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Jsquared · 02-20-2003, 10:20 PM

which do you guys like better, the 3-projector style or the 2-plain style? why? i would assume the projectors light the road up a little better... but just tell me which you like and why. thanks

and if anyone knows anything about HID (real HIDs, with ballasts and all that, not ricey blue bulbs

) options post that too...

Jsquared · 02-21-2003, 09:47 PM

ok i didn't know there was dual projectors... the only kind i can remember seeing are the triple-projector kind (high-beam, low-beam, fog)... and i didn't know the halogens were so hard to find...

...anyone know about HID conversions?

Jsquared · 02-22-2003, 11:02 PM

you won't blind anyone if you aim them correctly. my dad's car (Porsche 944 turbo) has Euro-market Hellas that are bright as NUTS but they don't blind people (German vehicle code doesn't allow emission of light above the plane at the top of the lens... so there is a VERY distinct cutoff in the beam pattern just slightly above the horizon... it doesn't blind people if you use low-beams in traffic even though they're frickin bright)

when was the last time a stock Audi or BMW blinded you on low-beams?

adey · 02-24-2003, 04:19 AM

no need to get so pis sy, James!
The 3 styles are:
dual halogen reflectors,
dual halogen (I believe) projectors with single reflector fog
triple halogen projectors with projector fog.

I voted for liking the projectors, because I don't want to see any more ugly sileighties or silvia conversions with the beautiful twin reflector setup.

Jsquared · 02-27-2003, 10:45 PM

all i saw in that thread you posted the link to was 3 pages of arguing and some guys running HID retrofits on pop-ups with perfectly fine beam patterns. running a properly-shielded well-designed HID bulb on a spherical projector is not going to create a flare on the wrong side of the car. the flare in a projector is produced by the bulb, not the lens.

and i might be a newbie to zilvia.net but i've been a car fanatic since birth and have been on numerous forums (audiworld, rx7forums, mr2board, freshalloy) for years.

knightrider · 03-03-2003, 10:10 AM

i like the dual halogen, but wish it had a fog light

BLiTz · 03-03-2003, 10:22 PM

I like the Tripple Projector, but am really interested in HID

JDM S15 psi · 03-16-2003, 01:16 AM

My friend just did an s13 front conversion ....... and he has the dual projectors ....... i like the triple projectors more .......

Jsquared · 03-16-2003, 04:11 PM

i dunno, for some reason the tri-projectors look a little like insect eyes or something... i'm probably gonna go dual-projector when i finish with the mechanical stuff...

radrex88 · 03-21-2003, 01:29 AM

The dual reflector type look alot cleaner.

GotBoost? · 05-04-2004, 03:24 PM

Both the triple and dual projectors are nice, but since i have duals i think those are the best.

elevator · 06-18-2004, 01:02 AM

EITHER is better than Popups! Popups are toaster pastries!

silviadriftr · 09-27-2004, 01:41 PM

i have the triple projectors and they are bright but if angled correctly they wil not bright oncoming drivers. i personally like the look of the dual reflector. the triple look like spider eyes.

***PHLIP*** · 11-29-2004, 05:20 AM

Pop-ups, and then you call Mike at ClearCorners and get the Hella ECE housings and Hella H4 +50 bulbs...
That will be all, than you very much

allblackS14 · 11-29-2004, 02:31 PM

Dual reflectors...but what would I know I drive a 14 Zenki

SlideStar · 11-29-2004, 10:34 PM

s15 HID projecters are

sweetest!

WILDACEX187 · 02-22-2005, 12:09 AM

tri-proj.

*Yuri* · 02-22-2005, 03:15 PM

I just converted to a brand new pair of dual reflectors from a set of dual projectors. I like the new ones even more than the old. BTW, the dual reflectors do have auxilary lights in them, the outsides are the hi/low beams, and the inboard lights are driving lights.

AllenRPS13 · 02-22-2005, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by impactred

I just converted to a brand new pair of dual reflectors from a set of dual projectors. I like the new ones even more than the old. BTW, the dual reflectors do have auxilary lights in them, the outsides are the hi/low beams, and the inboard lights are driving lights.

cool! any pics u can post up here?

*Drifter Z* · 06-08-2005, 07:10 PM

I like both

View Poll Results: Which S13 headlamps do you prefer?
Projector	41	49.40%
Normal	42	50.60%
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02-20-2003, 10:20 PM	#1
Jsquared Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC//Charlotte, NC Age: 27 Posts: 505 Trader Rating: (0)	S13 JDM headlamps... which do you guys like better, the 3-projector style or the 2-plain style? why? i would assume the projectors light the road up a little better... but just tell me which you like and why. thanks and if anyone knows anything about HID (real HIDs, with ballasts and all that, not ricey blue bulbs ) options post that too...

02-24-2003, 04:19 AM	#4
adey Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,982 Trader Rating: (0)	no need to get so pis sy, James! The 3 styles are: dual halogen reflectors, dual halogen (I believe) projectors with single reflector fog triple halogen projectors with projector fog. I voted for liking the projectors, because I don't want to see any more ugly sileighties or silvia conversions with the beautiful twin reflector setup. __________________ The Royal FLUSH... since 2004. OP[/b]G[/b], yo.

03-03-2003, 10:10 AM	#6
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03-03-2003, 10:22 PM	#7
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02-21-2003, 09:47 PM	#2
Jsquared Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC//Charlotte, NC Age: 27 Posts: 505 Trader Rating: (0)	ok i didn't know there was dual projectors... the only kind i can remember seeing are the triple-projector kind (high-beam, low-beam, fog)... and i didn't know the halogens were so hard to find... ...anyone know about HID conversions?

02-22-2003, 11:02 PM	#3
Jsquared Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC//Charlotte, NC Age: 27 Posts: 505 Trader Rating: (0)	you won't blind anyone if you aim them correctly. my dad's car (Porsche 944 turbo) has Euro-market Hellas that are bright as NUTS but they don't blind people (German vehicle code doesn't allow emission of light above the plane at the top of the lens... so there is a VERY distinct cutoff in the beam pattern just slightly above the horizon... it doesn't blind people if you use low-beams in traffic even though they're frickin bright) when was the last time a stock Audi or BMW blinded you on low-beams?

02-27-2003, 10:45 PM	#5
Jsquared Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC//Charlotte, NC Age: 27 Posts: 505 Trader Rating: (0)	all i saw in that thread you posted the link to was 3 pages of arguing and some guys running HID retrofits on pop-ups with perfectly fine beam patterns. running a properly-shielded well-designed HID bulb on a spherical projector is not going to create a flare on the wrong side of the car. the flare in a projector is produced by the bulb, not the lens. and i might be a newbie to zilvia.net but i've been a car fanatic since birth and have been on numerous forums (audiworld, rx7forums, mr2board, freshalloy) for years.

03-16-2003, 01:16 AM	#8
JDM S15 psi Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NY Posts: 77 Trader Rating: (0)	My friend just did an s13 front conversion ....... and he has the dual projectors ....... i like the triple projectors more .......

03-16-2003, 04:11 PM	#9
Jsquared Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC//Charlotte, NC Age: 27 Posts: 505 Trader Rating: (0)	i dunno, for some reason the tri-projectors look a little like insect eyes or something... i'm probably gonna go dual-projector when i finish with the mechanical stuff...

03-21-2003, 01:29 AM	#10
radrex88 Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Japan Age: 29 Posts: 113 Trader Rating: (0)	The dual reflector type look alot cleaner. __________________ Signature exceeds 400x200 picture size limits set by the User Agreement.

05-04-2004, 03:24 PM	#11
GotBoost? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Jose Posts: 26 Trader Rating: (0)	Both the triple and dual projectors are nice, but since i have duals i think those are the best.

06-18-2004, 01:02 AM	#12
elevator Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 57 Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (0)	EITHER is better than Popups! Popups are toaster pastries!

09-27-2004, 01:41 PM	#13
silviadriftr Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DOUGLASVILLE, GA Posts: 81 Trader Rating: (0)	i have the triple projectors and they are bright but if angled correctly they wil not bright oncoming drivers. i personally like the look of the dual reflector. the triple look like spider eyes.

06-08-2005, 07:10 PM	#20
Drifter Z Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: East coast Posts: 1,077 Trader Rating: (33)	I like both

11-29-2004, 02:31 PM	#15
allblackS14 Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 27 Posts: 237 Trader Rating: (0)	Dual reflectors...but what would I know I drive a 14 Zenki

11-29-2004, 10:34 PM	#16
SlideStar Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: your mom's house Posts: 374 Trader Rating: (0)	s15 HID projecters are sweetest!

02-22-2005, 12:09 AM	#17
WILDACEX187 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: QUEENZ, NYC Age: 27 Posts: 3,094 Trader Rating: (3)	tri-proj. __________________ http://hometown.aol.com/wildacex187/...nceenissan.gif SR POWA COUPE LUVVV!!!

02-22-2005, 03:15 PM	#18
Yuri Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Long Beach Age: 28 Posts: 3,354 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Yuri	I just converted to a brand new pair of dual reflectors from a set of dual projectors. I like the new ones even more than the old. BTW, the dual reflectors do have auxilary lights in them, the outsides are the hi/low beams, and the inboard lights are driving lights.

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