Isnt that why Americans call side lights 'city lights'?daimlerman wrote:I have dim dip on the 89 320i,but not on the 93 316i Touring.Seem to remember it was a legal requirment for a while in the 80s,the idea was that pedestrians could tell that a car showing dim dip was moving.In the days of dynamo electrics we used to run on sidelights in town to`save the battery`anyone else old enough to remember?
HID Conversion Kit A few questions
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aza's 320 has this half beam thing, but my iS doesnt! when i saw his lights, i couldnt worjk out what was going on with them!!
i want HID's too, but im thinking of ripping everything i need out of an X5. im gonna be bending demlots ear when it comes to do mine!!!
i want HID's too, but im thinking of ripping everything i need out of an X5. im gonna be bending demlots ear when it comes to do mine!!!
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The problem with fitting discharge lamps in place of halogen lamps is that the reflector/lens design isn't correct, because of the different characteristics of the two light sources.
A filament source is relatively dim at the ends of the filament and brightest in the middle.
A discharge source is brightest at the ends, and relatively dim in the middle.
A filament source is relatively dim at the ends of the filament and brightest in the middle.
A discharge source is brightest at the ends, and relatively dim in the middle.
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Wow!! I reckon that I am dim at both ends!!
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why i fit real HID projectors!Brianmoooore wrote:The problem with fitting discharge lamps in place of halogen lamps is that the reflector/lens design isn't correct, because of the different characteristics of the two light sources.
A filament source is relatively dim at the ends of the filament and brightest in the middle.
A discharge source is brightest at the ends, and relatively dim in the middle.
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Are the bulbs not made longer of shorter to compensate for it ?
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andrew, did you fit the whole lens into the E30 lamp unit?
i've got one side of X5 xenons, but im curious as to what to do with them. i'll hopefully be aquiring some more soon
i've got one side of X5 xenons, but im curious as to what to do with them. i'll hopefully be aquiring some more soon
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There are no legal issues regarding fitting HID's to a car, only cars that have them fitted from the factory require headlamp wash wipe and headlight aim control.
As long as you get them correctly alligned, you should have no problems with the law.
As long as you get them correctly alligned, you should have no problems with the law.
