HID's and E Code lenses
09-09-2010, 07:38 PM
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Burning Brakes
Look here http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3094204/8 . I often used them instead of the headlights ,they light up the road pretty good but they're not street legal ,you can blind incoming traffic .
09-09-2010, 08:57 PM
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09-09-2010, 09:00 PM
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something like a stock Mercedes E-class is only like 4300k and that may be fine, most other "stock" kits really only go up to around 5k, that won't be bad even if you use it on a plain headlight, though I don't think that will improve lightning much, but it will make it look better
my A6 had stock projector but not HID's, I had McCulloch HID kit with 8k bulbs at first, when those went, went with 12k bulbs, and I absolutely loved the look, and it lighted the whole street for me ... never had anyone high-beam me
09-09-2010, 10:52 PM
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you would need projector headlights like the second set down seen here http://www.9xauto.com/944hdlight.htm . With those you can safely use HID's but i think they would look awful on a 944.
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09-09-2010, 11:53 PM
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09-10-2010, 12:36 AM
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I'd say that depends on what bulb you go with (6k, 8k, or ... )
something like a stock Mercedes E-class is only like 4300k and that may be fine, most other "stock" kits really only go up to around 5k, that won't be bad even if you use it on a plain headlight, though I don't think that will improve lightning much, but it will make it look better
my A6 had stock projector but not HID's, I had McCulloch HID kit with 8k bulbs at first, when those went, went with 12k bulbs, and I absolutely loved the look, and it lighted the whole street for me ... never had anyone high-beam me
something like a stock Mercedes E-class is only like 4300k and that may be fine, most other "stock" kits really only go up to around 5k, that won't be bad even if you use it on a plain headlight, though I don't think that will improve lightning much, but it will make it look better
my A6 had stock projector but not HID's, I had McCulloch HID kit with 8k bulbs at first, when those went, went with 12k bulbs, and I absolutely loved the look, and it lighted the whole street for me ... never had anyone high-beam me
09-10-2010, 06:38 PM
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Drifting
personally, if you are not upgrading the wiring, I would think twice about going with HID's on the 944
need to find a good spot for the ballasts too
also, the difference is the "color", the K has no real effect on how bright the lights themselves are (actually, when I was doing mine, I searched, and I found some people say that HID's after 6k are really not that much brighter, and in some cases offer less light) - but that varied from kit to kit
need to find a good spot for the ballasts too
also, the difference is the "color", the K has no real effect on how bright the lights themselves are (actually, when I was doing mine, I searched, and I found some people say that HID's after 6k are really not that much brighter, and in some cases offer less light) - but that varied from kit to kit
09-10-2010, 06:47 PM
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Drifting
I'm sure the wires Rennbay sells will be MORE then enough to run HID's
and if you switch to those "stationary" lights from GT Racing or TexasPerfomance and put projectors in ... you'll really be shining ... but you don't really have to
they only started putting HID's (and projectors) into cars when ... early 90's? so a 944 is 10 years behind just on that part alone
to be safe, I'd upgrade the wiring
09-10-2010, 07:39 PM
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Well I havnt had any problems with these lights and the ballast are mounted on the back of my lights. I even have a stereo going with sub and all and the lights are fine. Yes you are rite about the higher the number the less light they offer, they are just for looks.