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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by APG12
Thats exactly what I have. Yours looked like they have a slightly more blue tint to them.
i think that might be due to the LMC truck housing. i noticed it has a bluish ting to either the lens or the backing.
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Raven02TA
i think that might be due to the LMC truck housing. i noticed it has a bluish ting to either the lens or the backing.
Yea thats probably it because my fogs look like yours. I have the lmc housings also but havent put the HIDs in yet, just in the fogs.
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 11:28 PM
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This is mine with ddm fogs and lmc truck headlight housings with regular bulbs.

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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Scira
I used this write up. Great info, really easy. The only thing i'm going to change is going for 5K bulbs. I have 8K in right now.


What type of housing you have?
I bought my hid kit & LMC housing, I just need help on install
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 08:34 AM
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cool my buddy has been lookin for housing for his trans am.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 09:12 AM
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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Default 35w hid lows and fogs from ddmtuning 6000k

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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ls1jorge
What type of housing you have?
I bought my hid kit & LMC housing, I just need help on install
Install is VERY simple. For the housings, just raise your headlights, remove headlight bezel, remove the stock housing, and install the lmc housing.

Once you do that, the HID kit is all plug and play.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 02:45 AM
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I did this awhile ago, with the lmc housings, I'm very satisfied with the cut-off and output, 35w 6000k

I'm just concerned with the fog housings now after 7 months of hid use, I now try not to have them on always, it's starting to melt in the centers, and gets slightly worse over time, it's 35w 6000k for the fogs as well, both kits from DDM, I think it's because the bulb is super long and gets really close to center/inside of the housing.

I suppose I can find alternate glass housings down the road.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 03:07 AM
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for you guys who hae done the fogs, are you changing everything with the bumper still installed?
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by crimson_bird
for you guys who hae done the fogs, are you changing everything with the bumper still installed?
I did mine from the top without removing anything. Its a PITA as theres not much room to work with. I believe you can remove a couple access panels under the bumper to get easier access.
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did it from the top in 10 mins..... helps i have no bumper support/styrofoam.
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So, is it necessary to buy 2 different HID kits if you're changing the low beams AND the fog lights? Like do you buy 1 kit for $40 for the Low Beams, and then another kit for the fog lights? Does each bulb need its own HID Ballast or can you run 2 different bulbs from the same ballast?
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So, is it necessary to buy 2 different HID kits if you're changing the low beams AND the fog lights? Like do you buy 1 kit for $40 for the Low Beams, and then another kit for the fog lights? Does each bulb need its own HID Ballast or can you run 2 different bulbs from the same ballast?
Yes, you need one set for the low beams and one set for the fogs. Each bulb runs off it's own ballast. The kits will come with two bulbs and two ballasts.
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by APG12
Thats exactly what I have. Yours looked like they have a slightly more blue tint to them.
bringing this back from the dead. i pulled the bulbs to the headlights and fogs. and installed them in my tahoe since the t/a isnt running (going to buy a new set of bulbs and ballasts for her). Turns out i got sent a 6K headlight bulb and a 5K fog.
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 12:56 AM
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Question lmc housing ?

i just got LMC housing (part #36-0302) and the h7 hid kit. but the bulb do not fit in the housing, seems like the base of the bulb is too big to fit in the housing. Is anyone else has this problem,,,I am confused ..
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 09:49 AM
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Wrong bulb, the LMC housing uses the 9005/9006 bulbs
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