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x808drifter · 01-10-2019, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jsimon7777

What is a ricer again? Is it an anti-Asian thing or just a term for people who buy and modify Asian cars?

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^Very broad definition.

8RZ · 01-10-2019, 04:10 PM

I thought it was people who like to eat rice?

Leonardo · 01-10-2019, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by x808drifter

Race
Inspired
Cosmetic
Enhancements

^Very broad definition.

I agree that the definition is broad. IMO, it refers to people that buy all their "upgrades" from Autozone.

Something like this...

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krayzie · 01-10-2019, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jsimon7777

What is a ricer again? Is it an anti-Asian thing or just a term for people who buy and modify Asian cars?

I believe that was the original definition from the 70's. @humfrz please correct.

I'm Asian.

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Originally Posted by 8RZ

I thought it was people who like to eat rice?

The proper Chinese term for that is rice bucket.

Impureclient · 01-10-2019, 05:49 PM

A lot of people in here bashing using LED in the stock projector housing. Weird since as I actually have done the mod and am not just spewing off something I read online or heard somebody else say.
I have a massive amount of more light on the sides and it pushes out much further too. It cuts off exactly like it's supposed to and I don't blind anybody. It may be hard to believe since it wasn't hundreds
of dollars to get there but the roughly $15 per LED bulb I bought works and works well. The only problem could be longevity since halogen usually last many years but we all won't know that until our new
LED bulbs are 5+ years old.

Maybe a small amount of butthurt from naysayers because HID is expensive and if you already spent the money for it, you may be sore because new LED tech is making HID obsolete? Either way,
swapping the halogen bulb to LED bulb was all positive and any negatives brought up just don't exist at this point, at least on our stock halogen housing any way. Unless you have actually recently swapped
(since the LED bulbs are so much better now than a few years ago)your halogens for LED bulbs and have something negative to say anything else is just meaningless conjecture that helps nobody.

ELLSSUU · 01-10-2019, 06:23 PM

In no way am I an expert however in my recent experience I'll take LED over the HID aftermarket systems. Specific to my kids FRS we installed the Moriomoto Two-Stroke 2.0 LED bulbs and are very happy with the light output. Conversely, I also installed a HID setup in my daughters car along with all accouterments (anti-flicker, relays etc) to make the system full-proof. The HID setup has been such a pain in the ass that I uninstalled and am ordering the Morimoto Two-Strokes.

humfrz · 01-10-2019, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krayzie

I believe that was the original definition from the 70's. @humfrz please correct.

I'm Asian.

The proper Chinese term for that is rice bucket.

Oh, don't get me started -

humfrz

humfrz · 01-10-2019, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Impureclient

A lot of people in here bashing using LED in the stock projector housing. Weird since as I actually have done the mod and am not just spewing off something I read online or heard somebody else say.

Oh, my, how did we ever get along traveling down a dusty gravel road at night with nothing but these?

Let alone moving through a fog shrouded woods at night with these?

humfrz

Impureclient · 01-10-2019, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, my, how did we ever get along traveling down a dusty gravel road at night with nothing but these?
humfrz

Look at those fancy electric lights, this is the old school real deal:

x808drifter · 01-10-2019, 10:20 PM

If only they had such fancy lighting...

EAGLE5 · 01-11-2019, 01:34 AM

How does this specific bulb work in this specific headlamp for this specific market? Oh, just bend this and trim that. Good luck!

8RZ · 01-11-2019, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krayzie

The proper Chinese term for that is rice bucket.

A bucket of rice? Great, now I'm hungry.

krayzie · 01-11-2019, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8RZ

A bucket of rice? Great, now I'm hungry.

No it's rice bucket. If you are a bucket of rice then you'll be full and not hungry.

krayzie · 01-11-2019, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, my, how did we ever get along traveling down a dusty gravel road at night with nothing but these?

Let alone moving through a fog shrouded woods at night with these?

Cuz these old lights probably had much better contrast than LEDs can ever hope for.

Car manufacturers aren't retarded to choose 4300k color temperature for HIDs.

This was my first LED lighting over 10 years ago for my mountain bike. The back side heated up like a bitch.

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Impureclient Banned Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S Location: NPR, Florida Posts: 2,404 Thanks: 1,802 Thanked 2,903 Times in 1,282 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	A lot of people in here bashing using LED in the stock projector housing. Weird since as I actually have done the mod and am not just spewing off something I read online or heard somebody else say. I have a massive amount of more light on the sides and it pushes out much further too. It cuts off exactly like it's supposed to and I don't blind anybody. It may be hard to believe since it wasn't hundreds of dollars to get there but the roughly $15 per LED bulb I bought works and works well. The only problem could be longevity since halogen usually last many years but we all won't know that until our new LED bulbs are 5+ years old. Maybe a small amount of butthurt from naysayers because HID is expensive and if you already spent the money for it, you may be sore because new LED tech is making HID obsolete? Either way, swapping the halogen bulb to LED bulb was all positive and any negatives brought up just don't exist at this point, at least on our stock halogen housing any way. Unless you have actually recently swapped (since the LED bulbs are so much better now than a few years ago)your halogens for LED bulbs and have something negative to say anything else is just meaningless conjecture that helps nobody.

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ELLSSUU Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: FR-S, 951, Venza, Accord, MDX Location: Louisiana Posts: 56 Thanks: 23 Thanked 42 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	In no way am I an expert however in my recent experience I'll take LED over the HID aftermarket systems. Specific to my kids FRS we installed the Moriomoto Two-Stroke 2.0 LED bulbs and are very happy with the light output. Conversely, I also installed a HID setup in my daughters car along with all accouterments (anti-flicker, relays etc) to make the system full-proof. The HID setup has been such a pain in the ass that I uninstalled and am ordering the Morimoto Two-Strokes.

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