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On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 5:23 PM, Slatemetal15 said:

On the 14-15 trucks, the hid’s will be on during the day because they are set as the drl’s. You can buy a drl harness that can eliminate it or switch the drl function to your fog lamps. I have the morimoto kit and have just left them as is. We’ll see what kind of life I get out of them. The lifespan will definitely be shortened though due to being switched on/off a lot more than neccessary.


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What harness? Where can I get it? I would like to switch the DRL to Fog lights.

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New to the thread. have been browsing through the comments and have found some good information.
I do have a few questions though.
1. I have a 2014 Silverado 1500 High Country, it has the factory projector lens for low beam, Is this an HID Projector lens? Can I just put in a HID kit and be fine?
 
2. If it is not HID Projector lens, has anyone had any luck with after market complete replacements? So I would not have to cut my OEM myself. I have specifically been looking for after market ones that look like the OEM. Specifically https://www.protuninglab.com/20chsi15253512.html  .
 
3. If I do end up having to buy just a HID Lens and mod my OEM what is the most recent census on the HID KITS out there? Since it has been a few years now are there any good reliable ones? If so where can I get it, and what parts are needed if not all parts are in the kit?
 
please and thank you everyone.
The best setup you can do on that truck is a new FXR projector with Hylux HID ballasts.Easy to do. Only small modification to the dust cap. Here is a link
https://www.fastheadlights.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=fxr%5Fchevy%5Fretrofit%2Dkit%5Fhylux



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3 hours ago, FastWS6TA said:

The best setup you can do on that truck is a new FXR projector with Hylux HID ballasts.Easy to do. Only small modification to the dust cap. Here is a link
https://www.fastheadlights.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=fxr%5Fchevy%5Fretrofit%2Dkit%5Fhylux



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I would like to do a retrofit, but I don't feel comfortable cutting into my headlight housing.

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I would like to do a retrofit, but I don't feel comfortable cutting into my headlight housing.
No cutting into your headlight at all. The projector goes into the back and lines up using the retrofit brackets in the kit.

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9 minutes ago, FastWS6TA said:

No cutting into your headlight at all. The projector goes into the back and lines up using the retrofit brackets in the kit.

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So no cutting any of the housing at all? I thought I had to?

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On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 7:23 PM, Slatemetal15 said:

On the 14-15 trucks, the hid’s will be on during the day because they are set as the drl’s. You can buy a drl harness that can eliminate it or switch the drl function to your fog lamps. I have the morimoto kit and have just left them as is. We’ll see what kind of life I get out of them. The lifespan will definitely be shortened though due to being switched on/off a lot more than neccessary.


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On my Sierra with the Morimoto HID kit I turned off all light notifications for the door lock/unlock for unnecessary start/stop of the HID bulbs.

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On 8/23/2018 at 10:16 PM, MegaCode360 said:

Yeah, the 14-15 LTZ/HC low beams are projectors.  They are not really HID projectors but the HID kits work fine in them.  Some swear by doing a retrofit with real HID projectors but I'm running HIDs in the stock projectors and it works great.  Would it be brighter with real HID projectors?  Maybe, probably.  But it's fine with the stock projectors and 100x brighter than with the halogen bulbs.

 

Glad to hear this. I want to get the kit for my halogen projectors but there were quite a few reviews out there saying that the brightness difference wasn’t worth it. 

 

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12 hours ago, Silverado1475 said:

So no cutting any of the housing at all? I thought I had to?

Yes you have to cut the back of the housing off.

 

It took me 7 hours and I bought everything from fast headlights.

 

It was a long day, but at just over $300, it’s been completely problem free and it’s one of the best things I’ve done to the truck.

 

i bought a d2s mini 4.0, hylux ballast 35w, and 5500k morimoto bulbs.

 

do it. One of those great long term mods you won’t regret

 

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I would alot about 3 to 4 hours to do it. Of course this will vary based on how quickly you get the headlights removed and the tools used to cur open the plastic cap on the back. All in all it is pretty straight forward and simple to do.

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Here is a 12 part video series showing the process of installing a Morimoto D2S 4.0 projector retrofit kit in the GMC Sierra.

 

Part 1: Opening the kit

 

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Part 2: Parts and materials needed

 

Part 3: Setting up the projector

 

Part 4: Modify dust cap

 

Part 5: Cut lines on the back

 

Part 6: Cutting thr back

 

Part 7: Removing the OEM projector

 

Part 8: Install Morimoto D2S 4.0

 

Part 9: Wiring the bixenon shutter

 

Part 10: Hooking up the ballast input

 

Part 11: Connecting your Hylux ballast

 

Part 12: Sealing the back

 

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