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HID Headlights for a GT-500

Old May 1, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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HID Headlights for a GT-500

Does anyone know if there are HID's availible for the GT-500, headlights or foglights? I'm looking for a kit like the one Saleen makes for the GT.
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Old May 1, 2007 | 10:30 AM
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I haven't seen any yet.
If you would consider bi xenon you can get one of those kits pretty reasonable. I paid less than $300 for my bi xenon kit from vision bulbs.
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Old May 1, 2007 | 11:05 AM
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This is for the dual hid's

http://www.stangmods.com/Mustang-Bi-...68-bixenon.htm

This is for the Hid foglight kit.

http://www.stangmods.com/Mustang-HID...it-p/00665.htm
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Old May 1, 2007 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by hawgman
I haven't seen any yet.
If you would consider bi xenon you can get one of those kits pretty reasonable. I paid less than $300 for my bi xenon kit from vision bulbs.

How well do they work? Is the cutoff decent or do they glare(does the light beam stay around the upper edge of the doors of nearby cars or is it higher?). I'm thinkin the stock housings are perfectly shaped for HID's, just need ONE person to actually give an oppinion on them.
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Old May 1, 2007 | 03:07 PM
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I just ordered a set of the Stangmod bi-xenons. We'll see how they are...
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Old May 2, 2007 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by sodaman

Contrary to what the web site says, those fog light kits will NOT fit the GT-500 fogs which use a propritary bulb that even stock replacements are not available for. I converted to an aftermarket clear lens fog that closely matches the look of the GT-500 and uses an H3 bulb, then installed an H3 HID kit.
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Old May 2, 2007 | 11:46 AM
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Any pic's?????
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Old May 2, 2007 | 02:52 PM
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No, everyone who has installed hids never say how they work or put up pics of the beam cut-off.
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Old May 2, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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yeah that's true. That's kinda weird.
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Old May 2, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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Last time I was talking to the guy he was getting together the kit for gt 500's so just call him and make sure they can do it.
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Old May 2, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by superman112
yeah that's true. That's kinda weird.
Yup, 15002 pictures of CDC chin spoilers but none of HIDs
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Old May 3, 2007 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by superman112
Any pic's?????
Sure:


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Old May 3, 2007 | 12:26 PM
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Nice pic's... looks alot like my lights. Do you happen to have a pic of the cut off of the beams themselves??
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Old May 3, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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Yea, pull alongside a bunch of parked cars(parallel) and see if they go out about 75 yards with the beam cutoff still under the door's bottom window trim on the parked cars(i.e not blinding people). What are the headlights, 6000K?
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Old May 3, 2007 | 08:48 PM
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Mine shipped today. I'll post pics once I get them installed...
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Old May 15, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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Better late than never...

The low beam does have a nice defined line since it's in the sweet spot for the reflector's focal length. The high obviously has more scatter and glare. These are in GT500 lights by the way. The difference between these and the stock halogens is literally day and night. By far one of the best mods I've done. I do a lot of driving on dark country roads. It was very easy to overdrive the stock halogens. With these I have no issues.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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Are those with the headlights and the foglights? Also could you pm me a price on these?
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Old May 15, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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If they stay under door window trim for a distance I will get them. The reflector design in the mustang's headlight bucket seems natural for them to work decently, since they are designed to prevent halogens from doing what normal conversions do. From what I understand, the more blue, the more glare simply from how light works in general, but I'm not planning on doing anything higher then 6000k.
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Old May 16, 2007 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by RobK
Better late than never...

The low beam does have a nice defined line since it's in the sweet spot for the reflector's focal length. The high obviously has more scatter and glare. These are in GT500 lights by the way. The difference between these and the stock halogens is literally day and night. By far one of the best mods I've done. I do a lot of driving on dark country roads. It was very easy to overdrive the stock halogens. With these I have no issues.
Nice pic's... which kit are those again? Also are those 4300K or 6000K?
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Old May 16, 2007 | 07:14 AM
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Mine are the 4300k in the photos above. Camera white balance can wreak havoc with photos of headlights though. In person they are not quite that blue.
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