COBRA H.I.D. Conversion

[maxum_101]

anyone put this set on a superformance?

[Great Asp]

Originally Posted by maxum_101

anyone put this set on a superformance?

Gary installed these on 2715, see post #11 on this thread for pics of mine.

He can tell you how they were installed as sure as Gary is wearing overalls right now, but I can tell you I really enjoy these on my car!

E

[am6948]

Installed a set this past Saturday, great look with the tri-bars and much better lighting at night.

Installed for $200.

Web site: www.hids4oldschoolcars.com

[undy]

Just installed a set last weekend that I got from Gary! They're a top-notch kit and very easy to install. The light they provide is amazing.

Dave

[RallySnake]

Gary,

I have tried to keep my mouth shut about this. But, when I see Cobra people, MY people, being led astray, I have to speak up.

Gary, I have to ask: what have you done to control the glare from these units? Sure, they put out lots of light, but a bunch of it goes into the eyes of oncoming drivers, possibly causing unsafe situations. I know, I have tried many types of HID light conversions on my Cobra and have seen the horrendous effects of the stray light.

Are you informing your customers that these kits are very near illegal? There are pending regulations in many states to prevent selling HID kits like this. If you had created a true projector assembly inside a 7" round light fixture I would applaud your work and maybe even buy a set. But to put an adapted HID bulb in a reflector not designed for it, is not so good.

There is a lot of information about converting headlights to HID on hidplanet.com. Buyers read and inform yourselves. Aren't you guys getting lots of flashes from oncoming drivers who are seriously bothered by the glare? Have you seen the tremendous difference between the light produced by your conversion and the concentrated light from a true projector headlight? If you are going to spend this kind of money, shouldn't you get a great product?

There are companies that make true projector headlights that fit in place of your stock round headlights like this: http://www.brightheadlights-hid.com/
The beam cutoff is sharp to prevent problems for oncoming drivers. This is a good example of a properly designed HID headlight:



If I am wrong, I am ready to publicly apologize and withdraw this post. So, Gary, please inform us how you are dealing with this problem and not just agravating a bad situation that will infuriate more drivers and legislation against HID lights.

RallySnake

[Gary Morris]

Everyone has an opinion, but to imply that Cobra people, "your people" are being led astray I take offense to. I am a founding member of the Texas Cobra Club and have been on this forum since the beginning. I have owned ERA #291 and CSX4758 and would never do anyting to harm MY fellow cobra owners. I just remembered what it was like to be in a Cobra at night and could not see 10' ahead of my car. When H.I.D became available I wanted to fit them in a Cobra. I'm no engineer or expert or have ever claimed to be. We put this kit together for some local members and they liked it so well we bought more. The bulbs are behind a reflector made into the headlamp assembly which cuts down on glare and are high and low beam units and I have not had ANYONE say they had a problem with them. For what it's worth I have the unshielded high low beams in my personal car for over 3 months now and have not been flashed or stopped by any law enforcement what so ever, even after passing a radar trap in the middle of the night on a dark 2 lane road with me being the only car. I'm not sure what it's like in your state but around here everything from pick up trucks to rice rockets are running H.I.D. kits. Are they 100% legal? Who knows....are true knock off wheels legal? Is having a new car titled as a 1965 legal? All I know is that at my age being able to see at night with the H.I.D.s when driving makes me feel a lot safer than without and the people here in my state that know me I'm sure will agree.

Gary

[cgsincc]

I installed mine about two weeks ago. I was at the lone star roundup last weekend and a bunch of us had them. Even sitting low in the cobra the other cobras with HID weren't objectionable. Brighter then stock, but so is a candle, but nothing dangerous. They could be bad if they weren't aimed correctly. I was able to drive home from the roundup at night because I could see. I did 175 miles on mostly back country roads and could see everything, I would not have done it with the standard head lights.