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Old 01-16-2014, 02:33 PM   #7
K20chevy
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Re: 78 K20 custom delux "modern meets vintage" build thread

after changing the sealed beams (candle lights) to H4 clear glass lights, which already made a difference, I still didnīt think the lights were good enough.

This time I went all out, getting the best that was on the market in ī06: 90mm Hella Bi-Xenon (HID) modules with e-code beam pattern. These are OEM low and high beam HIDīs with shutters to operate the low/high function. And these have a perfect cut off, so no blinding oncoming traffic and light goes where it should. Boy what a difference!!
And to take it even further than any truck I know off I went with what is mandatory in Europe for HID lights, a automatic leveling system, so the lights stay level no matter what. Two ultra sonic sensor measure the distance to the ground in the front and the back. When you accelerate or load the truck and the rear sags, the lights adjust down, when you hit the brakes really hard, the lights adjust up, so you can still see where youīre going. Expensive, but very trick setup and the output is amazing, because you always have the light pattern stay the same. And you never blind oncoming traffic, no matter what load is in the back of the truck...

I would dare to say no other truck has adaptive Bi-Xenon lights.... correct me if Iīm wrong...

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