Halogen and HID
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From: In a van down by the river
Hey Fellas,
I'll draw you up a diagram to create an aftermarket wiring harness to protect your stock harness while I'm at lunch. I REALLY need to prepare for a client status meeting at 11.
I also give you some tips.
Long of the short, I'd say go with this after kit.
Would OEM parts retrofitted for your purpose give you better output, last longer and be more efficient? Yes
Would that be a lot more work getting a HID bulb (which is a D2R bulb for this application) to fit in the 9145 socket? Yes
The easiest way to go about doing this would be to buy the kit and then make the aftermarket harness to protect your fog light harness from being burned up by your aftermarket HID kit.
If you're using the HID kit directly onto your OEM fog light harness, odds are you're not going to hurt anything for two years or so (based on amount of usage of the kit and your fog lights). However, there are always exceptions to the rule and it's stink something aweful to burn up that OEM harness.
DIAGRAMS AND TIPS COMING OVER THE LUNCH HOUR (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME)
Duke
I'll draw you up a diagram to create an aftermarket wiring harness to protect your stock harness while I'm at lunch. I REALLY need to prepare for a client status meeting at 11.
I also give you some tips.
Long of the short, I'd say go with this after kit.
Would OEM parts retrofitted for your purpose give you better output, last longer and be more efficient? Yes
Would that be a lot more work getting a HID bulb (which is a D2R bulb for this application) to fit in the 9145 socket? Yes
The easiest way to go about doing this would be to buy the kit and then make the aftermarket harness to protect your fog light harness from being burned up by your aftermarket HID kit.
If you're using the HID kit directly onto your OEM fog light harness, odds are you're not going to hurt anything for two years or so (based on amount of usage of the kit and your fog lights). However, there are always exceptions to the rule and it's stink something aweful to burn up that OEM harness.
DIAGRAMS AND TIPS COMING OVER THE LUNCH HOUR (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME)
Duke
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From: my apartment
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Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 3,009
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From: In a van down by the river
https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=255020
Here is the link for the "How-To" I wrote up.
The only problems I see happening are if you let the bulb touch the edges of the reflector in the fog light. I accidentally did this a little and it instantly started melting it away.
Just remember to be very careful and make sure the bulb is seated in the center and firmly in place.
Duke
Here is the link for the "How-To" I wrote up.
The only problems I see happening are if you let the bulb touch the edges of the reflector in the fog light. I accidentally did this a little and it instantly started melting it away.
Just remember to be very careful and make sure the bulb is seated in the center and firmly in place.
Duke
