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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 11:27 AM
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Got my HIDs from DDM yesterday. Installed them right when I got them. Really easy install took me about an hour taking my time. I really like the look of them. A little to much blue but it is ok. Driving at night with the HIDs so a million times better than the stock headlights. From now one I will always have HIDs in my car. Now for a couple pics.

The fogs are still stock bulbs. Trying to show the difference in the colors. Not a real good pic but good enough to show the difference.



Now with the fogs installed. This pic was taken at my school in a lighted parking garage at about 730am. You can still see how bright the lights are. I have no clue what the blue dots are in the pic but I took three pics and all three have those same blue dots. Maybe it was a ghost following me.

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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 11:31 AM
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Looks good
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 11:37 AM
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Looks great, I'm really wanted some now. I just don't wanna blind people...
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 12:03 PM
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That was my way of striking back at them for blinding me..........
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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So far no one has flashed back at me or anything so I think I am good. I may lower the driver one just a tad.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 12:09 AM
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i have never had anyone flash their brights at me signaling mine are too bright ... but it could have something to do with this little bit of tint/ eye brow paint i have on my lenses ... maybe it limits the throw from the bulbs without having proper projectors ...

FYI - the blue dots are from your camera shitting itself from not being able to capture the brightness from the lights and the pale light from the rest of the source

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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 12:29 AM
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Can you do a pic of the light at night maybe from in the car? I would like to see some 5000K.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 12:47 AM
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I know you were following the hood lines, but I like this.

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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by JP_GXP
I know you were following the hood lines, but I like this.

i thought about going all the way over, but there was nothing to tie into ... i would have had to pick an arbitrary point and just extend them across ...

whereas the line i followed was the hood line, but there was an indication/ molded in line in the lenses that made it all easier ...

in this picture you can see how it would look from dead on, if they went all the way across ... who knows, maybe ill do it this weekend while bored at work ( 3rd shift and no other projects/ xboxs/ taillights to work on )

but i didnt do it originally because i thought it might look a little um ... chinese ???



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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 01:02 AM
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Still looks good, regardless. Kinda wish the GXP could have that done and look ok.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by JP_GXP
Still looks good, regardless. Kinda wish the GXP could have that done and look ok.
thanks, in person you cant see the line between the painted section and hood without trying to look for it, so its not as noticeable ...

and i need to paint my grill insert again, because i scrapped the **** out of it getting the bowtie off to replace it with the "SS" off the trunk ...

ill get pictures when its all done and put back because i did something to the reverse lights that i still dont have pictures of, as well as the vinyl overlays on the side "SS"s ...

too bad its going to snow this weekend and then not get above 35 for the foreseeable future, because i really wanted to wash her one more time and get a last coat of wax on before the **** weather started, and get a few pictures in the process but it looks like im waiting a couple months
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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I like the look, but those are really BLUE for 5000k. My 6000k's aren't that blue, they look closer to my girls 10,000k's in her malibu.

x2 on what BAMA said, get some pics from inside the car.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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will get the pics tonight I think the pics make them look a lot bluer they dont seem that blue in person
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one seems a little bluer than the other I guess the angle is different in the pics
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by chameleongreen97ta
one seems a little bluer than the other I guess the angle is different in the pics
yeah man, those seem as blue if not a little more than my 6k's ... you might want to call up ddm or check the boxes they sent them in to make sure you got the right thing ...

but then again, if you say they seem white and youre happy ... then **** it
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 12:08 AM
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Look whiter than my 6000k. I might be ordering some new bulbs...
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 12:28 AM
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mine where 6000k 35w






good god my phone camera sucks............
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 12:40 AM
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Did you install a relay harness?
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 04:28 AM
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No i don't have a relay harness. I was thinking of getting some. Would I need a relay for each light or just one together
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 04:48 AM
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Just buy the kit mentions above it uses one relay and is plug and play it plugs into both of the balests an plugs into the stock wireing with one relay took ten min to install it with the headlight kit
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