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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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Well my old HIDs took a **** on me so i got a new kit comin, my buddy put my old ones in for me and hes at UCF now and im home from FSU on break :-(. Anybody think they can give me a hand sometime next week puttin these in, it shouldnt take more then 45 min to an hour, its all plug and play with no fab. needed.
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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i could help man, where at around UCF? or are you in Weston?
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i could help man, where at around UCF? or are you in Weston?
Na my boy who put em in goes to UCF now. Im in weston rite now but i go to FSU in tally.
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Old Jun 6, 2006 | 12:23 AM
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I've had HID's for three years now and they have never had a problem..whats wrong with yours
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I've had HID's for three years now and they have never had a problem..whats wrong with yours
Ballast decided to take a **** on me, so instead of buying 2 new ones at 90 to 150 a piece, ill jsut get a whole new kti shipped at 255.
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hey guys wat size k's do u have and do they actually light up more then a stock bulb on the street?also did u remove the sheild inside the headlamp or left it?
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hey guys wat size k's do u have and do they actually light up more then a stock bulb on the street?also did u remove the sheild inside the headlamp or left it?

Read my sig...

I got a 6500k, and theres no fabrication needed, it plug n play.



And furthermore about the installation, the cars gonna be in tallahassee so it needs to be somebody local or a shop locally, if not then ill be makin a drive to UCF lol.
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okay but do they give more light on the ground the stock?
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okay but do they give more light on the ground the stock?
They are 20x brighter, wider, and longer. And there a bright *** white with a blue tint. When i get em put back in ill try n get some pics.
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