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clark grizwald

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I have a 2015 2500HD Silverado, owned it for 3 weeks now. I already have 35W HID's installed in 6000k. Was the first mod I did...well not me, had a shop do it. Still not bright enough for me when driving at night. I'm coming from a 2002 silverado that had HID's in reflector housing with LED fogs as well. Maybe I was just spoiled by the disgusting amount of light that spilled out of those reflector housings? The projectors in my 2015 Silverado are absolutely more refined and you can clearly see the cut off line in comparison to the old 2002 truck. Is that just the way it is and something I have to get used to?

I was driving home last night and there was an older Infinity in the left lane slightly up ahead of me. Maybe 4-6 years old? It seemed like the light in front of that car was a lot brighter than what was in front of my truck. Then when I got beside him it still seemed brighter than what I was projecting. Granted, I think it was maybe a 4300-5000k color because it wasn't as blue as mine. Could it have been due to the fact his headlights were probably at least 3 feet lower than my trucks and closer to the road? Just not sure...I was expecting a lot better to be honest when I switched to HID's in this truck compared to the halogens.

This is why I want to add LED fogs. I know it is a lower and closer light pattern but I need something. Not for show or to blind people but for usable light at night for me. The LED'S I'm looking at are made by GTR Lighting. They are a 5202 replacement with built in cooling fans. Supposedly a plug and play light. They are a 40W 3600 lumens per bulb single beam light.

 

https://www.gtrlighting.com/product/gtr ... lumens-gtr

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Well first off, the HIDs in reflector housings should be illegal. You were blasting unfocused light all over the place. The infinity seemed brighter because, yes, the headlights are closer to the ground, and they are factory HIDs thus they were properly aimed and focused, (which you will never get unless you have a full retrofit done). There is a thread on here of a guy that put some square leds in his fog housings (which are illegal to use while in traffic, as they will blind the heckk out of oncoming traffic) but to use while rural driving to avoid deer and the like, they work very well.

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Well first off, the HIDs in reflector housings should be illegal. You were blasting unfocused light all over the place. The infinity seemed brighter because, yes, the headlights are closer to the ground, and they are factory HIDs thus they were properly aimed and focused, (which you will never get unless you have a full retrofit done). There is a thread on here of a guy that put some square leds in his fog housings (which are illegal to use while in traffic, as they will blind the heckk out of oncoming traffic) but to use while rural driving to avoid deer and the like, they work very well.

 

Yeah...FACTORY HID's......you'd think 2015 and now 2016 silverado's, HID's would be stock in 55-65 thousand dollar trucks!

 

I've seen some of those pics about guys replacing their projectors.....WAAAAAAY over my head. I'd be nervous doing that.

 

Wondering if it's worth switching my 2 week old 6000k bulbs for 5000k? Seems so close that it might not be much different. Oh well.....just the way it is I guess. Those fog light bulbs I posted should be in next week so I'll see how they help out at night.

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I hear ya, i was pretty happy when i saw the projectors in my 16 ltz, but then i realized they are halogen projectors. Halogen projectors arent as bad when you put HIDs in them as it is when HIDs are installed in halogen reflectors. However, neither will ever perform like an HID in a retrofitted housing (or factory HID) shining through true HID projectors..

 

I agree, retrofits are above my head as well. They arent cheap either! Thats why im just going to replace my oem halogens with some silvania silverstar ultras (or whatever the orange package ones are)

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May want to check out fastheadlights.com They sell a retrofit kit for fxr projectors, believe they will even do the install if you send them the headlights. Just received the kit and will be installing in my brothers 16 2500 silv soon.

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clark grizwald

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May want to check out fastheadlights.com They sell a retrofit kit for fxr projectors, believe they will even do the install if you send them the headlights. Just received the kit and will be installing in my brothers 16 2500 silv soon.

 

Pretty freaking cool that you can send them your headlights and they'll do the install. Unfortunately, I don't have an extra vehicle to drive in for them to install new projectors.

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I put hids in my 15 but 55w 6 k they are the brightest on the road and I got them from retrofit source.

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Been updating all my lighting with OPT7 LED lights and they work great and shine bright! Just installed the new 52" C2 Curved light bar today with their wireless remote. It has 4 dimming setting, strobe and ofcourse on and off.

 

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Big ~O~ Enthusiast

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A pic of 30W 5000K LED Fogs in my 2016 Sierra with factory HID. That light bar is super bright Jcalixtro1791...must be sick on the hwy at night!! I need to get a light bar!! A good Xmas gift from the wife :fingersx:

 

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Anybody done the fast headlight kit already. Was it worth the $$

 

 

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Been updating all my lighting with OPT7 LED lights and they work great and shine bright! Just installed the new 52" C2 Curved light bar today with their wireless remote. It has 4 dimming setting, strobe and ofcourse on and off.

 

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How is the light output at night with just the LED headlights? Better and brighter than stock?? Or just different colour? Looking to do the same. I dont like HID> Thanks for the help! And Does it work with the Day time running lights?

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