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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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I have zero plans tomorrow so I might install my HID's. I have a vague instruction sheet from vvme I think it is but I was wondering if there is anything I should know or if anyone could show me a more specific installation sheet. Never done anything electrical before excuse my ignorance.
Or just anything specific I should know about HIDs? Weather premitting I'm going to have the vinyl, pedals, and HID's on tomorrow.

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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 02:27 AM
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nothing really all the special. you just have to find a spot to mount the box, then plug everything in. the bulb plugs into one side of the box's leads and the stock harness plug goes into the other. you cant mix them up either, different clips. good luck with the install
i really love my HIDs, especially when i got my new black style headlights. they got even brighter with the new headlights
Old Jan 2, 2010 | 08:20 AM
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Yeah I want to tint my headlights, but I not with the ****ty stock lights.
Old Jan 2, 2010 | 09:18 AM
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Like turtle said install is really straight forward and its going to be hard to screw up..I need to get me some am headlights with the clear corner. My ex broke the adjustment screw somehow in my eBay headlights.
Old Jan 2, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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yeah i got the clear corner black style lights, so im not messing with headlight covers anymore for the dark look. the hids shine brighter thru them than my stock ones also
Old Jan 2, 2010 | 03:12 PM
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Yeah I don't have the money for those clear corners just yet.
Old Jan 2, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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so did you install them yet?!

and my hid's got dimmer when i switched from my oem smoked headlights to smoked clear corners... but that was obvious considering how much darker the smoked clear corners are
Old Jan 2, 2010 | 03:21 PM
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No. I actually ended up being out from this morning till just now, had some **** to do. And theres no daylight. My parents got me one of those work lights that hangs off your hood when its up, maybe I'll just that and install them.
Old Jan 2, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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I installed mine last week lol. I put the hi-lo's in the headlights and regulars in the fogs, all 6k. I mounted my ballast to the backside of the front bumper. It keep them safe of out of the way. A word of warning, buy several cheap bits to put holes in the bumper, and expect to ruin them all. I don't know what they made that damn thing out of but it's is hard as hell to drill. My carbide bits didn't even like it.
Old Jan 2, 2010 | 08:18 PM
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Is yours genuine? My is a repo don't know if that'll make a difference. I was going to use some double sided velcro. I don't even have the new bumper on or painted yet.



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