The NA HID Question
03-11-2008, 09:46 AM
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03-11-2008, 10:57 AM
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infromashun on e-code lamps and aiming:
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html
I had the 6054 "everycar in america" ecodes on my celica. i kept the housings in case I ever got another car with that style. the cutoff was impressively non US. worth a shot with the HIDs.
Here you go Ben, 7" projectors. that look like a pair of ****.
http://www.oman4x4.com/hidlights.htm
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http://www.suvlights.com/product_inf...79a03feff05167
this place is where I got my visionplus stuff that's in the miata now.
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html
I had the 6054 "everycar in america" ecodes on my celica. i kept the housings in case I ever got another car with that style. the cutoff was impressively non US. worth a shot with the HIDs.
Here you go Ben, 7" projectors. that look like a pair of ****.
http://www.oman4x4.com/hidlights.htm
also:
http://www.suvlights.com/product_inf...79a03feff05167
this place is where I got my visionplus stuff that's in the miata now.
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03-11-2008, 11:40 AM
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I ordered the Hellas from miataroadster. Hopefully I can have them by this weekend.
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03-11-2008, 12:09 PM
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Nice. My dad is a keystone dealer, I didn't know there even existed a 7" projector conversion that I could get for cheap 
I run the Hella E-codes with the PIAA Extreme white plus's, just like Dan used to. I also run 2 more PIAA H4's in my "driving" lights. I'd be nice to convert all 4 to projectors.
I run the Hella E-codes with the PIAA Extreme white plus's, just like Dan used to. I also run 2 more PIAA H4's in my "driving" lights. I'd be nice to convert all 4 to projectors.Second, don't waste your time or money on the socalled 7" projector light housings, they're complete and total ******* trash. Even with my HID lights, they put out less light than in a standard h4 parabolic housing.
Alright guys...i'm not sure where the confusion came in or it's just wrong wording but I'M NOT RUNNING PROJECTORS; THEY ARE 7" CONVERSION LIGHTS! I just got off the phone with our old sales rep but Keystone carries soo many different brands/types of these it was hard find out exactly what I bought. This was two years ago that I bought these so I remember ruffly in May of 2006 so he looked back and 2x Pilot WI-HL3's were ordered which was one of the ones we were thinking I had. So I'm 85-90% sure on these however in the photo they look like they have the city light socket but the ones I have don't have that. So it's either the wrong photo or hopefully it's just a shadow. So Here We Go!
2x Pilot 7" Conversion Lights (Part #:WI-HL3; KEYSTONE Part #:WIHL3)
Link To Where/Who I Purchased From (enter the keystone part number into the search)
1x Xentec H4 (low) 8000k HID Kit
Link To Where/Who I Purchased From
2x Pilot 7" Conversion Lights (Part #:WI-HL3; KEYSTONE Part #:WIHL3)
Link To Where/Who I Purchased From (enter the keystone part number into the search)
1x Xentec H4 (low) 8000k HID Kit
Link To Where/Who I Purchased From
To those calling HID conversion ricers, you can eat my ******* ***. Like ben said, take your m.net thinking back to miata.net. My safety on the road is much more important to me then caring about anyone else on the road. Been driving with HIDs in my miata for 3 years now and have been questioned by the police about them one time. If you want cheeze dick 20 watt yellow lights in your car so some big *** truck can pull out infront of you, fine, just don't **** on my parade cause you've got sand..
This is the bulb I run. First and second pictures are the same bulb. Third photograph is a standard HID light bulb. Notice the little hat on my first bulb? I believe thats a D2R designed for a parabolic reflector housing, where teh D2S (Second bulb) is designed for a projector with horizontal cutoff. While my lights are hellatiously bright, and scatter light in all directions, its not nearly intense to oncoming traffic as a D2S in Parabolic housing. Thats my $0.02 on the matter.
I've been running mine directly off the factory headlight wiring harness on both my miata and my crotch rocket.
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03-12-2008, 07:58 AM
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Spent more time working with the ching chong housings to get a decent aim. Got them pretty decent. Actually the cut off is not too bad, and light is distributed pretty well. A strip of tape placed horizontally on the bottom of the lenses would make them totally usable--and a huge improvement over stock. But I've already ordered the Hella E codes so oh well. I'm sure they'll be even better anyway.
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03-12-2008, 10:36 AM
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BTW, if some one were to want my ching chong housings, cost of shipping and they're yours. They do look and work better than the stock sealed beams with H4 halogens.
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03-12-2008, 08:49 PM
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My cheap-o point-n-shoot doesn't do a very good job of this. These ching chong housings have a much better cut off than what the pics show. Also I think it will be clear that I lowered the driver's side lamp a little extra, just to totally ensure that oncoming traffic won't be blinded. It's a little low and to the right. Bet you've said that before...
In pic 3 I drew in the cut off lines, as the eye sees them. They're not quite as defined as what I've drawn, but not far off either. The reflective garage door was playing tricks with the camera. The two circles are "hot spots" or whatever, caused by light reflecting off the stupid city bulbs in the ching chong housings. Too bad.
In pic 3 I drew in the cut off lines, as the eye sees them. They're not quite as defined as what I've drawn, but not far off either. The reflective garage door was playing tricks with the camera. The two circles are "hot spots" or whatever, caused by light reflecting off the stupid city bulbs in the ching chong housings. Too bad.
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03-12-2008, 08:50 PM
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All the pics I took while driving sucked ***. Here's the best 2.
This headlamp set up is amazing compared to stock. Well worth the time and effort. And when aimed as per Daniel Stern's directions (I did aim the driver's side an extra 1.5" low), are not discourteous to oncoming traffic. Driving around tonight resulted in 0 people flashing their high beams at me.
This headlamp set up is amazing compared to stock. Well worth the time and effort. And when aimed as per Daniel Stern's directions (I did aim the driver's side an extra 1.5" low), are not discourteous to oncoming traffic. Driving around tonight resulted in 0 people flashing their high beams at me.
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