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Old 11-06-2014, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by melissajean0
If I could wear them I would. I already wear glasses, so I wouldn't be able to do that unless I went out and got a new pair that were tinted...Idk if they do that though.(?) So with those Sylvania zxe's do you have to have some different wiring or is it just bulbs? I have a 06 Mustang, if that makes a difference.

Are these the same ones you're talking about? http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/s...zxe#fragment-2
NO extra wiring it's direct plug and play and it gives the look of the HID lights and even better you don't have to do anything extra

and if you did want projector headlights it would just focus it better for you and would be about the same as those who are jack wagons and have poorly aimed HID lights on their Honda with projector lenses if you aim them though people won't think of you as one of those people
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Old 11-07-2014, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by jz78817

Yellow lights help you see better.
What are you basing this off of?
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Old 11-07-2014, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by PNYXPRESS
What are you basing this off of?
My educated guess is that he is an engineer.
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Old 11-07-2014, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by PNYXPRESS
What are you basing this off of?
the fact that human vision sucks at focusing on blue and blue-violet light, and yellow tint filters out the blue and blue-violet end of the visible spectrum.

http://danielsternlighting.com/tech/...ght_color.html

but idiots will keep putting blue-tinted bulbs or blue HIDs in their headlamps because they make reflective road signs dazzling, and these idiots think that means they can "see better."

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My educated guess is that he is an engineer.
I'm amused that somehow engineers are smart enough to design every bit of the car you love so much, but are too stupid to understand how that car works.
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Old 11-07-2014, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jz78817
I'm amused that somehow engineers are smart enough to design every bit of the car you love so much, but are too stupid to understand how that car works.

How do I car?
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Old 11-07-2014, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by cruisin5268d
Are you talking about the HID lights or the el cheapo lights at WalMart that are "blue." Pass on those....seriously. But they are plug and play.
And they are illegal.
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Old 11-08-2014, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jz78817

the fact that human vision sucks at focusing on blue and blue-violet light, and yellow tint filters out the blue and blue-violet end of the visible spectrum.
So then why don't vehicle manufacturers equip today's cars with yellow headlights?
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Old 11-08-2014, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by PNYXPRESS
So then why don't vehicle manufacturers equip today's cars with yellow headlights?
because NHTSA mandates white light via FMVSS 108, and the amount of blue produced by halogens (and intelligently designed HID systems) is negligible.

but what difference does that make? Why does the fact that headlights aren't yellow make it ok to put that blue garbage in your car?
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Old 11-09-2014, 05:19 AM
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