yeh got pulld over for em the other night for being blue..told me they were illegal and let me go..no paperwork no nothin...didnt even tell me to fix it
Mikey

 

be careful man.

the cops now know that they have warned you. I was pulled over the other night for my 55w 6000k HID's in my Titan.. granted, its lifted and i get highbeam flashes all the time.

 

If you are talking about the ebay lens for the firebirds, then sun fading shouldn't be an issue since I don't pop my headlights up till the sun goes down.

 

thats what i was thinking :P wasnt sure tho...and yeah im still not gonna change em...the worst that could happen is i get a fix-it ticket
Mikey

 

They an give you an unfixable fix it ticket man. That's atleast $300

 

they dont have those out here bro..the only time they give you a fine for something like that is if you get a fix it ticket, get it checkd off and get pulld over for it again.
Mikey

 

Ever get these aimed right out/further out & a video of it?

My quest for Hi/Lo HID projectors as hit a roadblock, as far as legality goes. H4s are legal for motorcycles in the USA, but not legal for cars. So I could do a H1 and the motorized cut-off shield for Low/Hi function, but still only at 35w output for the Hi beams. To get the 35w Low/55w High, I need H4s...Which technically are not legal in the USA.

 

nahh sorry..ive been in illinois on a road trip and havent got a chance..as soon as i get back i will
and how are h4's not legal? teh stock headlights for newer cars are all h4

 

From what I've been reading, says that the light output of the filaments in H4s wouldn't pass USA standards, so the H13 was created. Essentially a USA-version of the European H4, but H4s were approved in 1992. What I had read before, said that H4s weren't US-legal.

Only difference seemed to be the positioning of the filaments & the lack of the shield in te H13s that the H4s use.

 

And is why I asked in this thread...... https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/elec...30-h4-h13.html

 

ohh..well in cali they dont check your headlights and everything else

 

We sell h4 bulbs at my work, granted that just because we sell it doesn't mean it's not illegal, but just throwing that out there.

 

You really should have kept reading, before you posted.

Yes, H4s were illegal in cars until 1992. After that, they were approved. And I already said that in a later post, yet you were so quick to point out that I was wrong about H4s being illegal. People should keep reading, before posting to dismiss something somebody else said.

 

but still...honestly..no disrespect to anyone, i just dont care..i want a good looking headlight wether there legal or not..same as tint..tint laws out here are crap..but hardly anyone abides by it..so i dont really think the headlights will be a problem..just saying..no disrespect again
Mikey

 

Lol I agree with you, tint is illegal, exhaust is illegal, lights are illegal, I like it, cops don't bother me so I don't mind haha. Thankfully no inspections of any kind in indiana

 

But H4s have been legal in cars since 1992, so your OK now.

I'm wondering now, because the Hi/Low projectors I found that should fit use H1 bulbs. So the same light output is used for Hi & Low. Just that part of it is blocked off for Hi Beam output. Pics do show it to be pretty impressive though.

 

Sorry, I simply misinterpreted what you said. Now after reading again it makes more sense to me lol. I read it. as that they had been approved, but no longer were so my mistake. Sorry, it's been a long 16 hour work day.

Didn't mean to seem to be an ahole or come across as trying to prove you wrong just simply saying that since they are sold publicly that you could argue that point if they gave you a hassle about it. Again, my apologies

 

LOTS of things are sold for cars, that aren't (street) legal. So that argument would be pointless. You'd still get you ticket!

 

lol yea looong looong day..

 

should be home 2marro..will try to get a vid after the re-aim

 

ebay link or a purchase link plz

 

and what about fitting for the 91-92 style, didnt the headlight bezel change in those years, my brother has an 86 firebird and i have a 91 and ours are clearly different. ANy suggestions?

 

http://www.ddmtuning.com/

91/92 'birds have the same sized headlights as Camaros, 82-89 'birds have bigger lights. So you just need different housings for each, but that has nothing to do with the HID ballast setups.

 

alright...after forever....i re-aimed them...they were like // \\ (cross-eyed) now i have em pointed straight and yeah





just a lil bright o.O lol..
Mikey

 

Ugh.....

Very bright to oncoming drivers, but doesn't help you. Might even blind them & make it for dangerous for you.

And wile it does make the ground very bright for 20ft, that doesn't help with seeing things down the road....At 60mph!

And what's up with all that scattered lighting? Looks like it is being shot through a prism or something.

 

I'd rather do a projector retrofit...

 

its the stupid ebay housings -_- ****************
tryin to find some projectors...

 

I think the FX35 projectors would be a good fit... they're high and low...

 

infinity?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TRS-F...Q5fAccessories

maybe these?

 

Those are too long.

I ordered some bi-xenon projectors last night, that are 4.92" (only 1/2" longer than the faux HID housing) compared to the ones that are 5.50" you linked to on eBay. I'll let you know how it all fits. Should be no problem getting it all to work.

 

the fx35s I think are the least in depth... those FX-R are the new ones...

 

Please read what I posted above......Post #81

Besides...FX-R is 5.50" F45 (there is no FX35) is 5.45" A whopping .05" difference isn't even worth thinking about. Then since they use a DS2 bulbs, those adds even more depth to them.

The 4.92" is the shortest. I have spent the last couple of months working on it. I'll let everyone know when they come in & I test fit them.

 

They do exist I used the FX35 a couple years ago to do a retrofit...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/INFIN...Q5fAccessories

 

OK. The way you had it worded, I read it as sold by TRS, not a used part from a junk yard or salvage reseller.

Those look pretty big anyways & harder to fit (odd shaped flange) in a sealed beam-style headlight housing. How big are they & do you have them in a 'bird flip-up headlights, or converted to fixed headlights?

I'll buy my brand new units for less, before I buy used items. And those look kinda big & an uneven mounting plate anyways & harder to fit in a 'bird light housing.

It looks like my projectors might be as simple to put in, as popping off the glass lens, putting them in the H4 bulb flange (designed to fit in a H4 flange wit a nut type back) & putting the lens back on. No way to know until everything is here in my hands.

 

I put them in an 04 Trailblazer .. and just happens to be I got them from the retrofit source... ... they looked new to me...

 

If they aren't in a flip-up headlight car, then (sorry) but your info is useless. Length is the big hurdle for flip up headlight cars.

 

I understand that fearless leader, space is also taxed on a trailblazer headlight... I already have an idea of how I am going to do the retrofit, but haven't actually done any measurements on my bird... so once I do the retrofit I will post... btw don't hold your breath as it will be a while...

 

Your "fearless leader" comment was totally uncalled for......

I'll have my parts in by late next week & the fitting will start.

I was just asking the measurement of the projectors you used, not of your 'bird.

 

... they are a tad under 5 inches in depth if I remember.... don't know if you are familiar with hidplanet, they have great resources... a lot of useful information...

***NOT SURE THOUGH ON THE 5 INCHES.. IT HAS BEEN A WHILE...

 

looks like a solid projector...
when using the projector housings..is it powered by any thing? or is it just a lense that chills there with the bulb inside?

 

Who & which ones are you asking about?

The pic I posted shows that it is a true Hi/Low projector, wit a motorized cut-off shield in it.

 

just a low one..i dont have hi's :P no cutoffs..

 

Holy glare...

 

yeah..thats wut you get when your a cheap *** like me lookin for projectors tho..

 

Did you remove that metal shield that is by the HID bulb??

 

no..that keeps glare down if aimed correctly.ive re-aimed mine since the last pics and the glare is minimal but if i was to take those off, it would be horrendous..worse than the above pics.

 

what about these projectors? YES..i know there for fog lights...but will they work with the t/a fold down headlights?
http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/E4...tor-Fog-Lights

 

You can get the ones like my outer True HID light but be prepared to pay for them over 500 bucks!
www.brightheadlights.com

 

dam bro..no i cant spend that much on headlights...for your car, i could understand bcuz its a peice of art but mine...its just a punk kids toy

your headlights look sick though...but do you think those ones i posted above will fit my t/a? like, depth wise and do you think id be able to fab it up?