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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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K......cya Aquill

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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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k, maybe we will meet up later bro....be safe..
 
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 11:48 PM
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DIDN'T SEE IT COMING- Racer, you the man!
 
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 11:49 PM
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Ah, well at least you appriciate good humor!! lol
 
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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Man..I feel a chuckle commin on..........lol

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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 12:06 AM
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I feel the bed calling me! I think I'm going to sleep!
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 12:17 AM
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Later Bigdreams............

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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 04:41 PM
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Man do I love going to sleep!
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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I would love to go home, but I got another freaking hour of work. I'm going to check out a friend's HID's that he got for 200 bucks and they've been good for over a month now. They look awesome but I'm scared that they're going to blow on my S!
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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I don't think I'd worry about them blowing, I investigated the regular halogens that sylvania has in the cars and the coil inside/filament is way thicker than the ones in the silverstars, my 100watters, and the xenon brand bulbs i've tried. I think the problem comes from a surge when the starter requires some juice and the power ends up pulling it from everywhere and the lights get a surge. You can get certain things to protect the electrical when it comes to a surge, once I get closer to getting some I'll investigate some more. I'd go to a local radio shack or something like that to see what they have!
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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Something to protect surges? I don't know why, but for some reason fuses come to mind!
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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No something like a capacitator or something. A fuse keeps from a surge but it won't take a huge surge to blow these bulbs.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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How big would a capacitor for headlights be? The one for my amp is as big as a 1 liter coke!
 
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 11:13 PM
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Dang thats a big cap what does your cap say on the top for the farad? You must have alot of power in that trunk of yours-eh?
 
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 08:41 PM
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Well, In my 240 I have Kicker 12's powered by a 1600 watt Kicker amp. Not much power but WAY more than enough for a hatchback.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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Dang you need some more amps back up in there to use that cap for what its there for!!!! Kind of head units you usually go for?

 
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 01:05 AM
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Arctic white bulbs?

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