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420at145mph
Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 07:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

ive bought FOUR sets of headlights trying for that blue look
the first set i got from al
wrong wattage and ended up shorting n over heating
VERY un blue more like a rainbow color
the second set i bought from napa
right wattage same color all rainbowy lookin
the third set i bought from advanced autoparts
VERY yellow kinda like the uber euro look but then again looked like cheap fog lights
this last set i got from a car stereo shop n there like ultra white n look the best so far
but STILL not blue
my question is
WERE THE HELL CAN I GET SOME SUPER BLUE HEADLIGHTS?
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Stealthxb
Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 07:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

http://www.buell.com/en_us/bikes_gear/accessories/productslist.asp?Menu_ID=4&ID= 2181&MITEM=66
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420at145mph
Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 07:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

thats WHITER not bluer
and thats an h4 for a xbS
i need H3 for xbR
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Ortegakid
Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 07:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I think apc has em,will check tommorrow.
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420at145mph
Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 07:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

the gold uber euro look ones were apc
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Reepicheep
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 10:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The HID headlights generate light a completely different way then a filament bulb does. The light is a different wavelength (like frequency).

Think of it like a speaker. Trying to make a filiment bulb look like a HID bulb, is like trying to make a subwoofer out of a tweeter by just pumping incredible amounts of power to the tweeter, and covering it with a bunch of blankets so only the low frequencies come out. It will never really work, no matter how cheap tweeters are and how much power your amp can put out.

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Daveinm
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 10:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Pep Boys had H4's made by Sylvania. They were around $35 for the pair. Not worth it if you ask me.
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420at145mph
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 11:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i need H3's
and i want BLUE not HID
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Corrupter
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 05:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I ordered my xenon super whites for my xb9s from ironmachine.com but they also had them for the xbr. Good shipping and service from him too.
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Fullpower
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 05:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

420 dont do it man. blue light doesnt work real well. you will not see a deer 15 feet in front of a blue light. they suck at night dont try it. i tried some 100 watt blue bulbs in wifes jeep, she hated them, so i put them on my sportster, cause she refused to use them. they would not illuminate moose at all, and lost all depth perception at night. could not determine texture of road surface at all at night. currently running some standard wattage PIAA extreme white bulbs (55 watt H7) in the lightning and they rock. very highly recommend the PIAA extreme white. so far i have 7000 miles on them, and no problems. they really light up the road, make the moose "glow" and are real good for dpth and road texture which is real helpful at hi speeds in the dark. they aint blue, but they work real well. good luck.
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Corrupter
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 06:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The ones fullpower is talking about are the ones i just recieved
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Odie
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 06:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have a friend that runs some blue crap on his Lincoln Mark VIII and they absolutely suck *** (to quote Cartman). White is the best thing to use shy of HID's ($$$$$$$$$$$........)
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420at145mph
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 07:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

ya the super white 55=70 ones i got do work pretty good
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Ortegakid
Posted on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 09:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Razo premium white zero is what i have in my mini,they are awesome,bright as heck,states "closest to hid,130/120 watt eguiv",will see if they make h3,let you know.
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Al_lighton
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 05:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Donnie,
You wrote:
"ive bought FOUR sets of headlights trying for that blue look
the first set i got from al
wrong wattage and ended up shorting n over heating"


I have no record of such a transaction, pre or post my purchase of A.S.B last January, unless you bought under someone elses name. Please clarify what you bought or where. We sell bulbs, but only good ones.

I'm not partial to blue glow bulbs, but I much prefer shadow resolution with whitish light than with yellowish light. The best way to get that whitish cast is thru the use of superior materials in the construction of the bulb, but even the blue filtered bulbs work better for me personally than the cheapie clear ones...but I'm partially colorblind, YMMV.


Al
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420at145mph
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 05:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i might have bought them using the name domanic
but i did get them from asb
i orderd one then realised they wernt sold in pairs and orderd another one
i even asked you if the 100watt ones would melt anything
ur reply was 1000's sold no complaints
u also asked if i would like a price quote on colored carbon kevalr oneoff peices
i said yes but u never did quote me any prices
i THINK it was asb
mabye im thinking ironmachine
is any of this ringing any bells?
if not my bad and sorry for the confusion
i think theres an al at ironmachine too

edited by 420at145mph on July 17, 2004
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Al_lighton
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 06:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Nope, no bulbs from me, unless you used a different last name than Griffeth. Cory is at Ironworks, not sure of any Al there.

The quote on the CF WAS discussed with me, though. CF tails and fairings for XB Rs may get done some day, especially since buell didn't announce another model this year that would have required my immediate tooling response. But I have a few other CF parts in line in front of those parts, and until they're done, I can't give a quote for colored CF parts for the fairing and tail.

Al
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420at145mph
Posted on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 06:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

aww u mean no carbon fiber see thru blue crap for that monstrosity they did come out with?
heh what a joke
anyway sorry for the confusion i guess i got em from iron machine
would still like to know some ballpark numbers on colored peices like the oilcooler cover n air intake n lower fairing if ya could
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