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Originally Posted by Johnny B
I noticed a cone shaped shadow in the pic above. Is that from the filament in the HID capsule?
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HID capsules don't have a filament, but they do have a return wire and that's the shadow that's cast from that. I wanted to get the return wire installed on the other side, but no manufacturer was interested as this appears to be limited to certain constructions of projectors (more specifically, the Elise). I can check on a spare projector for my E36M3 at home, but the base where the bulb attaches to is probably designed with the bulb twisted 180 degrees from where it is in the Elise. With halogens lacking the return wire, it's not an issue with a shadow cast.
With all that said, I initially though that the shadow cast would bother me, but after several hundred miles at night, I don't even notice it anymore.
Nice writeup, David! So how was it driving home at night last night?
