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Old 01-26-06 | 06:17 PM
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I just finished installing the last piece today, and now my headlights are all ready. I put in 8000K HID Headlights and 8000K HID Foglights. I changed out my high beams and put in hyperwhite bulbs so I no longer have yellow DRL. Also I put in Hyper white LED wedge lights for my parking lights. What do you guys think?
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Sorry about the multiple posts.
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Looks good, how did you mount the ballasts for the hid fogs?
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Without the fog lights on
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Old 01-26-06 | 06:26 PM
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With the HID fog lights
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Old 01-26-06 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by GSE25
Looks good, how did you mount the ballasts for the hid fogs?
2 words..... Zip Ties. There wasn't really anywhere to hard mount them down there, so we just zip tied them, they aren't going anywhere. And you can't even see down there, so I didn't think it was that big of a deal.
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hmm, interesting... must be bright as hell now when you're driving at night...
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hmm, interesting... must be bright as hell now when you're driving at night...
You wouldn't believe. I was actually surprised by how bright the fog lights were. When i was driving down my friends street, I flicked the fogs on and off to see what they were doing, and those things even light up the trees above me. They really make a huge difference.
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Nice work!!
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Great jobs. All the lights match perfectly. I really like it.

Anyways, do people flash you because your lights are so bright ?
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Where did you purchase the lights? How much for the fog lights? Looks nice.
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Thanks, and no one has flashed their highs at me yet. The lights are actually angled pretty well as not to get into the eyes of oncoming traffic. As for pricing, I paid 300 for each set of HID's. I had my car guy order them for me and the two of us put them in. I'm not sure what brand they are. The ballast says Halo on it.....
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Does anyone know the Lexus OEM HID temperature - 4600K? Why does it seem as if the BMW and Audi HIDs are brighter?



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