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Can i use HID's on the stock 99 projector's (halogen set up)

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Old 12-04-2005, 07:31 AM
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Default Can i use HID's on the stock 99 projector's (halogen set up)

because i was going to buy them off of Audisnawb...and i was just wondering because i have a HID kit, i didnt know if i could use those headlights with my HID kit
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Default IIRC the beam pattern will be sploochy at best, and you will blind other drives.

Just get some valeo ecodes and have the best you can.
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Default wrong, properly aligned in the one piece projector he would not blind oncoming traffic

regardless if they are ecodes or us spec. HID light output between Halogen ecodes and Halogen one piece are pretty much the same, speaking from personal experience.
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Default I have xenons and stock haloges... the pattern is aweful

You won't bind anyone, but the cutoff is horrible. The light drops off 50m ahead of me to a semi-lit blurr. I'd recommended getting ecodes or at least xenon housings.
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wrong again, he doesn't have one piece, he has stock 2 piece..... he's going to blind everyone
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Default read the original post! "stock 99 projector"

He is going to buy the PROJECTORS from a 99.5
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Make sure your HID bulb is properly seated in your housing. That makes all the difference
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Default hmm... i thought he was talking about '99 2 piece....and his sig pic shows stock 2 piece...

he shoulda just said 99.5 headlights...
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reflectors = 96 - 99, projectors = 99.5 - 01
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Default i know that...i just wasn't sure if he knew that..and that he might of accidently misused the word

"projector"...


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