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Feb 8, 2007 | 12:43 PM

sigma6

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HID foglights?

I saw a black c5 z06 today during the day and he had his drls and foglights on, but not his headlights. how is that possible? also, his foglights were hids so i'm guessing piaa?

clue me in, guys!

vanity plate was 'zmokkin'

Feb 8, 2007 | 12:53 PM

mph1972

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St. Jude Donor '07

Feb 8, 2007 | 12:59 PM

UncleFodder

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You might want to fill out your profile so everyone will know where on earth (literally) you saw said vehicle...

Feb 8, 2007 | 01:19 PM

sigma6

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Ok will do. but saw it in Redondo Beach

Feb 8, 2007 | 01:26 PM

Alcee1

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That was probably Chris, I'll ask him

Sent PM

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Feb 8, 2007 | 01:31 PM

LF97C5Vette

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sigma6

You can wire your Fog lights to use the Factory relay (which means they are forced to obey the Rules of your factory fogs) or you can wire them seperately and control them indapendantly of the Factory relay. Which means you can turn them on and off as you please.

Dan

Feb 8, 2007 | 01:45 PM

JETZ

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PIAA's are driving lights, not fogs, and not HID, but damn bright!
Why do you think he had HID. driving lights?

Only HID. driving lights I know of are from Hella. Mucho $!

http://www.hella.com/produktion/Hell...o_DE_Xenon.jsp

Feb 8, 2007 | 01:47 PM

sigma6

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JETZ

PIAA's are driving lights, not fogs, and not HID, but damn bright!
Why do you think he had HID. driving lights?

Ah, you make a good point he probably was using PIAA driving lights. They just look so bright and clear that i assumed was HID. Do the PIAA just mount next to the foglights or would you disable foglights altogether?

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Feb 8, 2007 | 02:04 PM

JETZ

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Well his car was a Z, and dosen't come with factory fogs.
Cars with the oem lights can utilize the factory brackets to mount the PIAA's.

Frank

Last edited by JETZ; Feb 8, 2007 at 02:18 PM.

Feb 8, 2007 | 02:07 PM

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PIAA does carry HID fog lights, but they don't have one's small enough to fit the front of the Z.

Feb 8, 2007 | 02:44 PM

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Black C5 Z06

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If it was wired into the Factory harness, it's the simplest thing in the world. Turn your parking lights on, then hit the fog light switch.

Feb 8, 2007 | 03:07 PM

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sigma6

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Nice. very nice. thanks all... looks like i have a project on my hands . how much do these things run

Feb 8, 2007 | 03:12 PM

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mph1972

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JETZ

Well his car was a Z, and dosen't come with factory fogs.
Cars with the oem lights can utilize the factory brackets to mount the PIAA's.

Frank

Nice post, I will have to look into this.

Was it difficult to get everthing wired up?

Feb 8, 2007 | 03:24 PM

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rpm462

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Feb 9, 2007 | 08:21 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mph1972

Nice post, I will have to look into this.

Was it difficult to get everthing wired up?

Thank's, but credit has to go to the member that posted these pics originally!

I had mine 'installed' together with my Euro T-84's converted to HID, so I had no wiring issues!

Feb 9, 2007 | 09:13 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sigma6

You can get them here.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ht=PIAA+Lights

Feb 9, 2007 | 10:28 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ajg1915

You can get them here.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ht=PIAA+Lights

Tuan Le is a great vendor and has great customer service skills...

I sent Tuan a PM to get some more info... I looked the Hellas up last night and found them for anywhere from $700-1000...

Worth the price of seeing better IMHO...

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Feb 9, 2007 | 12:12 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JETZ

PIAA's are driving lights, not fogs, and not HID, but damn bright!
Why do you think he had HID. driving lights?

Only HID. driving lights I know of are from Hella. Mucho $!

http://www.hella.com/produktion/Hell...o_DE_Xenon.jsp

and you don't have them why?