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01-05-2014, 11:33 AM | #376 | |
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Also I cut my high beam throw by probably 70%(from painting the bowls to dark) should I even mess with the 9011s or go straight to High Power Led
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01-05-2014, 12:06 PM | #377 | ||
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If you retrofitted your low beam projectors to bixenon (for high and low beam from the same source), you could use a cheap LED bulb in the high beam for drl with no safety issue. |
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01-05-2014, 02:59 PM | #378 | |
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01-05-2014, 03:29 PM | #379 |
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01-05-2014, 04:20 PM | #380 | |
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Due to the necessary running temperatures, HIR bulbs are not good for DRLs. Edit: sounds like if you don't wire for 13.2v, you aren't getting them to full output anyway... You might be able to make it work by running highs for a set amount of time each driving cycle to 'clean' the deposits, in order to extend the bulb life. So either try that experiment or just disconnect the DRLs or wire fogs as DRLs. http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...ulb-in-DRL-use http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/show...ld-i-use/page5 post #43 Be aware of the consequences of disconnecting DRLs, if you do that... O:-) Last edited by Tha Chakal; 01-05-2014 at 04:27 PM. |
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01-05-2014, 07:47 PM | #381 |
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01-06-2014, 12:33 PM | #382 |
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Exactly why you wire your fogs to act as full power DRL's. Problem solved.
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01-17-2014, 11:48 AM | #384 |
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Is this mod ok to do for non projector lights as well? I have sometime today to do this to my 2012 impreza but wanted to make sure it was ok for non projectors also.
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01-17-2014, 04:39 PM | #385 |
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There are a few '12+ guys on here who have done this with no issue. They all seem to take their lighting seriously, so glare shouldn't be a problem.
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01-17-2014, 04:48 PM | #386 |
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Thanks for the reply. I bought the bulbs and put em in today. It does look brighter and only cost me 20 bucks. Hopefully nothing burns lol.
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01-17-2014, 05:10 PM | #387 |
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No prob. None have reported any overheating or melting.
Jr0bb, a little back on this thread, thought he might be having an issue with glare because he got flashed a few times, but he hasn't reported back since. They might have just been trying to warn him of something ahead... |
01-19-2014, 06:41 AM | #388 | ||
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01-19-2014, 04:26 PM | #389 | |
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After switching over to H9 bulbs in my car, I can't stand driving my gf's Rogue at night because her headlights seem so dim. I told her I was going to upgrade her headlights too. |
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01-19-2014, 08:10 PM | #390 | |
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02-05-2014, 06:02 PM | #391 |
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Ok I am going to get picked on very bad for this butttttttttttt.. I did the HID kit from amazon and yes it looked very good and all with the 10,000k bulbs on a wrb rex. and no I never got flashed. I am now running into the bad problem of the passenger side light getting condensation inside of it. I am not sure if it is where I drilled for wires to go through or not (I know it was making a good seal) but my fix after reading many threads is, I ordered new dust covers and h9 bulbs and I am going to give my hid kit away.. So now that I am doing this all properly I have a question.. Does anyone know of a easy way to dry the inside of the light up before I install the new lights? I really don't wanna drop the bumper and pull the light out to get a blow dryer on it.
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02-05-2014, 11:26 PM | #392 |
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How bad is it? From what I remember it's a pretty common problem with these headlight assemblies an most people just live with it.
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02-06-2014, 12:05 AM | #393 |
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It's just a little right next to the turn signal and a little to the right side of the low beam.. It's funny because the driver side did it a little before I put the HID headlights in.. But I am going to switch back and if it does not clear up I am going to take it back to Subaru.. I have a 2014 wrx it should not have a issue yet!
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02-06-2014, 04:23 PM | #394 |
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Well i did the H9 bulbs today and cleaned the lens of water so now to see if the hid kit was really the thing causing the lens to fog!!! I have read many times on here that hid conversion will cause this so time to see if all the HID haters are correct or not! I can say that my HID kit looked very nice with the blue car and a 10000k bulb they stood out and looked fantastic. I never got flashed and passed friends at night and they always told me my lights never blinded them nor shined in there eyes..
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02-07-2014, 06:29 AM | #395 |
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No hid haters here. Maybe >6000k PnP kit in halogen headlights haters. HID itself will not cause moisture in headlights IMHO. Headlight work and mods can cause it though. Like having wires coming in the headlights from a hole in the rear cap. Or retrofitting and incorrectly sealing back the headlight.
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02-07-2014, 06:47 AM | #396 | |
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02-07-2014, 06:55 AM | #397 | |
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02-08-2014, 12:28 AM | #398 |
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Yea I had a PNP kit from amazon same ones I have used in all my cars and SUVs.. Always very good kits but I did have to drill into the factory dust cap and I made sure it was a very tight seal.. It did it a little when I first got it then went away and then after the HID kit it came back after a week or so.. This morning after going back factory I had some in the passenger side once again. I am going to take it to Subaru for warranty.
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02-19-2014, 03:33 PM | #399 | |
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hey guys! new to the forum and recently just got a 2014 wrx sedan ! i am not liking these stock headlights so i am going to try this h9 mod. anybody can recommend any brands for the headlights?
links to them would be appreciated! thank you! -sorry for the edit. but where exactly did you guys file down on the H9 bulb?? Quote:
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02-19-2014, 05:54 PM | #400 |
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I did a pnp kit from amazon it was the Kensun HID kit. I have used them in the past and they work very well and no I do not think I blinded anyone with them. The only car I ever had a hid kit on and was flashed was my explorer and that is because it sites eye level with cars. I would think with a stock wrx how low the headlights are, if the headlight is adjusted properly you would not blind anyone regardless of projector. I took my kit off because I thought it may be the reason of my condensation but it was not and I do plan on going back to the HID because for my own personal preference I could see better with them even over the H9 conversion. That's just my opinion and how I feel about them.
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