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**The Sierra & Silverado HID topics have been merged and edited, in an attempt to create one comprehensive HID topic**   This topic will cover HID information, HID headlight bulb upgrades, HID f

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-----HID FOG LIGHTS-----   Installing HID fog light bulbs in the 2014's has so far been a mixed bag. Some members have installed operated them for months without incident, while others have had thei

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What is your name? I will look you up and reply. You wouldn't believe the amount of emails we get in a day. It is staggering and the best we can do is quickly sift through them looking for the easiest

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Got the prototype. I'll test tomorrow.

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Nice! It must have taken 4 hours to print that thing though. Lol. If not more. Do you plan to get a mold made to injection produce them? That costs alot. Good work on that prototype.
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Not sure how long it took exactly, but most of the business day at the least. And the price reflected it. My guess is there won't be a huge demand for these as the percentage of people that will modify the truck they just bought will be small. Might get more popular in years to come. I couldn't wait, so pulled the front end off last night. A couple nubs need to be adjusted and I'll shrink the seal seat diameter some. I got it onto the light and will test the fit on the truck tonight.

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Not sure how long it took exactly, but most of the business day at the least. And the price reflected it. My guess is there won't be a huge demand for these as the percentage of people that will modify the truck they just bought will be small. Might get more popular in years to come. I couldn't wait, so pulled the front end off last night. A couple nubs need to be adjusted and I'll shrink the seal seat diameter some. I got it onto the light and will test the fit on the truck tonight.

Thanks for the effort!

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Not sure how long it took exactly, but most of the business day at the least. And the price reflected it. My guess is there won't be a huge demand for these as the percentage of people that will modify the truck they just bought will be small. Might get more popular in years to come. I couldn't wait, so pulled the front end off last night. A couple nubs need to be adjusted and I'll shrink the seal seat diameter some. I got it onto the light and will test the fit on the truck tonight.

I'm willing to try these out for you as well! Getting a new 2015 silverado 2500hd this week and thinking about putting the fxr retrofit kit. Let me know if u have any extras laying around?
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So I think I'm going a different route now with my headlights than I originally planned. I'm putting up a brand new never opened 14-15 Sierra 35w HID kit from The retrofit source for sale in the classifieds tonight or in the morning when I can get some time to take pics of it. Just giving you all a heads up in case anyone subscribed to this thread was thinking about ordering a kit and seeing that parts are still on back order.

 

 

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Well the on truck part works exactly as planned. See where it could be made to give more room but not sure it's worth even trying. The other parts will have to be changed and then test 2 can happen. Problem is my cousin has the flu and might not be able get it changed this week.

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Got the prototype. I'll test tomorrow.

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Do you have some pictures of the inside of it?? Or is it just as shiny??

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I think this is a family board and your asking for a money shot? I'll post several pictures of it once I get to the final make since I'm still thinking about making more room in it.

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I think this is a family board and your asking for a money shot? I'll post several pictures of it once I get to the final make since I'm still thinking about making more room in it.

Love it lmao!! [emoji23][emoji23]

 

 

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So I purchased the trs sierra spec kit and I'm trying to wrap up the install. The passenger side is not coming on, it flickers one then turns off. I tried flipping the capacitor every way possible but results are the same. Driver side works like a champ. Hoping to get this worked out before I go to work in the morning.

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Driver side works perfect. left the factory plug un connected

 

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Passenger side, factory plug plugged into the bulb harness (red to red), bulb harness plugged into the capacitor harness section, capacitor section plugged into the harness from the relays.

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I think this is a family board and your asking for a money shot? I'll post several pictures of it once I get to the final make since I'm still thinking about making more room in it.

Any luck with the extended caps? Have you tested the new ones out yet?
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Cousin got the flu, so hoping he is up for doing the changes next couple days. Then I'll get it printed to ASAP. Still shopping for the best production place to be ready when the part is perfect.

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