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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 08:42 PM
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Thumbs up New Hid Upgrade

HAHA I love my new HID lights I got the kit from JAPAN IMPORT SHOP on Ebay.

Here is the link:

http://search.stores.ebay.com/JAPANI...492848QQsofpZ0

With shipping to Alberta they cost me $96.21 plus the cost of the 20amp fuses $2.00. I'm very happy with this product and they look great lol but the pic is crappy so you can't really tell. Later I will put up a better pic.

Let me know what you think!
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 09:25 PM
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Those things are going to cause an accident.
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 09:35 PM
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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thats awesome
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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hopefully your truck wont burn down....

hey if the item is located in US why does shipping cost 40 bucks? weird
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:03 PM
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hella bright!! looks very good, but are they legal in the states??

has any one tried to convert the stock fog lights to hid??
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ETRNL
hella bright!! looks very good, but are they legal in the states??

has any one tried to convert the stock fog lights to hid??
legal? Kinda. HID is legal but it is technically supposed to be used in a projector, and the color can?t be any higher then about 7000K. But it is pretty much accepted that they are fine as long as they are not dangerously bright to other drivers. If a cop is not bothered by them then you are pretty much ok.

Now in some states like Texas there are loop hopes that allow you to run them without problems. Like in Texas you can use up to 4 driving lights on road and even use underbody lighting (as long as it is not red) fine. Just depends on the state laws.

And I am going to be converting my fogs to HID as soon as I get the $$$. I looked at it and it should not be hard, that hard part will be trying to keep the light water proof in case you stick it in the drink.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dirtoyboy
hopefully your truck wont burn down....

hey if the item is located in US why does shipping cost 40 bucks? weird
People on Ebay don't charge actual shipping cost for shipping. They charge higher shipping because 1. its a way to increase their profit margin while giving the appearance that the actual product's cost is cheaper and 2. the fees that you pay to ebay for the transaction are a percentage of the selling cost, not the total w/ shipping included.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ETRNL
hella bright!! looks very good, but are they legal in the states??
No.

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has any one tried to convert the stock fog lights to hid??
It's not uncommon, but this particular company doesn't appear to sell HID's in a 3000k temperature.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Whitey13
It's not uncommon, but this particular company doesn't appear to sell HID's in a 3000k temperature.
Why would you want a 3000K HID light? 4100K - 5000K is the best. They are whiter and i can say from personal experiance that it is easier on the eyes and looks brighter on the road.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:38 PM
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He asked about HID fogs. Unless he meant just putting HID's in the fog location.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Whitey13
He asked about HID fogs. Unless he meant just putting HID's in the fog location.
Don't quite understand you, what does that have to do with 3000K HID?

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has any one tried to convert the stock fog lights to hid??
And i get the feeling he was asking about converting his stock fogs...
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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yes i want it to look like day if i want it too. but i want it to be able to handle the East Texas Muck (red clay/gumboish/soupy stuff for those that don't know) when i decide to go play.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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They look awesome, I'd say I'll be getting some around Christmas, gotta add that to the wishlist, lol.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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Very Nice, whats the wattage?
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 09:10 AM
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Great, another ghetto-fabbed HID'd rig blinding everyone on the road. IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET HID'S, DO IT RIGHT! THOSE CHEAP PLUG-N-PLAY KITS ONLY BLIND PEOPLE.

/rant.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 09:15 AM
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hahhaa i bought mine from the same dude off ebay...and unless you have the old headlights, the ones with all the lines on the glass (which i doubt since your trucks a 99) I would say the way you took the pic is causing it to look much worse than it really is.

Mine look fine on my 99, i had my gf sit in her car and me behind her with the lights on and she didn't think it looked too bright, most stock heavy duty pickup truck headlights always seem way too bright in her car.

Oh and i also put in a relay instead of just changing the fuse...don't like the idea of just changing fuses to make it work...since the kit is so cheap it makes me wonder how long it will last so I installed the relay in a way that would allow easy removal with out hacking the stock wiring, just in case the bulbs fail at night its a simple unplug and plug the stock bulbs in.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 09:16 AM
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For all those useing sealed beams, such as my self, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HID-H...spagenameZWDVW

check it out, i think i might get some
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Fo_SheeZy
They look awesome, I'd say I'll be getting some around Christmas, gotta add that to the wishlist, lol.
You know of all the things you have on your turck i am TRULY amazed you don't have a set of HID's yet!

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Very Nice, whats the wattage?
The ones he has are 35w, the 50w version ARE way to bright for on road use. they are pretty much for off road only although i would love to see a bi-xenon with a 35w low beams and 50w high beams. the best of both worlds!
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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why such low low wattage? im running 95/100W soon to go to 110W on stock wires
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