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  2. HID's for $30???

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    It's not very hard to adjust your headlights down.

     

    I have HID for the headlights and fog lights for the Avalanche...I don't get anyone flashing their high beams at me.

    you don t understand if you're saying this

    :eek::eek:

     

    the HID in a reflector housing that wasn t designed for it makes for horrible scattering of light.............. The Prius (methinks) has OEM HIDs in a housing that was designed for it, do it s OK then.

     

    Most projector housings can accept an HID well enough to "work" but not fully. It s legions better than reflectors. When used with HIDs, however, these lights become somewhat dangerous. They cause unacceptable amounts of glare to oncoming drivers, and because of their halogen E-code (european regulation) upticks, blind oncoming drivers in right-hand curves and drivers on the right on multi-lane roads.

    Because these projectors send much of the light directly forward, they create significant hotspots in the center of beam pattern, which are quite a bit above the acceptable level of illumination. This amount of light leads drivers to believe that their lights are brighter, and therefore safer. However, in reality, these very bright hotspots cause tunnel-vision and significant eye strain and fatigue.

    Any projector that is not designed for HID bulbs and instead relies on a "rebased" kit (such as the H1 kits sold for E36 euro ellipsoids) is subject to all these problems, and is not an proper HID solution, and using HID kits in these projectors is not by any means ideal.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Proper HID projectors are usually manufactured by Stanley, Koito, Bosch, AL, Magneti Marelli, Valeo, ZKW, or Hella. These HID projectors accept D2S or D1S (other bulbs like D3S and D4S, which are mercury-free, are sometimes used, but usually D2S or D1S) capsules made by Philips or Osram-Sylvania, who are the only two OEM suppliers of HID capsules (bulbs).

     

    In lighting systems that utilize proper HID projectors, there will be little or no glare caused to other drivers (this depends on headlight design), there will be a solid, horizontal, defined cutoff pattern with a slight horizontal uptick, and most importantly, NO HOTSPOTS.

     

    The ideal lighting is a very balanced and even spread of light (with a gradual brightness increase towards the center, but no hotspots). This can only be achieved with proper HID projectors.

  5. Inside an engine. Cool vid.

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    I'm sorry but bmw is kind of a junk car.

    every single one that anyone I know that had one always had electrical problems. and sensor that constantly failed.

    we had a 2002 525i on our car lot with 120k miles on it and it smoked like a freight train (burned oil) and the check engine light was on for 4 different sensors. which by the way would cost over $100 each.

    all cars have sensors that fail................. heat and vibrations do that.. being bmw has nothing to do with it.... I ve had Japanese and german vehicles

    A LOT less moving parts in a Rotary motor.. really only 3 moving parts... compared with HUNDREDS in a traditional pushrod, so technically a lot less to fail.. BUT apex seals... ugh oh apex seals... and lets see typically poor fuel economy, low torque numbers and small displacement / positives.. can really hit high HP numbers with boost/ extremely lightweight/ maintianance isnt to bad if you dont mind keeps a quart of oil in your car.. lol.. in the end.. i loved my Rx-8.. i miss her greatly.. LOL

    1 more thing, they use lots of oil....and yea those apex seals are a bitch.....basically have to pull the motor

  6. Local Green S5 for sale

    in Passing Lane

    Posted

    Is Jack Baruth from Columbus? Is he on here? I know in his recent mustang review he went to nelson ledges and comfest, but where's he from?

     

     

    Jack lives in Powell

     

    he works for Switzer Performance by Cleveland

     

    he writes also for www.thetruthaboutcars.com

    His writing is actually pretty damn good, IMO

    good read and moar

     

    he tracks his Boxster a lot apparently

     

    seems like a good old fashioned GearHead.... I'd beer him

     

     

    i'm a fan of the obnoxious green S5 :)

     

     

    as noted, Porsche Lime Green is a classic color

    http://www.pcars.us/albums/10808_porsche_cars.jpg

     

    http://www.madwhips.com/upload/images/green_997_porsche_911_gt3_rs_7-568-426.jpg

     

    http://www.johndglynn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Orange-Porsche-911-World-feature-9.jpg

  8. Is Snell really better?

    in Daily Ride

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    dont care what the article says, ill take my shoei over an entry level DOT helmet any time! the fit, finish, quality, comfort, ventilation, aerodynamics, everything....its all better than cheap helmets....switching from my entry level hjc to my rf1100 was great!

    but is it REALLY any safer

    safety is not really that easy to measure but in the corporate cog of capitalism, it s easy to make people people than snell really is better (at least m2005...i ll have to wait for m2010)

  12. just another silver streak

    in Introductions

    Posted

    Hey Rich! About time you posted here slack ass. Met him at Cars and Coffee and working Beaver Run. Great guy.

     

    +rep since he gave me free beer at the track!

     

    Hey Whirling Dervish! Good times indeed in PA.... I'll be working MiD-OH at the end of the month... see you there!

     

    so you in Dublin? me 2

  13. Is Snell really better?

    in Daily Ride

    Posted

    read through the who;e jalopnik article

    it was originally written by Wes Siler for HellForLeather (Wes used to be on Jalopnik, always been my favorite reporter on there, even when he moved completely to HellForLeather)

    I ll have to do more digging around but I m ready to retire my Snell M2005 to uniquely car driving events.......... Screw Arai and Shoei for their blatant disregard for ethics over profit in getting Mr Ford fired over good work

    agreed on ECE22-05

  14. Is Snell really better?

    in Daily Ride

    Posted

    I can understand the thinking that Snell is better for one's safety until you examine the standards between Snell, DOT and ECE 22-05

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/automobiles/27SNELL.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

    Dexter Ford who wrote that article got fired from Motorcyclist for writing that article for NYT because advertisers got pissed

    Wes Siler wrote for Hell For Leather the story

    http://jalopnik.com/5582380/how-the-truth-about-motorcycle-helmets-got-a-journalist-fired

    God Bless Capitalism for making a guy lose his job over investigative reporting which seems to be fairly exhaustive and well researched

    I leave you now with an excerpt

    James A. Newman, a former director of the Snell Memorial Foundation, considers the Snell tests obsolete. “If you want to create a realistic helmet standard, you don’t go bashing helmets onto hemispherical steel balls. And you certainly don’t do it twice,” he said.

    Mr. Newman has estimated an impact of 200 to 250 g’s to the head corresponds to a severe brain injury, that a 250 to 300g impact corresponds to a critical injury, and that a hit over 300 g’s is often not survivable.

    “Over the last 30 years,” Mr. Newman said, “we’ve come to the realization that people falling off motorcycles hardly ever, ever hit their head in the same place twice. So we have helmets that are designed to withstand two hits at the same site. But in doing so, we have severely, severely compromised their ability to take one hit and absorb energy properly.”

    and even better

    In one comprehensive study of real-world impact performance based on research done for Motorcyclist Magazine, presented by Mr. Thom to the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, a $79.95 helmet certified to Transportation Department standards performed the best of the 32 tested, withstanding the most violent hits while transmitting as much as 67 g’s less impact force to the headform than a $400 Snell-certified helmet.

    The M2010 Snell standard will drop its maximum allowable g’s from 300 to 275. It will also adopt graduated-weight headforms.

    food 4 thought

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