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Old Jan 29, 2009
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Will do, Its funny when I turned them off and had just the fogs on, I was thinking god how yellow halogen looks.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2009
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I could do the same. Next time I'm at work.

It's amazing how ' yellow ' the stock fog lights look compared to HID's. So John, I hope you're satisfied with this kit other than the crappy wiring harness. Is light output as good as I said?
 
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Old Jan 29, 2009
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Man you guys are sure making this kit sound good. I wonder if yalls high beams are brighter than just the low HID kits?
 
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Old Jan 29, 2009
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And don't forget the crappy instructions, LOL, No I love them lets just say I grinned very hard for a while, Over headlights.

The light output is 100% what you said. the photos do not do it justice.

As for the high beams, Yes far brighter even at a still 35 watt because the beam is re-aimed it is very bright. Although would have been nice to see a 55watt high beam but still. They are bright enough.



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I could do the same. Next time I'm at work.

It's amazing how ' yellow ' the stock fog lights look compared to HID's. So John, I hope you're satisfied with this kit other than the crappy wiring harness. Is light output as good as I said?
 
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Old Jan 29, 2009
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My kit shipped today, so soon I will join the ranks of "Holy **** these are bright!"
 
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You will not regret it
 
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I know I don't. HID's are great.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2009
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I just thought about this, but when it switches from hi to low does it shuft off the lower beam and then ignite the top one? cause that means it will have to warm itself back up swapping from hi/lo
 
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That is correct Cody. It only takes a few seconds to warm up anyhow.
 
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true true and I probably wouldn't use high that often either, as it is now with halogens I rarely use them...
 
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Old Feb 3, 2009
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one thing I noticed is the high beam seams a little high up and the lows are down well a little low, So I'm thinking if I turn the bulb just slightly it may bring the two closer together..


But man oh man that high beam is BRIGHT
 
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Can you guys put up some install pics? I would like to see where everything is mounted.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2009
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I maybe able to tonight, I am not happy with the short wires but over all pleased with the light output, I will be making a new harness soon.
 
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Originally Posted by Midnightrider
one thing I noticed is the high beam seams a little high up and the lows are down well a little low, So I'm thinking if I turn the bulb just slightly it may bring the two closer together..


But man oh man that high beam is BRIGHT
Agreed. I think mine are slightly angled now, but I may do the same thing you're thinking.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2009
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Where did y'all put the ballasts? I'm tryin to figure it out, but some suggestions would be appreciated!

Oh, I'm installing them right now.

And one other question, I can't figure it out from the instructions, but which one is high, red or white?
 
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Old Feb 4, 2009
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lol I dont even remember now, It was midnight when i finished. I will check at lunch
 
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Old Feb 4, 2009
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Got them in. I installed them like they came out of the box, but I'm not too happy with the beam pattern. Gonna take a bit of tweaking to get it just right. Time for some dremmeling!
 
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Old Feb 5, 2009
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0RangerEdge2 Now we need to do our fogs, what do you think yellow or white to match?
 
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I can't decide. I have yellowish halogens in the foglights now and I just wish they were brighter. I'm considering 3000k fogs, but I still haven't decided. I like light output, so I might go with another 6000k. Who knows...
 
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I'm a little confused, they have a 4 bulb set up and a 2 bulb set up. The one you posted is a 4 bulb... where does the other bulb mount? Or is it 2 bulbs in one filament?

I'm debating getting these, I really want to keep my high beams.
 
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Originally Posted by Robin Hood
I'm a little confused, they have a 4 bulb set up and a 2 bulb set up. The one you posted is a 4 bulb... where does the other bulb mount? Or is it 2 bulbs in one filament?

I'm debating getting these, I really want to keep my high beams.
It has to hid bulbs on one socket. Give me a few mins and i'll get you a pic.

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yeah i saw that after, kinda thought 2 just making sure.
 
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Tyler, maybe I missed it (yep i'm thick and from ohio) but do you have a link to what it was that you got? Was it on ebay?

I'm only finding this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/8000K...Q5fAccessories

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This is exactly what I got from the same store.

What I bought
 
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Old Feb 5, 2009
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Looks like I've found something else to spend the tax refund on..... time to potty train the baby!!!!!


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