Annoyed with your super expensive low beam setup?

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Old May 22, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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Annoyed with your super expensive low beam setup?

Ok...

I love the light that comes out of our D2R bulbs, HOWEVER, I hate the fact that the ballast, pig tail, and bulbs are SO DAMN EXPENSIVE. I have a completely blown ballast. ,I took it apart to see what the issue was and it was all black from a short somewhere! *uck it, Im taking out the stock expensive stuff and replacing it with regular halogen bulbs. I have it all figured it out, so for you scheptics, there will be NO LEAKS!!
I will be taking photos and posting them up here for you all within a week or so!

Peace.
Old May 22, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MY2002TLS
Ok...

I love the light that comes out of our D2R bulbs, HOWEVER, I hate the fact that the ballast, pig tail, and bulbs are SO DAMN EXPENSIVE. I have a completely blown ballast. ,I took it apart to see what the issue was and it was all black from a short somewhere! *uck it, Im taking out the stock expensive stuff and replacing it with regular halogen bulbs. I have it all figured it out, so for you scheptics, there will be NO LEAKS!!
I will be taking photos and posting them up here for you all within a week or so!

Peace.
Nope not annoyed at all. I way prefer te light of HID over the crappy look of halogens. Plus mine have made it 200k miles so far with out a problem!
Old May 24, 2006 | 06:47 AM
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yea HID's look way better. You bought an acura, not a saturn. quit being such a cheap ass.
Old May 24, 2006 | 06:51 AM
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Old May 24, 2006 | 10:17 AM
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No, I'm not annoyed with my HIDS. Quit being a slapdick.

Old May 24, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by nds03
yea HID's look way better. You bought an acura, not a saturn. quit being such a cheap ass.
haha
Old May 24, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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you could buy a ballast so cheap on ebay too. this thread was a waste
Old May 24, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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Man this engine wastes so much gas! I figured out how to rip out the v6 and replace it with a vespa engine. By my calculations I should be able to get around 80 miles to the gallon, on get this: REGULAR UNLEADED. No more outrage at the pump!

What a great mod!
Old May 24, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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you can all go *uck yourselves!
Old May 30, 2006 | 12:27 AM
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don't be a dick about it. why don't you replace your HID's with some oil lamps. If you want to be a cheap ass you may as well go all out.
Old May 30, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by nds03
don't be a dick about it. why don't you replace your HID's with some oil lamps. If you want to be a cheap ass you may as well go all out.

plus u can trade ur cd/tape player for an 8 track/record player
Old May 30, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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you guys are being so mean, although some of those insults were rather funny. I could understand why he wouldn't want to pay for the entire assembly though.
Old Jun 13, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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What he could do is try a junk yard to see if he could get it cheaper, or he could purchase a aftermarket HID kit, they are pretty cheap now, like $200 for the whole kit, rather than going back to the dealer.
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 02:37 AM
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i got warped rotors and they fucking expensive so guess what im replacing them with fucking drums from a honda civic!

Great mod.....i keep you guys posted.....D.I.Y and everything!

lmao.......lol!
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