| Daffy Duck | 04-06-2002 10:29 PM |
Check out my brand new HID lights
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These lights are so easy to install. Took me only 20 minutes (including 5+ minutes of drooling).
The wiring is long enough for me to place it half way across the engine bay and I did not have to do any special connection to the battery or anywhere.
Yummy.......
Sorry for the crappy pictures
The wiring is long enough for me to place it half way across the engine bay and I did not have to do any special connection to the battery or anywhere.
Yummy.......
Sorry for the crappy pictures
| Daffy Duck | 04-06-2002 10:30 PM |
bulb picture
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bulb picture. I like the glare shield
| obyone | 04-06-2002 11:32 PM |
Do you have any problems aiming the headlights or getting a nice concentrated beam with the HID?
| Daffy Duck | 04-07-2002 03:07 AM |
To Obyone
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by obyone [/i]
[B]Do you have any problems aiming the headlights or getting a nice concentrated beam with the HID? [/B][/QUOTE]
To be safe, I adjusted the headlight by aiming downward more with the phillip screw. However, based on the manufacturer's claim the glare shield should've take care of any "unwanted police attention".
The manufacturer also told me that it is more of a wide illumination than a concentrated Phillips/Osram style which has poor illumination on the sides and further away.
Hope this answers your question.
[B]Do you have any problems aiming the headlights or getting a nice concentrated beam with the HID? [/B][/QUOTE]
To be safe, I adjusted the headlight by aiming downward more with the phillip screw. However, based on the manufacturer's claim the glare shield should've take care of any "unwanted police attention".
The manufacturer also told me that it is more of a wide illumination than a concentrated Phillips/Osram style which has poor illumination on the sides and further away.
Hope this answers your question.
| Daffy Duck | 04-07-2002 03:10 AM |
Manufacturer of My HID's
Woops, I never mention what brand was my HID. It's McCulloch, [url]www.mccullochhid.com[/url] I-club store has it for sale. I bought it for the warranty and after hearing too many K2 nightmares.
| jland67 | 04-07-2002 09:55 PM |
Can you post some pics of the lights at night ?
| Hyper | 04-07-2002 11:21 PM |
hm... that's H4 right?
As I've heard you won't be able to use high beam with those, is that correct, because I dream of HIDs...but don't want to give up high beam either
As I've heard you won't be able to use high beam with those, is that correct, because I dream of HIDs...but don't want to give up high beam either
| V REX | 04-08-2002 01:01 AM |
bump, for some pics of the lights on.
thinking about getting the same kit.
thinking about getting the same kit.
| V REX | 04-12-2002 12:54 AM |
daffy-
Please post some pics of the lights on. Very curious how they look.
thanks
Please post some pics of the lights on. Very curious how they look.
thanks
| Jung918 | 04-12-2002 05:59 AM |
DId you install the kit yourself. I got the eaglite kit and i need a purchase a relay kit. Just wondering what kind they where and and which color wire was the high beam, low beam, $ ground?
| willguidry | 04-12-2002 09:38 AM |
What was the cost for the kit?
And pictures could be found [URL=http://www.mccullochhid.com/]here[/URL]
And pictures could be found [URL=http://www.mccullochhid.com/]here[/URL]
| Daffy Duck | 04-12-2002 01:53 PM |
Relay & Night Images
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what you see from the image is what is needed for the install. There is no need to buy any special relays or anything, except changing the headlight fuse to 20A. Our? stock Impreza has 15A fuse.
If you visit their website, you see there are only 2 connections: one to the power and one to the bulb. That's it!!! easy. It can't get any easier, I think.
I'm a bad photographer. Please excuse the crappy images. I'll try to stop by a deserted area and take a better picture.
If you visit their website, you see there are only 2 connections: one to the power and one to the bulb. That's it!!! easy. It can't get any easier, I think.
I'm a bad photographer. Please excuse the crappy images. I'll try to stop by a deserted area and take a better picture.
| Daffy Duck | 04-12-2002 01:57 PM |
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Can someone tell me how to upload multiple images?
| Daffy Duck | 04-12-2002 01:58 PM |
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| JSiwek | 04-12-2002 03:10 PM |
If you want to post multiple pictures you have to have them online and click "IMG" above in the menu, or use the html code [img][/img], and you put the iternet address of your image in between the [..][..] deals.
A good, free place to have images hosted is [url]www.boomspeed.com[/url] It's super easy and they do a good job... and it's free!!!! (no junk mail) Check it out.
BTW, the HID looks good. I'm considering a kit myself, and I really like how the McCulloch installs so easily, and I like the seperate ballast and igniter. It looks like they have a high-quality product.
Jeremy Siwek
[email][email protected][/email]
A good, free place to have images hosted is [url]www.boomspeed.com[/url] It's super easy and they do a good job... and it's free!!!! (no junk mail) Check it out.
BTW, the HID looks good. I'm considering a kit myself, and I really like how the McCulloch installs so easily, and I like the seperate ballast and igniter. It looks like they have a high-quality product.
Jeremy Siwek
[email][email protected][/email]
| V REX | 04-13-2002 02:11 AM |
Daffy- How do they look in person...do they have a blue tint? Kind of hard to tell in the pics. Would you say they look like any manufacturer's stock HID's(lexus, benz,etc..)
| au112 | 04-13-2002 07:34 AM |
The colour looks really like the silver star bulb:D. Can you post a pic that is from the drive's point og view at night?
How come McCulloch kit does not have the relay?
Andy
How come McCulloch kit does not have the relay?
Andy
| Daffy Duck | 04-14-2002 12:26 AM |
Answers to Questions
They are very blue during the start up and then turn to white. However, when you compare it with stock HID, it's a little more blue. The McCulloch website has a motorcycle image that looks just like mine during start up (my car's in there too :P). I was at the Arcadia I-club meeting last Sunday and one guy has a halogen PIAA superwhite and when we compared each other's headlights, his is just yellow....:lol: (oops, sorry Mark)
I don't know why it doesn't need a relay but the guys who sells them made this as a selling point and I was sold on the simplicity of the installation and the warranty. All I know is: the less I need to do, the less potential problem it has.
I don't want to sound like a snob, but the questions you guys are asking can be answered on their website, [url]www.mccullochhid.com[/url]
I'm gonna try to get a driver's side picture ASAP.
I don't know why it doesn't need a relay but the guys who sells them made this as a selling point and I was sold on the simplicity of the installation and the warranty. All I know is: the less I need to do, the less potential problem it has.
I don't want to sound like a snob, but the questions you guys are asking can be answered on their website, [url]www.mccullochhid.com[/url]
I'm gonna try to get a driver's side picture ASAP.
| PsiRRizzed247 | 04-14-2002 02:23 AM |
SO do you still have your high beams? I have a set of HiD's on my F150 (9007) and I lost my hi beams....low beam only!
| Daffy Duck | 04-14-2002 02:49 AM |
No High Beam
No high beam from the McCulloch HID. There are other kits that have high beam but they cost a few hundred more. I can live without it. If I really want to get it, I rather spend money on another fog light. That's just me
| Josico | 04-14-2002 03:36 AM |
do you know if the glare shield actually helps?... and if it is hard to make?... hmm
| Daffy Duck | 04-15-2002 02:28 PM |
Glare shield
Glare shield definitely helps. Especially the top cover because it also emits light through the top. Any unwanted lighting is a flaw in the conversion = grandma/***** drivers complaint = police attention.
I don't know if you can make your own shield. Don't wanna mess with $200 item.
I don't know if you can make your own shield. Don't wanna mess with $200 item.
| etam | 04-15-2002 06:24 PM |
looking good! and clean install too! plug and play, right?
Can you post a pics from the driver seat? shining down the road? and face a wall??
Actually, with the same reflector, the beam pattern is the same, right? but just more intensity?
thx,
Ernest
Can you post a pics from the driver seat? shining down the road? and face a wall??
Actually, with the same reflector, the beam pattern is the same, right? but just more intensity?
thx,
Ernest
| Daffy Duck | 04-15-2002 06:35 PM |
Same Beam Pattern
ETAM: beam pattern is the same, just 3x brighter and no glare. No complaint.
| Hyper | 04-15-2002 09:28 PM |
and what kit has both low/high HID beam?? my bulbs are H4 and I couldn't find any of such kits:(
| JSiwek | 04-16-2002 12:12 AM |
I think I'm going to make a seperate thread about the workings of HID.... but I'll go over this one little fact real quick again.
An HID bulb CANNOT have both high and low beam. It has no filaments in it like a regular bulb. It works exactly like a flourescent light does. Your H4 bulbs have to filaments in them, one for high beam, one for low. They are in different locations inside of the bulb, and therefore different locations inside of the reflector assembly. By varying the point of the source of light, it varies where the reflector focuses it... hence a high and low beam. HID bulbs cannot do that, and that is why you will lose your high beams when you get an HID kit.
HOWEVER.... some companies are selling bulbs with a sheild on them (like the McCulloch H4), but these sheilds move around to focus the bulb's light up or down inside of your stock reflector. I think this is INCREDIBLY gimmicky! 1) sounds chinsey and break-prone and 2) it shouldn't work very well.... technically your reflectors will focus the light in the exact same spot if the source of light is in the same spot. The sheild may move, but the source of light does not. So, it may concentrate the light 'beam' up high (all coming out of the top of the reflector), but technically it shouldn't have the effect of actual high beams.
HID is 300% brighter anyway! Losing your high beams should be no big deal. Your new lights should illuminate things better than your old highs did anyway.
Jeremy Siwek
[email][email protected][/email]
An HID bulb CANNOT have both high and low beam. It has no filaments in it like a regular bulb. It works exactly like a flourescent light does. Your H4 bulbs have to filaments in them, one for high beam, one for low. They are in different locations inside of the bulb, and therefore different locations inside of the reflector assembly. By varying the point of the source of light, it varies where the reflector focuses it... hence a high and low beam. HID bulbs cannot do that, and that is why you will lose your high beams when you get an HID kit.
HOWEVER.... some companies are selling bulbs with a sheild on them (like the McCulloch H4), but these sheilds move around to focus the bulb's light up or down inside of your stock reflector. I think this is INCREDIBLY gimmicky! 1) sounds chinsey and break-prone and 2) it shouldn't work very well.... technically your reflectors will focus the light in the exact same spot if the source of light is in the same spot. The sheild may move, but the source of light does not. So, it may concentrate the light 'beam' up high (all coming out of the top of the reflector), but technically it shouldn't have the effect of actual high beams.
HID is 300% brighter anyway! Losing your high beams should be no big deal. Your new lights should illuminate things better than your old highs did anyway.
Jeremy Siwek
[email][email protected][/email]
| aspera | 04-16-2002 01:10 AM |
the future will prove me right
"CANNOT" is pretty bold. I remember reading about some lighting manufacturers trying to bend the arc of light in an attempt to solve the problem. Even if that is not yet possible, it might still be possible to have low and high beams. It just depends upon how you define LOW and HIGH.
It would seem that an HID bulb could be tilted within a reflector enough to give a low and high beam from the same bulb. Filaments in a regular bulb are not far apart. European lights already use electric leveling motors to tilt the whole reflector. I think that it IS possible to have low and high beams from the same HID bulb, but no company has figured it out yet.
Another way would be to make an offset HID bulb that can be rotated within the reflector.
It would seem that an HID bulb could be tilted within a reflector enough to give a low and high beam from the same bulb. Filaments in a regular bulb are not far apart. European lights already use electric leveling motors to tilt the whole reflector. I think that it IS possible to have low and high beams from the same HID bulb, but no company has figured it out yet.
Another way would be to make an offset HID bulb that can be rotated within the reflector.
| JSiwek | 04-16-2002 01:58 AM |
Those are good ideas. I'm sure there are ways that manufacturers can make it work... I'm just against the idea of a mechanical deal that has to move a bulb. I suppose it wouldn't be too hard to make and could be very reliable as well. I wonder how quickly it would shift from low to high.... like if the offset bulb rotated would the beam go from infront to off the side of the road to up in the trees on the side then high beam? hahahaha.
Anyway, current technology is limited to a bulb which is fixed and not capable of high/low w/ out a moving reflector... and that idea I definitely have problems with. A tilting bulb or offset rotating one makes much more sense in terms of reflector housing 'dynamics' :-)
Jeremy
Anyway, current technology is limited to a bulb which is fixed and not capable of high/low w/ out a moving reflector... and that idea I definitely have problems with. A tilting bulb or offset rotating one makes much more sense in terms of reflector housing 'dynamics' :-)
Jeremy
| aspera | 04-16-2002 03:55 AM |
:) High beams, low beams, right beams, and left beams:)
If that was possible people would make the headlights go cross-eyed just to show off. Power corrupts.
Anywayzzzz....I think moving the bulb is an old idea. I think some old passenger train headlights used to go around in circles. I forget what they are called...oh yeah....oscillating.
If that was possible people would make the headlights go cross-eyed just to show off. Power corrupts.
Anywayzzzz....I think moving the bulb is an old idea. I think some old passenger train headlights used to go around in circles. I forget what they are called...oh yeah....oscillating.
| Daffy Duck | 04-16-2002 01:33 PM |
High Beam = High Price
Bottom line do you want to pay $100+ extra for high beam? Most us would say no. Bellof is a brand name and they sell hi/low HID for US$1000+ ([url]http://www.hitechimportlighting.com/bellofhid.htm[/url]).
Also those HID kits with low/high beams have either moving shield, moving lens, another halogen for high beam, or all sorts of gimmicks. All these extra mechanical stuff means more potential malfunctions. How sure are you on the company's reputation, parts, warranty, etc. How do you know what type of service/coverage you have if things do go wrong (more often from a no name manufacturer). In my opinion, buying an HID is riskier than buying a car.
If high beam is so important to some of you midnight (mountain) racers, install another HID fog light instead of paying extra for hi/low.
Also those HID kits with low/high beams have either moving shield, moving lens, another halogen for high beam, or all sorts of gimmicks. All these extra mechanical stuff means more potential malfunctions. How sure are you on the company's reputation, parts, warranty, etc. How do you know what type of service/coverage you have if things do go wrong (more often from a no name manufacturer). In my opinion, buying an HID is riskier than buying a car.
If high beam is so important to some of you midnight (mountain) racers, install another HID fog light instead of paying extra for hi/low.
| Hondakilla | 04-17-2002 12:30 AM |
why dont such kits fit a 98 RS and only 99-01...and if someone had a 98 RS and wanted HID kit such as the Phillips could they just get headlight assemblies from a 99 or newer RS to fix the prob?:confused:
| Hyper | 04-17-2002 01:15 AM |
I sent an e-mail requesting some pics of high and low beam in action... see what they answer
| Daffy Duck | 04-17-2002 02:38 PM |
Huh? What 98 RS?
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Hondakilla [/i]
[B]why dont such kits fit a 98 RS and only 99-01...and if someone had a 98 RS and wanted HID kit such as the Phillips could they just get headlight assemblies from a 99 or newer RS to fix the prob?:confused: [/B][/QUOTE]
I'm confused, too. What 98RS? Did I missed something?
[B]why dont such kits fit a 98 RS and only 99-01...and if someone had a 98 RS and wanted HID kit such as the Phillips could they just get headlight assemblies from a 99 or newer RS to fix the prob?:confused: [/B][/QUOTE]
I'm confused, too. What 98RS? Did I missed something?
| Dolphin Overton | 04-17-2002 08:46 PM |
Re: Huh? What 98 RS?
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Daffy Duck [/i]
[B]
I'm confused, too. What 98RS? Did I missed something? [/B][/QUOTE]
Yes that was the first year of the RS.
[B]
I'm confused, too. What 98RS? Did I missed something? [/B][/QUOTE]
Yes that was the first year of the RS.
| racerwad | 04-18-2002 01:28 AM |
i don't see why someone couldn't install HID's into a MY98 RS. all one would need to do is replace the standard halogen H7 bulb with an H7 HID kit.
andy
andy
| Hondakilla | 04-18-2002 08:27 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by racerwad [/i]
[B]i don't see why someone couldn't install HID's into a MY98 RS. all one would need to do is replace the standard halogen H7 bulb with an H7 HID kit.
andy [/B][/QUOTE]
Yes i know will someone please clear this up...I posted a thread about it in Newbies and FAQs too so anyone is free to answer:confused:
[B]i don't see why someone couldn't install HID's into a MY98 RS. all one would need to do is replace the standard halogen H7 bulb with an H7 HID kit.
andy [/B][/QUOTE]
Yes i know will someone please clear this up...I posted a thread about it in Newbies and FAQs too so anyone is free to answer:confused:
| Daffy Duck | 04-19-2002 11:52 AM |
H7? It's not H4?
I thought all Imprezas uses H4 since '93 (the first year?) What was the reason you can't install an H7? That's something I never heard of.
| racerwad | 04-19-2002 12:50 PM |
whoops!
whoops. sorry about the mistake! i did mean H4. all subaru impreza's since creation (or 1993) came with H4 bulbs. i am so E-embarassed!:rolleyes: anyhoo, what i was trying to say was, one should be able to go and buy a set of H4 size HID bulbs (ok, not just bulbs, but an entire kit) and install it without problems. sorry about that.
andy
andy
| Hyper | 04-19-2002 05:45 PM |
some new info about the BELLOF
they sent me some info about the dual HID kit for H4... I was a bit amazed
The Bellof H4 dual beam system 5 is a true high/low beam
system that produces both low and high beams depending
on what beam you have selected using your factory switch.
One HID capsule per headlamp changes position using servo
technology to place the HID capsule in the correct position
for the beam selected.
The Bellof system 5 will fit most H4 halogen systems provided
you have the following clearances. You will need 56mm clearance
from the H4 mounting base (flange) to the glass or glare shield
located in the front of the bulb. You will also require 85mm to
the rear of the H4 mounting base (flange) to clear the wires and
control gear behind the Bellof H4 HID capsule.
Bellof systems are available in three colour temperature ratings.
Below are the prices for the Bellof H4 dual beam systems.
Standard 4100K pure white light $1599CDN
*Arc White 5000K bluish hued white light $1649CDN
**Spark White 6000K purplish hued white light $1825CDN
* due to the blue glass
** due to the 'salt mix' producing a higher Kelvin rating
still no pics though
The Bellof H4 dual beam system 5 is a true high/low beam
system that produces both low and high beams depending
on what beam you have selected using your factory switch.
One HID capsule per headlamp changes position using servo
technology to place the HID capsule in the correct position
for the beam selected.
The Bellof system 5 will fit most H4 halogen systems provided
you have the following clearances. You will need 56mm clearance
from the H4 mounting base (flange) to the glass or glare shield
located in the front of the bulb. You will also require 85mm to
the rear of the H4 mounting base (flange) to clear the wires and
control gear behind the Bellof H4 HID capsule.
Bellof systems are available in three colour temperature ratings.
Below are the prices for the Bellof H4 dual beam systems.
Standard 4100K pure white light $1599CDN
*Arc White 5000K bluish hued white light $1649CDN
**Spark White 6000K purplish hued white light $1825CDN
* due to the blue glass
** due to the 'salt mix' producing a higher Kelvin rating
still no pics though
| Daffy Duck | 04-20-2002 11:56 AM |
Bellof
That's still US$1,000 for a high beam.... I can live without it.
| 2.0 guy | 04-20-2002 09:38 PM |
This is one place where I might differ with your opinion :)
I've got the UK300s and the low beams work better than stock. Period. They are still halogens and have a superior beam pattern to the original lights. A buddy of mine got HIDs for his otherwise stock WRX and yes they are 300% brighter. Lots more light in front of the car. However, if you do a comparison of his HID to the highbeams in my UK300s, the UK300s shine MUCH farther.
Sure, for driving in most situations, the HID offers superior lighting to the stock halogens. However, driving on a dark road, I wouldn't trade my high beams for a set of HIDs.
Now, comparing the stock WRX high beams to a set of HIDs, I can see how they compare... I thought the lights on the WRX were pretty poor. HID is a great tradeoff for having more light in the near range and some light in the far range.
the (IMO) ideal solution is to get a low beam HID and a seperate high beam halogen. Kind of like you said about the moving reflector -- I'd rather have the "ideal" solution of having 2 fixed reflectors: 1 for the HID and low beam, one for the halogen and high beam.
Of course, from a cost standpoint -- HID is great bang for the buck.
its also why I am still using a halogen low beam on the UK300s. Maybe in a month or so, I'll upgrade to HID on the lows.
--
Mike
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JSiwek [/i]
[B]HID is 300% brighter anyway! Losing your high beams should be no big deal. Your new lights should illuminate things better than your old highs did anyway.
Jeremy Siwek
[email][email protected][/email] [/B][/QUOTE]
I've got the UK300s and the low beams work better than stock. Period. They are still halogens and have a superior beam pattern to the original lights. A buddy of mine got HIDs for his otherwise stock WRX and yes they are 300% brighter. Lots more light in front of the car. However, if you do a comparison of his HID to the highbeams in my UK300s, the UK300s shine MUCH farther.
Sure, for driving in most situations, the HID offers superior lighting to the stock halogens. However, driving on a dark road, I wouldn't trade my high beams for a set of HIDs.
Now, comparing the stock WRX high beams to a set of HIDs, I can see how they compare... I thought the lights on the WRX were pretty poor. HID is a great tradeoff for having more light in the near range and some light in the far range.
the (IMO) ideal solution is to get a low beam HID and a seperate high beam halogen. Kind of like you said about the moving reflector -- I'd rather have the "ideal" solution of having 2 fixed reflectors: 1 for the HID and low beam, one for the halogen and high beam.
Of course, from a cost standpoint -- HID is great bang for the buck.
its also why I am still using a halogen low beam on the UK300s. Maybe in a month or so, I'll upgrade to HID on the lows.
--
Mike
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JSiwek [/i]
[B]HID is 300% brighter anyway! Losing your high beams should be no big deal. Your new lights should illuminate things better than your old highs did anyway.
Jeremy Siwek
[email][email protected][/email] [/B][/QUOTE]
| Daffy Duck | 04-23-2002 01:40 PM |
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The image is too dark in real life. But you can see how wide the lights are spread out.
| Daffy Duck | 04-23-2002 01:42 PM |
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If there is wide angle, you'll see more lights on the right side
| Daffy Duck | 04-23-2002 01:43 PM |
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Hope this helps
| Dr. WOT | 04-23-2002 01:45 PM |
daffy-- take a pic of your beam pattern. Point you lights against a wall like you would if you were adjusting them, then snap a fick of the beam pattern on the wall. Thanks :cool:
| Daffy Duck | 04-23-2002 01:54 PM |
How does that work?
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Dr. WOT [/i]
[B]daffy-- take a pic of your beam pattern. Point you lights against a wall like you would if you were adjusting them, then snap a fick of the beam pattern on the wall. Thanks :cool: [/B][/QUOTE]
How does that explain the light pattern is ??? Can you explain what you would look for?
[B]daffy-- take a pic of your beam pattern. Point you lights against a wall like you would if you were adjusting them, then snap a fick of the beam pattern on the wall. Thanks :cool: [/B][/QUOTE]
How does that explain the light pattern is ??? Can you explain what you would look for?
| JSiwek | 04-23-2002 06:57 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by 2.0 guy [/i]
[B]This is one place where I might differ with your opinion :)
A buddy of mine got HIDs for his otherwise stock WRX and yes they are 300% brighter. Lots more light in front of the car. However, if you do a comparison of his HID to the highbeams in my UK300s, the UK300s shine MUCH farther.
Maybe in a month or so, I'll upgrade to HID on the lows.
--
Mike
[/B][/QUOTE]
Haha, yeah. What you quoted me on was comparing stock high beams to HID low beams, claiming that you would be able to see more w/ HID lows that w/ stock highs. Dissagreeing because you brought aftermarket headlight assemblies into the equation and compared your buddy's HID to the high beams on your UK300's is crazy! Stock Subaru reflectors suck horribly, and the optics in the UK300's and Morettes are amazing! Anyway, it's like comparing bicycles and goldfish. ;)
BTW - HID in your UK300's would be awesome! Although if they're as good as my Morettes are, I would have a very, very hard time justifying the $450. My Morettes are so focused and so concentrated in the right places that there is no reason for brighter bulbs. HID, if I got it someday, would be for looks only (for all practical purposes).
Jeremy
[B]This is one place where I might differ with your opinion :)
A buddy of mine got HIDs for his otherwise stock WRX and yes they are 300% brighter. Lots more light in front of the car. However, if you do a comparison of his HID to the highbeams in my UK300s, the UK300s shine MUCH farther.
Maybe in a month or so, I'll upgrade to HID on the lows.
--
Mike
[/B][/QUOTE]
Haha, yeah. What you quoted me on was comparing stock high beams to HID low beams, claiming that you would be able to see more w/ HID lows that w/ stock highs. Dissagreeing because you brought aftermarket headlight assemblies into the equation and compared your buddy's HID to the high beams on your UK300's is crazy! Stock Subaru reflectors suck horribly, and the optics in the UK300's and Morettes are amazing! Anyway, it's like comparing bicycles and goldfish. ;)
BTW - HID in your UK300's would be awesome! Although if they're as good as my Morettes are, I would have a very, very hard time justifying the $450. My Morettes are so focused and so concentrated in the right places that there is no reason for brighter bulbs. HID, if I got it someday, would be for looks only (for all practical purposes).
Jeremy
| JSiwek | 04-23-2002 07:00 PM |
Daffy- beam pattern on a wall would be useful. It shows where light is concentrated, whether it's well-controlled (doesn't shoot into trees and stuff), and shows the color of the HID. My concern putting HID into a stock headlight housing is that it would be much too disperse of a lighting pattern to really be as effective as it should be. However, the sheild on the H4's that you got may do a lot to help... not to mention keeping you from accidently blinding oncoming traffic for the exact same reason.
Jeremy
Jeremy
| Hondakilla | 04-23-2002 07:31 PM |
What are these UK300's? What do they look like and what is so good about them?:confused:
| JSiwek | 04-23-2002 07:48 PM |
These are the UK300's.
[img]http://www.vividracing.com/images/oem/ukmorette.jpg[/img]
They're just projector beam replacements with very good optics. I'm not really sure who makes the optics for the UK300's, I think it may be ProDrive. I personally like the Morettes a lot better (just for the look)... the Morette optics are made by Hella and Cibie and are very, very good as well.
Morettes
[img]http://www.vividracing.com/images/customer/thien5a.jpg[/img]
Jeremy
[img]http://www.vividracing.com/images/oem/ukmorette.jpg[/img]
They're just projector beam replacements with very good optics. I'm not really sure who makes the optics for the UK300's, I think it may be ProDrive. I personally like the Morettes a lot better (just for the look)... the Morette optics are made by Hella and Cibie and are very, very good as well.
Morettes
[img]http://www.vividracing.com/images/customer/thien5a.jpg[/img]
Jeremy
| Hondakilla | 04-23-2002 07:54 PM |
do they make any that look like stock 99 RS lights that arent that morrette style and look like stock...I just want the stock look but w/ better optics that i can add HID to when i get my RS
| JSiwek | 04-24-2002 12:05 AM |
Check out [url]www.vividracing.com[/url] The RS ones kind of suck because they don't include the corner lenses. It looks a little unfinished IMHO.... They are the dual beam though, which isn't stock looking either. They do make phatty Morettes for your Legacy though! Hahaha. I have 'em on mine...
[img]http://www.boomspeed.com/jsiwek/FarView.jpg[/img]
Love 'em!
Jeremy
[img]http://www.boomspeed.com/jsiwek/FarView.jpg[/img]
Love 'em!
Jeremy
| gtguy | 04-24-2002 10:57 AM |
Dang, those Prodrive lights look good. I might have to get a set of those. I don't like the Morrettes. They look aftermarket, for lack of a better descriptive. Obviously, they ARE aftermarket, but the Prodrive lights look better integrated into the car's design.
Plus they look badass. :D
Kevin
Plus they look badass. :D
Kevin
| 2.0 guy | 04-26-2002 01:29 PM |
[img]http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid14/pd815c200986ab4c11598d5e2849e5bd6/fde3b219.jpg[/img]
UK300s on my silver wagon...
UK300s on my silver wagon...
| JSiwek | 04-26-2002 02:50 PM |
They're both definitely cooler than stock. The Uk300's, however, maintain the car's docile, somewhat silly, dodge neon-looking front end whereas the Morettes create a car that looks appropriately mean and aggressive; attributes that this Impreza's design lacks from the old RS' we've had here.
On a side note, the UK300's cannot be painted to match your car's color, whereas the Morettes can. I know that's important to some people...
Jeremy
On a side note, the UK300's cannot be painted to match your car's color, whereas the Morettes can. I know that's important to some people...
Jeremy
| aspera | 04-28-2002 07:43 PM |
UK300 lights can't be painted? Why?
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