DarKnight

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He can get the 9006 ballast, D2R bulbs and an adapter to connect the ballast to the bulb. But you're definitely better off getting the HID bowls.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/High-...spagenameZWDVW

swat1727

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cool i will try that out. thx for the tip

Olu

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Having moved through the range of lights on my GS (Halogen Reflector + HID kit, Aftermarket Projectors + HID Kit, to Retrofit) I can tell you that the light output with retrofit is by far the best. It also produces the least glare. The glare from the Halogen reflector and HID kit was ridiculous. I had to point my headlights way down to prevent glare.

There is NO WAY that an HID kit does not cause glare with the halogen reflector. I actually find that the standard halogen bulbs cause glare in the GS series.


This is a picture of the same HID kit powering the aftermarket projector and the halogen reflector pointed way down. The camera shutter speed was very fast to minimize glare. You can see that the passenger side light is brighter looking at it. I assure you that the projector had MUCH more light on the road.

If you are lighting up signs, you're causing glare. If you light up the interior of the car in front of you, you're causing glare. If you're light output is as good as an OEM HID but you don't see a sharp cut off, you're causing glare.

LXXTASY can you post pictures of your lights off a garage or wall from 10 feet and 20 feet? That's the only true way to tell where the light is going.

L3XOTIC

the light of course isnt scrambled or projects itself like a projector. Its just not as bad as people think. Sure its bright, but definitly not blinding like high beams.

Caoboy

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No pal, you are in denial.

A friend of mine has an aftermarket kit on his halogen headlights. it SUCKS. it's blinding, and really bright. even in the day time it's bright. His brother has another gs400, with OEM HID. it doesn't blind at all. put them side by side, and you can see the difference.

trust me on this one, it's a BIG difference.

skaiyun

speaking of bowls... if you jsut switch the bowls, do you need to buy d2r or the 9006 will still work.

GSteg

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You'll need the D2R bulbs.

HID in the halogen is GLARING as hell. There is no doubt about it. A friend of mine (forum member here) had an HID kit in his halogen light and the light beamed up a tree that was at least 40 feet tall. We ended up Taping part of the headlight to reduce glare because it was so horrible.

swat1727

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which part of the headlight did u take? i can try to tint it. did it work well?

Olu

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The problem with HIDs in the halogen bowl is the lower portion of the bulb and bowl. Light that shines to the lower portion of the bowl will be reflected upward. D2R bulbs and HID bowls block up to 180 degrees of light shining downward. That's why you'll notice OEM (non-projector) HIDs have a crescent shape to them. You can make your own shield out of aluminum. I tried this with my HID kit + Halogen bowl. It decreased glare a little but not enough to aim them much higher. You can read more about that here.

werewolf

I run HIDs in the OEM halogen housing and the output pattern is fine.

AYEmike

if you buy HID xenon headlight for your low beam 9006, would that cause any problems?

do you have to angle the xenon hid bulbs ?

AYEmike

and what do you do about glares and how its caused?

Olu

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I lived with that set up for a couple of months and would be embarrassed to show the light pattern. But if you have a good pattern, post the pictures and let us be the judge.

Olu

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Read my post above

AYEmike

so you're saying, aftermarket HID in an oem halogen housing is way to bright, and it shines everywhere?