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Old 06-16-2016, 10:51 PM
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ABYSMAL lights

I changed all the bulbs in my car - high and low beam - to HID's.
And I can honestly say, it is still.....ABYSMAL!

I cleaned the lenses, bulbs are seated properly, no flickering, etc., but the light power is simply awful...why would this be please?

i have used the search function, and a lot of "solutions" were to clean the lens, which is not working in my case.

Any help/suggestions, much appreciated.
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did you do 35w or 55w hid and you should do your fogs hid as well
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I did the 35W HID kits.
Fogs are next in line.

Has anyone tried LED H11's in the fogs?
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ill start by saying this my opinion and preference, 55w definitely better coverage and output and same with fogs 55w hid, I did this with its own relay and on/off switch and this way its also is used as my drl if I desire, again this works for me. several other options as well such as your mentioned led fogs
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Originally Posted by ap10046
I did the 35W HID kits.
Fogs are next in line.

Has anyone tried LED H11's in the fogs?
I have LED H11's fogs now and they are crazy bright. Brighter than the HID's but not as much range. What brand xenon's you using? I got 55w morimotos from azn optics on this site and they've been working great for months.
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hids believe it or not I went with ddm 55w work great, leds are bright, what I did is pretty sick, I measured lights and fogs and had aac make custom led rings, they are multi colored, I can choose colors, make them bright dim, blink, flash, slow or fast etc all with remote control! I had to heat and open up the headlights, which was scary at first, but tbh it was easier than I expected, also at the same I blacked out headlights, got rid of the chrome! I need to clean the beast and send you some pics, at the moment all my attention goes to my motorcycles oh whats cool about the led rings they are blk and red wired easy install! you might ask or think it probably looks cheap, cheesy or something from pep boys, absolutely not!

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I don't know what brand mine are, funny enough.

I also just discovered my high beams are so incredibly blindingly bright, I can honestly say I have never seen lights this bright before...BUT...they take over 20 seconds to "warm up"!

That's why, on initial flash or high beam, there is next to no light output AT ALL!!!
How can I change this...

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