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Old 04-27-2011, 11:03 PM
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can anyone post up some night pics of the output on their gen 4's with HID's in them? Im curious to see what mine will look like
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Old 04-28-2011, 12:44 AM
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i swapped out my taillights for some stockers yesterday, an then all of a sudden they don't work right.. my Left one's fine.. Right one comes on, gets power but doesn't blink(no brakes, or turnin signal) I'm thinking my middle wire in the connector got messed up somehow cuz thats the one that runs it... if thats not it tho..
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Old 04-28-2011, 02:44 AM
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I just got some 3rd gen halos and an HID kit, but my problem is the wiring for the HID bulb cant go through the rubber cover behind the bulb that keeps the dirt out.
Has anyone else installed these and had that problem??
right now a blue and black wire are runnign through the rubber cover, but i need to fit the bulb thorugh plus 4 wires.
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Old 04-28-2011, 03:12 AM
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Yeah, you have to cut it. Or just not use that rubber piece and cover it with something else.
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Old 04-28-2011, 03:36 AM
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ya i dont wanna cut it, but looks like my only option...
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anyone ever wire their HIDs with stock housing straight to the battery? i had mine originally hooked up to the positive connector on by the fuse box. but it was messing with my cars computer and i took them off. drained too much power... any other options?
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Old 05-01-2011, 02:52 PM
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anyone ever wire their HIDs with stock housing straight to the battery?
Unless you want to go outside and find a pile of melted metal where you car used to be, I don't recommend doing that.
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didnt have to be graphic, excuse me for not knowing.
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Well I could have said "I don't recommend doing that," but that alone wouldn't convey how bad the outcome could be.
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Old 05-01-2011, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MastaShaKe_88
i swapped out my taillights for some stockers yesterday, an then all of a sudden they don't work right.. my Left one's fine.. Right one comes on, gets power but doesn't blink(no brakes, or turnin signal) I'm thinking my middle wire in the connector got messed up somehow cuz thats the one that runs it... if thats not it tho..
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You sure you don't just have a bulb out? are you getting hyperflash? Try swapping the bulb and see if the issue is following the bulb.
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Old 05-01-2011, 05:20 PM
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Well I could have said "I don't recommend doing that," but that alone wouldn't convey how bad the outcome could be.
fair enuf.
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Has anyone ever bought from CARiD.com? I'm about to buy some head and tail lights but idk where to buy them from, I'm leaning on getting them at CARiD but I wanted to know how reliable they are
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Old 05-12-2011, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by TommypSS/TC
You sure you don't just have a bulb out? are you getting hyperflash? Try swapping the bulb and see if the issue is following the bulb.
yea it was the bulb
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Old 05-14-2011, 04:28 PM
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ive spent over $600 changing every light in my car. no one got me beat lol
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Old 05-14-2011, 04:30 PM
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pics?
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Old 05-14-2011, 04:34 PM
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who would want to spend $600 on lights..


thats why no one has you beat lol
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havent been on in a while. ill def get some up soon.
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Originally Posted by MastaShaKe_88
pics?
got the pics up
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Old 05-15-2011, 03:36 PM
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um so what is that? hids in stock housing? hahah
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Originally Posted by akbrinkman
ive spent over $600 changing every light in my car.
You'd be surprised. I've got that much in my car's lighting making my own retrofits. Most people with retros in there car have close to that. I've also had 3 sets of headlights. JL-KA has that much in parts in his headlights.
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Originally Posted by TommypSS/TC
You'd be surprised. I've got that much in my car's lighting making my own retrofits. Most people with retros in there car have close to that. I've also had 3 sets of headlights. JL-KA has that much in parts in his headlights.
yea this is bout to be my 4th set of headlights after Retros, Gen 1's an some stockers, LED "skyline tails", another set of smoked tails, an tons of lil fuses tryin to figure out when/why I broke ****
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Originally Posted by akbrinkman
got the pics up
what is this? haha try backing up a little im curious to see what it looks like

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http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=350458418363

with the stock 3rd nite-shaded.

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Well I could have said "I don't recommend doing that," but that alone wouldn't convey how bad the outcome could be.
he does have a point. at least he is telling u what could happen.
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