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      09-21-2007, 04:51 PM   #14719
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if its in the halogen, the beam won't be focused ... the halogen housing will spread the beam and reflect a lot of light ...
yep, that's why it's always better to use head lights with projectors.

that said, when my friend had his e36, he added an hid kit to his non-projector us-spec headlights. it was not the best, but it was decent. that said, it was still a whole lot better than the halogen bulb set up.

then, when he did it to his civic, he ran into a bunch of issues getting the light to focus right and had to add light shields for the glare.

i had an hid kit on my e34 as well, but i had euro-spec projectors. beam pattern was pretty good and so much more light. was worth every penny.
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Is Jerry your friend from e90fanatics?

Hm...I know there are a bunch of HID kits out there specific for the E90...JLevi has one, and ebay has a bunch.

I heard the light sprays outward though, like it spreads...is this true? There are a bunch of threads on the subject.
yea, reflector style head lights (non-projectors) are not the best candidates for hid kits.
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      09-21-2007, 05:02 PM   #14721
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just a random question, what do u guys think sti gold rim on e90? the color, not the design.
bad ass. you should mount the rally style headlights too to blind everyone
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bad ass. you should mount the rally style headlights too to blind everyone
need this for the e90.

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      09-21-2007, 05:11 PM   #14723
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lol holy shit
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whatever rally car racer j!
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      09-21-2007, 05:14 PM   #14725
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need this for the e90.

PIAA makes them. go for it J!
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      09-21-2007, 05:24 PM   #14726
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The word "hella" is beginning to catch on nationwide:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...27&postcount=2
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The word "hella" is beginning to catch on nationwide:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...27&postcount=2
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      09-21-2007, 05:38 PM   #14728
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nice
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      09-21-2007, 05:39 PM   #14729
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Rob isn't that the Hella Fog Light logo?!
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Rob isn't that the Hella Fog Light logo?!
yep! but i photoshopped the oval part of the logo out.
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haha, that's hella cool.
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      09-21-2007, 05:44 PM   #14732
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That should be submitted to the gov. offices who handle our state flag design.
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we should get a shirt made like this, but with an e90 in place of the impala.

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      09-21-2007, 05:47 PM   #14734
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we should get a shirt made like this, but with an e90 in place of the impala.

Let's get a banner and take a goup shot like they do at car shows.
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Let's get a banner and take a goup shot like they do at car shows.
i'd be down for that! hahahahaha
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      09-21-2007, 05:48 PM   #14736
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what kind of kit? are you putting HID into the ahlogens or does he have xenon housing?
I dunno, its from hong kong

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if its in the halogen, the beam won't be focused ... the halogen housing will spread the beam and reflect a lot of light ...
I think it is halogen
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Is Jerry your friend from e90fanatics?

Hm...I know there are a bunch of HID kits out there specific for the E90...JLevi has one, and ebay has a bunch.

I heard the light sprays outward though, like it spreads...is this true? There are a bunch of threads on the subject.
yeah that jerry.

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yea, reflector style head lights (non-projectors) are not the best candidates for hid kits.
will they still fit on his car? he said the bulb didnt fit right or something
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Alice, he does have halogen. I believe there are model specific kits out for the e90. If he bought a universal kit, that may be the reason why it's not fitting properly.
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will they still fit on his car? he said the bulb didnt fit right or something
dunno. i've never missed around with e90 halogen head light units.
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good afternoon all
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man that sucks, he is pissed now
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