Ed's replica headlights with the Hylux 5500k HID kit ordered. They're GTI style with the red lighting package stripe, but with the dual LED running lights like the Golf R.
I was going to wait until the subaru sold, but whatever. It will probably sell quick and I was going to order them anyway.
2015 VW GTI | 2007 4Runner Sport
SOLD
2010 Nissan 370z | 2003 BMW M3
2005 Subaru WRX | 2010 BMW 135i | 1999 BMW M3
2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 | 2006 Mitsubishi Evolution IX SE
1995 Pontiac Firebird Formula | 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX | 1996 Pontiac Firebird
04-18-2018, 09:20 AM
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Since my last post got lost with the forum's DB issues we were having last week I'll repost a few.
The dealership must have missed cleaning the front drivers seat because it was in pretty rough shape when I got it. I hit it with a carpet shampooer then a couple rounds of Blue Corral upholstery cleaner. It seems to have came out pretty nicely:
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I also received my Ed's replica headlights and installed those into the car over the weekend. It was a surprisingly easy install, I didn't have to remove the bumper at all and it took maybe 2 hours being fairly hungover/groggy. Perfect weather for the install other than a little wind.
Once it warms up again and I have a little more time I'm going to mess with the bulbs a little. I think the beam pattern could be a little more smooth and from what I've been reading that can mean the bulb isn't seated properly. Either way, they're already better than my M3's HID's and it came with those from the factory.
The LED's look really nice and are really bright so I'm definitely very happy with those. You can see them in the reflections off other cars even during the day.
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2015 VW GTI | 2007 4Runner Sport
SOLD
2010 Nissan 370z | 2003 BMW M3
2005 Subaru WRX | 2010 BMW 135i | 1999 BMW M3
2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 | 2006 Mitsubishi Evolution IX SE
1995 Pontiac Firebird Formula | 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX | 1996 Pontiac Firebird
Looking good!
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Damn... I really like those lights. Any plans to replace the grill so the red stripe lines up or you gonna rock it how it is?
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
04-18-2018, 09:47 AM
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Honestly I really don't care or notice that at all. If it wasn't 200 bucks for a grill to move the stripe a few mm higher I would consider it.
Next up for this thing will be the Unitronic stage 1+ ECU tune and Stage 1 TCU tune. As soon as the Subaru sells I'll buy those. I'm in the process of replacing an axle boot (got sent the wrong part, again) on it and then I'll list it for sale. I expect it to sell pretty quickly.
2015 VW GTI | 2007 4Runner Sport
SOLD
2010 Nissan 370z | 2003 BMW M3
2005 Subaru WRX | 2010 BMW 135i | 1999 BMW M3
2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 | 2006 Mitsubishi Evolution IX SE
1995 Pontiac Firebird Formula | 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX | 1996 Pontiac Firebird
Where did you place the ballasts? Or were those pre-installed?
(04-18-2018, 09:49 AM)Sijray21 Wrote: Where did you place the ballasts? Or were those pre-installed?
There's a spot on the side that you can stick them on or if you want to make it a little cleaner you can get everything set up so its stuck to the bottom. For now I'm just using double sided 3m molding tape to hold them. Seems to be working so far.
2015 VW GTI | 2007 4Runner Sport
SOLD
2010 Nissan 370z | 2003 BMW M3
2005 Subaru WRX | 2010 BMW 135i | 1999 BMW M3
2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 | 2006 Mitsubishi Evolution IX SE
1995 Pontiac Firebird Formula | 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX | 1996 Pontiac Firebird
Inside the housing? It seems there's enough room, but I need to dive into the wife's car again tonight to install the hids.
No on the outside of the housing.
The kit I have was literally just plug and play. No wires needed to be ran anywhere or grounded, you just plugged up everything and they worked.
2015 VW GTI | 2007 4Runner Sport
SOLD
2010 Nissan 370z | 2003 BMW M3
2005 Subaru WRX | 2010 BMW 135i | 1999 BMW M3
2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 | 2006 Mitsubishi Evolution IX SE
1995 Pontiac Firebird Formula | 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX | 1996 Pontiac Firebird
(04-18-2018, 09:47 AM)RawrImAMonster Wrote: Honestly I really don't care or notice that at all. If it wasn't 200 bucks for a grill to move the stripe a few mm higher I would consider it.
Next up for this thing will be the Unitronic stage 1+ ECU tune and Stage 1 TCU tune. As soon as the Subaru sells I'll buy those. I'm in the process of replacing an axle boot (got sent the wrong part, again) on it and then I'll list it for sale. I expect it to sell pretty quickly.
Yeah, I get that.... just curious if was actually noticeable when you aren't looking for it.
FWIW, they're <$100 here: http://opdparts.com/index.php/volkswagen...-trim.html
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
(04-18-2018, 10:04 AM)RawrImAMonster Wrote: No on the outside of the housing.
The kit I have was literally just plug and play. No wires needed to be ran anywhere or grounded, you just plugged up everything and they worked. I just installed the HID kit in my wife's GSW. I don't know what I was thinking with the halogen bulbs. So nice to have visibility in that damn thing at night now... The kit I got was plug and play, too. I put the ballast on the top of the washer fluid reservoir on the driver's side and on the sheet metal under the passenger headlight.
HID/LEDs have become a requirement for all our cars. When you are driving back from bum fuck nowhere after visiting our parents, you take all the light you can get to lookout for asshole animals that wanna ruin your night.
Driving my parents car, that has projectors with halogens, I'd be better off holding a flash light out the window.
How do they still produce new cars without HIDs at a minimum blows my mind.
(04-18-2018, 11:24 PM)JustinG Wrote: HID/LEDs have become a requirement for all our cars. When you are driving back from bum fuck nowhere after visiting our parents, you take all the light you can get to lookout for asshole animals that wanna ruin your night.
Driving my parents car, that has projectors with halogens, I'd be better off holding a flash light out the window.
How do they still produce new cars without HIDs at a minimum blows my mind. I could not agree more.
Maybe if you guys didn't live in the country, like a bunch of bumpkins...
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
04-19-2018, 07:21 AM
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(04-18-2018, 11:24 PM)JustinG Wrote: HID/LEDs have become a requirement for all our cars. When you are driving back from bum fuck nowhere after visiting our parents, you take all the light you can get to lookout for asshole animals that wanna ruin your night.
Driving my parents car, that has projectors with halogens, I'd be better off holding a flash light out the window.
How do they still produce new cars without HIDs at a minimum blows my mind.
That perfectly describes my entire experience with the Canyon headlights. I'm glad I finally found a solution because it was a big reason why I was thinking about selling the truck
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(04-18-2018, 11:57 PM)Apoc Wrote: Maybe if you guys didn't live in the country, like a bunch of bumpkins... We're just trying to stay away from the city Rif Raf
(04-19-2018, 08:01 AM)Sijray21 Wrote: (04-18-2018, 11:57 PM)Apoc Wrote: Maybe if you guys didn't live in the country, like a bunch of bumpkins... We're just trying to stay away from the city Rif Raf But you live in Nova?
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(04-18-2018, 11:24 PM)JustinG Wrote: Driving my parents car, that has projectors with halogens, I'd be better off holding a flash light out the window.
How do they still produce new cars without HIDs at a minimum blows my mind.
Driving the Ranger over the Continental Divide as the sky was turning from blue to black was pretty sketchy. It doesn't even have projectors. The lights worked "fine" but it's wild what was considered normal automotive lighting not all that long ago.
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
(04-19-2018, 08:31 AM)Senor_Taylor Wrote: (04-19-2018, 08:01 AM)Sijray21 Wrote: (04-18-2018, 11:57 PM)Apoc Wrote: Maybe if you guys didn't live in the country, like a bunch of bumpkins... We're just trying to stay away from the city Rif Raf But you live in Nova?
Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk That's not the city. I avoid anything in the beltway when I can.
(04-19-2018, 08:35 AM)Sijray21 Wrote: (04-19-2018, 08:31 AM)Senor_Taylor Wrote: (04-19-2018, 08:01 AM)Sijray21 Wrote: (04-18-2018, 11:57 PM)Apoc Wrote: Maybe if you guys didn't live in the country, like a bunch of bumpkins... We're just trying to stay away from the city Rif Raf But you live in Nova?
Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk That's not the city. I avoid anything in the beltway when I can. It's still an urban hell hole. Sterling is certainly not away from the "riff Raff".
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