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Old May 9, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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HID conversion kit on ebay

First I am not selling this item.
Second- HAs anyone done the convversion if so I need pics. Would yall know if this kit would be worth a 100. It would to me but I dont know much about the installation and if it uses my bulbs or lamps.



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=150119788011
 
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Old May 9, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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If you put em in your headlights, they are not going to have the right output, and sort of look like high beams all the time because they are not designed to reflect correctly with that big arc that the HID's put out. Plus you loose high beams. I put a set in my foglights because the square foglights have such a clean cutoff. IDK about the round foglights in your 06', if they cast a good clean cutoff. Best bet is to get a set of projector headlights and put them in there, they will provide the best output you can get unless you go with a true HID reflector. I used a kit from intense HID, and have had one bulb and one balast go out so far in the year I have had them. The bulb was not warrantied because it shattered, the balast was covered. All of these cheap kits really are cheaply made. Unless you can find a true german Phillips balast, then most of them are not as good of quality as OEM hid parts.
 
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Old May 9, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt 05'FX4
If you put em in your headlights, they are not going to have the right output, and sort of look like high beams all the time because they are not designed to reflect correctly with that big arc that the HID's put out. Plus you loose high beams. I put a set in my foglights because the square foglights have such a clean cutoff. IDK about the round foglights in your 06', if they cast a good clean cutoff. Best bet is to get a set of projector headlights and put them in there, they will provide the best output you can get unless you go with a true HID reflector. I used a kit from intense HID, and have had one bulb and one balast go out so far in the year I have had them. The bulb was not warrantied because it shattered, the balast was covered. All of these cheap kits really are cheaply made. Unless you can find a true german Phillips balast, then most of them are not as good of quality as OEM hid parts.
Thanks. Two questionso you have a link for where you purchased your HID's and when you talk about projectors are there different types and do they use different bulbs.
 
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Old May 9, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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Ollo HID's are pretty nice, I have them in my headlights and foglights. That's a steal of a price and most kits appear the same with only a different label and box fragrance.

Neither the headlights nor the foglights in my case have a sharp cutoff, both are memorably blinding. Then again I have the rectangular lights, not the 06+ fogs.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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Ollo HID's are pretty nice, I have them in my headlights and foglights. That's a steal of a price and most kits appear the same with only a different label and box fragrance.

Neither the headlights nor the foglights in my case have a sharp cutoff, both are memorably blinding. Then again I have the rectangular lights, not the 06+ fogs.
Do you have the HID lights in your stock headlights. Do you have any night shots of them
 
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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the 04 05 fogs are the better housing if you are blinding people you just need to turn them down 6k in the fogs for a year and love them with no high beam flashes (well anymore I turned them down )
 
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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Honestly, don't put HID's in stock reflectors. Even more so in a truck as big as a 150, you will literally be flashed every 3 or 4 cars. They basically overpower the stock reflector and end up throwing light much broader, in all directions.

I have dont it and taken them out. What we need is a set of headlights that has TRUE hid projectors. The projector on ever one I have seen is just not suitable.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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Honestly, don't put HID's in stock reflectors. Even more so in a truck as big as a 150, you will literally be flashed every 3 or 4 cars. They basically overpower the stock reflector and end up throwing light much broader, in all directions.

I have dont it and taken them out. What we need is a set of headlights that has TRUE hid projectors. The projector on ever one I have seen is just not suitable.
They should make a headlight for the f150 like the range rover projectors.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 10:07 AM
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There are 3-4 threads that discuss both an HID retrofit and Kits. I would suggest that you read these. Just search HID and my user name and you'll have plenty of reading material.

I'd do it for you but I'm in a hurry today.

Duke
 
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