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Old 02-15-2005, 07:30 PM   #1
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Default USDM STI hid in JDM bugeye

Does anyone know it the usdm hid kit will fit in a jdm non hid bugeye head light
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Old 02-15-2005, 09:51 PM   #2
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Bad idea.
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Old 02-15-2005, 10:13 PM   #3
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No. The USDM STi lights are not a "kit", they are complete OEM HID lighting assemblies which use (and are designed for) D2R HID bulbs. You can't just take the HID components out and install them in different lights.
Not to mention that your JDM lights are RHD and should not be retrofitted with HIDs due to the reverse pattern blinding other drivers, in fact even in their stock halogen form the beam pattern should be fixed before using them.
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Old 02-15-2005, 10:37 PM   #4
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well i know that but that is something that i don't really care about that. the car isnt' a daily driver
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Old 02-15-2005, 11:58 PM   #5
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well i know that but that is something that i don't really care about that. the car isnt' a daily driver
Well even at that point the bulbs from the USDM STi HIDs won't fit in your JDM ones as Mulder mentioned.
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Old 02-16-2005, 08:01 AM   #6
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Not to mention that your JDM lights are RHD and should not be retrofitted with HIDs due to the reverse pattern blinding other drivers, in fact even in their stock halogen form the beam pattern should be fixed before using them.
This "blinding" is no where close to being real.. I've seen these on dozens of cars and it doesn't blind you at all....

But you are right about the D2R bulbs won't right in projector based housings.
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Old 02-16-2005, 09:47 PM   #7
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This "blinding" is no where close to being real.. I've seen these on dozens of cars and it doesn't blind you at all....
BULL****.

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Old 02-17-2005, 05:29 AM   #8
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This "blinding" is no where close to being real.. I've seen these on dozens of cars and it doesn't blind you at all....
<ugh> You are so incredibly wrong in this statement. Quite simply: JDM lights DO blind oncoming drivers.
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Old 02-17-2005, 08:55 AM   #9
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<ugh> You are so incredibly wrong in this statement. Quite simply: JDM lights DO blind oncoming drivers.
You can be blinded by badly setup LHD halogens, but the general consensus around here is that the RHD's do blind you. If you're concerned about this don't buy them.

I'm speaking from my experience... I've tested this many times and not been blinded once... Maybe this is something to do with the Texas roads being 4 lanes wide everywhere on each side and you're a long way from the other vehicles

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Guess ill just do the audi A6 dual xenon HID swap. seems like the easiest thing to do
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Old 02-17-2005, 09:10 AM   #11
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Guess ill just do the audi A6 dual xenon HID swap. seems like the easiest thing to do
Are they projector based lamps?
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which the A6?
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which the A6?

yup.. the A6
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Yes they are a projector, dual xenon Hid.
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