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      05-16-2009, 12:01 AM   #1
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HID Angels too bright? Here's the solution

If you have HID angels, you know what i'm talking about. The center ring is so bring that it looks like a blob of light. I came up with this solution while i was parked in front of a glass door and saw the reflection. It was a perfect circle. But when i get out of teh car, it has a lot of glare.

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Just tint your headlights. i used 35% it a make a world of difference. All of the glare is gone. Light does not bleed into the center. Bought the tint off ebay.

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      05-18-2009, 11:25 PM   #3
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if you can't see the photos, just go to my album.
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can you go a little more into detail how you did this ? also,doesnt it cut some of the visibility on your lowbeams ?
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can you go a little more into detail how you did this ? also,doesnt it cut some of the visibility on your lowbeams ?
nope, not at all.. cant tell the differece at night.

the tint filters most of the glare and doesn't really effect the lowbeam light output. The angel eye just looks more defined without the glare.

i used 35% tint.

This is the best solution so far. I had mtech bulb, rd led, HID without tint. This is without a dout the best solution.
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haha good luck with that front bumper.. that is way too wide for your car..
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can you post some night time pics? i understand that thats when these hid's look their worst bc of the lack of definition (ie the blue blob effect). also can you take a few shots w/ the lights off. i wanna see how just the smoked headlights look
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