Car Thread!

[MooseMan1]

So I doubt my car could do HIDs, but might as well ask anyway. I've got the firebird that has hide-away headlights. Would it even be possible to use that kind of system when your lamps move up and down?

This is what I mean by hide-away headlights:
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/63/2461/25156230003_medium.jpg

just in case I was confusing anyone

Even if it is possible to make it work...unfortunately I doubt it would look even close to good

 

[Cabbs]

I don't see why not. It's just a matter of getting the projector to fit inside it. You may need a smaller projector to do that though.

 

[alvino]

It'll probably take some work to get an actual projector to fit. You could always just buy Sylvania/Osram Silverstars or bulbs that put out HID brightness, but are designed for use in standard halogen reflectors. It's cheap and a lot of people don't seem to mind.

 

[Cabbs]

Pulled my projectors out today. Getting condensation, so I have to pop the lenses off and re-seal them.

 

[alvino]

Ah yeah, happens occasionally with DEPOs.

 

[Cabbs]

I have clear sealant drying right now, hopefully that will do it.

 

[superman22x]

hehehehhe, some kid at school, sometimes he is a friend to me. But for the most part, a total asshole to everyone. And this was funny.

 

[MooseMan1]

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lawl....we did that to one of the guys at work at my old job

It'll probably take some work to get an actual projector to fit. You could always just buy Sylvania/Osram Silverstars or bulbs that put out HID brightness, but are designed for use in standard halogen reflectors. It's cheap and a lot of people don't seem to mind.

That is what I have in the car now, but they don't produce enough light...or they arn't angled right or something...see my problem is that in the rain or when the roads are wet, I can't even see the light from my headlights, or it's not noticeable...in dry weather they are good enough, but projectors would be much more awesome.

 

[alvino]

Oh I see...hmm yeah you could try searching up Trans Am forums to see if people have tried retrofitting HID projectors into pop-up headlights.

 

[MooseMan1]

^
yea I know of a good T/A forum that might have done something like that...thanks for the info/advice...Sadly, even if i do find something to do to get HIDs, I wont have the money for quite a while...