wannabang Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I figured I'd share some fun info about my Spring Break trip with y'all, from beginning to end. Went to Fort Lauderdale, drove the edge a total of 2600 miles. On the way down, I reset my display to see how the trip would be affecting the Edge and my display said this: I ended up hitting 24.3 MPG until I hit the mountains of West Virginia. Average for the entire way down, doing speed limits or five over, 22.3. Pretty hapy about that. Average for the entire trip ended up being 20.8, but the road home was 70-90 MPH, no exceptions. This was also the first time I got to see my HIDs in pitch black light, so I got a couple shots of them on the road. 5000k 35w: Might be hard to tell, but the lights were able to completely light the median, likewise on the other side, so deer/critters were not a worry for me the entire way down. Something I wish I could have gotten a picture of was a comparison between other cars' halogens. I remember noticing that I could still outshine similar SUVs with halogens if I were even with their rear bumper. Bright and white: My dad's actually considered getting HIDs for his Taurus, and he wouldn't even let me tint his windows because he thought it was a waste of money. LOL Apparently, Fort Lauderdale has some extremely wealthy people. **side note** That blue clip came out when I took out my map light module to replace them... Never found where it should go, but everything works fine. Oh, and then there's this. There was the occasional Ferrari and even fewer Maseratis, but all of which were obviously camera shy LOL Never did see a Lambo. Never seen this before! They weren't extremely friendly... And this happened a couple times... It was neat the first time, but for the second and third, the 30 minute wait was just too much. I had a great break, and loved testing EDGEr out on the WV Turnpike's turns. Held strong at 85 mph. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Great pix, especially the Civic 4x4 :D Thanks for the shots of the HID lighting, good reference point. You did an FX35 based projector retrofit for the HID, correct? We have one bridge close to us that opens up, takes about 10-12 minutes total I think, not too bad. Just that you can't see the ships sailing on through coz the view is totally blocked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I guess you need it to get through all that snow in Wisconsin and that does suck about the bridge! I wish I had projector retrofits, sorry... Definitely on the agenda. Those are the OEM reflector housings. Crooked beam pattern, but hey, they still are better than the halogen garbage that came with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgieguy Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 (edited) Spring break thread started by a user named Wannabang? Who's passing this one by???? I liked the old guy in his trike scooter at the gas station. That's classic. If I knew civics came as 4x4's then maybe I wouldn't own an Edge..... Great shots thanks for sharing Yay! 1000 POSTS! Edited March 18, 2013 by Edgieguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 LOL the name's kinda a play on words. It originated on a car audio. I didn't even notice that guy in the pictures! Let alone reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgenlxi Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Nice pics!! And yea there is definitely a LOT of $$$ in south Florida. Mostly people with more money than brains though. I used to live right down where you were at, in Lighthouse Point for awhile then moved to Sunrise..... then after I couldn't stand it anymore I moved back to the USA and couldn't be happier, lol Glad you had a fun trip and the Edge did you well! I'm getting about the exact same MPG on the couple of little trips I've gone on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinzII Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Nice story and pics. As far as the bridge thing is concerned, it would not bother me as I am originally from Chicago which has a TON of bascule bridges like that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I guess the annoyance is relative. I hate traffic, but I guess you might be used to that, too. Hey, Prinzll, how is that 80% on your windshield? Very visible from the outside during the day? Not bothersome at night? I've been thinking about it, and we have the same headlight wattage/temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinzII Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 It's actually quite nice. Many people who have seen my Edge are very shocked when I tell them my windshield is tinted. The tint I have is Llumar AirBlue 80 and most folks think it's the stock windshield. The above pic was taken from a Smart car Forum where a member tinted his windshield mostly with AirBlue 80. As you can see, the clarity is there and it definitely does not interfere with night driving (and I have driven in some pitch black areas). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Maybe I heard wrong, but I thought glass, in itself, keeps out some light and that automotive glass is an 80% tint in itself..I'll look into that stuff. Don't know what I think of having two different tints on the car, but it'd be nice when driving straight into the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 I have 35 on my windshield, and love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 I have a friend with 35 on his whole car and I think it might be a bit much for me in the pitch black, but 50 might be what I look into doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinzII Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Maybe I heard wrong, but I thought glass, in itself, keeps out some light and that automotive glass is an 80% tint in itself..I'll look into that stuff. Don't know what I think of having two different tints on the car, but it'd be nice when driving straight into the sun. The picture I showed was a person who used two different tints for his windshield. The bottom is the Airblue 80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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