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RSCapri
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I love those kits, I bought a total of 5 kit from them, all with the upgraded wattage, no failures so far, the oldest one I got s about a couple of years now.
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WickedStang
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So u running the 55w? I want to go with those but not sure if it will work right on a 99-04 lights since it says 55s run hotter than the 35s on small lights. Dont want to mels my h.l. ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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04 mach1 BASSANI EXHAUST/C&L INTAKE
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Posts: 1581 | From: salinas831 | Registered: May 2007
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MikeD.
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I just bought the ebay 60 dollar ones. There way bright and everyone flashes me when I drive by them. Didnt have any problems and were good quailty. Ive had them for about 2 months now no problems, but we'll see how long they last.
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uh0h50
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Originally posted by At1Maverick69:
I love those kits, I bought a total of 5 kit from them, all with the upgraded wattage, no failures so far, the oldest one I got s about a couple of years now.
were any of them purchased for a fox?
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Posts: 2926 | From: Bay Area 510 | Registered: Jul 2003
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WickedStang
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So what does everyone recommend..35w or 55w?
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Posts: 1581 | From: salinas831 | Registered: May 2007
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BCINGUU
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Watch out if you go with 55 watt bulbs. I don't know if this would affect you, but on my fox when I put in 55 watt bulbs and have the fog lights on at the same time, the circuit breaker keeps tripping. Thus my headlights go on and off, which is not a good thing when you are driving in the dark. I downgraded to 45 watt bulbs and the problem went away. The circuit breaker is set for a maximum current flow and too much wattage will exceed that limit. Which is why they use a breaker instead of a fuse for the headlights - it comes back on by itself.
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Posts: 1425 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Jan 2003
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RSCapri
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Originally posted by uh0h50:
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Originally posted by At1Maverick69:
I love those kits, I bought a total of 5 kit from them, all with the upgraded wattage, no failures so far, the oldest one I got s about a couple of years now.
were any of them purchased for a fox?
Yes, a couple was on a fox, 1 was a friend's 93 Cobra the other just a regular GT, I did the foglights on the GT too, so cool with HIDs, I believe I did it 2 years ago.
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RSCapri
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Originally posted by WickedStang:
So u running the 55w? I want to go with those but not sure if it will work right on a 99-04 lights since it says 55s run hotter than the 35s on small lights. Dont want to mels my h.l.
That's the lovely thing about HIDs, they run a bit cooler than conventional halogens, depends on the kit u get though, stay with anything below 10k units and you'll be happy, they're brighter, bluish white in color and you're not gonna mess up your lenses.
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03gtPONY
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Just make sure you get the wire harness that hooks up to the battery. Over time it puts stress on the wires where you plug and play. Just a lil insurance to let the HIDs last longer
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Posts: 108 | From: bay area | Registered: Feb 2005
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RSCapri
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And please, ground the ballast first before installing the harness to it, it just might save your ballast
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uh0h50
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Originally posted by At1Maverick69:
And please, ground the ballast first before installing the harness to it, it just might save your ballast
edit: how much do the kits usually run you? luckily my 86 uses the 9004 bulbs but they suck ass and nighttime visibility is shit.
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I bought my HID 6k kit from a guy locally for my Mach it's all plugs n play. It all connects to your stock connections. I've has then for a year now with no problems. Big improvement over the stock lights. He stocks kits for almost very car make and also has LEDs for the lights inside of the car.
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WickedStang
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Originally posted by cobra_302_stang:
I bought my HID 6k kit from a guy locally for my Mach it's all plugs n play. It all connects to your stock connections. I've has then for a year now with no problems. Big improvement over the stock lights. He stocks kits for almost very car make and also has LEDs for the lights inside of the car.
Nice! Did u get 35 or 55w? Any pics? pm price & location. Thanks
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Originally posted by MikeD.:
I just bought the ebay 60 dollar ones. There way bright and everyone flashes me when I drive by them. Didnt have any problems and were good quailty. Ive had them for about 2 months now no problems, but we'll see how long they last.
i can say that they are pretty bad ass (i dont know if his are they 8k or 6k) they are blindingly bright though and now that i think about it i think he went 8k so you might wanna go 6k if you dont want a po-po trouble, although im gonna go 8k cause they look sooooooo damn good, ![[Whoo Whooooo!]](graemlins/woowoo.gif) ebay
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RSCapri
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Originally posted by uh0h50:
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Originally posted by At1Maverick69:
And please, ground the ballast first before installing the harness to it, it just might save your ballast
edit: how much do the kits usually run you? luckily my 86 uses the 9004 bulbs but they suck ass and nighttime visibility is shit.
They start for as low as $70, depends if you want to have hi/low beams. stay 8k or lower, like he said above, po pos won't like the purple tint on the higher temp ones, I haven't had any problems with my SN95, I have 8ks
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82 Mercury Capri 5.0 *SOLD
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rollin5ive0
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my lil bro got the ebay ones for 50 or 60 shipped!
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theres a guy in san lorenzo i always go to...
good quality sh*t, gives you a 1 yr warranty, but with so many customers he forgets.. i brought a car back one time after an accident saying my ballast just went out, and he replaced it! for free, i got hids on it 2.5 yrs prior to this.
he's a little pricier, but any issue you have, hell take care of it. you cant put a price on reliability. remember you get what you pay for.
55watts, 8000k... FTW! on all my rides i ever got. had 35 watts on my old 5.0, and the 55 watts did a huge difference, HUGE. never had a problem with heat, or short circuit issues.
this guy knows his stuff.
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Sco Cuddie
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Originally posted by shmayleen:
theres a guy in san lorenzo i always go to...
good quality sh*t, gives you a 1 yr warranty, but with so many customers he forgets.. i brought a car back one time after an accident saying my ballast just went out, and he replaced it! for free, i got hids on it 2.5 yrs prior to this.
he's a little pricier, but any issue you have, hell take care of it. you cant put a price on reliability. remember you get what you pay for.
55watts, 8000k... FTW! on all my rides i ever got. had 35 watts on my old 5.0, and the 55 watts did a huge difference, HUGE. never had a problem with heat, or short circuit issues.
this guy knows his stuff.
So whos the guy?
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