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It's real cramped with the harness wiring considering I have two ballasts behind each headlight. I just need to unhook everything and properly ziptie it all up so it's not a mess
I have them sitting on the metal too,but the wires are getting in the way from me neatly arranging everything. Just gonna unhook the ballasts and wiring and the do it over
I wonder if you could wrap the ballasts for the fogs with something, then spray whatever you cover them in with "Never Wet"
I wonder if you could wrap the ballasts for the fogs with something, then spray whatever you cover them in with "Never Wet"
Aarkon
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The fogs ballasts mount great on top on the bumper housing but I never thought about Velcro it may just be my paranoia
I have mine in the same place. I am paranoid too which is why I use multiple zip ties on everything. Here mine.Aarkon said:
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Mounce
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You think LED headlights are more pnp than HIDs? There is the EXACT amount of work to put either one in. All you need is the cap mod, an HID kit and a relay wiring harness and you're good to go.SnowBlazer said:Yup! Don't want the hassle of HID's. Having to wire, and position 'em. I'm more of a plug n play guy.
Of course the relay wiring harness is optional..it's just highly recommended. And for $8(Ebay) it's cheap insurance.
HARDTRAILZ
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Hopefully you don't have as much issue with them as most have, since you'll be using them just as your High BeamsHARDTRAILZ said:
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That is why I follow a couple threads on a couple forums. Knowledge is power.
After burning through 4 replacement Crees boards, Kevin sent me a new headlight and things have been great ever since (knock on wood)Capote said:
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I'm gonna have to see if I can buy a driver by itself from Kevin since I inadvertently let my good one go with the Tb...may try them out in the high beams of the Camry in the summer.dmanns67 said:
Sib
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Anyone know anything about these high beam bulbs? They are led and do not require a driver. They are 2000 lumen. As soon as I get my hids delivered and installed I was just going to go with sylvania silver star ultra but couldn't find anything on their lumen output to compare.
They also make 880 led fogs that are plug and play and have 1200 lumen. Rather cheap mod without adding hids in the fogs.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/231292650700?cmd=VIDESC
They also make 880 led fogs that are plug and play and have 1200 lumen. Rather cheap mod without adding hids in the fogs.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/231292650700?cmd=VIDESC
I am not impressed with DT AutoTechs quality of their LEDs. I made a bulk order of (10) 194 LEDs and 8 of the 10 LEDs have failed. Their customer service did have me replacements out in the mail the next day, but that is after the fact. The 3157 LEDs I purchased are still doing well, but 80% of my 194s failedIm Blazed said:
I was confused about the description, it says the drivers are water proof, but then it says no ballasts
Drivers are used with LEDs and ballasts are used with HIDs. You would have to have a driver to step up the voltage from 12v to 24v.$70 is not a bad deal, but like I said I have not had any luck with DT AutoTechs 194 LEDs.
To be honest, if I did not already have my Cree LED headlights from Kevin, I would go with the Cree LED headlights from TRS. For $30 dollars more ($100 total), you get 3000 lumens, 5000k in color, and actual Cree chips. TRS offers a 2 year warranty as well. I believe DT AutoTech told me their warranty/return policy was 30 days. I did not see it listed though. TRS's link is below.
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/led-lighting/morimoto-xb-led-headlight-bulbs.html#.VKt1ep8o7qA
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Got my roll of 5050 smd strip in today for cluster backlighting.
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Hopefully it was just a bad batch of the 194s. I was going to order some of their 3157ck bulbs and their fog lights for now.dmanns67 said:I am not impressed with DT AutoTechs quality of their LEDs. I made a bulk order of (10) 194 LEDs and 8 of the 10 LEDs have failed. Their customer service did have me replacements out in the mail the next day, but that is after the fact. The 3157 LEDs I purchased are still doing well, but 80% of my 194s failed
I was confused about the description, it says the drivers are water proof, but then it says no ballasts
$70 is not a bad deal, but like I said I have not had any luck with DT AutoTechs 194 LEDs.
To be honest, if I did not already have my Cree LED headlights from Kevin, I would go with the Cree LED headlights from TRS. For $30 dollars more ($100 total), you get 3000 lumens, 5000k in color, and actual Cree chips. TRS offers a 2 year warranty as well. I believe DT AutoTech told me their warranty/return policy was 30 days. I did not see it listed though. TRS's link is below.
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/led-lighting/morimoto-xb-led-headlight-bulbs.html#.VKt1ep8o7qA
The front signals are not CK sockets are they?
It looks like they have a 30 day return if you don't open anything. At bottom of page it shows an image that says Full 1 Year warranty - I assume that is for any damaged products. TRS seems like the way to go though for the 9005s. $30 more and another year of warranty and an extra 1K of lumen seems like a good deal to me
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Yeah I initially thought maybe a bad batch, until the replacements they have sent me have started to failIm Blazed said:Hopefully it was just a bad batch of the 194s. I was going to order some of their 3157ck bulbs and their fog lights for now.
The front signals are not CK sockets are they?
It looks like they have a 30 day return if you don't open anything. At bottom of page it shows an image that says Full 1 Year warranty - I assume that is for any damaged products. TRS seems like the way to go though for the 9005s. $30 more and another year of warranty and an extra 1K of lumen seems like a good deal to me
Like I said, the 3157 LED I bought from DT AutoTech has been going strong for 7 months without any issues (knock on wood). I would definitely avoid their 194 LEDs. All the ones that have failed overheated and either melted or burnt out.
Here is a pic of one of the two 194 amber LEDs that melted from DT AUtoTechIm Blazed said:
I will definitely not be buying LEDs from the supplier anymore. I went with them because they were the only supplier at the time offering the 5630 chips. They are crazy bright compared to the 5050s.
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Ouch. Was looking at 194 Amber leds today and say a few with 5630s. I wonder if that is too strong for those little things.dmanns67 said:Here is a pic of one of the two 194 amber LEDs that melted from DT AUtoTech
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Midnyteryder196
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All this talk of 5630... Got me thinking bout switching out my 5050 panels with these... http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=390617044350&alt=web
Those would be insanely bright. Too bad they come all the way from Hong Kong. I try to stick with US sellers.Midnyteryder196 said:
I have seen a comparison between the 5050, 5630, and 5730 and the 5730s are brighter than the rest. When I was buying my LEDs 5630 was the brightest out at the time.
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Midnyteryder196
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Not everything from sellers in China is bad... I found some sweet deals on 3mm & 5mm LEDs that were like 99 cents for a shitload. Yeah would of took like 2-2 1/2 weeks, but ehh it'd be worth it
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Oh I know haha, only reason I paid $2.13 x2 for 50pcs of UV wide angle & 50pcs of Green wide angle 5mm LEDs. The bug was biting haaaard
Mounce
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Everything comes from China either way, I just can't stand the slow shipping. I get impatient when I order stuff lol.