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It's been about five months since I removed my PIAA HID driving lights in favor of the PIAA LED driving lights. The reason for that was because of frequently needing to switch the HID's off/on. It seemed as though, even late at night when I wanted to use my driving lights, I Still managed to get on coming traffic. Even on the mountain roads in West Virginia. Which is mainly where I use them. The LED driving lights do well, and I can switch them off/on at will with relatively no fear of damage. But they just don't have the illumination or throw of the HID's. Plus they don't look as nice on the brushguard as the HID's did. So after five months or so I wanted my HID's back. But at the same time I still wanted the convenience of the LED's. So, the solution? Have Both! I removed the LED driving lights out of the predrilled holes in the brushguard. Then re-mounted the HID's. I re-wired them back into the original switch. I then measured, marked and drilled two holes into the brushguard between the HID lights. Then mounted the LED lights. Instead of trying to fish wires thru the firewall again, I went with a wireless remote harness for the LED lights. I have a similar unit for the PIAA fog lights and it's been working fine. Just need to remember to replace the battery in the fob once a year. So here are a few pics of how she looks.
How it looked with the HID's on her.
How she looked with the LED driving lights
How she sits now.
With the lights illuminated
Paint the white housings black. I think that would look nicer. Your lower lights in the valance could be up graded to HID with the ballast for additional light. That would also lower the lighting for on coming traffic.
Thanks. The two lights in the lower valance are PIAA 2100i ion lights. PIAA calls them "Long Range" "Foul Weather" driving Lights. But which is it? A Fog or a Driving light? They illuminate like a driving beam, with a 20-25 degree pattern. But have an amber hue. The stock fogs illuminate low and to the sides. I went with these PIAA's because I needed something to fill in the middle with a little more distance. In regular weather the beam doesn't look that good. But they do a nice job in fog and snowy weather. PIAA produced a version of these with HID's in a clear driving beam. But I wanted a traditional amber beam. I never really thought about painting the housings on the HID's. I like them the way they are. Stand out real nice.
Best of Both
