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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 01:40 AM
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I drive a Toyota Hybrid...
why not BI-HID
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 01:50 AM
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why not BI-HID
well, my low beams are bix from the factory.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 02:40 AM
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 07:31 AM
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lol, I installed HIDs on my coupe a while ago.

I had Bi-xenon 8000k, 8000K HID Highbeams, 8000K HID fogs, and single polarized 8000k city lights. it was crazy bright.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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lol, I installed HIDs on my coupe a while ago.

I had Bi-xenon 8000k, 8000K HID Highbeams, 8000K HID fogs, and single polarized 8000k city lights. it was crazy bright.
yeah both of these mods have definitely been done before. I didn't take pics during install.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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Whoaaaaa!! Im trying to do the same thingg... PICS!!
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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try???? just knock it out in 1 night!

You will DEFINITELY need caps for the fog lights. The only hard part about doing the high beams is deciding where you want to put your ballasts.

Other than that, it helps to have small hands.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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try???? just knock it out in 1 night!

You will DEFINITELY need caps for the fog lights. The only hard part about doing the high beams is deciding where you want to put your ballasts.

Other than that, it helps to have small hands.

Ive been trying to figure out how to do the fogs... do i just go under the car and do it from there? and small hands?? im sh*t outta luck haha.
Placing the ballasts are always the hardest part of the whole HID kits
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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You have to remove the plastic shields underneath the car that is a part of the wheel wells. Look through the DIY on how to replace the fogs.

GAH! Just got home and I don't have time for pics tonight, I promise I'll post some tomorrow!
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by e1000
well, my low beams are bix from the factory.
i thought bixenon means both your lows and highs are already xenon. it just uses the same beam and tilts it...
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by midnight kompre
i thought bixenon means both your lows and highs are already xenon. it just uses the same beam and tilts it...
bi-xenon means that when you engage your high beams, the H7 halogen bulb comes on and also, the shield that creates the cutoff on the lowbeam projectors moves to allow more light upwards.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MJ50
where's da pix?
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Yeah E where are the damn pics? I say we riot soon!!!
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 12:53 PM
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Yeah E where are the damn pics? I say we riot soon!!!


don't make me fly up to boston and kick your ***
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 01:04 PM
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You must have started drinking early today to think you are gonna beat me up... BRING IT... and pics of the quad HIDs


** for those of you that are scratching thier heads, I'm a 150lb asian dude. 55fanatic is a greek guy about twice my size.
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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** for those of you that are scratching thier heads, I'm a 150lb asian dude. 55fanatic is a greek guy about twice my size.
Post pics of both of you NOW
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 01:32 PM
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pics and which kit did you use?
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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Your car looks great but drop the nose - It must handle like a pig at high speed with all that air getting underneath it.
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You talking to my boy like that? Are we going to have problems?
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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