HID headlight conversion

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Hey guys, I'm sure this has been best to death but I couldn't find a post that specified what I was looking for.

I'm about to do an HID conversion on my '13 1500. Just wondering if I need to get the warning cancel stuff, like a resistor or anything. I'm purchasing a kit from XenonHids.com and they asked if I wanted the Warning Cancellers / Capacitors and the Power Relay Harness / Anti-Flicker. Just trying to see if those are things I actually need or not based on your experiences.

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A hid upgrade is great if you have projector head lights. But the quad lights are not designed for hid's and the reflector will scatter the light pattern, and you will blind on coming traffic.
 

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I have a 2012 and simply needed the resistors on the driver's side, as even with the relay harness, it has to be hooked to the driver's side.. With a thirteen, you'll need the resistors and the in-line capacitors.. But I have dials, not quads.. They work great.

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A hid upgrade is great if you have projector head lights. But the quad lights are not designed for hid's and the reflector will scatter the light pattern, and you will blind on coming traffic.

What he said....
 

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You can buy a canbus hid kit now I have them in mine no extra crap to hook up no messages no flicker I love them
 

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I think 13+ are different than 12 in that you need resistors. I would contact JJ at Retroshop before buying anything.
 

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What he said....
I have hids in my 2012 with duals and light pattern was hosed up until I installed these.
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Now it's awesome because of the blacked out areas.

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Lots of varying questions in here.....I'll speak to the H11 quad low beam HIDs.

On the kits we sell here at RetroShop - HID Kits

09-12 you can do canbus adapters or a full harness with capacitor
13-14, same - but the harness includes 1 resistor per side (most go with the canbus adapters!)
15+ - full harness...fun.

I see the "error cancellers" in the pic above.....and the first thing I think of is....."is that waterproof?" Seems.....kinda open. But.....I've never personally used their product.
 

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