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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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does anyone have hids on there 93-97 f body if so where do you get the kit and how hard are they to put in. and the new wiring wont affect the headlight from going up and down will it
oh and what about the fog lights
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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i just saved a couple pages of info that should be helpful to ya... it has links to basically everything you need
http://www.ls1lt1.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24482
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http://www.ls1lt1.com/forum/showthre...162#post198162
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 01:37 PM
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how do you guys think these would look with hids
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 02:16 PM
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I made my own kit and got HIDS from a benz at the dealer where I worked and put them on
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by robsquikz28
I made my own kit and got HIDS from a benz at the dealer where I worked and put them on

including the projectors? Got any pics of your retrofit?
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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where can i get some nice headlight housing (are the ones on ebay worth it)
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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Here ya go!

http://www.speedinc.com/catagory.cfm?catagory=Lighting
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Originally Posted by Chrisd000111
how do you guys think these would look with hids
NO! that round circle in the middle is a fake projector. it really does nothing and IMO it looks kinda ugly. get one without it. I bought ebay ones that were the PILOT brand. it had a color changing ring around the outside i got rid of.
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Chrisd000111
does anyone have hids on there 93-97 f body if so where do you get the kit and how hard are they to put in. and the new wiring wont affect the headlight from going up and down will it
oh and what about the fog lights
thanks Chris
The only "hard" part about wiring in a Hi / Lo HID kit is the slight grinding of the metal, trimming plastic, and generally making generic stuff fit our cars - it only took me a couple hours, a set of tin snips, and a Dremmel.

If I can do it anybody can!

PM me if you'd like the name of the folks I purchased my "kit" from.
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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i also have it in my camaro... 10k and works great but you have to get a bit creative... check them out http://www.fquick.com/garages/Chevro...28/1994/23526/
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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I did 10k hid's in my camaro. I used the stock housings and an ebay hid kit. It took like a day to install cause the silicon had to dry and set. The result is bad ***. I'll have to take some pics.
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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did exactly the same thing... but with jb weld so it would stick..
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 08:42 AM
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so i should go with something like this http://www.slickcar.com/productdetai...ProductID=1031
insted of the pic before that were fake projectors
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 08:46 AM
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and do you think i should just get rid of high beams and hid the fogs instead. cause honestly all i ever use the high beams for is to flash them (and you cant do that with hids) and to mess with friends driving in front of me
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Got my 4300k 9006 HIDs from DDM Tuning for $50 shipped and it was a plug and play 20 min install. Now I can see!!! No need to spend more than that on an HID kit.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 09:53 AM
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do you have any pics and did you do the fogs too
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Chrisd000111
do you have any pics and did you do the fogs too
Haven't done the fogs yet, but I will soon. I'll take some pictures this week. PM me if you want a link to the kit.
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Yea I only spent 60 on my kit too, but was not sure if on the lt1's had to use new housings, wich is why I posted the kit from speedinc kit. Glad there is a cheaper way 200 seemed steep!!
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I got mine from ebay too, something like $52 shipped. My dad is running them in his truck too without any problems.

I need to order my high beams and fogs now though, and get some for my tahoe LOL. But I just pulled my old lights out of the housing and siliconed the new HIDs in. Done and done, nor need for $200 POS housings, I heard they break really easily.

BTW I got 4300K, no need to go with a higher number, the light doesn't get any brighter, just changes color
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Yea but that 10k ultra blue looks so good!
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