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Capote

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When it comes to LEDs I make sure the seller is from the U.S. most of the time
 
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BlazingTrails said:
I always select us only when searching for anything.
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Helps feed the mod bug's appetite
 
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dmanns67

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Capote said:
When it comes to LEDs I make sure the seller is from the U.S. most of the time
In the end, 90% of US sellers get their stock from overseas anyways, mostly Hong Kong. It is just easier dealing with someone in the US versus overseas.

That is why I hate DDM. Waited 5 weeks for a HID kit from Hong Kong that was garbage right out of the box and their "customer service" was about as good as the HID kit they sent me, garbage :no:
 

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Kensun HIDs are your friend [emoji39]
 

Darkrider_LS

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I have been hearing good things about xenondepot as well.
 

dmanns67

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Capote said:
Kensun HIDs are your friend [emoji39]
True. I have their kit in the wife's F150 currently. I am thinking about upgrading the bulbs to Morimoto though.


Midnyteryder196 said:
For cheap.. Kensun ftw.. I imagine expensive though.. What morimoto? Or oem?
Cheap- Kensun, EBay, Amazon. Next level up in price and quality is Morimoto. Talking about expensive is OEM. Osram CBI HIDs will run you $200 for a pair. OEM ballasts I have seen from $200-$400 for the pair. You are also talking about better quality and virtually no warm up time.
 
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I like how much praise Morimoto kits have, they are obviously of the utmost quality, too bad they don't have bulbs over 6K.... Maybe I'll upgrade my ballasts to Morimoto's though [emoji106]
 
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dmanns67

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Capote said:
I like how much praise Morimoto kits have, they are obviously of the utmost quality, too bad they don't have bulbs over 6K.... Maybe I'll upgrade my ballasts to Morimoto's though [emoji106]
Thats the deal with TRS and the Morimoto brand. They specialize in performance lighting which is why they only offer 3000k (fogs), 4300k, 5000k and 6000k. As the kelvin temperature gets higher the less lumen output of the HID. It would not make any sense for them to offer anything higher than 6000k because the output would be sub par.

Plus no one in their right mind would spend the time and money on a projector retrofit and use a bulb higher than 6000k. Even the OEM HID bulb manufacturers, like Oscram and Philips, only offer their bulbs in 4300k which is the performance lighting industry standard.
 

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I'm aware if the decrease in output at higher temps.... Can't a boy dream?
 
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dmanns67

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Capote said:
I'm aware if the decrease in output at higher temps.... Can't a boy dream?
Haha. You can dream, but it will be a dream that will not come true. I get that you like a higher kelvin HID bulb, but that is not performance lighting which is what TRS is all about and why they are so popular.

You do have the option, if you do a retro or buy one from Aarkon, to buy some EBay HIDs in the higher kelvin to throw them in a projector. As far as the Morimoto brand above 6000k, I would not hold my breathe.
 
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I plan on hitting Ryan up about a retrofit when he's not working on his current ones
 

Darkrider_LS

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If you are up for a challenge Ryan I may hit Ya up to do a retro for the Camry using some aftermarket headlights.
 
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Ryan you have a bunch of future customers [emoji13]
 
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dmanns67

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Darkrider_LS said:
If you are up for a challenge Ryan I may hit Ya up to do a retro for the Camry using some aftermarket headlights.
I thought you said the Camry had projectors or are they halogen projectors?
 

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dmanns67 said:
I thought you said the Camry had projectors or are they halogen projectors?
They are halogen projectors
 

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dmanns67 said:
Nice. Still interested to see what kind of output you can get with a HID in a halogen projector ;undecided: You might not need to do a retro.
Def worth an attempt for sure.
 
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Aarkon said:
Ill do some research for you tomorrow chris since I still need to weigh those mirrors for you anyway
Sounds good man
 

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dmanns67 said:
They are halogen projectors

Nice. Still interested to see what kind of output you can get with a HID in a halogen projector ;undecided: You might not need to do a retro.
You'll burn the bowls after a while. That will result in diminished output, and then you'll have to do a retrofit anyway. :frown:
 
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Sparky

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Blckshdw said:
You'll burn the bowls after a while. That will result in diminished output, and then you'll have to do a retrofit anyway. :frown:
35w HID shouldn't burn the bowls. Halogen is going to be probably around 55W. Biggest issue could be proper light spread and/or bad hot spots from too big of squirrel finders.
 

HARDTRAILZ

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Mod addict status when it is freezing outside, but I volunteer to help work on an Equinox. Not modding but fixing. I just have not worked.modded on anything for a bit and need a wrench in hand!
 
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Sparky

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Haha I know that feeling. After a while you just get this itch to do something, work on something, anything!
 

HARDTRAILZ

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Hub. Buddy is helping his neighbor. She had him do one side n it was a terrible bitch of a time so I said I would assist in this other side.
 

dmanns67

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Sparky said:
bad hot spots from too big of squirrel finders.
I did not know what squirrel finders were for the longest time. I am not a fan, ruins the look of the cutoff IMO. I understand the reasoning behind it, but I guess if I drove a lowered Honda then it might be an issue. Between the projectors and HIDs in my fogs, I basically light up everything on the road.
 

Blckshdw

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Mounce said:
Squirrel finders, please explain.

I see it mentioned on hidp a few times a day and have no idea what it/they are lol.
Basically it's small leaks of light above the cutoff that are to light up the road signs so you can read them. Think about it, if there's no light above the cutoff, outside of street lights, you wouldn't see very much that was higher than the hood of your vehicle without using your high beams. That's not all that practical in certain situations, so in come the squirrel finders.
 

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That looks stupid imo
 
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HARDTRAILZ

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Function over looks. They have purpose.
 

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