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Location: Richmond, Vic
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Re: Anyone been defected for HIDs?
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Tue, 02 August 2005 02:54

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I'm looking at getting HIDs installed too - in fact I've ordered some already - and I hadn't even thought of the insurance ramifications! This thread has cleared some things up for sure.
Regarding glare and the blinding of oncoming drivers (and the drivers in front of you via their rear view mirror), there seems to be some confusion regarding HIDs. I get the impression a lot of you have seen nothing but 8000k+ HIDs and assumed that that's all that is available. 8000k+ bulbs are indeed guilty of having a horrible glare and a blinding quality (the glare being the main factor, but also the overwhelming presence of blue light which is murder for the retina). I might suggest some of you take a look at this walkthrough on the different types of HIDs available and each kelvin rating's characteristics. http://intellexual.net/hid.html
Any couretous driver looking to get HIDs would be best to stick with 4300k or - at the most - 6000k.
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Nark | Wed, 13 July 2005 06:39 |
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ST162GT-R | Wed, 13 July 2005 06:44 |
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Toobs | Wed, 13 July 2005 07:53 |
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Nark | Wed, 13 July 2005 12:12 |
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bbaacchhyy | Wed, 13 July 2005 12:35 |
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Nark | Wed, 13 July 2005 12:50 |
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Nark | Wed, 13 July 2005 13:03 |
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justcallmefrank | Wed, 13 July 2005 13:22 |
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peeack | Wed, 13 July 2005 13:43 |
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draven | Wed, 13 July 2005 14:08 |
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peeack | Wed, 13 July 2005 14:23 |
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oldcorollas | Wed, 13 July 2005 14:36 |
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bbaacchhyy | Wed, 13 July 2005 21:17 |
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Nark | Thu, 14 July 2005 10:46 |
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Toobs | Wed, 13 July 2005 22:31 |
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Nark | Thu, 14 July 2005 02:42 |
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79rollaboy | Thu, 14 July 2005 09:04 |
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Southo | Fri, 15 July 2005 05:26 |
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bbaacchhyy | Fri, 15 July 2005 05:41 |
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Allan | Sun, 17 July 2005 03:35 |
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Toobs | Fri, 15 July 2005 06:30 |
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clubagreenie | Sun, 17 July 2005 00:49 |
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Toobs | Sun, 17 July 2005 02:34 |
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Southo | Sun, 17 July 2005 14:57 |
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oldcorollas | Sun, 17 July 2005 15:40 |
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oldcorollas | Sun, 17 July 2005 15:47 |
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oldcorollas | Sun, 17 July 2005 16:19 |
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Soarin | Sun, 17 July 2005 22:42 |
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Nark | Sun, 17 July 2005 23:03 |
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SmellyTofu | Sun, 17 July 2005 23:21 |
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Les | Mon, 18 July 2005 03:01 |
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Les | Mon, 18 July 2005 03:01 |
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Nark | Mon, 18 July 2005 03:52 |
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Nark | Mon, 18 July 2005 04:24 |
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Les | Mon, 18 July 2005 04:43 |
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FWDCelica | Mon, 18 July 2005 05:04 |
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Nark | Mon, 18 July 2005 05:32 |
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SmellyTofu | Mon, 18 July 2005 05:46 |
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Les | Mon, 18 July 2005 06:02 |
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Nark | Mon, 18 July 2005 06:12 |
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SmellyTofu | Mon, 18 July 2005 06:19 |
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Nark | Mon, 18 July 2005 06:26 |
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SmellyTofu | Mon, 18 July 2005 22:54 |
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Nark | Mon, 18 July 2005 23:08 |
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Les | Tue, 19 July 2005 00:15 |
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SmellyTofu | Tue, 19 July 2005 01:01 |
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Nark | Tue, 19 July 2005 01:52 |
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Les | Tue, 19 July 2005 03:05 |
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Nark | Tue, 19 July 2005 03:19 |
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Les | Tue, 19 July 2005 03:28 |
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Les | Mon, 18 July 2005 06:27 |
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Corona RT142 | Mon, 18 July 2005 06:28 |
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Les | Mon, 18 July 2005 07:08 |
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van- | Tue, 02 August 2005 02:54 |
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Nark | Tue, 02 August 2005 04:03 |
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Soarer | Tue, 02 August 2005 08:47 |
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Son Gokou | Tue, 02 August 2005 11:23 |
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Corona RT142 | Thu, 18 August 2005 01:23 |
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Nark | Thu, 18 August 2005 01:39 |
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Corona RT142 | Thu, 18 August 2005 01:43 |
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