I bet that just means to leave the fog portion off, still switch to auto, but dial still pushed in, for fogs off.

 

Well, I just placed an order for a 5000K kit. My installer said he needs to check to see if they carry 9145s from his supplier, but if not, I always know I can go to the 9005s.

Also, he said that he has installed nearly 75 kits. He has only replaced 2 ignitors, 1 ballast, and 4 bulbs. Pretty good track record if you ask me. And I think he said his supplier has a 2 year warranty. So you cant really go wrong. I am excited! Will post pics when I get them in.

 

Wow.. I wanna do this..

 

Woah woah woah. There seems to be a little confusion here.

1. I finished my HID retrofit and have left my setting on AUTO and have had no problems unlocking during day/night or remote starting at those times with any flicker.

2. The heat given off by HID bulbs is MUCH hotter than halogen. What you are confusing is the amount of electricity it pulls. When RUNNING a HID lighting system pulls less electricity than halogen. However, on start-up it pulls up to 10X more than halogen. Thus the neccessity of a upgraded wiring harness to prevent long term damage.

Given this information I still think an HID kit in our fog lights would be fine.

Duke

 

I suppose that no one makes a nifty little 'plug and play' kit like this for the heads?

 

SOo are you saying that your suggest to get wiring harness for it to aviod melt stock OEM wiring??
Like this one , http://www.xenonking.com/parts.htm and see "wiring harness" ??

Thanks!
YOMAN!

 

Yoman, I think he is talking about the "Relay Harness." Under normal operation, HIDs pull less power than your stock bulbs. But when the HIDs turn on, they need to pull ALOT more power. This extra strain on the stock harness (even though it is for only a short period of time) can eventually cause wear on the stock harness, and maybe even eventually melt it. So, spending $25 is just a little bit of insurance to know that you don't have to worry about your stock harness melting over time.

I will post pics of my install once they get here (and once we get some nice weather so I can work on the truck).

 

i just used a Hella ballast in mine. the fog light connector plugged right in. if the ballast/bulb pulls more current than the halogen bulb, it would pop a fuse!
the initial startup current is slightly more than a halogen bulb, but quickly drop to less.

i retro'd an IS300 fog light with D2S bulbs and can't even touch the rubber gromet sealing the back of the housing in the winter for more than a couple seconds....they are VERY HOT compared to halogen. i retro'd this into my f150 fog....there's a thread somewhere on here with pics.

oh, and the other thing about HID's is that they're not meant to be turned on and off very frequently. don't use them if they're not going to be lit for at least 5-10 min. this drastically shortens their life. very similar to fluroesent lights in a home, if they're only used for 20sec at a time, they will burn out sooner. i made sure i did the fog light mod before hids.

 

here it is
https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=218050

 

Hi there, any pics yet? Are the Leo's down in the states ok with running HID's? Up here in Canada, if your headlights or any lights on the front of the truck show any hint of blue or purple, they will stop you and give you a warning....I've been thinking of getting the 5000k version as it is closest to stock in color contrast.....

 

Any problems with melting yet? I'm interested to see how things are going for you Riken, as well as Matt.

I think I'll put together my own HID setup for the fog lights.

2 4300K D2R HID bulbs and have them rebased to be 9005s
2 OEM HID ballasts
Aftermarket wiring harness to keep the stock fog light harness safe

Granted my security system flashes my fog lights on and off when it's armed. So I'll probably be replacing bulbs every other year. That's not that big of a deal to me though.

Duke

 

I just got mine installed this weekend and they are AWESOME!!! The cutoff is amazing, no hot spots. My girlfriend drove in front of me the other day - she has a Corolla, and she said they weren't blinding at all, and in fact it made the front of the truck look alot better!

I will get some pics later in the week after my detail.

 

No problems yet........Working great!

 

you don't need an aftermarket harness. the stock connector plugs directly into the hella type ballasts.

i have no heat issues in mine. granted its a cast metal projector in a thick plastic housing (Toyota quality). not like the wimpy plastic ford thinks is ok and throw in a tin heat shield. what a poor excuse for a fog light.

i almost finished my second light. just got to get the right shade of paint and spray them both. didn't like the aluminum paint on the first one.

 

I'll do a wiring harness to protect the OEM one so it doesn't get burnt out. I'd really hate to surge that wiring harness when the HID's startup and pull a lot of wattage from the battery.

I'd also just build my own setup because that'd be a lot cheaper then buying the kit. I'll just have to keep my eye out for the right stuff. I like the look of reflector fogs so I'll be sticking with those and not going with projectors.

I'd do projectors though IF I had an 06 front bumper as those would be perfect for a fog light projector retrofit.

Duke