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Old 04-18-2007, 04:25 PM
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HID Conversion

I have a basic RX-8 with the regular Halogens, I got my HID's in today from MatrixRacing, Ill put the kit on tommorow after work and of course Imma show em off lol... Ordered the Xetronic 8000k HID conversion kit..Already have completely blue runners. Lots of $$$ on freakin lights so better be good! lol


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Old 04-18-2007, 05:36 PM
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Whats $$$$?? We talking thousands?
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$99.99?
Old 04-18-2007, 06:25 PM
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$400 Conversion kit.
Old 04-18-2007, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Gauge
$400 Conversion kit.
Wow.. I wouldn't pay over $300 for a HID kit..
Here's the one I'm thinking of getting..
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Old 04-18-2007, 08:13 PM
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Those look pretty good..hmm especially those 12k
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Thanks dude. I really like those. Now i have to buy them.
Old 04-18-2007, 09:22 PM
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MMMM 3000K for my 1980s car. Talk about looking like a 19870s rally car. I want I want!
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Well finnaly had time to put them in. Heres a pic. Much better than stock halogens

Next : Clear corners
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Old 04-21-2007, 12:38 PM
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Next : Clear corners
They are illegal here in GA. So, be careful. I haven't heard of anyone having any problems with them and they are probably a secondary offense, but if I got a stingy cop, he could get me for illegal tint, clears, and whatever my violation was (probably speeding). That would suck.
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Ouch, that's a lot of glare.
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Hmm havent heard of anyone gettin in trouble for clear's before, uhwell my runners are illegal to the max, I even had a car pull over when just riding with the runners lol...Might change them soon.
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Originally Posted by BleedUNCBlue
They are illegal here in GA. So, be careful. I haven't heard of anyone having any problems with them and they are probably a secondary offense, but if I got a stingy cop, he could get me for illegal tint, clears, and whatever my violation was (probably speeding). That would suck.
Couldn't you do clears with orange light?
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Yeah it is alot of glare... I have a 6000K and Dont have near as much glare.
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Thats the best I could pick up the blue in the lights with my crappy cam lol, ill post a closer pic in a few mins, waiting for the sun to die down.
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Not completely dark(got called in to work) but heres one last pic, sure everyones seen HID's before lol so no biggy.
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looks good.
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