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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 07:51 PM
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Who's Running HID's?

anyone have any experience with the EFX HID conversion kits? im looking to get some and would like to know what youre running and how you like them. also what color or intensity did you get.............
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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i would also like to upgrade to something like this. pics and links if anyone has them
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Sorry, no pics and I cant remember the brand, but I tried some and they were crap. I paid I think around $115 for the kit, took it out and gave it to my brother.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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I'm running a kit from DDM tuning. The 35w system with 5000k bulb. Their kits are 70 bucks and include everything you need. I just installed them on my truck with no problems, only thing is I had to splice into the plug but I had a conversion pigtail with my 05 headlights so I never cut into the factory wiring. I love them so far, I got heads and fogs. Their also low beams only though..only down side. I'm trying to find out if they got a high/low beam controller because in their instructions they mention one, so that would be sweet... Let you know what I found out from them..

I will post some pics when I take some..



http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php?p...=101&parent=85
 
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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55W 6000k's... Retro Solutions off ebay...
 
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:38 AM
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55W 6000k's... Retro Solutions off ebay...
Layson, is that what your running? How have they been holding up? I would like to do these also.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 02:03 PM
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the EFX kit comes with plug and play harnesses thats why im leaning that way. the kit is like 150 bucks and you can choose from 8 different colors and about 4 different intensities.........
 
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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Layson, is that what your running? How have they been holding up? I would like to do these also.

absolutely fantastic...
 
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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that sounds pretty cheap for the kits. i would have thought they would be much more expensive than that. i may have to look into some of these.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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mine are plug and play, xneon or somthing like that I think, 6000, love the color, its a bright white, doesnt have the bluish tint.

Hate the quality, cousin has the same ones in his SD, blink sometimes when comming on for about a min then will work right, and on my truck the passangerside doesnt always come on when the right one does. dont cheap put, but the good quality ones that run between 2 and 300 bucks, not the 90$ kits
 
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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I have the XenonLink.com 8000Ks in mine:
 
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 04:50 AM
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how are yours working for you Izzy? Those are the same ones I have but 6000k
 
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 07:23 AM
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yes, after reading this thread i am considering the 6000's, BUT if they are not good quality maybe i should look elsewhere? you guys tell me. Are you satisfied with your Izzy??
 
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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and on my truck the passangerside doesnt always come on when the right one does.
So, first off is it the passenger or the right side? Being that they are the same...

But I know what you mean, mine does the same thing on the passenger side. It is worse now, I have changed out the ballast once and it got better, but now it's doing it again. I wonder why the right side is suspect? FWIW, I have them in my fogs too and they have been flawless, must be the wiring. I wonder if a harness upgrade would help. Even though the HID's aren't supposed to draw the same current, they may just be sensitive to the initial voltage drop. Must be the length of the wiring.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 09:31 PM
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Definitely get a GOOD brand like phillips etc. Those cheap ebay kits just do not hold up. Or i should say its a crap shoot if they will. Get a good quality kit and be done with it IMHO.
 
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