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Old 03-31-2008, 09:16 PM
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12000k does look GOOD....check out the pics!!!

I just ordered my 12000k bulbs for my headlights and i have 8000k in the fog lights it is awsome to see in real life while driving.....everything is BLUE.....no its NOT RICER!!!..lol....what u think









The last pic is a closeup of my projector fogs
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That looks killer!!!

I was under the impression that 12000k was at the point where it starts to turn purple...I guess I was wrong...
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Very nice! Must ask, how did u put the car in the living room? Seriously, that is one nice garage!
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Wow, that is pretty bad ***. I guess I'll have to do a search on those too...geez, hanging here at the boards is gonna get expensive!
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Cool

It looks great!
Does this only required to swap out the ballast only?
I'm thinking about doing the samething as you but I'm not sure if I just have to swap out the ballast only or the whole unit.
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Originally Posted by E55-0817
It looks great!
Does this only required to swap out the ballast only?
I'm thinking about doing the samething as you but I'm not sure if I just have to swap out the ballast only or the whole unit.
If I'm not mistaken, all you need to do is add a ballast and change the bulb...plug and play...
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Hmm, I thought 8000K might be a bit much on my car...12000K looks pretty good also.
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very nice

btw, r these bulbs street legal?
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They r not technically street legal but i talked to my local pd and they said they have never pulled anyone over for the blueness(if thats a word) of headlights...to install them all that i had to do was order new bulbs bc i had the stock hids in the car....for the fog lights i had to get ballasts and bulbs....it was an easy install...the bulbs were 100 and the ballasts and bulbs for the fogs were 300....thanks for the love of the garage!!
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Remember you do sacrifice light output by going up the visible light range. Not much of a problem in the city, I suppose.
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Car looks real clean man. How is the visibility in the rain? That's where you will notice it the most...
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Originally Posted by OzE55
Remember you do sacrifice light output by going up the visible light range. Not much of a problem in the city, I suppose.
ur right the bluer the light the less bright it is.... i cannot actually drive hard without my fog lights on bc the visablity is so low!!!
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Well done. Looks very clean
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Originally Posted by BenzoBoi
If I'm not mistaken, all you need to do is add a ballast and change the bulb...plug and play...
Thanks!

Thats what I thought too... :-)
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12000k has very low light output.. looks good but not practical...
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Originally Posted by aleksandar1099
They r not technically street legal but i talked to my local pd and they said they have never pulled anyone over for the blueness(if thats a word) of headlights...to install them all that i had to do was order new bulbs bc i had the stock hids in the car....for the fog lights i had to get ballasts and bulbs....it was an easy install...the bulbs were 100 and the ballasts and bulbs for the fogs were 300....thanks for the love of the garage!!
Where did you get the fogs light and ballast from?
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Originally Posted by E55BKS
Where did you get the fogs light and ballast from?
I bought it from ebay.... The company is called mtec.... I bought it from an good salesman .... Stanley@onspire.com..... The warranty is perfect... I has to replace one of the ballasts bc it didnt work right.... He replaced it no questions asked!!!

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