An actual carbon fiber shifter would be worth more than his whole car.Carbon. Fiber. Look.
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Mad props for the linux, doe @MatthewLTL
Nothing wrong with an aftermarket shifter on an automatic. Anything to speed up the time it takes to go from P to D
I want to add a discussion to this thread:
LED headlight bulbs. (Retrofit bulbs that replace halogen bulbs)
What are your opinions?
Does anyone use them?
I'm interested in Matthew's opinions of these.
LED headlight bulbs. (Retrofit bulbs that replace halogen bulbs)
What are your opinions?
Does anyone use them?
I'm interested in Matthew's opinions of these.
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I'm all for them when they are implemented in the design of the original car. At this point, they're almost cliche as every brand uses them. At first it was just Audi and that was kind of their signature, however now GMCs and Chevys have them, so they're not quite as exclusive.
As far as non-OEM laser lights, they're really not necessary.
Oh, should've mentioned, I'm talking about LED retrofit bulbs that replace a halogen bulb. Like the ones you see at the ebay search I linked.
No. Don't like them. Factory LEDs are designed aimed correctly and at the right brightness as to not annoy or blind oncoming traffic. All too often when people throw in their cheap AutoZone LEDs they don't aim them and their LED low beams are as bright as their old high beams.
I actually looked into this myself. Mostly the problem with LED headlight bulbs is that they are not bright enough. When it comes to headlight/fog light LED Bulbs you dont want to get the cheapest you can find. When it comes to something as important as headlights you want to make sure you get AS BRIGHT or BRIGHTER than the halogens. You want something in the 8000K range i believe. Any LED Bulb that has the same brightness as a HID bulb should surfice. This is all going on what I have been told. I would rather have LEDs over HIDs because LED's don't burn out and wont blind other drivers like HIDs do.
Are you sure you are not talking about HIDs? AFAIK no cars have factory LED headlights they have factory LED DRLs however.
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Ever hear of a Polaris Slingshot? I saw one today for the first time. GM 4 cylinder motor, waterproof cockpit. I was surprised it was only $25K new. Completely impractical, but an attention grabber.
Since we are talking bout lights.. Why do people drive with their high beams off.... It's so annoying it pisses me off!
I don't see many of those.
Do you mean highbeams ON? no idea, i get blinded by HIDs and low beams anyways, Sometimes people will drive with highbeams on when they have a headlight out and rather than replace it they use high beams.Since we are talking bout lights.. Why do people drive with their high beams off.... It's so annoying it pisses me off!
8000K(or whatever) refers to the color temperature, or in other words what color the lights are. 8000K is going to look blue/purple. Most HIDs run somewhere in the 5000K range, while halogens are around 3000K. For reference, daylight is usually considered 5000K. From my old photography days, I have 2700K drilled into my head as the typical color temperature of a typical tungsten light, while shadows are about 6000K.
The brightness of the lamp is usually measured in lumens, and if you want to match your OEM headlights look for something with the same output.
Most cars have them these days... (off the top of my head)
Toyota Corolla/Camry/RAV4
Lexus ES/IS/GS/LS/CT
BMW 3/4/5/6/7/X3/X5/X6/X4/i3/i8
Honda Accord/Pilot
Acura TLX/ILX/RDX/MDX
Audi A3/A6/A7/A8/Q7/TT/R8
Mercedes C/E/S
Escalade
Infiniti Q50
Audi was the first with LED DRLs, Lexus was the first with all-LED headlamp in the LS600hl
Since we are talking bout lights.. Why do people drive with their high beams off.... It's so annoying it pisses me off!
All Acuras have LED headlights, not just DRLs.
Since we are talking bout lights.. Why do people drive with their high beams off.... It's so annoying it pisses me off!
I see more people drive with their high beams always on even on a highway with other traffic......
8000K is a colour temperature, not brightness. Brightness is Lumens.
No cars have factory LED?! paha! AutoUnion has it covered above, no need to waste breath here.
Bingo, this is an important point that needs to be made.
And to Matthew, you DON'T want 8000K headlights. They will be basically blue. In fact, higher K actually makes it harder to see out. Stock Bi-Xenons have a more icy-blue-white tint that is closer to 4300-4500K.
An 8000K HID kit with stock halogen reflectors is a recipe for disaster. They will blind everyone.
HID headlights require proper fitting with sufficient electric supply, beam cut-off, aiming, among other things.
I know a guy with drop-in HIDs in his Accord and the shop had to run wires directly TO the battery from the HID ballasts because the stock wiring couldn't handle the extra wattage. That's just ridiculous IMO.
He drives around without brakes. He doesn't care about anyone else, honestly.
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I'm not even going to bother to reply to that one. Does no good to repeat myself
D.T. -- new Shelby Super Snake was unveiled with 750+ HP... not digging the wheels, but the rest I find appealing:
http://www.shelby.com/index.asp?topic=photos&art=2015SSgallery
I'll be in my bunk.
http://www.shelby.com/index.asp?topic=photos&art=2015SSgallery
I'll be in my bunk.
I think I pooped my pants a little. Wow.
Totally agree about the wheels though, there's a Super Snake style that looks sort of like them, but without the odd angle/bend.
Yeah, these:
It's catastrophic problem is it's blue oval
Nah. Ford is building some outstanding cars. I don't have a particular allegiance to a manufacturer, so I consider models from any source, and the Mustang is solid. Terrific performance (talking all facets, from straight line to braking to handling), sounds amazing, is great bang-for-the-buck, etc.