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not bad for pre-lci halogen

Old Feb 23, 2012 | 10:28 AM
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after going thru bulbs on bulbs i finally found one thats visible in the daytime not as visible as newer models and orisons (obviously) but good enough for now
what ya think ?

btw fogs aren't that blue just my terrible blackberry camera makes it appear that way
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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i think thats awesome plz post up the part numbers. i would like to do that also.....
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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Yes not bad, the problem with most aftermarket LED is that thay can´t handle the heat from the headlights.

Made my own setup using Cree LED and a heatsink.

Fully visible at day, uses them as DRL.

They are white IRL
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by black360
after going thru bulbs on bulbs i finally found one thats visible in the daytime not as visible as newer models and orisons (obviously) but good enough for now
what ya think ?

btw fogs aren't that blue just my terrible blackberry camera makes it appear that way
Looks great...what bulb did you use?

Originally Posted by mporange
Yes not bad, the problem with most aftermarket LED is that thay can´t handle the heat from the headlights.

Made my own setup using Cree LED and a heatsink.

Fully visible at day, uses them as DRL.


They are white IRL
Thats interesting...how did you manage to put that together? Got any pics of your custom bulb?
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 02:25 PM
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http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/HP...0-168-LED-Bulb i got these ones 3W CREE bulb, i will keep you guys updated to let you know if it gets to hot, or burns out quickly... for now i love it
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 04:17 PM
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sez it should be used for reverse lights only ,,wonder if they will last
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 06:35 PM
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yeah saw that also but i figured i would try them out and see
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 07:47 PM
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i run a full set of hid's on my truck from DDM heads and fogs,,, love them..
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 07:57 PM
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Looks great!
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Old Feb 23, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by INJEKTER
i run a full set of hid's on my truck from DDM heads and fogs,,, love them..
thats where my 6000k fogs are from... love em
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