Hids-----finally
Racer
Joined: May 2007
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From: Newcastle, UK
You just cannot beat fitting some HID's and especially those top notch ACA lights.
TBH, I felt embarrassed with my OEM lights on such a great car.
I bought some Hella's and HID's to replace my fogs then a few months later saw that JW was selling that exact same set up in kit form.
Go for the Hella Hids next from JW if you can afford it, you certainly won't regret it.
TBH, I felt embarrassed with my OEM lights on such a great car.
I bought some Hella's and HID's to replace my fogs then a few months later saw that JW was selling that exact same set up in kit form.
Go for the Hella Hids next from JW if you can afford it, you certainly won't regret it.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: Hillsboro OR
Adding the ACA HID's to my car was IMHO the best safety feature I could have done. I am sooo much more comfortable driving at night. It felt like turning on the Sun. 
As I read in a previous post re: HID's .... Stock headlights are like shining a flashlight through a Ball jar filled with ****.
to the OP's install. 
As I read in a previous post re: HID's .... Stock headlights are like shining a flashlight through a Ball jar filled with ****.
to the OP's install.
Race Director
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From: Reno is so close to Hell you can see Sparks , State Of Confusion
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
I was going to install my ACA projector/HID lights today, Then I woke up to this....
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Aiken SC
These were given to me so I don't know the brand. There's no name on them, well, tbh I didn't look. They look like just like the ones MSG C5 has & the ones JW sells, but I.m not sure.
Gee Mr. Bill....as close as you are to hell, didn't think you would get snow there, LOL
Gee Mr. Bill....as close as you are to hell, didn't think you would get snow there, LOL
Race Director
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From: Reno is so close to Hell you can see Sparks , State Of Confusion
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
These were given to me so I don't know the brand. There's no name on them, well, tbh I didn't look. They look like just like the ones MSG C5 has & the ones JW sells, but I.m not sure.
Gee Mr. Bill....as close as you are to hell, didn't think you would get snow there, LOL
Gee Mr. Bill....as close as you are to hell, didn't think you would get snow there, LOL
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On behalf of all Corvette owners, you fine has been sent in the mail!
Race Director
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Below are pics of the install. Give yourself a weekend afternoon and a few cold ones...
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Louisville, KY
That seems like something I could do. Sorry about the snow
Melting Slicks
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From: Louisville, KY
Yes, both the ACA Headlights and my HID fogs required installing ballasts. I perhaps went a little overboard in securing them with screws in addition to double-sided 3M tape, however I wanted to make sure these babies stayed where I installed them. (Thoughts of taking a corner and hearing a big "thud" as the ballast slides around the lighting well scared me.)
Below are pics of the install. Give yourself a weekend afternoon and a few cold ones...
Below are pics of the install. Give yourself a weekend afternoon and a few cold ones...
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Good luck. I suggest if you do this mod to go ahead and add LED corners, fogs, etc. Once you have the headlight assemblies out, you have a lot of room to work other mods. I know this because I installed my new corner housings and LED lights before I installed my headlights and I had to lift and get under the car to complete the mods. In hindsight, it would have been a lot easier to do it all at once. Just make sure you test each light one at a time during the install process. You don't want to have to reverse engineer any wiring once everything is closed back up.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Louisville, KY
Good luck. I suggest if you do this mod to go ahead and add LED corners, fogs, etc. Once you have the headlight assemblies out, you have a lot of room to work other mods. I know this because I installed my new corner housings and LED lights before I installed my headlights and I had to lift and get under the car to complete the mods. In hindsight, it would have been a lot easier to do it all at once. Just make sure you test each light one at a time during the install process. You don't want to have to reverse engineer any wiring once everything is closed back up.
