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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 01:51 AM
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I ran cool blues in my Bonneville, for some reason i figured the glass would filter out most of the silverstar look, i have the Silver Stars in my Alero, i love it, WAY brighter, made a huge diffrence on the highway at night.
Fuddy'* HID converson is amazing, you could cook a hotdog on a stick infront of his headlights im sure!!
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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The HID on my tractor could roast the whole pig, but i'm not spended that money on my car.


I don't want to install driving lights because it is so inconsiderate of other drivers. If i install driving lights, can i rig them to run ONLY with the brights?
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 11:02 AM
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I have APC lights they are really bright. I get flashed alot even with low and fogs on. The where like 50$ tho
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 11:05 AM
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If your driving lights are aimed right, it'* not a problem for oncoming cars. I RARELY get flashed with brights from oncoming cars, even with the 100W H3'*.

Rig them to come on with brights only? Sure. You need a relay. Cut the 12V feed to the lights, and run that through a relay. Put a seperate source of power through the normally open contacts of the relay when it'* energized. This keeps them off when the low beams are on. Now when you switch to high beams, and the ALM drops power to the fogs (like it does on every car except mine ), it'll energize the lights when the highs switch on.

Elementary, my Dear Watson. You just made a relay into an inverter.
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 11:08 AM
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i'm 100% happy with my silverstars.. it'* like night/day. HID'* would work though.. hehe
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 02:58 PM
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Mine are fresh from the '80s.. work like ****, but they work . You guys are talking about 100watt bulbs.. I am probably looking at a 5watt book light.


-justin
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 04:29 PM
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um to be clear though... the clearer lens wont fit on the 94 and older?
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by SSEi_MN
um to be clear though... the clearer lens wont fit on the 94 and older?
Corners and headlights are not interchangeable.
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 05:46 PM
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Will they fit a 95?
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 06:01 PM
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92-95 are identical. 96-99 are identical.
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