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Both HID fogs went out again, switching brands

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Old 01-07-11, 03:46 AM
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Default Both HID fogs went out again, switching brands

Can someone recommend a long lasting HID brand for my fogs? I had to replace 2 bulbs and ballast on my old one and it was only a year and 2 months old, and now they both finally died on me.
Old 01-07-11, 04:19 AM
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you can always buy a very good quality kit form xenondepot. i have hidextra fogs and they seems to work very well. no problems in over a years use, plus their on the cheaper side.
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can someone link me to hidextra?
Old 01-07-11, 05:25 AM
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44 pages worth
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I bought mine from
Xenon depot. Bought in 06, still working today. Even with some condensation problems since I didn't seal the holes in the dust cap properly initially.
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^^thx for the info, guess ill be buying from xenon depot, i have 6000k for my low beams, and on the xenon depot they have 5000k then 6500k, is 6500k the same as 6k?
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no but its pretty close in color
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how big of a difference is it? very noticeable or only noticeable if u pay attention to it

any review on hidextra? the prices differ a lot and at 59.99 for ballast and bulb sounds like a steal for hidextra
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^ did you bother even checking the link i posted? its 44 pages of reviews
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I just went from hidxtra to xenondepot
for me, I bought a set of xtras and flickers after install
but after buying xenondepot kits = no flickering or whatever

that's my experience
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xenondepot xtreme HID kits FTW. had a couple of them for couple vehicles. never had a problem with them.
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Check out DDM Tuning too, they have a lifetime warranty.
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i recommend xenondepot as well. steve is awesome to deal with. i've had mine for about a year now.

from what i've read, with ddmtuning some people have had great experiences with them while others have had terrible experiences, especially with returns. i haven't dealt with them though.

hidextra is not bad. they aren't the fastest to reply to you. but they get things done.
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Purchased at least 6-8 sets of HID Kits from HIDEXTRA, they all work fine and no problem at all, but the last order i placed with them for the D2S bulbs 6000K and 8000K when i install to my car both bulbs flicks like hell, i am sure is not cause by the ballast or whatso ever, cuz i got their 10000K with no problem at all, at the end i switch from HIDEXTRA to GARAX. The GARAX is little expensive, but very quality products.
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I have garax no problems so far but ill go with xenondepot because of the customer service


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