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Using HID Headlights on Dodge Vehicles

Dodge has manufactured millions of vehicles over many decades, leading to the very diverse selection of Dodge cars, trucks, and more that you see out on roads today. Many of these vehicles are equipped with typical halogen headlight arrays, which provide for adequate, if underwhelming light coverage for the drivers depending on them. If you’re considering a switch to HID headlights instead of using more conventional headlight bulbs, you’ll need both a Dodge HID kit and some basic knowledge about what to expect from utilizing this new lighting technology on your car.

For starters, let’s discuss installation. The time to complete installation is generally around one hour to 90 minutes, though that may vary widely depending on your automotive tech know-how and the type of vehicle you’re modifying. Unless your vehicle was pre-equipped with HIDs, this means you can’t just unplug the old bulbs and screw in the new ones. You’ll have to arrange an interface for the new HID bulbs to hook up to, and that can involve the installation of relay harnesses and HID ballasts. So long as you have all the proper parts and know where they should go, you won’t have to worry about messing up installation. The ballast, for example, should always sit as far away as possible from the vehicle’s engine, and should also be mounted on a cool, flat surface. On older Dodge vehicles, particularly those using smaller headlight arrays, you may also need to divert additional time to physical fixes, as cuts in the body of the vehicle may need to be made in order to fit the more modern lighting equipment.

You also need to pay attention to what Dodge vehicle you own. HIDs are immensely bright headlights, and if they’re not properly aimed, they can blind drivers in oncoming traffic and increase driving risk for them. These headlights often need to be set lower than typical headlights, so if you own a Dodge Neon, the lights will aim slightly lower than you’re used to, while the difference would be even more dramatic on a Dodge Ram because it sits so high off the road.

Once installed, there are numerous benefits to using HIDs. Light brightness can end up multiple times that of what was produced by the stock headlights (up to three times as much), while the lights themselves can often last nearly 10x as long as the stock ones did. That means greater lighting effectiveness and efficiency, even if it does come at the expense of a more intensive installation process. Plus, these lights don’t expend as much energy as heat (which is wasteful) as do the stock halogens, instead focusing their available energy directly on light emission. There may be minor problems, such as flickering on HIDs installed on Dodge Magnums, which can be corrected using a couple of wire relays for amp reduction to avoid systemic shutdown of the wire by the vehicle, among others. Typically, these problems can be corrected quickly, while other apparent issues, such as uneven headlight colors, actually adjust to normal on their own over several hours of use. Issues aside, HIDs perform better as a whole and last longer too, so if you plan on owning your Dodge for a while, these are lighting replacements you should at least consider using.

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2011 Limited Edition Chevrolet Corvette

The Limited Edition Corvette named Z06 Carbon will be introduced next year.
It will definitely be a treat for all the muscle car fans and as good things are scarce the limit for these cars to be produced is 500 units.

Surprisingly the first car out of the 500 is already sold at an auction which took place in Palm Beach, Florida on 3rd April.
And was sold for $297,000

This limited edition of the car is introduced to mark the 50th anniversary of Corvette’s first race. And Chevrolet will continue to bring the race car features into the production models.

The Special features of the special edition include black wheels measuring 19 inches up front and 20 inches in the rear and wrapped with Michelin PS2 tires, carbon ceramic brakes, Magnetic Selective Ride Control active suspension, and a host of carbon-fiber accessories

All the money earned at the auction of the car will be donated to Red Cross.

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Posted by Gaurav Sikri in Chevrolet, Featured | 0 Comments

Introducing 2011 Chevrolet Camaro.

GM announced the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro or I should say the modifications to be done to the 2010 model. This was mainly done to battle with the key players in the market.

So the most highlighted change is the horsepower the car produces the power of 312 horses now and which also brings the car back on top leaving the Ford Mustang behind.
And the interesting part about the increase in power it’s a trick, a number game because the engine is still the same.

The award winning GM V6 engine will produce 312 bhp instead of 304 bhp.

The 2011 Camaro gets a new color as well called Synergy Green but this will be available for limited time and will cost $ 325 extra. The display unit will give more info about the car including speedometer, tachometer, compass, outside air temperature, current gear, OnStar turn-by-turn, audio and phone functions and more…

The display is inherited from the Chevrolet Corvette.
The car will roll out on 7th June 2011.

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2010 Geneva Motor Show: TechArt debuts a tuned Panamera – Concept One

If you know about TechArt, then you know how good they are. This year they had three debuts at the Geneva Motor Show, and one of them is the Concept One. As you’ll see in the gallery below, the was an enormous attention to detail with the tuned Panamera. The white leather, along with the lime green stitching gives it a very beautiful look.

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2010 Geneva Motor Show: The Carlsson C25

Carlsson showed off its very custom built SL-Class, which they dubbed as the C25. The guys over at Autoblog had some time to spend with the car and took the below pictures. Under the hood is a Carlsson-built 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12 putting out 753 horsepower and 974 lb-ft of torque, good for a conservatively listed 3.7 second sprint to 100 km/h and a top speed of just under 220 mph. To also appeal to potential clients, Carlsson has made exclusivity a top priority, limiting production to just 25 units and selling only one example in each country where they’re available.

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New Gumpert Apollo to debut at Geneva next month

Gumpert will be coming to the 2010 Geneva Motor Show to show of it’s revised Apollo model. The new Apollo will get a revised carbon fiber aerodynamic package, but more importantly to its fans, it will get 750 horsepower. The reduction in bhp is certainly interesting, as they were offering the Apollo Speed Version with 800 bhp, but it could be that they save enough weight by outfitting it with carbon fiber that they were comfortable dropping some bhp and still get the same results in performance. The top speed is set to 224 mph, with a 3 seconds time from 0 to 60.

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