r1owner

Cool, thanks for the info. AFAIK, the housing are all (or mostly) plastic on the G8.

turbosmart4

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are these HIDs better than Xentec?

TommyP

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Which ones? The morimotos? They're much better. Not even close

mkulrey13

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Morimotos are amazing.

turbosmart4

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hmm, ill order some of those tomorrow when I get paid. Quick question... Do HID kits really need a relay harness?

07MetallicSC

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need? no recommended? cant hurt.

i ran one without for 2 years. no issues. but i currently have one with my new retros.
my bike on the other hand doesnt have one and its been 4 years. no issues.

04blownion

how do they compare to your companies kit?

mkulrey13

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Morimotos are OEMish where ours are aftermarket. I would recommend Morimotos to anyone but most people don't want to spend that much.

turbosmart4

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i had never heard of HID's that lasted that long!

TommyP

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At least not aftermarket. My OEM ones in my car were 6 years old and going strong. Ballasts still work fine but the bulbs were getting really dim. Good HIDs last a long time, but you don't want to keep using them for that long. Bulbs should be replaced every 2 years or so, they lose brightness over time.

turbosmart4

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i wish mine lasted that long lol my xentec ballasts always go out... every 5 to 6 months or so

09TcSedan

i ordered the HID's on thursday night. the money was taken out of my account on friday but i go to login to TRS to try and track my order,i signed up and all that stuff on thurday but i go to login to track it and it says my email dosent exist so i re signed up and now it says i havent placed any orders yet.

should i just email them to ask for tracking?

TommyP

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yes that's what I would do. Give them your order number too.

09TcSedan

wtf,i never got an order number. not even an email confirming anything. the money in my account is still pending but it is posted. im sure i wont get an email back until monday.

09TcSedan

i purchased a H11 HID kit from TRS. is there anything i need to do to the fog light? or can i just unplug the stick light bulb and put the new HID one in??

i called TRS yesterday and my order was flagged because my billing address was different then the shipping address (im having them delivered to my work cause someone is always there) the guy i talked to (andrew) said they should be delivered by the end of the week but the money has been posted on my bank account but i havent received a email or anything from them with shipping info or anything. should i call and ask them on a order number or should i just wait it out and see if they get delivered on thursday or friday?

TommyP

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unplug old one and stick the new one in, that's all you need to do. I would wait to see if you get them on friday, then call after that. They're usually pretty honest with their customers, might have just been a mix up that you didn't get an email

09TcSedan

thanks tommy.

yea the guy i talked to was pretty cool. asked me why my shipping and billing address was different and i told him why and then i asked him when he thinks i should get them and he said at the latest friday. with my luck,im guessing ill get them friday and i wont be able to install them until monday since my car is at the shop but will be done on friday but im going out of town until sunday and leaving straight from work on friday. o well,i just hope nothing gets messed up

09TcSedan

******* great. TRS didn't put down the correct address to my work and never sent me an email with the tracking number for my HID's. So now yesterday the lights were out for delivery and couldn't be delivered due to the wrong address. Now the HID's are on their way back to TRS. Wtf. Great.

/rant

09TcSedan

TRS has the correct address so I guess the mailman didn't wear his glasses that day and can't read.

07MetallicSC

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dont forget though, my bike isnt driven every day, and sits parked for 4-5 months out of the year, unlike my car which is daily driven. the units themselves have the age on them, not the useage though. make sense?

KoriCobalt

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It all depends on what you get, the ones I have 9007 HID kit Hi/low beam has a relay harness, it's not difficult to install and just delays when you turn your headlights on.

09TcSedan

TRS sucks at emailing a update or sending me a tracking number. its rediculous. hopefully i will get my god damn lights tomorrow or friday. ive had to call them about 4 times now to see whats going on.

redic

David6312008

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Ridiculous is all the people bitching about HIDs being too bright!!!!

I have 6000ks and been bitched at 3 times and only had them installed for a week.


Also yes I adjusted them and they dont ever shine higher that the center of the trunk on low cars, the bumper on trucks so WTF

09TcSedan

Finally! I got them today,now im just staring at them sitting on my desk at work lol

I got 3k 35w hids for my fogs. 3k would be the yellowish ones correct? Can't wait to get off workkk

09TcSedan

holy ****. i just opened the bag for the wiring harness. why is there so many wires and ****. i didnt know you had to run a power source and **** for it. i thought the fog light socket plugged into the ballast and then the ballast plugs into the light bulb and thats it.

anyone have any good directions on these things? they didnt come with any