Fog Light Replacement - HID Kit

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sirstroke wrote:thanks for your help. Would you have
any links to sites fo
r the kit or bulbs or would the local parts stores have them.
There are LOTS of options and price ranges for HID bulbs and kits. I would definitely buy them online as local retailers tend to mark them both WAY up.

I have purchased all my kits from DDM Tuning and have ad no issues on multiple cars over 7+ years. Their basic 35w kit found HERE is more then enough for the fog lights.

For the headlight bulbs you need to decide on a budget. There are highly regarded high end bulbs in the $160 (+/-) a pair range like Osram Xenarc CBI's (read THIS thread) or some Philips. And then there others like the DDM Ultra bulbs found HERE which are in the $25 a pair range and will work fine. Plus they have the sa,e lifetime warranty as their kits. Just stay away from the super cheap Amazon bulbs ($15'ish). They will work fine in a pinch but do not last.

Hopefully others will have some more suggestions for you too.


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Anyone try these?

http://www.amazon.com/iJDMTOY-Projector ... XFQ7WKNBJ4

They look cool but do they actually match the OE headlights? Says 5500K which sounds bluish to me

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Those look very similar to the lights that the TheRetrofitSource is selling for fogs. I'd say 5500k is mostly white (like 98%). 5500k is what you get when you run 6000k bulbs with a 55w ballast as opposed to a 35w. It washes out the color a bit bring it more into the 5300-5500k area.

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So it wouldn't really match the stock 4300K headlights then? Or you're saying it would? I don't want to change my stock headlight bulbs.

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Altered wrote:So it wouldn't really match the stock 4300K headlights then? Or you're saying it would? I don't want to change my stock headlight bulbs.
No, it would not match the OEM stuff exactly. It would be more of a pure white while the OEM stuff is white with a small hint of halogen yellow or whatever.

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Ilya wrote:Did your LED bulbs have a plug that goes to the OEM plug + another small harness? If so, what did you do with the smaller connector?

EDIT: NVM, figured it out. But one of my new LED bulbs is bad...the bulb holder that locks it into place rotates so I can't lock it in. FML.
Welp, the one that was 'bad' fully died the other day...so, so much for LED lights.

I'm either going to go back to just regular halogen 3000k bulbs or maybe those LED fog lights that are an entire assembly. So tired of this. Nissan HAD to make it a 30 minute job to get to the stupid fog light...whatever happened to removing the ring and taking out a screw or two like on my old Maxima's? STUPID.

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http://www.amazon.com/iJDMTOY-Bright-Ye ... ED+Fog+40w

so these LED bulbs are no good? first I read they don't lock and then I read they blew out after a short period of time? I was trying to avoid going with an HID kit cause it's always hit or miss with those regardless of price.

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MY2J wrote:http://www.amazon.com/iJDMTOY-Bright-Ye ... ED+Fog+40w

so these LED bulbs are no good? first I read they don't lock and then I read they blew out after a short period of time? I was trying to avoid going with an HID kit cause it's always hit or miss with those regardless of price.
Those, no. Stick to another brand...see if VLed's has anything, maybe OPT7. iJDMToy is a POS company who has a lot of fine print (which isn't on their Amazon store). My bank is currently investigating the amount I paid and has given me a temporary credit of what I paid. I also reported them to the BBB, etc.

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^^^^what he said.complete crap


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