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Postby Ruttin'Hard [OP] » Jun 17 2012, 5:12pm

So i'm thinking i want to upgrade to HIDs... either 5k or 6k. I don't want to end up with some cheap junk, so I'm hesitant to buy off ebay. I also eventually would like to change my head lights from stockers to black while still running HIDs... so my question is where can i get a quality set and do they sell high beam, low beam, and fog light kits?
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Re: HID headlight questions

Postby allterrainjoe » Jun 17 2012, 5:22pm

Search hidguy on this site alot of guys seem to go to him plus lots of info in a search of hids
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Re: HID headlight questions

Postby EKinMN » Jun 18 2012, 4:25am

Yes, I bought mine from our site sponsor, HIDguy.com. I highly recommend the 5,000k lights.
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Re: HID headlight questions

Postby deathphoenix99 » Jun 18 2012, 4:48am

I had 6K HID's and I wish I would've went with 5K looking back. They are a little bit brighter and more of a white light, the 6K were a little too blue for my liking.
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Re: HID headlight questions

Postby MouSe » Jun 18 2012, 4:55am

Want to support the site and get quality? http://www.hidguy.net

Want to save some money and get quality? http://www.ddmtuning.com

And I recommend 35W 5000k for your lowbeams, digital ballasts. Depending on if you have a NBS or NNBS will determine what you put in your foglights, if anything at all.

NBS, I recommend the same as lowbeams, 35W 5000k, digital ballasts.
NNBS, I recommend 25W 5000k from HIDGuy.
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Re: HID headlight questions

Postby HookSet Harvey » Jun 18 2012, 10:15pm

+1 what mouse said.
I have the ddm tuning 35w lows and 35w fogs. Went with 6k and they are on the blue side, but are nice and bright.
It did take about 2 weeks to receive them straight from china but there the same digital slim ballasts that everyone else sells, without a mark up.
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Re: HID headlight questions

Postby johnarias2012 » Jun 27 2012, 4:19pm

Those digital ballasts from HIDguy.net are probably one of the best sets of HID's I've had. I've owned DDMtuning and Xentec and once I installed an HIDguy.net kit the lights were perfect. No more flickering and no color change
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HID headlight questions

Postby MouSe » Jun 27 2012, 4:37pm

Color change comes from the quality of bulbs, not the ballast.
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Re: HID headlight questions

Postby deathphoenix99 » Jun 27 2012, 4:41pm

exactly!
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Re: HID headlight questions

Postby rgblack316 » Jun 28 2012, 11:45am

I just went and priced them on the site. Currently $320.00 plus shipping for all three conversion kits. Not a bad deal.

I do have a question though. Would there be any reason I would need the 5202 plug and play harness with the fog light kit?
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