Comments on: Key To The Valiant http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/08/19/key-to-the-vali/ CarDomain Blog - Crazy news and CarDomain Finds Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: GTwildfire http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/08/19/key-to-the-vali/comment-page-1/#comment-47295 GTwildfire Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:25:11 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/key-to-the-vali#comment-47295 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>LOL... Ebay... "DOT" approved, black projector beam headlights to replace 6X4 sealed-beam. In my case Firebird pop-ups.<br /> -<br /> The H4 bulbs they maintain are compatible with the Firebird are anything but. No matter how you wire them, switching to high beam makes the PS headlight bright... and the DS one dim. Also, being black the light housings emit precious little light.<br /> -<br /> They look very cool though and I don't want to part with them SO I have some killer bright fogs I just installed that easily take up the slack, but aim them so oncoming drivers aren't blinded.<br /> -<br /> When inspection time comes, I just pop out the projectors and pop in the sealed beams, as well as swap the smoked corners.<br /> -<br /> Moral of the story: Don't assume that DOT or other standards have actually been met with stuff from 3rd party MFGRS. They just want to move their products and those standards apparently aren't enforced or may not even be enforceable.<br /> </p> </div>

LOL… Ebay… “DOT” approved, black projector beam headlights to replace 6X4 sealed-beam. In my case Firebird pop-ups.
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The H4 bulbs they maintain are compatible with the Firebird are anything but. No matter how you wire them, switching to high beam makes the PS headlight bright… and the DS one dim. Also, being black the light housings emit precious little light.
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They look very cool though and I don’t want to part with them SO I have some killer bright fogs I just installed that easily take up the slack, but aim them so oncoming drivers aren’t blinded.
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When inspection time comes, I just pop out the projectors and pop in the sealed beams, as well as swap the smoked corners.
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Moral of the story: Don’t assume that DOT or other standards have actually been met with stuff from 3rd party MFGRS. They just want to move their products and those standards apparently aren’t enforced or may not even be enforceable.

]]> By: 7urtle http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/08/19/key-to-the-vali/comment-page-1/#comment-47296 7urtle Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:25:30 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/key-to-the-vali#comment-47296 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>uh my heat controls keep going out after a week.</p> </div>

uh my heat controls keep going out after a week.

]]> By: Nes http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/08/19/key-to-the-vali/comment-page-1/#comment-47297 Nes Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:45:44 +0000 http://cardomain.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/key-to-the-vali#comment-47297 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Just last friday I was delivered a brake booster with the same leak as my 11 year old one had! So now I'm stuck without a car for almost a week, since the new piece might get here until wednesday.</p> </div>

Just last friday I was delivered a brake booster with the same leak as my 11 year old one had! So now I’m stuck without a car for almost a week, since the new piece might get here until wednesday.

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