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Old Jul 16, 2007
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HID's installed w/pics

well i installed my hid's in the headlights and fogs, let me kno what u think

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Old Jul 16, 2007
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Holy crap that's bright! I can't see.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2007
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right on man..i love my hids but i had to take em out cuz they were just to bright and im havin problems aimin my headlights down..so silverstars are the way to go for me!
 
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That looks sweet, what color bulbs do you have (6K, 8K etc.)?
 
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Old Jul 16, 2007
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That looks sweet, what color bulbs do you have (6K, 8K etc.)?
10000k, but the fogs look a little bluer than the headlights
 
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damn those are bright... i need to get some sort of knowledge about HIDs...
 
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thanks...the hardest part was trying to find a place to mount the ballist
 
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Looks Awesome!! Have a freind that has those on his Lincoln, but doesn't have any high beams....did he do something wrong? Do yours have high-beam?
 
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Old Jul 16, 2007
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that looks really good. if you dont mind me asking, where and how much did you find them for?
 
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Looks Awesome!! Have a freind that has those on his Lincoln, but doesn't have any high beams....did he do something wrong? Do yours have high-beam?
no mine dont have them either, when u order hid's u can order bi-xenon bulbs to go with it for like 100 bucks more, but trust me u will never use high beams w/hid's
 
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Old Jul 16, 2007
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holy freakin bright lights batman.... looks awesome man. def like the look of them alot
 
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that looks really good. if you dont mind me asking, where and how much did you find them for?
the headlights came out of my old truck they are McCulloch, my g/f got them for me i dont kno where tho...i ordered my fogs off of ebay for 120, shipped so the look like good quality so i dunno, i kno mccullioch is 1 of the best brands
 
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Old Jul 16, 2007
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can you take a picture of your garage door with the lights shining on them please!!!! thanks!
 
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can you take a picture of your garage door with the lights shining on them please!!!! thanks!
sure give me a second
 
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Old Jul 16, 2007
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hope you realize that HID lights are illegal unless they came from the factory on your truck. enjoy your ticket.
 
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Originally Posted by Werty
can you take a picture of your garage door with the lights shining on them please!!!! thanks!
here ya go...the last pic is just the fogs

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Old Jul 16, 2007
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hope you realize that HID lights are illegal unless they came from the factory on your truck. enjoy your ticket.
bla bla bla...heard that b4...cops around here have more to worry bout than writing tickets for hid's and tint, i had hids in my last truck for 2 years, got pulled over at night for speeding, and didnt get a ticket for the lights
 
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Old Jul 16, 2007
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Originally Posted by edgeaholic (tm)
hope you realize that HID lights are illegal unless they came from the factory on your truck. enjoy your ticket.

holy RF policeman get over it


back on topic...they look good..should be gettin some 8000k for my heads in my sentra and 3000k for my fogs soon
 
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Originally Posted by coonass8285
here ya go...the last pic is just the fogs

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The fogs look whiter on the wall..but bluer when you look at them...weird
 
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holy RF policeman get over it


back on topic...they look good..should be gettin some 8000k for my heads in my sentra and 3000k for my fogs soon
3000k fogs look sweet on cars
 
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Originally Posted by htjunkie
The fogs look whiter on the wall..but bluer when you look at them...weird
that is how hid's are, when u look at them they have a blue tint, but behind the wheel they shine white, i dunno...plus the camera makes them look a little bluer than they really are
 
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Old Jul 16, 2007
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the higher the number the more blueish and purplish they get, i think 4600k or something is white and the lower u go they get yellowish...
 
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Old Jul 16, 2007
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Looks good.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2007
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completely legal here, you just cant put on the really purple ones.
 
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could you take pics of how you mounted the ballasts? I'm wanting to do this to my 07 as well, I'm mostly worried about those fog lights
 
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