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Old 04-14-2015, 08:32 AM   #1
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^ loll we get this a lot here too...

If you don't drive a shinny 2014(min)model you almost get run over at the first junction. Headlights on or off

and... flashing back your high beams makes the situation worst in most case lolll



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I think DRL is the bomb, very important feature. That's why I want these headlights, but everyone says the quality on them is terrible.
Those lights are sort of allright. Not as good as the oem/bosch of course, but could work for a few years if taken good care of. Problem is the high cost... possibly because few got manufactured I have no idea. Those are seriously not cheap loll

If that's your style, whatever ppl say about them the good news is there are ways to open them up and fix them to your liking (whatever should go wrong). Good friend Paticlewave knows how

I'd wait until they drop between $750~800. I wouldn't pay more personally (ama cheap arse huh)
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Old 04-14-2015, 08:48 AM   #2
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Silver car owner here. It's true, sometimes we just blend in with the road. DRL's help but the tricks have all been outlined. Stay clear of blind spots, avoid being besides tractor/trailer rigs, and assume everyone is out to get you.

As an aside, back in the late 70's (yes I am old) I had a Fial X 1/9 (loved the car BTW) and we were traveling on the hwy between Edmonton and Calgary when a semi trailer beside us blew a tire. Although we didn't get hit with any flying tire tread, the concussion from the blast practically blew us off the road. It took all I had to keep us from heading for the ditch. My wife apparently screamed but I barely heard her since the tire erupted next to my ear and I lost my hearing for a short time. Incredible amount of kinetic energy when one of those suckers goes.
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Old 04-14-2015, 08:54 AM   #3
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Those lights are sort of allright. Not as good as the oem/bosch of course, but could work for a few years if taken good care of. Problem is the high cost... possibly because few got manufactured I have no idea. Those are seriously not cheap loll

If that's your style, whatever ppl say about them the good news is there are ways to open them up and fix them to your liking (whatever should go wrong). Good friend Paticlewave knows how

I'd wait until they drop between $750~800. I wouldn't pay more personally (ama cheap arse huh)
I can get them for close to that price. I pm'ed paticlewave about modding them with your gt projectors, but have not heard back from him.

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