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  1. #1 HID's = Poor Light Outpout 
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    Hey guys. I have a 6000K HID kit setup in my stock housings, and the light outpt is brutal. At night, I can barely see the road. Is there a way to improve the light output with the stock reflectors?
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    Where did you get them from?

    Damn they must be ****ty. O.o
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    Quote Originally Posted by Koniig View Post
    Where did you get them from?

    Damn they must be ****ty. O.o
    eBay. When you look at them head on, they look bright! But I had better light output with my halogen bulbs.
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    I had to re-aim my HID's.
    02 GTP 13.6 @ 100mph - SOLD
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    They are very aim sensitive

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    Eh, should have just gone to ddmtuning. ****ty kit is ****. Sorry bud. Try re-aiming them though, if not then I regret to inform you, you got ripped off.
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    Re aim them, also make sure they are seated well, Had a friend that spent about 3hours trying to aim his, and ended up getting all new housings and bulbs to find out the bulbs werent in the socket well.

    Im assuming your headlight lenses are in good shape, and not hazed to all hell, so that shouldnt be a problem....
    Make sure ALL of your connections are good, especially your ground.

    If that fails, then it's probably just a ****ty kit.

    "**** bills. You can live in your car but you can't race your house" -dsmuts
    Want her to stop when she's not looking karate chop her in her crotch that should quiet her for a bit or at the very least put a smile on your face -REDCOMPG
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    hid fogs really help improve your light output as well. fills in all the areas the hid headlights miss
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    Thanks for the tips guys. I'll look at it but if I were to buy a new kit, what brand is proven to be good?
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    I got my kit from VVME.com, havent really had a problem with them yet.

    "**** bills. You can live in your car but you can't race your house" -dsmuts
    Want her to stop when she's not looking karate chop her in her crotch that should quiet her for a bit or at the very least put a smile on your face -REDCOMPG
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    I've had a VVME kit, It was pretty awesome. And I've also had a DDM Tuning kit. That ones pretty good too... Just don't get yourself a no name cheap brand HID kit..
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    http://www.grandprixforums.net/ultim...read-2415.html

    read the part about the distance between the filament and the base.
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    Quote Originally Posted by matt5112 View Post
    http://www.grandprixforums.net/ultim...read-2415.html

    read the part about the distance between the filament and the base.
    I have. But do the "quality" kits need to be adjusted like the ones in the write up?
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    I thought the $100 precision kit I bought from our vendor here Diode Dynamics would have been proper.... wrong...
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    I ended up having to do some minor adjustments as well.
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