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FLIPDADY
03-17-2006, 09:51 AM
Sedan owners need not vote! j/k

TheProfessor
03-17-2006, 09:56 AM
Do you have any aftermarket bulbs in your headlights right now? If so, then go for the LED\'s, they can be enjoyed day or night unlike the HID\'s, and if you ever wanted to sell them you\'d likely make all your money back (more depending on your staff discount) ;)

And I know you\'re thinking that my above comment was very sensible......that\'s cause I drive a sedan beyotch :p

FLIPDADY
03-17-2006, 10:03 AM
Poor visibilty at night is one of the reason\'s I\'m considering HID\'s. Driving to Disney World in May.

Then I go to the showroom and see the LED\'s on the hatch plus the fact I\'m working on a small project to match the LED\'s.

Decisions...decisions...:sarc

mypatpat
03-17-2006, 10:46 AM
Definitely HID!

You have no idea what you\'re missing out, especially when you drive on country roads. Visibility is SOOOO much better, not to mention the cool factor. ;)

majic
03-17-2006, 10:51 AM
c\'mon joe.. is this a serious question???

HIDs!! i will never own a vehicle that does not have HIDs stock or aftermarket.. (unless a better technology comes up) :D

SW20 MR2
03-17-2006, 10:58 AM
Function over fashion.

RedRaptor
03-17-2006, 11:07 AM
From an owner that has both HIDs and LEDs, I am going to have to say get HIDs. Those who haven\'t driven a HID equipped car simply don\'t know what they are missing, until they drive one and realize they can\'t go back to halogen bulbs. ;)

Don\'t get me wrong, LED tails are pimp...but you\'re going to find HIDs much more useful on your drive to Disney World.

SIM SIMMA
03-17-2006, 11:19 AM
I\'d have to jump in and say HIDs as well.

After driving with the HIDs and then driving without it is a world of difference and I too will not go back to a car without. I\'d pay the few hundred to put them in without any hesitation now.

:)

ahhhhhh so nice...

majic
03-17-2006, 11:29 AM
Originally posted by RedRaptor


From an owner that has both HIDs and LEDs, I am going to have to say get HIDs. Those who haven\'t driven a HID equipped car simply don\'t know what they are missing, until they drive one and realize they can\'t go back to halogen bulbs. ;)


after driving the 3 my dad went back to his other car w/ halogens and he was like \"are the lights on\"

same happened when i drove my hatch and go tinto MAZDA Kitten\'s car (before she had HIDs) \"man it\'s so dark out\"


Originally posted by RedRaptor
Don\'t get me wrong, LED tails are pimp...but you\'re going to find HIDs much more useful on your drive to Disney World.



plus you get to SEE your mod ;)

SIM SIMMA
03-17-2006, 12:09 PM
Originally posted by RedRaptor

Don\'t get me wrong, LED tails are pimp...but you\'re going to find HIDs much more useful on your drive to Disney World.




And there is a better chance of not hitting Bambi :p

eguiyab
03-17-2006, 01:46 PM
On my recent long drives to montreal and to the states my HID\'s made me feel more comfortable on the long stretches of highway that dont have lights. I could see further and also the increased reflectivity of any cones, street signs and those little nubbs that they use for lane markers in the states showed up easier and further away.
Driving during the winter was amazing... lit up everything, just like Devin said it would. I was a bit easier to pick out icy areas and bad potholes. I thought this mod was easy to do and worth every penny. By the way Im running the Prolumen 5000K kit from Devin.
Hope this helps.

FLIPDADY
03-17-2006, 02:04 PM
Originally posted by Jobes

And there is a better chance of not hitting Bambi :p
Yeah that would not be good especially with the kids in the car.:D

midnightfxgt
03-17-2006, 03:01 PM
HIDs... just like EVERYONE else :D (No sedan owners don\'t count...)

:p
John

chaser
03-17-2006, 07:12 PM
HIDs, no doubt!

Kevin@nextmod
03-17-2006, 11:04 PM
I\'d say go for LEDs

You said this to me before...Rice before safety.....j/k

But I think i\'d go for LEDs IF i don\'t have LED tails. Maybe thats just the way iam. I want to be special from other people. HIDs are everywhere, but LED tails on a 3 is rare.

But do\'nt get me wrong. I like HIDs and I\'m putting HIDs on my car soon. Since I have LEDs already :)

And lets hope my LED stays on my car because Broli have always been staring at my tails for a long time..

majic
03-18-2006, 12:25 AM
Originally posted by Pearl_Hatch

But I think i\'d go for LEDs IF i don\'t have LED tails. Maybe thats just the way iam. I want to be special from other people. HIDs are everywhere, but LED tails on a 3 is rare.


not with the 06 models..

SABIO
03-18-2006, 03:43 AM
Originally posted by SW20 MR2


Function over fashion.

exactly... screw the Hids. Sway bars baby!!!

midnightfxgt
03-18-2006, 03:46 PM
Originally posted by SABIO



Originally posted by SW20 MR2


Function over fashion.

exactly... screw the Hids. Sway bars baby!!!

HIDs are function and fashion. ;) Tails are just fashion ( I know all about LEDs lighting up faster, but its almost negligable).

-John

MAZDA Kitten
03-19-2006, 06:25 PM
Originally posted by majic

same happened when i drove my hatch and go tinto MAZDA Kitten\'s car (before she had HIDs) \"man it\'s so dark out\"


... and the reason I got HIDs is when I sat in Majics car I fell in love with them. Literally a week later I bought mine.

GO HID!

Caz
03-20-2006, 01:47 PM
You farkers!
I wasn\'t going to mod this car, now I really want HID\'s.
I guess I\'d better start saving.

billyfo
03-21-2006, 06:59 PM
HIDs of course, I drove my friend;s Sienna last Aug to NY city, compare to my HIDs set, totally different when you\'re driving on Hwy w/o street lights

I got the turn signal LED bulbs from the last GB, and I not yet install them:zzz :p.