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Hey Jeff K,

That was exactly where I was 2 years ago. I ended up trying both ways.
Here are the pictures I took during the project:

http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mx3frik/my_photos

The pictures pretty much tells the stoires.

Album: Headlight sanding:

Sanding by hand took about 24 hours each ...

some conversions reminds me of failed genetic experiments in classic manga where they created a horrid monster instead of a super being. some are nice and clean tho :)

is it just me or do the golf lights look like they're not sitting right (looks like they're on a outward slant to me...) we'll get ...

in canada any sort of tint or covers over the bulbs or housings/lenses are illegal.

only if they impede the strength/visibility of the light.


I'm from Ottawa, and I admit shamfully that I got suckered into the blue ricey bulbs before I went to overwattage clear ones and the whole cherade in ...

in canada any sort of tint or covers over the bulbs or housings/lenses are illegal.

lol ditto.

i'm gonna put this in a nice version...you do have the right idea the size and shape are roughly similar. the topic's been discussed to death on this forum.

rather than looking around on the net you could always go through this forum and get upto speed with what went on...after all this ...

Hello all,

Came across this thread at my leisure reading, really don't want to start a debate again with whether plug-and-play HID is as good as OEM.

http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5092

it's just for reference and encourage retrofits :) really if you get good deals retrofits ...

i usually get to the 4th bolt by taking the corners out and sneak in a socket on a long attachment....beats taking the bumper off 'cuz i'm lazy...

cheers,

haha no worries it's nothing like a grenade
the eccess current will destroy the junction and render the LED useless but will make a bright flash

if you're curious to see how LED's pop then hook them upto 12V supply straight up...it's kinda nifty when you have a few lying around

awesome write-up, I was going to post a linkie to nasioc.com but I guess that post cleared it up :)

One thing to keep in mind is that a 12V battery is 'full' at 12.7V. When the car is off it's safe to assume 12.4V, and when the car is on the alternator charges the battery at 14.5V or so.

I was ...

my guess is that's mazda's attempt to run city lights in their headlights.

I'm in Canada so I'm not too familiar with european spec's wiring, i'm writing this based on the assumption that the city light has the same wiring as our day time runners...

On one of the front strut mount, is there a ...

it's really intuitive, open the hood, flip up the edge of the insulator and the back of hte nozzles are held down by clips, use a pair of needle nose to pop the stock ones out, then put on the new ones, again use needle nose pliers to turn the bolt on. It's a tight fit but it's doable.

I know they ...

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Originally posted by xerostatus:
I got into a minor accident, and it apparently affected the headlight adjustments... i tried adjusting it, but the screw for up/down adjustments just spins... the other side works fine, but i think the screw on that side is busted.. Is there any way i can fix it ...

Originally posted by Bubbaflaat:
Won't that burn through bulbs like crazy? Aren't they only designed for 12v? That's a yes and no question. You are right the bulbs are built for 12V system, but the forward voltage put on the battery can be as high as 15 on some cars. 14.5V seems to be the nominal ...