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chakis24 Senior Enthusiast

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as some of you saw i was failing miserably at wiring in backup lights to my truck (as seen here: http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?...=115016&hl= ). so i put that away for the day and picked up the other thing i wanted to do this weekend: install my h.i.d's for the quad.

 

i bought a set of xentec 6000k hid bulbs w/ ballasts for the quad off of ebay for 40 bucks and installed them this afternoon. here are some pics, nighttime pics are coming. pretty much a plug and play install, i just made sure that all connections were properly sealed as best as i could and im on my way.

 

my mood is neutral for the weekend though.

 

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and at night:

 

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the crappy phone camera doesnt justify just how far theses things shoot. and the glare isnt that bad.

chakis24 Senior Enthusiast

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Good job, never thought of putting HIDs on a four-wheeler. You know it's not safe to drive them at night anyways! :jester:

 

me neither, but once i saw how crappy my stock headlights were i looked around to see what i could do. i was gonna get a set of off road lights, but these were cheap and easy- and look 10x better.

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Nice...I have been thinking of putting some in our Bruteforce 650 too lately, and didn't know they could be had that cheap! So now i might have to do it! Looks good!

Jnk Enthusiast

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Nice...I have been thinking of putting some in our Bruteforce 650 too lately, and didn't know they could be had that cheap! So now i might have to do it! Looks good!

 

 

 

MMMM Mud Pro...delicious.

 

 

Hid's look great. I've had 5k ones in my AC for two years and no problems. Same brand BTW.

chakis24 Senior Enthusiast

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MMMM Mud Pro...delicious.

 

 

Hid's look great. I've had 5k ones in my AC for two years and no problems. Same brand BTW.

 

yeah, i love this thing. and now with the radiator racked its the perfect machine. well thats good to know that you havent had any issues with your lights, thanks.

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well, took them out yesterday for a ride and they held up pretty well. i did have an issue where im not sure why but the left one turned off twice, but i turn the headlights off and on and it comes right back. i think its because when i went to connect the plugs on that one the prongs werent lined up right, so i wound up pushing the prong into the ballast a little bit (had to pull it back out with some pliers) so i think when i start bouncing around hard the prong moves a little bit and loses the connection. otherwise theyre perfect, the right one i had zero issues with. and i took it out again today and they worked just fine (so no water seeped in the ballast and shorted everything out). i had these things fully submerged a few times, as well as hitting water and mud holes at a pretty good pace so they got blasted a few times.

 

i am very pleased with the kit so far.

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well, took them out yesterday for a ride and they held up pretty well. i did have an issue where im not sure why but the left one turned off twice, but i turn the headlights off and on and it comes right back. i think its because when i went to connect the plugs on that one the prongs werent lined up right, so i wound up pushing the prong into the ballast a little bit (had to pull it back out with some pliers) so i think when i start bouncing around hard the prong moves a little bit and loses the connection. otherwise theyre perfect, the right one i had zero issues with. and i took it out again today and they worked just fine (so no water seeped in the ballast and shorted everything out). i had these things fully submerged a few times, as well as hitting water and mud holes at a pretty good pace so they got blasted a few times.

 

i am very pleased with the kit so far.

 

 

$40 bucks eh. Pretty sweet deal. I have looked at a kit or two but they were in the $250 range (For my Outlander) Id be interested to hear how they stand up over a bit of a longer haul. Machine looks pretty sweet. How many watts do the lights draw?

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$40 bucks eh. Pretty sweet deal. I have looked at a kit or two but they were in the $250 range (For my Outlander) Id be interested to hear how they stand up over a bit of a longer haul. Machine looks pretty sweet. How many watts do the lights draw?

 

 

35. there are also 55w kits- but the 35s are more than enough. i have the 35s and theyre plenty bright.

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