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Old 09-15-2001, 08:59 PM
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Default Just noticed our Xenons aren't as strong as some others...

As I was driving home last night on the freeway, I noticed a car with Xenons coming up from behind. I first thought it was an Audi or a BMW because of the purplish-blue shade. Then I noticed the beams were really strong. Seemed stronger than mine. He was in the lane next to me, so I slowed down a bit to check out what car it was. As he approached on my left side, I could see his beams over-powering mine. The brightness of his beams made my Xenons look like halogens in comparison. Turns out the car was an S2000. What the heck?
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Yeah, the S2000 Xenons kick butt....get the Valeo Euros. =)
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They dont have self leveling, they tend to blind people a lot.
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Default Friend of mine with stock S2K got a ticket for them.

Cop asked if he was a fireman cause they were too blue.
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cool sig
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Default you want even brighter xenon get one of those

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Default Maybe his were aimed higher. I see an s2000 once in a while in the morning

going to work and the lights don't look any brighter than ours.

The risk with raising them or making them brighter is that you increase the likelihood of blinding someone coming the other way on 2 lane roads. And you sure don't want them panicking, losing control and hitting you because of it.
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Default Ours are projector lenses, sharper cut-off. At this time, to my understanding, there is only ONE

xenon arc bulb available, 35 watt, with or without a mask coating.
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thx
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I love the S2K's Xeonon lights. The States Audi's Xeonons have a diffuser.


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