ggee6688

Will the ballast for both fog and headlight for each side fit underneath the headlight. would be sweet? I guess I can pull it out but I like to be prepared before I remove stuff.

blueovalnotch65

Yes they will, Thats how I have mine mounted...Plenty of room.

Mizzou

I mounted my ballasts on what looks like the radiator support beam for the Heads and Fogs. I have the 35W 5K from DDMTuning. Very easy to put in. I got extra practice because I broke one of the bulbs carrying my headlights back to the truck. The bulbs are a two piece design and the two pieces weren't connected and locked, so one fell and shattered. I have yet to feel any heat and have been told (and believe) they run much cooler anyway.

Vecte

This is simply not true at all. You can take HIDs from the range of 2500k-30000k, and the temperature will be the exact same for each step on the Kelvin scale, assuming they are all the same wattage. The heat is generated from the wattage of the ballast, not the color of the filament in the bulb.

On that note, HIDs burn considerably cooler than a normal Halogen bulb, when comparing wattage. A 35W HID will always burn cooler than a 35W Halogen, and a 55W HID will always burn cooler than a 55W Halogen. There have been multiple tests done by manufacturers, as well as other businesses, and everyday people, proving that the heat output is considerably less from HID bulbs, when compared to Halogen bulbs. You can even test it yourself, let an HID bulb run in it's housing for an hour, then touch it. The housing will be cool to the touch, and you can hold your hand on it without issue. If you attempt to do this with a Halogen bulb, you will burn your hand severely.

The melting issues come from the amount of wattage being run in the small housings. The housings are designed around a particular wattage, and are fitted with the highest possible wattage bulb supported, from the factory. In the case of the 2009-2010 models, the fogs use a unique 42W, 9140 bulb. The melting issues come up when people try to replace the stock fog light bulbs, with higher wattage bulbs, like 55W H10s, or the even scarier 65W 9005 bulbs. Anything above 45W is going to cause melting issues in the small fog light housings, plain and simple.

If you want to run HIDs in your fog lights, stick with 35W kits. This wattage is well below the stock wattage, and the small housing will concentrate the powerful beam just fine. If you want to run HIDs in the Headlights, you can run up to 55W kits without issue. Also, for the 2009-2010 models, it is H13 for the head lights, and H10 for the fog lights, assuming you are going aftermarket. Be especially careful if you are replacing the stock bulbs with aftermarket Halogens. A lot of times, the aftermarket Halogens tend to use considerably more wattage, than normal replacement Halogens.

danman13

I've been running 35w 6000k HID's on both my regular and fog lights since I bought the truck a year ago. Lately, I've noticed that my fog light housing is becoming a little discolored. Directly below and above the housing they're small black burn marks and the back is not as reflective as it use to be. I haven't read of other members having this issue so I'm not really sure what to say. However, I do suggest to drill a small hole maybe at the top or bottom of the housing (out of sight) if you are running HID's in your fog lights to let some of the hot air escape to avoid this in the future.

ggee6688

I just spent all day putting my regular lights in and I found a bad ballast so I stole one from my fogs. So I will wait until I get a new ballast. Blaaa. And there is a ton of room under the headlights. WOW.

Mikes_SlvrBulletFX2

I really like those light. Could u tell me the brand name of those and what u paid? Thanks