The NA HID Question
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My friend had HID's on his 95 and it looked good. I man it wasn't that gay *** Super Blue crap like you see on Civic's all the time. I think that's why HID's get suck a bad rep is because people get those stupid blue and violet ones. I went to get some for my 91 and the guy said the only colors he stocks is blue and purple, I looked at him like he was an idiot and left. Stupid Honda's.
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My friend had HID's on his 95 and it looked good. I mean it wasn't that gay *** Super Blue crap like you see on Civic's all the time. I think that's why HID's get suck a bad rep is because people get those stupid blue and violet ones. I went to get some for my 91 and the guy said the only colors he stocks is blue and purple, I looked at him like he was an idiot and left. Stupid Honda's.
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The ching chong HID kit was waiting for me when I got home. Gotta give UPS credit for this: China to US in 2 days for $30.
Don't have the housings yet, but I went ahead and plugged one in, just to see it work. HOLLY **** that thing is WHITE and BRIGHT. Amazing. It makes halogen light look like **** water in the toilet.
Also, it appears that the miata turns the low beams off when hi beams are activated. Sucks. If it weren't for that, it would be PNP. So to keep the low beams on, I'll need to add a relay, or possibly jump the hi and low relay coils with a diode. No biggie.
Don't have the housings yet, but I went ahead and plugged one in, just to see it work. HOLLY **** that thing is WHITE and BRIGHT. Amazing. It makes halogen light look like **** water in the toilet.
Also, it appears that the miata turns the low beams off when hi beams are activated. Sucks. If it weren't for that, it would be PNP. So to keep the low beams on, I'll need to add a relay, or possibly jump the hi and low relay coils with a diode. No biggie.
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From: atlanta-ish
My car is old enough to come before those DOT regs.
I wish those friggin housings were here! I ran to O'Reileys, Advance, and Autozone last night... None had 7" housings.
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Dan, where did you mount your ballasts? Specifically, pax side. Not much room to work with. I might have to lengthen the wires between the capsule and ballast and mount it on the firewall.
Hmm... Might have something a little more stealth. Do the ballasts need much airflow?
Hmm... Might have something a little more stealth. Do the ballasts need much airflow?
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Got a pretty trick *** spot to put them and have a clean install. Got to run to lowes and breakfast but when I get pack I'll shoot some pics. Sorry about the other pics I was suppost to take; there was a huge storm over FL yesturday and it rained like crazy all day and night.
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I think I've got something better 
Have the feeling that Dan might have done the same thing.
Have the feeling that Dan might have done the same thing.
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Mine didn't fit there. But it does fit inside the headlamp door, under the lid. 
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OK, HIDs are awesome, but these housings suck for this purpose. They did fine with halogen bulbs, but there's definitely room for improvement with the HID bulbs. Better than stock, but not where I want to be.
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new housings
the ones I got are pretty baller for halogen though. certainly better than stock by a bunch.
the ones I got are pretty baller for halogen though. certainly better than stock by a bunch.
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These looks great on show cars, but due to the black housing, they do not reflect light very well at night.
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Well, I don't want them to reflect; I want them to project. I was afraid they'd be made from plastic. I'll try Dan's then.
Sucks that there's no 7" projector housing on the market. Lots of cars use 7" round lamps.
Sucks that there's no 7" projector housing on the market. Lots of cars use 7" round lamps.
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