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Can't see at night, my lights SUCK!

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Old 10-30-09, 09:59 AM
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Default Can't see at night, my lights SUCK!

I have the stock lights and they SUCK, I finally got the water in them to go away but now they still seem VERY dim. I have tried PIAA super white bulbs and OEM replacement bulbs and they don't get much better. I do notice that inside the little "fish eye" lense there seems to be a good bit of "film" I assume left from all the water that used to be in there. Is there a good way to clean just these glass lenses? Could this film be enough to make the lights this dim?

This is like so dim that I cannot hardly see the lines on the road, and forget driving at night in the rain, that's just plain dangerous.
Old 10-30-09, 10:05 AM
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I think you should pop them open and clean the projectors and lens then add HID...Probably better if you did a retrofit but a little more involved.
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Here ya go:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...finishing.html
Old 10-30-09, 12:56 PM
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If you dont have time to clean the insides, just buy new ones! My original lights were so bad i just drove around with my high beams on! lol
Old 10-30-09, 01:19 PM
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The stock lights are crappy even when clean and even worse when dirty, take them apart and cleam them real good and then get yourself a cheap HID plug and play kit off of flea bay for $50-60
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do a TSX retro.... done.
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Can you buy the TSX retrofit as a kit? My stock headlights are so dim that I quit driving it at night.
Old 10-30-09, 06:33 PM
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if u want u can try our upcoming "Rides Low" headlight lens for the SC3/400 and the owner of the prototypes put in a TL lens and it came off with a great cutoff line! he does have 6k HIDs of course.
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Originally Posted by Enigma8246
Just ignore the Mcguire's part and get some real paint sealant that won't turn to crap on the projector lens
Old 10-31-09, 02:35 AM
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Theres a vendor, extra-hid? they are selling kits for 60 bucks, pretty cheap i think my brother has them and they are HELLA bright, brighter than his OEM lights.
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^^^ More info please.
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Originally Posted by FunkMonkey
^^^ More info please.
http://www.hidextra.com/HID+Conversi...rsion+Kit.html

Free shipping on items over $50.. there is a $15 off sales coupon code, but i'd have to find it again LoL
Old 11-01-09, 10:00 PM
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Seriously, adding HIDs properly, is like a literal night and day difference. I don't think I can ever go back to driving a car without them.
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i am very interested in this HID kit for only $75!!! I found the code for $15 off + free shipping * fspecial-k * <---thats the code. Would anyone suggest these? Is it a great deal?
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BTW the the 100000K and 120000K are the same price! whhich one should i buy?


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