hid question

Originally Posted by t . b o z

Most of these HID kits being pumped out of whatver sweatshop they were made at do not include a scatter shield/casper shield..thus causing tremendous glare.

Doesnt that make you wonder for a sec and say to yourself "hmmm.. if these brand-x products are being made, god knows where, then what type of engineering and quality control goes into these products?" Maybe its just me, but I believe in large companies having the facilities to perform proper R&D, strict manufacturing tolerances, quality control, etc. Not to mention, actually being able to deal with the vendor should there be problems.

The cutoff (or casper shields as they are often referred to) are just a hokey patch-fix attempt to try to make an inferior product LESS inferior. It doesnt solve the problem nor does it make it a quality product. Its much like having a pillow made from a big PILE of shit. Just because you put the pillow in a plastic bag and it doesnt smell anymore, doesnt mean that you arent resting your head on feces....


I've driven many a car with a kit like that..as far as light OUTPUT..they lit up the road very well, but I felt sorry for anyone coming the opposite direction.

What good is power without perception? What good is a car with 1000HP but no control? Same applies to lighting, proper light distribution is key.


My advice to you is to do what makes you happy.

Or do what is safe and actually performs. You dont have to spend big bucks. In this case, you could've spent less and gotten a LOT more.

[t . b o z]

Originally Posted by ixfxi

Doesnt that make you wonder for a sec and say to yourself "hmmm.. if these brand-x products are being made, god knows where, then what type of engineering and quality control goes into these products?" Maybe its just me, but I believe in large companies having the facilities to perform proper R&D, strict manufacturing tolerances, quality control, etc. Not to mention, actually being able to deal with the vendor should there be problems.

The cutoff (or casper shields as they are often referred to) are just a hokey patch-fix attempt to try to make an inferior product LESS inferior. It doesnt solve the problem nor does it make it a quality product. Its much like having a pillow made from a big PILE of shit. Just because you put the pillow in a plastic bag and it doesnt smell anymore, doesnt mean that you arent resting your head on feces....


I've driven many a car with a kit like that..as far as light OUTPUT..they lit up the road very well, but I felt sorry for anyone coming the opposite direction.

What good is power without perception? What good is a car with 1000HP but no control? Same applies to lighting, proper light distribution is key.


My advice to you is to do what makes you happy.

Or do what is safe and actually performs. You dont have to spend big bucks. In this case, you could've spent less and gotten a LOT more.

To be honest, I don't really give a shit as to where the HID kits come from. If you want to play that game, dont wear any of your clothes, becuase chances are, some poor Malaysian or Taiwanese child made them for six cents and hour. Labor outsourcing dominates the workforce, at this day and age, it would be stupid not to.

"What good is power without perception? What good is a car with 1000HP but no control? Same applies to lighting, proper light distribution is key."

Um..well, when you look out that thing called a windshield, and you can see very well ahead of you, and don't notice any "dead spots" in the lit area, I would see that the road and surrounding areas are preety well lit. Now, for safety's sake, a glare guard would be nice, to get a good cutoff. The last thing you would want is a passerbyer careening into your vehicle headon becuase they couldn't see shit.

It seems that you are more bothered by the box itself with the generic name and logos than you are the actual product, becuase you really can't give this guy a exact answer as to why these products are inferior...other than the obvious.(i.e. made in a faraway land for dirt).