Got My Fog HID Kit Installed(Pics)

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Viper5000
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Rellz CT wrote:yea they sent me 6000k

they sent me the new set with overnight shipping free of charge



woooooo
Man Rellz, Im pissed i ordered the same ones you did and they did THE SAME thing to me. It seems like they may have had a batch of wrong boxes or something...... hopefully they will give me the same overnight shipping


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Coupeguy23 wrote:is there anyway i can use this kit on both my headlight and my foglights at the same time or do i need to get another kit ?? . i just got my kit day ???
Someone can find information to prove me wrong, but I did a bit of research on what a HID actually is and went to school for Electrical Engineering...so I have an idea...

Anyway...to answer, NO. You can't.

The Kit is a Ballast and a Bulb. The Ballast is a special piece of electronics that puts out a great deal of power (high voltage, high current) that makes the electricity ARC from one point in the bulb to another. The arc is what gives the light. It is basically lightning in a bottle.

Anyway...the ballast is designed to put out a BUNCH of power to start the arc, because it needs to push the electricity until it "breaks" and starts the arc, once started though it takes less power and can ease off to a sustaining level, the current drops down to a sustainable level. If you tried to hook two bulbs up into one...the system wouldn't be able to power on two of them because it wouldn't know to build up that initial charge TWICE...and you can't trick it in anyway...just doesn't work.

Anyone an IEEE member? I am not anymore but I would like to read this...hahaDocument

jagr200
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So does a normal kit work for Foglights too. I just ordered this kit for my low beams and would order another if they will work for my foglights too. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...item= What bulb would I need for a 2006 Nissan Altima 2.5 S? Thanks alot

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The manual that I read says an H11 bulb if they are stock Fogs. As long as you have a second ballast and a bulb that would fit, everything should work fine. Really...I would do a search around the site...see who has put two in and if there is any chance to find a DUAL bulb ballast. I doubt it though...Else they would sell a kit with 1 ballast for both front headlights.

jagr200
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Ya I ordered another kit last night with the H11 bulb. It would be cool if there was a dual bulb ballast but no big deal. I might eventually do my hi-beams too. Don't know though.

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Very nice

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Coupeguy23
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I have problem with my h.i.d they will not fire up at all

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where did you get them from? if it's ddm then they probably reversed the wires.

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Blackmobile wrote:where did you get them from? if it's ddm then they probably reversed the wires.
yup that where i got them from how do i reverse them ?????

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Coupeguy23 wrote:
yup that where i got them from how do i reverse them ?????
ok i found out how to do it was pretty after i found out


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