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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 12:16 AM
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just bought an 04 4x4 supercab 5.4L and love the truck. i don't love the lighting though. i want to get some 10k HID's or similar. what would you recommend? any comments appreciated.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 12:41 AM
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go 10k in my truck (head lights and fogs ) got them from www.tophidkits.com no problems yet I've had em for 4 months and they are very affordable ($60.00) shipped I believe
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 01:06 AM
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tried to visit the website...and it's down haha.... i was thinking 8k. how big of a difference? you went 10k with your fogs? aren't fogs "supposed" to be yellow (3k)?...i'm confused. i'm looking for a good set of HI/LOWS (bi-xenon) for 8k or 10k. what would you recommend and where can i buy them?
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 01:09 AM
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Fogs aren't "supposed" to be yellow really. But I like that look so that's what I did. I'm going to go with 6k for my headlights.
This is where I got mine from. Fast shipping, got them in 3 days.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/products/101/
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 02:32 AM
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so i'm thinking i'll get from the website you sent me here is what i have in my cart. is everything going to work? do i need a HID harness? 55watt h13 hi/low 8000k
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 06:15 AM
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If you go with too high a fog light, it becomes useless as a fog light. There's a reason fog lights are mounted low, and kept at a low wattage: so they don't bounce back light off of the fog! Bright lights will bounce back light when they hit water vapor or droplets, rendering them useless in fog. This is why your told not to operate your bright lights in foggy conditions, as it makes visability worse. Mounting fog lights lower, and using a lower wattage helps light the path ahead.

But some folks go for the cool factor rather than saftey these days...
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 08:54 AM
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i was going to keep the fog lights stock.... i was thinking maybe 3k HID's 35Wattt but i might as well just keep them stock...haha can anybody tell me if what i mentioned above will fit in my 04? h13 55watt hi/low 8000k's?
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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The color temperature is in degrees Kelvin (hence the capital K) it is not k (kilo/thousand). If you guys are going to buy insanely blue lights, at least describe it correctly as 10000K (I guess I could live with 10kK)

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i was going to keep the fog lights stock.... i was thinking maybe 3k HID's 35Wattt but i might as well just keep them stock...haha can anybody tell me if what i mentioned above will fit in my 04? h13 55watt hi/low 8000k's?
Fogs should be H10s, Heads should be H13/9008.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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I have the 8000k kit in mine, and I love it. Twice the light output, but still has a nice blue hue. I went with www.retro-solutions.com a bit more pricy, but well worth it. Go with the bi-xenon kit if you want to keep your high-low beams. Pics are in my garage and profile
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