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Anyone having cutoff issues with the beam itself? After I installed the projectors, it's like the beam is slightly offset in the housing. Maybe a side to side issue.

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If you have plug and play hids now and aren't impressed go with a full on retrofit such as the fxr

 

I first put in the 4300k morimoto elite kit and although it was an upgrade over stock, I did the retrofit a year later. Wished I had done it right off the bat.

 

I would recommend morimoto, have had their kits in my past few trucks and everything has held up good for the most part and any issues have been replaced hassle free

 

did you put a bi-xenon projector kit in or what projectors would you recommend?

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did you put a bi-xenon projector kit in or what projectors would you recommend?

I would recommended the fxr projectors. They are bi-xenon. I used the 2.5" projectors cause I had a set lying around but 3" is a better fit for the Sierra and probably Silverado

 

Fast headlights has a bracket to mount the fxrs easily too

 

The fxr is the bigger badder one vs the stock projector in the pic

 

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ok cool. would i be better off getting just the adapter plate from fast headlights and getting the rest from TRS or getting the full retrofit kit from fast headlights?

 

I would recommended the fxr projectors. They are bi-xenon. I used the 2.5" projectors cause I had a set lying around but 3" is a better fit for the Sierra and probably Silverado

Fast headlights has a bracket to mount the fxrs easily too

The fxr is the bigger badder one vs the stock projector in the pic

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ok this may be a dumb question, but when retroing a silverado, will you lose function of the factory high beam?

 

 

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yes you lose factory highs, but you gain the highs back with the fxr kit. They have butterfly that switches between each other

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ok cool. would i be better off getting just the adapter plate from fast headlights and getting the rest from TRS or getting the full retrofit kit from fast headlights?

 

Think fast has a package deal with fxr kit and bracket. Thought maybe there was a group buy going on here too, but check in with him and he can let you know

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yes you lose factory highs, but you gain the highs back with the fxr kit. They have butterfly that switches between each other

No you don't. Silverados have separate high beam bulbs.

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No you don't. Silverados have separate high beam bulbs.

ok that is why i was asking, i wasn't sure since it had a seperate light for the high beam if it would affect it. thanks!

 

 

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No you don't. Silverados have separate high beam bulbs.

I'm sorry, you are correct. You still have them. Hooking them up is your choice. I prefer to use the projectors with the hids as they are already warm.

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If you retrofit a bixenon projector, you can add high beam splitters. Just an adaptor that will let the projector go into the high beam and have your actual high beams on at the same time.

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Learn something new everyday. I had a Mr taillight kit on my Colorado that would maintain highs, lows, and fogs. Never took the time to hook up the old high beams. For one, different colors, but was sure just some new wiring would do it. I was just happy enough with the retrofit in general

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Check out the 4hi and 6hi mods for these trucks. Allows the high beams to stay on with lows. I added a resistor that allows my cargo lights to come on with reverse lights for extra lighting, and my bed lights I added come on also at night. Walk out of store at night, hit unlock on my fob and my whole bed and cargo LED's come on.

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yes you lose factory highs, but you gain the highs back with the fxr kit. They have butterfly that switches between each other

That is incorrect. Sikverados use a compelty different bulb for the high beam so you don't lose your high beam function. The shutter is found on the Sierras, not Silverados.

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That is incorrect. Sikverados use a compelty different bulb for the high beam so you don't lose your high beam function. The shutter is found on the Sierras, not Silverados.

Thanks but we have already clarified this. You dont actually lose the high beams. The bulbs are still there. Me personally didnt hook the stock high beams up when I did a FXR retrofit. The FXR kit DOES have a shutter, and since my hids are already warmed up ready to go, I hooked up my high beams from there. You still can use your high beams but I just left them disconnected.

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