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Old 08-21-2010 | 06:46 AM
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There is no way in hell somebody is going to be so blind from my HIDs that they actually hit me head on.
rember what i said befor

http://www.healthvitaminsguide.com/d...-blindness.htm
Old 08-21-2010 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by The91XJ
You do know the meaning of half assed right? That would mean the install was done WRONG. You sound like an idiot. The install was done perfect, i just didn't use freaken projectors, that does not make it wrong. Maybe illegal, but not wrong. As aircruiser stated, an xj's headlight housing is sunk in and the light given off tends to follow more straight forward, these really are not blinding at all. But i give up, i'll go turn myself in tomorrow on first degree murder charges from my headlights killing so many people.
Wait a second...
Could you put this in writing for me? and sign it?

I was thinking of going to rob a few banks. When I get caught and thrown to the ground, I can explain to them that it's indeed illegal, but there really isn't anything wrong with it and they should let me go...and then show them that this very well educated Jeep owner said so himself, and it must be true.



On a side note..

halfˇ-assed (haf′ast′)
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SLANG having or showing little thought, care, or foresight; Not well planned or executed.

Sounds pretty dead on to me.
Old 08-21-2010 | 11:25 AM
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Put it in writing and sign it? What the hell? Yeah i totally said robbing a bank isn't wrong... You make no sense. Please explain to me Mr. goalieman how my HID install showed little thought, care, or foresight; or was not well planned or executed... Say what you want, but half assed was the wrong phrase to use. Please keep your idiotic comments out of this thread.
Old 08-21-2010 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by The91XJ
You do know the meaning of half assed right? That would mean the install was done WRONG. You sound like an idiot.
Yes, actually, I do. Do you?

Since I feel I need to respond to this insult, "You, my good sir, sound immature." I mean, seriously, I sound stupid? Let's read on a little further, then.


Originally Posted by goalieman24
halfˇ-assed (haf′ast′)
adjective
SLANG having or showing little thought, care, or foresight; Not well planned or executed.
See, this guy does know the meaning of 'half-assed'! I'm curious as to what you thought it meant.


Originally Posted by The91XJ
The install was done perfect, i just didn't use freaken projectors, that does not make it wrong.
My good sir, I've installed several HID kits on different vehicles. It is not a difficult job to do, only slightly more difficult than changing a standard headlight. The two hard parts are plugging the wires into the right connections, and finding a place to stick the ballasts.

Your argument is not logical. You say that you did the install correctly, but you didn't put it in projectors. I'm sorry to say that you didn't do it correctly. Oh, you plugged in the connectors correctly, that's true. But you did not correctly install HID headlights. You did not research what would need to be done for a proper install, which demonstrates a lack of foresight and poor planning as well. Execution of the actual bulb/ballast installation may be OK, but overall execution is lacking due to the initial lack of planning and knowledge of what would actually be required leading to missing components.

As an example, by your argument installing roller rockers on a Cherokee but not putting on a new valve cover gasket is not wrong. True, the roller rockers are installed, but your valve cover is gonna leak like crazy. One could even say it was done 'half-assed'.

Let me go on to say this: We are not attacking you. We are trying to help you, both avoid an expensive ticket and possibly avoid having someone get injured on your conscience. However you immediately went on the defensive and started becoming combative, things escalated from there. I find this slightly humorous since you did title this thread, "HID Conversion... What do you think?". If you didn't want to know what we thought, you shouldn't have asked.

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Old 08-21-2010 | 11:47 AM
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I say that you should quit the flaming and STOP THIS NONSENSE. You are all acting like a bunch of school girls bickering like this. Just drop it and move on... its that simple.
Old 08-21-2010 | 11:58 AM
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they are the best on and off roud and mine are high and low beams so i dont blind people it was an easy install and i have not got a ticket yet and ther are like three cops on my street ha ha
Old 08-21-2010 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by MARK MC
they are the best on and off roud and mine are high and low beams so i dont blind people it was an easy install and i have not got a ticket yet and ther are like three cops on my street ha ha
You installed bi-Xenon HIDs? Nice, I've read some write ups on those. How hard was it to swap the projectors to the XJ? It looks pretty involved, I'd pretty much decided not to do it. If it's actually easier than it looks I may consider it! Sounds expensive, though.
Old 08-21-2010 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by The91XJ
Yes i am aware they are illegal, but i will continue to rock them until i get pulled over. Then I'll switch to the projector housing. $290 of HID win? Haha sounds like a loss to me. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1995-...Q5fAccessories
I could have done the same for $65. The ones you have are probably a little better quality, but thats a big chunk of change for the small difference it may make.
no my friend $290 for the win you are terrible mistaken. you couldnt do the same thing for 65 bucks cuz the projectors you would get would be cheap ebay rip off. i see his jeep everyday and the lights are amazing. they dont blind me when im in front of him like your would and his are actually aimed right by ecode which by looking at yours arent even close to it which means you dont know what that is. if you want quality hids for your cherokee the MR2 projectors right now are the best bet. they blow alll cheap ebay nonsense out of the water no comparison. when i do my kit which is very soon im doing the same except thing expect when i upgrade wire harnesses im doing 8oook and not 6000k. his lights are also in a different league of quality than yours. when you are going to start your car in the winter dont be surprised if they dont turn on. in which that case thier pointless anyways. a cop will eventually stop you and slam you with the 500 fine which if you do the math means you in deeper with your junk kit then aj is with his actually legit PROJECTORS numbers and facts dont lie.
Old 08-22-2010 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by The91XJ
Put it in writing and sign it? What the hell? Yeah i totally said robbing a bank isn't wrong... You make no sense. Please explain to me Mr. goalieman how my HID install showed little thought, care, or foresight; or was not well planned or executed... Say what you want, but half assed was the wrong phrase to use. Please keep your idiotic comments out of this thread.
Wow, your reading comprehension skills sure are something.

Let me explain...
You said that installing them without projectors was "maybe illegal, but not wrong."
Robbing a bank is also illegal... but using your brilliant theory, I was able to come to the conclusion that it must not be wrong, and therefore is acceptable to do.
Get it?
Old 08-22-2010 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by aj6
( the91xj) i knew when i was geting in to HIDs i wanted to do projectors.. where i live theres alot of people puting hids in stock lights... .. its really bad, i have night blineniess so i wanted to be better then that.. but for $63 it works for now i bet that wood really light up off road..

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/ligh...hid-way-41742/

this is my set up that i did ( $290 of hid win ) yes they are low beams.. but its 8345676577 % better then stock lights.. i think with the projectors and hid fogs = BOSS.. ive had these sines feb. snow, dark nights, mud, rain, ponds... they been good to me. sines you have hids already you can just buy projectors and stick YOUR hids in them... save some money.. ( thanks codexj for the link )


(edit, all theses pics are JUST the hids no fogs)
I hate you, that post cost me $180 for projectors and D2R adapters. I have e-codes in my Jeep now, seem great, but I'll have to upgrade now. I'll likely do my wifes 02 GP GT, I didn't even want to know what the glare would be like on those DOT cat eyes...
Old 08-29-2010 | 11:27 PM
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resurrecting some old news. here's a question that i have for headlight and brightness experts. can i just buy some 7x6 S10 headlight housing and use a regular bulb like 9003? or will this not be bright enough? because, some of the projectors that i checked on ebay, said that you can't use low and high beams. i've been meaning to upgrade my headlights but, not at the expense of others. i read up on this thread, but the subject changed to bashing pretty quick.
so, how have you done it without spending a small fortune.
do forgive my idiocracy, but if your best comment is for me to do a 20 hour research, just save us both some nerves.
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You may be able to do that.

The reason you won't have high/low both on a HID setup is that, typically, the bulb only has one setting. DDM Tuning has a few Hi/Lo HID kits (ballast and bulb) in the H4 and 9007 type, but I'm not sure if this is done with 2 bulbs or if they have some sort of wierd staged bulb. I haven't called them to find out, yet.

If the DDM tuning kit somehow does hi/lo in one bulb, then as long as the projector housing fits the H4 or 9007 type it should work.
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how'bout just upgrading to GE Nighthawk or Sylvania Silverstar sealed beam? or are they not even worth it?
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I've heard the Silverstars are nice. No idea on the GE bulbs, but hey, it's GE. Probably nice too.
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Originally Posted by aj6
( the91xj) i knew when i was geting in to HIDs i wanted to do projectors.. where i live theres alot of people puting hids in stock lights... .. its really bad, i have night blineniess so i wanted to be better then that.. but for $63 it works for now i bet that wood really light up off road..

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/ligh...hid-way-41742/

this is my set up that i did ( $290 of hid win ) yes they are low beams.. but its 8345676577 % better then stock lights.. i think with the projectors and hid fogs = BOSS.. ive had these sines feb. snow, dark nights, mud, rain, ponds... they been good to me. sines you have hids already you can just buy projectors and stick YOUR hids in them... save some money.. ( thanks codexj for the link )


(edit, all theses pics are JUST the hids no fogs)

What color temp are you running? Also these are NorCal MR2 Pegasus Hid headlights right?


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