Random Little Question Thread
#9376
07-18-2013, 04:25 AM
Yep D2R's. It's aimed like before because the same things are lit up in the same way but just a lot brighter. Like the road ahead right in front of my car is lit up nicely but things I don't want lit are also lit up a lot.
The glare is up pretty high and the way I can tell is; when I'm driving on the highway and drive beneath an overhead sign, the sign is bright untill the hood of my car is about 2 meters away from it. I'd always watch for it and feel like crap when I'm driving behind another car and their head rests are lit up.
I noticed the bulbs/light beam would "jump" everytime I hit a small bump or crack in the road. It used to do this before but now it seems worse. Maybe I didn't put the clips back on properly (silly me).
I'll fix the clips and take pics and update you though. I might just have to get those projectors sooner than I thought....
The glare is up pretty high and the way I can tell is; when I'm driving on the highway and drive beneath an overhead sign, the sign is bright untill the hood of my car is about 2 meters away from it. I'd always watch for it and feel like crap when I'm driving behind another car and their head rests are lit up.
I noticed the bulbs/light beam would "jump" everytime I hit a small bump or crack in the road. It used to do this before but now it seems worse. Maybe I didn't put the clips back on properly (silly me).
I'll fix the clips and take pics and update you though. I might just have to get those projectors sooner than I thought....
Hey I managed to take some pictures while at work 
Here's one in a dark parking lot where you can see how it lights up the ground:
The pictures aren't very accurate and don't show exactly what I see in person but they're close. Earlier I was driving to a gas station and there was a car driving next to me and the front of my car was right next to his rear passenger side door and I looked into his car and on the ceiling of the interior of his car I could see my light glare....
Here's one in a dark parking lot where you can see how it lights up the ground:
The pictures aren't very accurate and don't show exactly what I see in person but they're close. Earlier I was driving to a gas station and there was a car driving next to me and the front of my car was right next to his rear passenger side door and I looked into his car and on the ceiling of the interior of his car I could see my light glare....
There are really only 2 things that could cause this:
1. Improperly seated bulbs (More likely)
2. Cheap bulbs that dont have the focal point in the right place. i.e. the arc chamber is in the wrong place on the bulb, or the bulb is really angled.
Judging from the wall shots, it looks like it might just be the left lamp that is nasty. The hotspot is in the right place on the right and I think I can see a proper cutoff on it. Try standing in front of each headlight to block light and seeing what the cutoff looks like from each bulb.
#9377
07-18-2013, 04:52 AM
Yeah, that output is screwed up. The hotspots arent where they are supposed to be either. There is no reason it should be like that. Can you link me to the link you bought the bulbs from?
There are really only 2 things that could cause this:
1. Improperly seated bulbs (More likely)
2. Cheap bulbs that dont have the focal point in the right place. i.e. the arc chamber is in the wrong place on the bulb, or the bulb is really angled.
Judging from the wall shots, it looks like it might just be the left lamp that is nasty. The hotspot is in the right place on the right and I think I can see a proper cutoff on it. Try standing in front of each headlight to block light and seeing what the cutoff looks like from each bulb.
There are really only 2 things that could cause this:
1. Improperly seated bulbs (More likely)
2. Cheap bulbs that dont have the focal point in the right place. i.e. the arc chamber is in the wrong place on the bulb, or the bulb is really angled.
Judging from the wall shots, it looks like it might just be the left lamp that is nasty. The hotspot is in the right place on the right and I think I can see a proper cutoff on it. Try standing in front of each headlight to block light and seeing what the cutoff looks like from each bulb.
Here is the place I get my HID's and LED's from:
http://www.mtrinternationaltrade.com/index.cfm
I always go here because he is literally 5 minutes from my home and if something goes wrong I can always go back to him and get a replacement. Super nice guy too!
#9378
07-18-2013, 05:06 AM
Alright I'll take another wall shot doing each head light separately.
Here is the place I get my HID's and LED's from:
http://www.mtrinternationaltrade.com/index.cfm
I always go here because he is literally 5 minutes from my home and if something goes wrong I can always go back to him and get a replacement. Super nice guy too!
Here is the place I get my HID's and LED's from:
http://www.mtrinternationaltrade.com/index.cfm
I always go here because he is literally 5 minutes from my home and if something goes wrong I can always go back to him and get a replacement. Super nice guy too!
#9379
07-18-2013, 05:30 AM
Given the price, they are aftermarket bulbs, which are hit or miss in quality. While they arent "fakes" because they arent philips branded, you can reference this real/fake philips bulbs to judge overall quality of the bulb: http://gearheads.in/showthread.php?9...nuine-are-they!
You've been really good help I appreciate it!!
#9380
07-18-2013, 06:07 AM
No problem, the main thing you are going to want to look for is the arc position (The glass ball in the centre - compare that with old bulbs and the angle. Should be prefectly 90 degrees with no bias towards any direction. Most of the stuff in that link I provided is just stuff that doesnt really matter, but can help identify fakes.
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#9382
07-20-2013, 12:04 AM
ate super blue/200 is a lot cheaper
#9384
07-21-2013, 07:18 AM
17 years old so mind my stupidity, I have a plenum already on the car, I wanted to add berk hfcs with maybe an hks exhaust, is this good enough or would it be better to also add stillen headers, cai, with a dyno tune? I'm 17 so if there's a better / cheaper way to get better gains please don't hesitate
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07-21-2013, 08:35 AM
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G35 sedan w/ too much money in mods
Best mods for gains not forced induction:
Plenum spacer (you have)
ART pipes (better than HFCs but won't pass the sniffer test if you have them for inspections)
Aftermarket exhaust system (HKS is only a muffler and provides no gains)
CAI (R2C is my recommendation because it seals against the hood to prevent heat soak)
Dyno tune
Headers aren't really worth the money because gains are limited unless you add cams to the mix. Just know though, that the gains from all of these mods will be modest compared to the money you'll spend. If you do all of the above you might see 50HP if you're extremely lucky but will spend close to $2000 getting all of that if you buy new.
Plenum spacer (you have)
ART pipes (better than HFCs but won't pass the sniffer test if you have them for inspections)
Aftermarket exhaust system (HKS is only a muffler and provides no gains)
CAI (R2C is my recommendation because it seals against the hood to prevent heat soak)
Dyno tune
Headers aren't really worth the money because gains are limited unless you add cams to the mix. Just know though, that the gains from all of these mods will be modest compared to the money you'll spend. If you do all of the above you might see 50HP if you're extremely lucky but will spend close to $2000 getting all of that if you buy new.
#9386
07-21-2013, 02:33 PM
Best mods for gains not forced induction:
Plenum spacer (you have)
ART pipes (better than HFCs but won't pass the sniffer test if you have them for inspections)
Aftermarket exhaust system (HKS is only a muffler and provides no gains)
CAI (R2C is my recommendation because it seals against the hood to prevent heat soak)
Dyno tune
Headers aren't really worth the money because gains are limited unless you add cams to the mix. Just know though, that the gains from all of these mods will be modest compared to the money you'll spend. If you do all of the above you might see 50HP if you're extremely lucky but will spend close to $2000 getting all of that if you buy new.
Plenum spacer (you have)
ART pipes (better than HFCs but won't pass the sniffer test if you have them for inspections)
Aftermarket exhaust system (HKS is only a muffler and provides no gains)
CAI (R2C is my recommendation because it seals against the hood to prevent heat soak)
Dyno tune
Headers aren't really worth the money because gains are limited unless you add cams to the mix. Just know though, that the gains from all of these mods will be modest compared to the money you'll spend. If you do all of the above you might see 50HP if you're extremely lucky but will spend close to $2000 getting all of that if you buy new.
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07-21-2013, 03:03 PM
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