New LED DRL's and HID fogs...... in MIA
#16
What happened is I originally ordered a kit a long time ago from this shady guy in FL (i'd like not to mention his name) who claims it came with a lifetime warranty. Well the company went down under and they expected me to fork over an extra $150 for their NEW system, in which i got pretty flamed about and said goodbye .
Later on I went to a local shop down here who sells the kits at a pretty darn good price (HID Pro). They took care of my car from top to bottom, installation and everything. But as they went along, me being a picky person. I had to follow through and make sure I knew what was going on my car piece by piece. I got all the components on MY car for only$130. This was only because I ordered 6+ kits in one day, i believe it was a pretty hefty bill that day, 3 yr warranty, digital ballasts too.
P.S. I forgot to say thank you M K S for hte compliments
Later on I went to a local shop down here who sells the kits at a pretty darn good price (HID Pro). They took care of my car from top to bottom, installation and everything. But as they went along, me being a picky person. I had to follow through and make sure I knew what was going on my car piece by piece. I got all the components on MY car for only$130. This was only because I ordered 6+ kits in one day, i believe it was a pretty hefty bill that day, 3 yr warranty, digital ballasts too.
P.S. I forgot to say thank you M K S for hte compliments
#17
executive matchup
pls do a write-up, i'll link it to the FAQ when it's done (pls include good resolution pics if possible).
#19
What happened is I originally ordered a kit a long time ago from this shady guy in FL (i'd like not to mention his name) who claims it came with a lifetime warranty. Well the company went down under and they expected me to fork over an extra $150 for their NEW system, in which i got pretty flamed about and said goodbye .
Later on I went to a local shop down here who sells the kits at a pretty darn good price (HID Pro). They took care of my car from top to bottom, installation and everything. But as they went along, me being a picky person. I had to follow through and make sure I knew what was going on my car piece by piece. I got all the components on MY car for only$130. This was only because I ordered 6+ kits in one day, i believe it was a pretty hefty bill that day, 3 yr warranty, digital ballasts too.
P.S. I forgot to say thank you M K S for hte compliments
Later on I went to a local shop down here who sells the kits at a pretty darn good price (HID Pro). They took care of my car from top to bottom, installation and everything. But as they went along, me being a picky person. I had to follow through and make sure I knew what was going on my car piece by piece. I got all the components on MY car for only$130. This was only because I ordered 6+ kits in one day, i believe it was a pretty hefty bill that day, 3 yr warranty, digital ballasts too.
P.S. I forgot to say thank you M K S for hte compliments
We need to see some more pics of your car...... it looks a lot like mine from the front - although I have just the boring OEM lighting
#20
lol, it's all good buddy! I unfortunately run into moron drivers all the time (don't know why, but i'm always surrounded by bad drivers down here in FL) So losing my hi-beam ability was really not an option. That's why I figured out the next best thing.... Or should I say the much better thing lol.
here is how it works (pics as promised)
This first photo is with the hi-beams and the low-beams on.... It's when i pull the lever back.
This second photo is when I turn on the car, no low-beams, no hi-beams, just DRLs on.
This photo is the low-beams on ONLY, (the middle hi-beams shut off).
The reason why i went with this setup is because it's efficient and it works just fine. When you're driving at night the lights deactivate and you won't blinde people. If you're driving during the day, the hi-beams are activated, but it's not enough to bother anyone.... I mean, you could look straight into the light if you wish and it won't do much for your eyes compared to the sunny day outside.
Hope this helps explain things to everyone. If anyone's interested how I got this working (as it's not as easy as plugging in your freshly purchased HID kit) I can make a write-up in a new thread for reference for everyone.
here is how it works (pics as promised)
This first photo is with the hi-beams and the low-beams on.... It's when i pull the lever back.
This second photo is when I turn on the car, no low-beams, no hi-beams, just DRLs on.
This photo is the low-beams on ONLY, (the middle hi-beams shut off).
The reason why i went with this setup is because it's efficient and it works just fine. When you're driving at night the lights deactivate and you won't blinde people. If you're driving during the day, the hi-beams are activated, but it's not enough to bother anyone.... I mean, you could look straight into the light if you wish and it won't do much for your eyes compared to the sunny day outside.
Hope this helps explain things to everyone. If anyone's interested how I got this working (as it's not as easy as plugging in your freshly purchased HID kit) I can make a write-up in a new thread for reference for everyone.
#22
BTW: Apologies to OP for the thread hijack!
#23
Yeah, I remember when I talked about it people were bagging on me about it for a while LOL.... I guess everyone finally gets what I mean. So i'll do a write up sometime tomorrow afternoon or wednesday afternoon (when the car cools down, just made a 1hr trip around town and the car's too hot to dissect the wires and redo them again).
#24
The hi-beams, i'd say takes about 1-2 seconds when flipping on, so the only thing you'll see flash is my HID fogs on and off (which isn't a good thing, as you should flash your hi-beams constantly like that anyway). There really isn't a fire-up lag as per say, but more of a relay going (okay, he switched it on, time to get to work!). I'll make a write up sometime this week, basically if you include all the hardware needed, it's all P-n-P. No modifications, no cutting. Just wiring between the lights, ballast, relays, caps, and battery.
#25
i believe 01 GS is a bit different, I have to look it up for you kaosfive. If you're up to make a trip to orlando, the shop here can do everything for you, i'm sure there's quite a few shops in so fla though.
#26
The hi-beams, i'd say takes about 1-2 seconds when flipping on, so the only thing you'll see flash is my HID fogs on and off (which isn't a good thing, as you should flash your hi-beams constantly like that anyway). There really isn't a fire-up lag as per say, but more of a relay going (okay, he switched it on, time to get to work!). I'll make a write up sometime this week, basically if you include all the hardware needed, it's all P-n-P. No modifications, no cutting. Just wiring between the lights, ballast, relays, caps, and battery.
#27
Sounds cool, like you I really want the non-yellow DRLs but would hate to lose my highbeam function... If you can put it all together, I would be happy to purchase the "whole kit" from you... How long have you had these and how often do you use your highbeams? Thanks again.
EDIT: I just got off the phone with him, let me do my write up and i'll PM you the link. You can order from him and get everything settled, he's also worked on 2GS's also!
#28