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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 04:41 PM
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Hey guys, can anyone help me out here and post their hid head light pics..im going to put some on my T/A but idk much about them...some tell me get 8K some say 6K and what the difference? and i would like to see before i actually make my decision..thnx
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UMM, what year is your T/A?
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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UMM, what year is your T/A?
2002 ws6
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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Better off just looking at the images on a hid website. But here are mine, 6000k.
Fogs are stock.
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Originally Posted by blAz3D
Better off just looking at the images on a hid website. But here are mine, 6000k.
Fogs are stock.
they look good..ive seen the ones on the sites but i rather get help here and actually see them on T/A's. how come u havent got the fogs?
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 08:57 PM
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Didn't have the money when I ordered the headlights and never got around to ordering them since.
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Where do you go to get these kits?
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Where do you go to get these kits?
there is this site... www.hidkit.com
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Originally Posted by blAz3D
Didn't have the money when I ordered the headlights and never got around to ordering them since.
you should get on it...would look even nicer with the fogs...i want to do the blinker/running lights..idk if its possible
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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^^^^^^^^ if your talking about having the hid as a blinker... dont do it. hids are not suppose to flash
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^^^^^^^^ if your talking about having the hid as a blinker... dont do it. hids are not suppose to flash
true...ill just forget about that idea..thnx
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Does this kit come with everything you need?
http://www.hidkit.com/Pontiac-Trans-Am-HID-Kits/
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 11:48 PM
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Does this kit come with everything you need?
http://www.hidkit.com/Pontiac-Trans-Am-HID-Kits/
Yeah I'm sure it does. It's only for low and high beams tho. Each sold seperatly. I'm tryin to find the fogs too. :-) my GF is getting me the kit for my b-day and I found out that it only has the low beams, so Therefore I need the fogs too. :-)
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Well, hell yeah, I just bought it, cant wait till it gets here!
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I recently threw them on. 8k


I followed this write up
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-trans-am.html
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And thats the ones I just bought?
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They told me to call them, and they said they didnt have the low or high beams, but they had fogs? so I just got the fogs, now I need the Low Beams, any ideas?
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Originally Posted by 19BLACKBIRD99
They told me to call them, and they said they didnt have the low or high beams, but they had fogs? so I just got the fogs, now I need the Low Beams, any ideas?
U called the place from the site? And only Had fogs? I wonder why on the discription before u pay it says they only have low and high's. Idk now man. I live in LA and there is a lot of places where to get HID's so I'm gonna head out this weekend to go get em
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Yeah, they sent me a email telling me I had to call them, so I did, they said Low and High Beams are sealed so they only had fogs, I was like thats the exact opposite of what the site said lol but Im just gonna get my money back and buy some eurolamp beams, and DDM HIDs and Wiring.
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Originally Posted by ElWS6
I recently threw them on. 8k

I followed this write up
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-trans-am.html
I've been looking around and I haven't seen anymore than 5k for fogs..is that what u have? 8k look sexy too
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