Is this how you HID owners change your tire?
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Well see, in winter time, the heat from the lights keeps the lugnuts warm so you dont get frost bite. Then of course it warns people for a half mile in every direction that "HEY, I GOT A FLAT TIRE HERE" and that way they wont plow into you when you're out spinning the spanner as it were. 
TorchBoy
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Great 2nd photo. I didn't think that first one looked very realistic.
It's the picture that is on some of the HID light packaging.
scott.cr
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That's because they had to truncate the photo. The light is actually 300 yards away from the guy changing the tire.
ddaadd
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Yes, that first picture is from the famous 75.99 Costco HID that mtnbkndad was so kind to forward to me quite some time ago......:naughty: Ted Bear also sent one my way....
What you don't see in the picture is that I am laughing so hard I can hardly stay on my feet......
Sister in law took the picture for me.....And yes I do use it for late evening vehicle maintenance along with the Amondotech Illuminator, not quite so close up though......
That 2nd dude looks like he is taking a dump.
TorchBoy
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You might say he's overexposed.
Now that I mention it, how about retaking the second photo so it's not overexposed?
LukeA
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If I'm not mistaken, that was the point of the image in the first place.
IndecisiveFlashaholic
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Maybe your HID was at the wrong angle. The first picture has the light at a different angle, which obviously results in a less intense beam of light which is much easier on the eyes at that distance.
The first picture has the light at a different angle, which obviously results in a less intense beam of light which is much easier on the eyes at that distance.
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Yes, that first picture is from the famous 75.99 Costco HID that mtnbkndad was so kind to forward to me quite some time ago......:naughty: Ted Bear also sent one my way....
What you don't see in the picture is that I am laughing so hard I can hardly stay on my feet......
And yes I do use it for late evening vehicle maintenance along with the Amondotech Illuminator, not quite so close up though......
How much distance do you think the Amondotech Illuminator is good for ( in meters or yards to say illuminate an object enough to tell what it is)?
I've been thinking about getting one.
ddaadd
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Oh gosh, let me explain it this way, my Costco HID visibly lit up the top of
powerplant smokestack at 6/10ths of a mile.... ( satellite photo measured )
3/4 mile is a common reference for throw on this light.
The Illuminater has a smaller reflector, a little more flood, but should be good for almost a half mile in clear weather......ie: hundreds of yards :wave:
ddaadd
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2nd dude would be me,
Strange you would think of that......:thinking:
How do you change tires in gravel?....
Kentuckian
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JEEEBUS!!! That's freakin awsome! I gotta have one now for sure! Funny thing is I can't really think of a reason to have one other than I WANT IT!:twothumbs
hahahahahahahaha.....I love that picture.
I have the harbor freight version of that light, it really is like that. Completely pointless up close.
However, it throws VERY far. How far? Far enough that I say...wow...thats really @#$%ing far....thats way too far to walk. :laughing:
I have the harbor freight version of that light, it really is like that. Completely pointless up close.
However, it throws VERY far. How far? Far enough that I say...wow...thats really @#$%ing far....thats way too far to walk. :laughing:
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Sounds like my kind of toy!Handlobraesing
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That's an illustration of misapplication. You want FLOOD light for something like that.
Here's a pic I took a while ago. The object is 150-200 feet away.
F2.8 ISO 1600 1/8"
Here's a pic I took a while ago. The object is 150-200 feet away.
F2.8 ISO 1600 1/8"
Uncle Bob
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Just wondering. Is that light attached to a key chain? :thinking:
Lightraven
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I have actually used my Costco HID in similar situations to the tire changing photo. In one case, my jeep got high centered on a telephone pole in some sand at night. I used the HID to light up the jeep's undercarriage. It was certainly bright, but on a dark night, it's hard to have too much light.
