Has anyone heard of the brand Depo making smilies?

[Bavarian3]

until they catch on fire...

[SchnellerVert]

until they catch on fire...

from a hid? It has less of a heat output than a standard bulb.

[asubimmer]

they are like 180 bucks brand spankin new

[Bavarian3]

It was a joke...

[Digitalwave]

It was a joke...

Mike's humor is way above us all :)

[asubimmer]

It was a joke...

oh well at least people know how cheap AND crappy they are now :)

[Mystikal]

Hella H4s > Euro Ellips. The beam pattern is damn near identical, and the actual light output difference is also just about indistinguishable. They also cost about 1/5th as much, and are plug and play.

[asubimmer]

Hella H4s > Euro Ellips. The beam pattern is damn near identical, and the actual light output difference is also just about indistinguishable. They also cost about 1/5th as much, and are plug and play.

are you talkin bout the US ellpis? eventually i want to go w/ hid's so keep that in mind

[Mystikal]

No.

And US ellips are better for HIDs.

[asubimmer]

I have always heard that the euro's (smilies and non) are brighter and have a better beam than the us ellpis. And you can adjust the euro's to not blind people w/ hid's.

[Digitalwave]

Hella H4s > Euro Ellips. The beam pattern is damn near identical, and the actual light output difference is also just about indistinguishable. They also cost about 1/5th as much, and are plug and play.

No kidding, H4's are underrated. They just don't look as cool as smilies.

[Mystikal]

I have always heard that the euro's (smilies and non) are brighter and have a better beam than the us ellpis. And you can adjust the euro's to not blind people w/ hid's.

The cutoff on US ellips is completely flat, like an HID setup should be. Euro cutoff is angled upwards towards the right, you end up blinding people in the lanes ahead of you when you're passing them om the left.

[nando]

Hella H4s > Euro Ellips. The beam pattern is damn near identical, and the actual light output difference is also just about indistinguishable. They also cost about 1/5th as much, and are plug and play.

but they are ugly, which is also a consideration when modifying a car. I don't regret spending $295 shipped for smoked elipse at all ;)

[Digitalwave]

They are ugly because they don't have a round this in the middle like the ellipsoids? At least they have flat lenses.

[Mystikal]

but they are ugly, which is also a consideration when modifying a car. I don't regret spending $295 shipped for smoked elipse at all ;)

Ugly? They're round headlights, how complex can they be?!

My headlights are for lighting the road. This isn't the E46 world where flashy cosmetic rings cost more than our tires.