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Old 03-31-2011, 09:16 PM
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Old 03-31-2011, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by mSaLL150

And I disagree Powerz69. In very very dense fog my HIDs just reflect off of it creating a wall of light, even with the retrofit. In the dense fog I turn the HIDs off and run with the silverstar 9005 fogs on only. Works wonders and performs far better than the HIDs, believe it or not.

Well thats good to know! Not much fog up here, but I would have thought the cutoff would make a huge difference.
 
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Old 03-31-2011, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by DanielWalker10
i want the same retrofit style you have but instead of everything being chrome i want it black. i just like how your shroud mades the projector look a little bigger versus a small shroud in such a big housing..
If I would do it again, I would use the Apollo shroud or the other shroud sickhids use. They are bigger then my Gatling shroud. I'd also paint the bowl black, or PTM beige. I like how the light below looks.

 
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Old 03-31-2011, 11:18 PM
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powerz, have you seen the new 5vector shroud? It just came out and is the biggest they make. 5" i believe

 
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Old 03-31-2011, 11:33 PM
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powerz, have you seen the new 5vector shroud? It just came out and is the biggest they make. 5" i believe
WOW! That's huge! Actual size? LOL!
No seriously, I seen when it was in the making. So thats what it looks like now. I'd like to see how they fit. I like how they went with a large halo vent.

EDIT: We will give Darkshadow his thread back when they come out with a 5K version.
 

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Old 03-31-2011, 11:45 PM
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you guys are pissin' me off.. jk but seriously, i want my retrofit done NOW. lol i cant wait till i get the money scraped together
 
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Old 04-01-2011, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by powerz69
EDIT: We will give Darkshadow his thread back when they come out with a 5K version.
believe me, i'll be the first to have them if they do it.
 
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Old 04-05-2011, 03:35 PM
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believe me, i'll be the first to have them if they do it.
uhh.. i have been thinking of redoing mine.. Maybe i Will.. Need bigger headlight housing first.
 
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Old 04-20-2011, 03:21 PM
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Well I got tired of waiting for the 5K and called v-led. They said it's a new product with no plans to make it in a 5K yet. If the 6K takes off they will expand it to a 5K. Or if enough people email/call them requesting a 5K they will do it. The 6K version link below.

http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...36803-1-2.html
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Old 04-20-2011, 03:38 PM
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could just get the 6k bulbs then swap out the individual led's on it for 5k ones...just takes some time with a soldering iron...
 
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Old 04-21-2011, 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by azmidget91
could just get the 6k bulbs then swap out the individual led's on it for 5k ones...just takes some time with a soldering iron...
Yeah but for some good quality LEDs you are looking at a $200+/5+ hour project. Pretty pointless IMHO
 
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Old 04-21-2011, 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Raptor05121
Yeah but for some good quality LEDs you are looking at a $200+/5+ hour project. Pretty pointless IMHO
Well, you obvioulsy don't know where to buy leds or know how to solder, would cost about $15 if you bought expensive leds and at most half an hour per bulb
 
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Old 04-21-2011, 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by azmidget91
Well, you obvioulsy don't know where to buy leds or know how to solder, would cost about $15 if you bought expensive leds and at most half an hour per bulb
You're right. I'm a noob at soldering but I'm also quoting NORLUX clusters, Lumileds, Luxeons, and Osrams prices. The cheapest Luxeons (my preference) are ~$12.95USD shipped, each.

$12.95 x 15 LEDs = $194.25
 
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Old 04-21-2011, 11:28 AM
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i dont know if i would put different types of leds in them, just replace them with PLCC-2 surface mounts like they come with, from oznium for $.49 each but honestly that is way over priced. you can get a 50 pack osram plcc-2's for $1 on ebay

price is not a good way to judge an led, it is actually very hard to make a bad led so even cheap ones off ebay would be fine, but like i said you can get 50 osrams for $1
 
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Old 04-21-2011, 12:14 PM
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I've just seen what Luxeons can do, and they are very reliable, so my next project will be utilizing them. I cant stand these crappy ebay LED taillights.
 



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