Why don't you share some pictures of your headlights' light pattern as
projected onto a wall about 30 feet away?

2009/11/10 John Anderson <wvukidsdoc@yahoo.com>

> This raises an interesting point.  First, I know this is "illegal" but so
> were all the higher wattage halogen lights I installed from 80's till the
> present in vans.
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> Anyone running HID retrofits in stock rectangular housings?
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> I ask this because last fall I broke down and installed the cheapest (well
> with good rep) off of ebay set in my wifes Rav4 I could buy.  Just little
> 5300K 30W jobs at that.  Cost like $89 delivered to AK.  Over a year on,
> they are still there running fine, with UNBELIEVEABLE light output compared
> to the SilverStar's they replaced, and this is from a setup pulling half the
> wattage, that seamlessly slipped right in (available in pretty much ANY bulb
> configurations.)  I did NOT expect this frankly, and immediately installed a
> set in my plow lights on the Suburban but have been too lazy to in the
> Syncro, as it will need 4 bulbs and cost me like a whopping $180.  I also
> polished the lenses on her Rav4 at the same time, but the light output was
> from the HIDs before my polishing.  I did countless passes to decide if they
> were more annoying to oncoming traffic when I put them in and decided they
> were not (just look like HIDs), and we've never been flashed
>  for having them, perhaps with the 50W one might, not with these.  Seat of
> the pants side by side light output was easily twice a relatively new
> SilverStar in the same reflector.  The upgrade is particularly appealing for
> an older van (and actually I put them in my TR4A as well) as one
> ballast truely pulls less than 3A (I've run em on my regulated and monitored
> DC supply) so provides actual light without stressing wiring not up to the
> task, without need for relays and a HD wire to the battery.
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> Anyway probably discussed before but if not, consider it folks.  The snow
> arrived last PM, and I've not decided if I will run the syncro or not this
> winter (needs a driveshaft), so I've yet to decide on the lights obviously.
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> John
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> >Yes because a halogen burns hotter & more efficient you will get more
> light
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