Its probably the rebased bulbs. They sometimes place the bulbs in the wrong spot for the housing to properly reflect in the housing. Its only gonna look like super high beams, mostly shooting light into the sky, and not much onto the road.
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1993 Protege - DX with LX upgrades. Still rockin' the SOHC. Custom HID headlight Retrofit.
2009 Mazda 3 - Finacee Car. No power nothing. About to trade in for a 2014 Mazda 6 Sport.
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yep, aim your headlights down a bit. Also personally I like 4300K, there's more light-Jack
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Well, I aimed them down, but they still aren't good. I think I might just return then and get a refund. Does anybody know how good the lighting is on a set of mirage halo lights with standard bulbs? (would they be brighter than stock headlights with HID kit? Brighter as in lighting up the road better, not just output of light bulb itself. I want to know how they project the light....) Like on a scale of 1-10, 1 being oem 323 lights and oem bulbs, 10 being actual projector retrofit? I'd rate my current headlights with HID kit a 2 or 3. I'd have to keep the standard bulbs in the mirage headlights, as I don't have money for both a mirage headlamp kit and HID kit. And I don't have the money for an HID projector retrofit. Not to mention it wouldn't be worth it to me because I might be trading the car in a few months.
PS: Even better yet would be pictures of the output on the road. I searched but couldn't find pictures of the output on the road. Just pictures of the headlights themselves.
Also, are EDM glass lights better than the mirage lights, for putting light onto the road?Last edited by Racerboy; 01-21-2012, 05:12 PM.My family has lots of bg's!
2003 Ford Escort ZX2: Project car/future daily driver. Built Ford Tough (With Mazda Stuff)
1999 Escort ZX2: Daily driver/beater. Going to be replaced by the '03 next summer.
2000 Escort ZX2 S/R: bought wrecked, going to use as parts car
1992 Protege LX: My old race car. Just a wrecked shell right now. Waiting for scrap to go up so that I can get rid of it.
1992 Mazda 323: Race car
1992 Escort Gt: My grandpa's old race car
1994 Escort GT: My grandpa's new race car.
Parts cars; 1993 Escort Gt, 1995 Escort lx
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EDM's are like gold for these cars brody..........---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
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Originally posted by FE3-323 View PostEDM's are like gold for these cars brody..........
Originally posted by bogaut View Postyou want a set of EDMs brody?My family has lots of bg's!
2003 Ford Escort ZX2: Project car/future daily driver. Built Ford Tough (With Mazda Stuff)
1999 Escort ZX2: Daily driver/beater. Going to be replaced by the '03 next summer.
2000 Escort ZX2 S/R: bought wrecked, going to use as parts car
1992 Protege LX: My old race car. Just a wrecked shell right now. Waiting for scrap to go up so that I can get rid of it.
1992 Mazda 323: Race car
1992 Escort Gt: My grandpa's old race car
1994 Escort GT: My grandpa's new race car.
Parts cars; 1993 Escort Gt, 1995 Escort lx
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finished stitching the passenger side of the 323's bay, now to start the other side jams and back"Discontent is the first necessity of progress."
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Originally posted by Racerboy View PostAre they better than mirage headlights? Like I said, I want to put the most light on the road, not in the sky. I would think the mirage headlights would put more down because of the lenses not being fluted, while the edm's have fluted lenses. But I don't know if my thoughts are correct. lol
idk, depends on if they are better than mirage headlights and on the price. Also, I'm not sure I'm going to be returing my lights yet, so it depends on that as well.
EDMs are gold because they are the best light output for a reasonable price, and they look hella clean during the day! You can contact LXCRX or whatever his name is on here, because he's stationed in a US zip code in Germany (on a US base) and can constantly get EDMs to your doorstep for like $175-200 including shipping (with Leveling switch/motors and all need pigtails)Current:
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best bang for the buck is the edm's the mirage halo's are clear plastic which allows you to modify/ add hids without the fluted lens flare but require permanent modification tot he front end to fit. imho the light output would be better with the mirage's BUT soo much more work and money to get them there
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well, in that case, I'm going to think it over. The idea was to stay under $150 shipped on whatever I bought, so thats why projector retrofit is out, and I don't know if I can get EDM's that cheap. Mirage lights are only $120, and thats the reason I wanted them, but it sounds like nobody thinks they are a good deal. lol. I have some major decisions to make....My family has lots of bg's!
2003 Ford Escort ZX2: Project car/future daily driver. Built Ford Tough (With Mazda Stuff)
1999 Escort ZX2: Daily driver/beater. Going to be replaced by the '03 next summer.
2000 Escort ZX2 S/R: bought wrecked, going to use as parts car
1992 Protege LX: My old race car. Just a wrecked shell right now. Waiting for scrap to go up so that I can get rid of it.
1992 Mazda 323: Race car
1992 Escort Gt: My grandpa's old race car
1994 Escort GT: My grandpa's new race car.
Parts cars; 1993 Escort Gt, 1995 Escort lx
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glass>plastic---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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