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_AJ_

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405 posts

227 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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A few minor bits and pieces prompted some new pictures (not all of which are terribly obvious lol).

Some black and silver 'show' plates... I REALLY wish these were legal, they look great on a black car! I have LEDs in now for rear side/brake lights, and also front sides, which look very 'new car' now at night, and match the whiteness of some HID units which were fitted the other day. What a massive improvement for night driving! Full beam is now all but reduntant. Very slightly stretched 255 instead of 245 on the rears now as well. It's the little things!







monkfish1

12,245 posts

247 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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Are you sure you dont have a twin brother in Aus?

www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=33601&page=56

s11lmx

248 posts

231 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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Where did you get your HIDs from, were they easy to fit?

mobile01

470 posts

230 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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s11lmx said:
Where did you get your HIDs from, were they easy to fit?

www.xenonshop.co.uk/

got mine from this guy, no problems so far and very easy to fit mate just plug n play

Bonnie and Clyde

11,701 posts

215 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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The car looks gorgeous. Really lovely. I love how you've tinted just the back windows. It looks menacing.

s11lmx

248 posts

231 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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mobile01 said:
s11lmx said:
Where did you get your HIDs from, were they easy to fit?

www.xenonshop.co.uk/

got mine from this guy, no problems so far and very easy to fit mate just plug n play


What temperature did you go for and what size/fitting dif you need?

I'm thinkin 4300k or 12000k.

Bonnie and Clyde

11,701 posts

215 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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s11lmx said:
mobile01 said:
s11lmx said:
Where did you get your HIDs from, were they easy to fit?

www.xenonshop.co.uk/

got mine from this guy, no problems so far and very easy to fit mate just plug n play


What temperature did you go for and what size/fitting dif you need?

I'm thinkin 4300k or 12000k.
Dif or did?

s11lmx

248 posts

231 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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Did .....

Obviously.

I hate this mini PC and tiny keys

Bonnie and Clyde

11,701 posts

215 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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s11lmx said:
Did .....

Obviously.

I hate this mini PC and tiny keys

Sorry, that must have come across as me being an arse. I didnt mean it like that. I just thought it was some intelligent mechanical expression that i didn't understand. I get lost on this sit sometimes

_AJ_

Original Poster:

405 posts

227 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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s11lmx said:
Where did you get your HIDs from, were they easy to fit?


This is the kit I bought: www.hids4u.co.uk/product.php?productid=77&cat=21&page=1

Not the cheapest by a long shot, but you get what you pay for with these kits I think. Many of the Chinese kits tend to fail relatively quickly. Fitting is very easy when you pay someone to do it lol. I'm not very confident with car electronics, so I left it to a pro. Temp of that kit is 6000k, which is as high as you want to go without looking too blue I think.


monkfish1 said:
Are you sure you dont have a twin brother in Aus?


Haha... that's not fair. What a lovely car though. It does however beg the question, how long until you announce the price of the Monaro Pedders coil over kit do you think? Presumably a bit cheaper than the AVO stuff?

stigmundfreud

22,454 posts

233 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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Lovely shots AJ,what colour did you have the rims painted?

Hex

568 posts

218 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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Looks well smile

I really love black cars... And Im with you, Silver and black plates are stunning. I used to want them on my old mini but even that wasn't old enough to wear them frown

Bonnie and Clyde

11,701 posts

215 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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Oh yeah of course the older cars had the black plates didn't they! Really old though. Its a shame they cant be used now as they do look amazingyes

maxmc2

2,063 posts

208 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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Off topic slightly but can you just buy the bulbs or do you need the full kit? ballast and all??

_AJ_

Original Poster:

405 posts

227 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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stigmundfreud said:
Lovely shots AJ,what colour did you have the rims painted?


Thank you... rims are graphite grey


maxmc2 said:
Off topic slightly but can you just buy the bulbs or do you need the full kit? ballast and all??


If they're HID bulbs, you need the full kit to run them. They use a completely different power supply. I had tried Osram Nightbreakers previously, but I blew 3 in as many weeks. It seems the projector lense enclosure was getting them too hot, and melting the filament.

mobile01

470 posts

230 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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s11lmx said:
mobile01 said:
s11lmx said:
Where did you get your HIDs from, were they easy to fit?

www.xenonshop.co.uk/

got mine from this guy, no problems so far and very easy to fit mate just plug n play


What temperature did you go for and what size/fitting dif you need?

I'm thinkin 4300k or 12000k.


mine were 6000k mate as said any higher is too blue and reduces light output.

anonymous-user

77 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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I don't mean to be rude but those wheels look awful!

monkfish1

12,245 posts

247 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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wormus said:


I don't mean to be rude but those wheels look awful!


I quite like them. Very current.

S600VXR

5,877 posts

223 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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Wheels are very emotive, some people like the ones I have and others detest them...
As for lights, since adjusting mine up they seem quite good, are HID's that much better?

Bonnie and Clyde

11,701 posts

215 months

Friday 30th January 2009
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wormus said:


I don't mean to be rude but those wheels look awful!
Do you think so. I love them