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Old Jan 27, 2015 | 08:55 PM
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I wan't to upgrade my headlights on the cheap. Has anyone tried these?

Innovited AC 55W HID Xenon Conversion Kit With "Slim" ballast
Amazon.com: Innovited AC 55W HID Xenon Conversion Kit With "Slim" ballast - H13-3 9008 - 6000K Bi xenon HI/LO HID - 2 Bulbs & 2 Ballasts: Automotive


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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 05:30 AM
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You will get a brighter light but pattern stays the same
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 07:23 AM
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HIDs in stock housings are never a good idea.
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 09:45 AM
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I'll upgrade the housings later on. Prolly with some Hellas.
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 10:24 AM
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For an HID kit I'd go with DDM tuning. About the same price but they at least have good reviews.
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by TonyJeep75
I wan't to upgrade my headlights on the cheap. Has anyone tried these?

Innovited AC 55W HID Xenon Conversion Kit With "Slim" ballast
Amazon.com: Innovited AC 55W HID Xenon Conversion Kit With "Slim" ballast - H13-3 9008 - 6000K Bi xenon HI/LO HID - 2 Bulbs & 2 Ballasts: Automotive


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There's a reason it is illegal to use HID bulbs in a stock housing.
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Vladimer
For an HID kit I'd go with DDM tuning. About the same price but they at least have good reviews.
Thanks. I'll check that out.
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Originally Posted by Invest2m4
There's a reason it is illegal to use HID bulbs in a stock housing.
Had no idea. Aside from slapping some fog lights on my Jeep, I've never been into lighting upgrades. What's the reason?
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by TonyJeep75

Had no idea. Aside from slapping some fog lights on my Jeep, I've never been into lighting upgrades. What's the reason?
They will blind the $h!t out of oncoming traffic lol. I had HID in stock housing for a while. Light was ok...i run JW Speaker now and they are awesome. I get not wanting to throw the coin on LED though
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Old Jan 28, 2015 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by evoviii2jk
They will blind the $h!t out of oncoming traffic lol. I had HID in stock housing for a while. Light was ok...i run JW Speaker now and they are awesome. I get not wanting to throw the coin on LED though
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