How To: Install Mini H1

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  1. ak_cowboy

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    I'll take some pics once we get some snow lol. is there supposed to be a negative to having retros with snow?
     
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    Good job will, not sure how I feel about the orange LEDs but looks slick otherwise
     
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    :shrug: I've read its like hitting warp drive out in space. Can't say for sure though.
     
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    Yea when the snow starts coming down the focused lights of projectors in the snow can get pretty snow blinding pretty bad, however having used both in Alaska in the snow, if the snow if coming down hard enough any lights can cause snow blindness, the brighter the light the worse which is why hids are worse in it but really it's not a huge deal as its very specific occasions and its not that much worse then a good set of halogens. But it really depends how hard it is coming down
     
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    Gotcha, I can totally understand how that could happen. It's like flipping on your high beams when it's snowing. Hopefully I can avoid a lot of that by having my extra 6" lights aimed to the side and having high beams on the fogs. Just flip those on and leave the Minis and Lightforces off.
     
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    Yellow laminx might be something worth looking into if it is a problem
    You could leave it cling/clung? to the back window and put it on if it gets bad enough
     
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    Yeah... or I just don't use high beams lol. The storms I've been in that cause the warp speed effect are ones that you're driving 45 in a 65, I need some snow covers for my 240s

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    Yea I would t worry about it, I drove In Alaska for years and even if you've got projectors a storm that bad you'll be going slow enough it won't matter. You're smart enough you won't have issues
     
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    01f1502wd going up? yes i am.

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    last year when it snowed I used my 42" bar to make me feel like Im in warp drive :D
     
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    Finally got some snow last night. Low beams were fine, but high beams with everything on was terrible lol.

    Side note, had to devour around a car wreck on 18 miles of gravel roads, shook my drivers side shroud off.... have to open it back up and epoxy it on again.....

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