HIDs in my ST170s - Focaljet

**besthaticouldo** · 05-15-2008, 10:26 AM

well i got an 8000k kit in my ST170s. it was a simple install. i love the way they came out.

enjoy guys. there is less light scatter then i would have guessed. they definitely arent blinding anyone either.

**slverfocus13** · 05-15-2008, 10:29 AM

looks great

**sleeperlove** · 05-15-2008, 10:35 AM

"they definitely aren't blinding anyone enthier"

Thats a bit optimistic.
As messy as that light is with the car 2 feet from the garage door you are definitely blinding some folks.

No thanks

**besthaticouldo** · 05-15-2008, 10:46 AM

if people are 2 ft tall im blinding them. maybe.

look at the light throw onto the ground. thats where they are when the car is level.

**SVTADAM** · 05-15-2008, 10:50 AM

A little too blue for my taste. I think white would look better.

Looks like a clean install. Hopefully you arent burning the retinas of oncoming traffic.

**ridindirtyzx3** · 05-15-2008, 10:51 AM

those look really good

**besthaticouldo** · 05-15-2008, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SVTADAM

A little too blue for my taste. I think white would look better.

Looks like a clean install. Hopefully you arent burning the retinas of oncoming traffic.

lol they are 8000k. they should be whiter. however the reflector makes them bluer then they are.

**HeavyFluid** · 05-15-2008, 11:24 AM

8k is white? LOL. Stock Mach HID's are 4500k if I remember correctly. Those are pretty white. 8k is nowhere near white.

**besthaticouldo** · 05-15-2008, 11:28 AM

theyre not white white. but should have a slight blue tint. 6000k should be white white. 3000k is yellow. so 6000k is white.

mine shouldnt be that blue. but whatever. i like em

**res0tyeg** · 05-15-2008, 11:31 AM

They look good but a little blue for my taste. How much were they? I might want to do the same thing.

**Silfox** · 05-15-2008, 11:36 AM

Turn your lights on then go walk about 100 ft. in front of the car and turn around.

**besthaticouldo** · 05-15-2008, 11:36 AM

72 bux shipped.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silfox

Turn your lights on then go walk about 100 ft. in front of the car and turn around.

did that...lol and best part...they werent aiming in the air or anything crazy.

**ridindirtyzx3** · 05-15-2008, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by besthaticouldo

72 bux shipped.

where'd you get em for that price? i might hafta get some, if i can get em that cheap

**besthaticouldo** · 05-15-2008, 11:47 AM

a place on e-bay. PM me and ill send you to the seller.

**secondechomatt** · 05-15-2008, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleeperlove

"they definitely aren't blinding anyone enthier"

Thats a bit optimistic.
As messy as that light is with the car 2 feet from the garage door you are definitely blinding some folks.

No thanks

what he said.

**2focusd** · 05-15-2008, 02:35 PM

1.) Edit your pictures so that they conform to the guidelines.
2.) Please remove those HIDs before you cause an accident.
3.) 3000K is yellow, ~4300K (like in the MACHs from the factory) is white, 6000K is white with a slight blue tint, and 8000K+ is blue and nearing the ultimately pointless purple range

-Brian

**DeadlyDean** · 05-15-2008, 02:38 PM

nice derrick
now you should get a led city light like mine lol

your pics came out kinda like mine, which the pics are bluer that real life.

**besthaticouldo** · 05-15-2008, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2focusd

1.) Edit your pictures so that they conform to the guidelines.
2.) Please remove those HIDs before you cause an accident.
3.) 3000K is yellow, ~4300K (like in the MACHs from the factory) is white, 6000K is white with a slight blue tint, and 8000K+ is blue and nearing the ultimately pointless purple range

-Brian

1. fixed.

2. there is no chance of that.

3. 3000k is yellow. machs have a yellow tint. 6000k is pure white. 8000k is blue. 10000k is still blue but very deep. 12000k is purple.

**besthaticouldo** · 05-15-2008, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeadlyDean

nice derrick
now you should get a led city light like mine lol

your pics came out kinda like mine, which the pics are bluer that real life.

a LOT bluer. they arent even close to that.

lol iono what imma do for a city light

**sleeperlove** · 05-15-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by besthaticouldo

2. there is no chance of that.

There is a chance of that, thats why there are DOT ratings.

**TJs98GT** · 05-15-2008, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by besthaticouldo

3. 3000k is yellow. machs have a yellow tint. 6000k is pure white. 8000k is blue. 10000k is still blue but very deep. 12000k is purple.

how do you figure? mine have NO yellow tint at all, maybe a slightly blue tint if anything, but that could be from the projector lens. looks almost pure white

**Focusfre4k** · 05-15-2008, 03:52 PM

/thread ****ing noob's

**CaysE** · 05-15-2008, 03:54 PM

Compared to every other OEM HID I've seen, the SVT's are slightly yellow.

Oh, and thumbs down to HIDs in reflector housings. Ricer.

**CaysE** · 05-15-2008, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by besthaticouldo

lol they are 8000k. they should be whiter. however the reflector makes them bluer then they are.

What gave you that idea?

**2006TZX4** · 05-15-2008, 03:59 PM

looks great

05-15-2008, 10:26 AM	#1
besthaticouldo TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 667	HIDs in my ST170s well i got an 8000k kit in my ST170s. it was a simple install. i love the way they came out. enjoy guys. there is less light scatter then i would have guessed. they definitely arent blinding anyone either. Last edited by besthaticouldo : 05-15-2008 at 02:38 PM.

05-15-2008, 10:29 AM	#2
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05-15-2008, 10:46 AM	#4
besthaticouldo TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 667	Re: HIDs in my ST170s if people are 2 ft tall im blinding them. maybe. look at the light throw onto the ground. thats where they are when the car is level.

05-15-2008, 10:50 AM	#5
SVTADAM Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,912	Re: HIDs in my ST170s A little too blue for my taste. I think white would look better. Looks like a clean install. Hopefully you arent burning the retinas of oncoming traffic. __________________ Black Aria...#1211 built in 2002 Rain...1990 Ford Escort Wagon "Dear Diary...Jackpot!" Giggity Giggity Goo!

05-15-2008, 10:51 AM	#6
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05-15-2008, 11:24 AM	#8
HeavyFluid TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 247	Re: HIDs in my ST170s 8k is white? LOL. Stock Mach HID's are 4500k if I remember correctly. Those are pretty white. 8k is nowhere near white. __________________ 2003 Infra-Red Focus SVT Go: Stock Show: tasteful appearance mods Tunes: HU replaced - amp/subs are next

05-15-2008, 11:28 AM	#9
besthaticouldo TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 667	Re: HIDs in my ST170s theyre not white white. but should have a slight blue tint. 6000k should be white white. 3000k is yellow. so 6000k is white. mine shouldnt be that blue. but whatever. i like em

05-15-2008, 11:31 AM	#10
res0tyeg TEAM Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 101	Re: HIDs in my ST170s They look good but a little blue for my taste. How much were they? I might want to do the same thing.

05-15-2008, 11:36 AM	#11
Silfox [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 7,637	Re: HIDs in my ST170s Turn your lights on then go walk about 100 ft. in front of the car and turn around. __________________ ▓▓░░░ ▓▓▓▓▓

05-15-2008, 11:47 AM	#14
besthaticouldo TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 667	Re: HIDs in my ST170s a place on e-bay. PM me and ill send you to the seller.

05-15-2008, 02:35 PM	#16
2focusd [FJ] Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 13,210	Re: HIDs in my ST170s 1.) Edit your pictures so that they conform to the guidelines. 2.) Please remove those HIDs before you cause an accident. 3.) 3000K is yellow, ~4300K (like in the MACHs from the factory) is white, 6000K is white with a slight blue tint, and 8000K+ is blue and nearing the ultimately pointless purple range -Brian __________________ Godspeed, Colin McRae, may you live on forever as the reason countless people fell in love with the Ford Focus (myself included). 1968-2007 http://www.f2focus.com

05-15-2008, 02:38 PM	#17
DeadlyDean TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 113	Re: HIDs in my ST170s nice derrick now you should get a led city light like mine lol your pics came out kinda like mine, which the pics are bluer that real life.

05-15-2008, 03:54 PM	#23
CaysE EDM Specialist Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Posts: 7,351	Re: HIDs in my ST170s Compared to every other OEM HID I've seen, the SVT's are slightly yellow. Oh, and thumbs down to HIDs in reflector housings. Ricer. __________________ 2008 Cannondale F4 ··· Hi-brite · no mods (yet) 2003 Vermilion Red SVTf ··· hehehehehehe strictly/focused "It would take a miracle to make the entire Focus community get along. FF vs FJ, F-P vs FS, tuner vs tuner, racer vs ricer. What can you do?"

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