Blue Headlights
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Melting Slicks
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Wow Garrett, where have you been? There are so many HID threads describing this in detail that some of them have been locked. This one will be locked soon too because of all the references to eBay, which is a no no because there is a supporting vendor (DJ Motorsport Accessories) who sells the HID kits which will do what you're wanting to do.
Here's a picture during the installation of my HID's. They are the 6000K (just a tinge of blue and very bright). The passenger side is a HID, the drivers side is stock. Notice the difference in color and brightness. You'll kick yourself for not doing this sooner.
Takes about an hour to do the install if you know what you're doing.
Here's a picture during the installation of my HID's. They are the 6000K (just a tinge of blue and very bright). The passenger side is a HID, the drivers side is stock. Notice the difference in color and brightness. You'll kick yourself for not doing this sooner.
Takes about an hour to do the install if you know what you're doing.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Holly Ridge North Carolina
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Melting Slicks
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From: Holly Ridge North Carolina
haha last question i promise!!!
so 880/881
or
9006?
Do most people buy both? or do they come together or what? do people get 6000k for both iuf the want 6000k?
so 880/881
or
9006?
Do most people buy both? or do they come together or what? do people get 6000k for both iuf the want 6000k?
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From: Louisville Kentucky
Most people buy 6000K for their low beams and for their fog lights (if they have fogs). Upgrading your high beams is a waste of money because you don't use them that often, and the 6000K low beams will probably eliminate your need for high beams anyway.
Did all that make sense?
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here's some pics to show you the difference:
as you can see, anything above 6000k gets WAY too blue.
of course if you want the full "arrest me" look, you can always go with 12000k all around.
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Wow Garrett, where have you been? There are so many HID threads describing this in detail that some of them have been locked. This one will be locked soon too because of all the references to eBay, which is a no no because there is a supporting vendor (DJ Motorsport Accessories) who sells the HID kits which will do what you're wanting to do.
Here's a picture during the installation of my HID's. They are the 6000K (just a tinge of blue and very bright). The passenger side is a HID, the drivers side is stock. Notice the difference in color and brightness. You'll kick yourself for not doing this sooner.
Takes about an hour to do the install if you know what you're doing.
Here's a picture during the installation of my HID's. They are the 6000K (just a tinge of blue and very bright). The passenger side is a HID, the drivers side is stock. Notice the difference in color and brightness. You'll kick yourself for not doing this sooner.
Takes about an hour to do the install if you know what you're doing.
You do hids before changing to a cold air intake? What is wrong with you junkman get your priority straight LOL
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Nope, that Vette is staying stock!
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Melting Slicks
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If you want the brightest light, the 4300k bulbs are technically the brightest. The only problem with the 4300K bulb is they have a yellow tinge to them just like your stock lights do. The 6000K bulbs are extremely white also, but with with a tinge of blue. If you go higher that 6000K, you start loosing brightness and everything above 6000K has a really distinctive blue color to them. As far as I'm concerned, anything above 6000K is a waste of money if your goal is to get the best lighting possible, and anything below 4300k is just a nasty yellow light; just like your stock bulbs are now.
Most people buy 6000K for their low beams and for their fog lights (if they have fogs). Upgrading your high beams is a waste of money because you don't use them that often, and the 6000K low beams will probably eliminate your need for high beams anyway.
Did all that make sense?
Most people buy 6000K for their low beams and for their fog lights (if they have fogs). Upgrading your high beams is a waste of money because you don't use them that often, and the 6000K low beams will probably eliminate your need for high beams anyway.
Did all that make sense?
Only thing im confused about is fog lights someone mentioned above how you can replace the foglights "if you have them" do most poeple also do the fogs or do the just replace the low beams which are 9006?
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alright so from the research ive done and from what everyone here it sounds like 6000k is the way to go and i get the 9006 and there is no need to get the high beams replaced...
Only thing im confused about is fog lights someone mentioned above how you can replace the foglights "if you have them" do most poeple also do the fogs or do the just replace the low beams which are 9006?
Only thing im confused about is fog lights someone mentioned above how you can replace the foglights "if you have them" do most poeple also do the fogs or do the just replace the low beams which are 9006?
Look at this Vette with both the lows and fogs changed over to HID's. See how the fogs look?
Now look at the fogs before he changed them.
See the difference? Yuk!
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Melting Slicks
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If you have fog lights, you'll either replace them or turn them off for good, especially when you see how yellow the look when compared to your low beam HID's. They won't match or look good at all. Remember, you're only replacing the bulb, not the whole assembly (unless you buy something like the ACA kit).
Look at this Vette with both the lows and fogs changed over to HID's. See how the fogs look?
Now look at the fogs before he changed them.
See the difference? Yuk!
Look at this Vette with both the lows and fogs changed over to HID's. See how the fogs look?
Now look at the fogs before he changed them.
See the difference? Yuk!
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