HID VS LED in OEM projector headlights???

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That looks like them

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What I do highly recommend though. Is always keep an extra ballast and bulb on the shelf if you can swing the extra costs. Takes quite a bit of time to get a new bulb or ballast sent out to you if you have to replace one under warranty.

I got 1 extra of everything and 2 bulbs just cuz
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Yes mine are Morimoto! Not a single issue whatsoever

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I also would agree with everyone else about the morimoto. I already had a pretty expensive HID kit when I bought projectors from Retroshop and I purchased the morimoto bulbs to fit the projectors and tested one vs my other bulb. The morimoto is a more solid sturdy construction at the base of the bulb for sure. Highly recommend retroshop.us also as the customer service is absolutely unbeatable

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Wow thank you for this! I will be contacting him tomorrow!
 
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I love the look of the LED fogs just need to make the Headlights right now. I changed the remaining of the bulbs that didn't come LED to LED already such as the tag light, cargo lamps, and rambox lights.
 

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I love the look of the LED fogs just need to make the Headlights right now. I changed the remaining of the bulbs that didn't come LED to LED already such as the tag light, cargo lamps, and rambox lights.
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Side note for you. I got their 50W 6500k and it very closely resembles the color of my gtr gen 3 led fogs. I don't know if color matching both sets of lights matters to you or not but it's a must for me. From up close they look more blue from the projectors themselves. But from far away they look damn near exact.


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Side note for you. I got their 50W 6500k and it very closely resembles the color of my gtr gen 3 led fogs. I don't know if color matching both sets of lights matters to you or not but it's a must for me. From up close they look more blue from the projectors themselves. But from far away they look damn near exact.


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Its clearly a MUST for me lol... I had leds on my Durango's fogs and HID headlights and the 6K matched perfect.
 
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Pupi305 said:
I love the look of the LED fogs just need to make the Headlights right now. I changed the remaining of the bulbs that didn't come LED to LED already such as the tag light, cargo lamps, and rambox lights.
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What did you do or what are you gonna do to keep the bulb out message coming on the dash? I thought LEDsand HIDs made this come on? Also where did you get your leds? Link...... Are they bright?
 
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Chief_6.7 said:
What did you do or what are you gonna do to keep the bulb out message coming on the dash? I thought LEDsand HIDs made this come on? Also where did you get your leds? Link...... Are they bright?
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You have to get resistors to trick the computers into thinking they're making the same voltage. I don't know what he has but I have gtr gen 3 led fogs from headlight revolution. Morimoto 50w hid headlights.

Fog lights only
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You have to get resistors to trick the computers into thinking they're making the same voltage. I don't know what he has but I have gtr gen 3 led fogs from headlight revolution. Morimoto 50w hid headlights.

Fog lights only
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Wow they look great but for over $200 just for fogs..... not really trying to drop that on some bulbs......
 
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Chief_6.7 said:
Wow they look great but for over $200 just for fogs..... not really trying to drop that on some bulbs......
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You can try opt 7 fluxbeam. I think they're just over 100 but not sure.


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Chief_6.7 said:
Wow they look great but for over $200 just for fogs..... not really trying to drop that on some bulbs......
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In my opinion though if you're going to upgrade your headlights go big. You can't beat the quality. And besides changing the projectors for aftermarket I have the best lights on the market right now.

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I fully agree with above statement. I'm all about saving money BUT when it comes to lighting and headlights/fogs you either spend the money for quality or don't spend any and stick with what you got.

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ramportin1 said:
I fully agree with above statement. I'm all about saving money BUT when it comes to lighting and headlights/fogs you either spend the money for quality or don't spend any and stick with what you got.

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This couldn't be more true. I've wasted $100's on quad headlights, led bulbs etc. I finally built myself a set of 13+ projectors with a Morimoto 35 watt 6500k HID kit and I should have just done this from the start.

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I have the hid low kit from enlight.. and cree led v2 from opt7.. look great and less than 40 bucks

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