
his cl is fitted with factory equipped low-beam hids w/o projectors, as is blue fox's maxima, as is sixhundredrr's subaru. as far as scattering light everywhere and getting tickets my low beam hid has an extremely well defined cut off point, doesn't scatter light everywhere, and i have never been pulled over for/ or received a ticket for them when already pulled over for another violation.
I'm reffeing to the shield in the headlight's reflective bowl for the halogen headlight that covers the front part of the buld. That's clear indication of low beam ligth. High beams do not have that shielding cap.
^^ cause those are HIGH beam HID's not LOW beam HID's ....big difference.....
i know pleanty of people who got pulled over and tickete for non OEM hids that blinded cops going the other way.
your hids cannot have any cut off point as it has no projectors. what you seeing is limitation of your reflective bowl....so it's the drop in light intensity due to the bowls edge. Which is still strong enuff to blind other drivers none the less
The low beams on the CL are HID and the highs are not. The high beams are those center half spheres.
What year/model BMW do you own? Bi Xenon does not mean your high beams are xenon. I worked on BMW's for 5 years and they do not come with xenon hi beams.
google it..... they do....just not all of them
Heh i'll consider taking picture once it get warner out.
Its like 15*F outside and im not going out there just to take a damn pic lol :P
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Are you, perhaps, incorrect? I think a picture would prove one of our points. 
BTW, I'm not recommending exiting your warm establishment for the brutish cold of Michigan, but I went for some of the best pizza in SW MI an hour ago and took a cold car down some icy roads to get it. Cojones. Comprende?
BTW, I'm not recommending exiting your warm establishment for the brutish cold of Michigan, but I went for some of the best pizza in SW MI an hour ago and took a cold car down some icy roads to get it. Cojones. Comprende?
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RE: HID Question.
ORIGINAL: sixhundredrr
Are you, perhaps, incorrect? I think a picture would prove one of our points. BTW, I'm not recommending exiting your warm establishment for the brutish cold of Michigan, but I went for some of the best pizza in SW MI an hour ago and took a cold car down some icy roads to get it. Cojones. Comprende?
Are you, perhaps, incorrect? I think a picture would prove one of our points.
BTW, I'm not recommending exiting your warm establishment for the brutish cold of Michigan, but I went for some of the best pizza in SW MI an hour ago and took a cold car down some icy roads to get it. Cojones. Comprende? why don't you just google "bi-xenon e46" ? you will get pleanty of hits without me having to go out
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ORIGINAL: halik008
yeah but u did it to get fed, i on the other hand got no insentive to go outside and into my freezing snow covered car :P
why don't you just google "bi-xenon e46" ? you will get pleanty of hits without me having to go out
ORIGINAL: sixhundredrr
Are you, perhaps, incorrect? I think a picture would prove one of our points. BTW, I'm not recommending exiting your warm establishment for the brutish cold of Michigan, but I went for some of the best pizza in SW MI an hour ago and took a cold car down some icy roads to get it. Cojones. Comprende?
Are you, perhaps, incorrect? I think a picture would prove one of our points.
BTW, I'm not recommending exiting your warm establishment for the brutish cold of Michigan, but I went for some of the best pizza in SW MI an hour ago and took a cold car down some icy roads to get it. Cojones. Comprende? why don't you just google "bi-xenon e46" ? you will get pleanty of hits without me having to go out
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E...QQcmdZViewItem
That auction should be what yours look like when on low beam. If you notice, the high beam bulb is a standard halogen. How do I know? Because HID bulbs are longer and do not possess that colored end. Bi-xenon does not mean high and low are xenon.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-BM...QQcmdZViewItem
On the above auction, there is only a place for one balast on the bottom of each headlamp. Again, and I can't make this any clearer, it is only a low beam HID light. Your outer bulb is HID but the inner high beam is not.