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Old 09-25-2011 | 02:52 AM
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Green Headlights on my trans am

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Old 09-25-2011 | 03:26 AM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

neat
Old 09-25-2011 | 03:45 AM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

was hoping for a black car No offense, they do look cool though, would just look cooler on a black car, and more of an actual green.
Old 09-25-2011 | 04:05 AM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

Mind linking me to the hid kit you have? Looking to replace my dull setup on my 86.
Old 09-25-2011 | 02:47 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DD...ast-35W-or-55W

55 watt..10k..H4

thanks for the kind words :P
Old 09-25-2011 | 05:31 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

totally illegal, but nice
Old 09-25-2011 | 05:50 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

No offense, but yuck.

10k HIDs? Lol, incandescents would be brighter.

Sorry, not a fan.

Add green headlights to the infinitely long list of thirdgen fails/lols.
Old 09-25-2011 | 06:25 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

and the opinionated ***** strikes again

thanks
Old 09-25-2011 | 07:59 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

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and the opinionated ***** strikes again

thanks
If a thirdgen owner were capable of doing something nice to their car, they'd get the same magnitude opinion, but in the opposite direction.
Old 09-25-2011 | 08:08 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

Cool if you're 16 and drive a Honda I suppose.
Old 09-25-2011 | 08:27 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

Originally Posted by puma1552
No offense, but yuck.

10k HIDs? Lol, incandescents would be brighter.

Sorry, not a fan.

Add green headlights to the infinitely long list of thirdgen fails/lols.
Colour temperature ('K') vs brightness...
It is a common misconception that higher colour temperatures (K’s) produce brighter lights. This is not true. The colour temperature only determines the colour but not the brightness of the HID light. The Colour Temperature is simply a scale represented by the Kelvin Temperature Chart (hence the abbreviation “K” or “K’s”) as decpited above that measures the colour of the light output. Typically, the higher the colour temperature, the closer you get to achieving bluish to purplish light colours.

so they would be brighter than incandescents.....
Old 09-25-2011 | 08:37 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

The most effective HIDs have a temperature of 4300-6000K.

Put in a set of 4300K white lights, then a set of 10,000K purple lights and tell me which ones provide better light output.

Logic would follow that the whitest light would yield the best visibility. Hence, mid-range HIDs yield the best output.
Old 09-25-2011 | 08:44 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am



knew it.
Old 09-25-2011 | 08:46 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

true...although

The 10000K HID Bulb has an approximate output of 2200 lumens. You will have to sacrifice a little bit of brightness (still more than 2 times brighter than a standard halogen bulb) compared to the lower K outputs.

so i stand by my previous statment
Old 09-25-2011 | 08:48 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

where you actually going for green lights? or was that an accident with the yellow film?
Old 09-25-2011 | 09:14 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

it looks like he was trying to match the fogs, but things went wrong

would be cool for show, but defiantly not something to use on the street.

and BTW, i thought 10k was purple? why are your lights white (from the other thread?
Old 09-25-2011 | 09:17 PM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

10000K: Bluish-green light
12000K: Bluish-purplish light.

it varies some... avg id say 10k is more blue 12k is more purple
Old 09-26-2011 | 12:52 AM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

Could only think of the Black Beauty from Green Hornet when I saw this. I like. Again, not very practical probably, but still cool.
Old 09-26-2011 | 05:40 AM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

Need a shot with the fogs on......
Old 09-29-2011 | 02:30 AM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am



Kind of cool. I'd never do it to mine and I hope you don't cruise around like that. Just asking to get ticketed, but it's a cool experiment.
Old 09-29-2011 | 02:35 AM
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Re: Green Headlights on my trans am

yeaa..it was done on accident..im a damn graphic designer and didnt even think of it -__- wasnt trying to match the fogs..although they do..i just like the look..so im gonna buy some different coloured bulbs..probably 6k..then ill have yellow lights
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