HID recomendations.
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HID recomendations.
Ok so a while back had my truck in a truck shop and the guy there recomended i get new lenses and an HID kit because my lenses were about as clear as mud. so for chits and gigles i have been searching online for them, but was wondering what someof you guys have used or seen and liked? Because the kit he had there he said cost about $125 and that seemed pretty high to me.
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I know with kits like that, cheaper may not always be better. Kind have to see what you come across, but 125 sounds fair.
As for those headlamps, if you want to keep em stock, try some meguiers lens finisher.. It will take that fog right out of them!
As for those headlamps, if you want to keep em stock, try some meguiers lens finisher.. It will take that fog right out of them!
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Yea tried the lens cleaner already, like a dozen times and it helped a little but not enough. And i have been searching around here and found that the Retro Resolutions are pretty popular and about the same price as the ones at the trucj shop. And i also found these on here another guy had bought them on ebay and they looked badass. 92-96 FORD F-150 F250 BRONCO PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS 1PC - eBay (item 140442855481 end time Jan-16-11 18:01:15 PST)
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Ok Blake to get your hids here are to good place http://www.ddmtuning.com/ would be my second choice they have great stuff i run there 55w hid kit but my first choice would be custom HID conversions, HID kits, LED, CCFL specialists - retrosolutions yea they are little bit more but you get one of the best hids out there my friend has them on his dodge an they are so bright. For the head light housing i would get some off of ebay like F250 F350 EXCURSION SMOKE CHROME HEADLIGHTS+CORNER 4-PC - eBay (item 330513022650 end time Jan-09-11 18:37:59 PST)
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F150 F250 BRONCO EURO CRYSTAL HEADLIGHTS+BUMPER+CORNER - eBay (item 390279137790 end time Feb-08-11 10:48:32 PST)
they look best on our trucks the projector like you posted above there beam do not spread very well so you cant see turn or other thing on the side of the road.
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F150 F250 BRONCO EURO CRYSTAL HEADLIGHTS+BUMPER+CORNER - eBay (item 390279137790 end time Feb-08-11 10:48:32 PST)
they look best on our trucks the projector like you posted above there beam do not spread very well so you cant see turn or other thing on the side of the road.
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Oh and i should have pasted this link earlier but i found these while searching some threads for HID's. I believe it was Stokeorcroak that bought these lenses back in december off ebay and i love the way they look. Jeremy o like those too, i have been looking for the clear lense kits for our trucks. but heres the lenses i love and kinda need now lol 92-96 FORD F-150 F250 BRONCO PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS 1PC - eBay (item 140442855481 end time Jan-16-11 18:01:15 PST)
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I have a DDM Raptor kit in my truck. 55w 5000k. The kit is of average quality, my major gripes with the kit were a lack of any instructions at all (needed for the plug that connects to the factory headlight plug) and the lack of mounts for the ballasts. My other big gripe with DDM is their approach to customer service. I have/had a ballast that was going intermittent on me and they would not send me a replacment without charging me a non-refundable fee. It quit flaking out on me so I still haven't sent it back in for a replacement...
I did a thread on my install, you should be able to dig it up pretty easily with a quick search.
I did a thread on my install, you should be able to dig it up pretty easily with a quick search.
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That's an easy fix, you just have to swap the wires in that connector that plugs into the factory headlight plug. If you go check out my install post it shows a photo of what wires need to go where. There is also something on DDM's web site.
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I have a DDM Raptor kit in my truck. 55w 5000k. The kit is of average quality, my major gripes with the kit were a lack of any instructions at all (needed for the plug that connects to the factory headlight plug) and the lack of mounts for the ballasts. My other big gripe with DDM is their approach to customer service. I have/had a ballast that was going intermittent on me and they would not send me a replacment without charging me a non-refundable fee. It quit flaking out on me so I still haven't sent it back in for a replacement...
I did a thread on my install, you should be able to dig it up pretty easily with a quick search.
I did a thread on my install, you should be able to dig it up pretty easily with a quick search.
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The website is ddmtuning.com. The kit is working great for me right now, not sure why my intermittent issue disappeared but I suspect its a grounding problem.
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Yea chase if you could look that would be cool. I had the same thing wrong with mine but my bulb went bad as my ballast went out it only happen on the drivers side i check the ground an the ballast wires an they were good so i dont know what went wrong but ddmtuning replace my stuff for free just need to pay shipping. O yea an GO DUCKS.