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The hell I did. :D Enough waiting for those crappy ass 5202 bulbs. I did the 880 conversion and utilized Hemisareslow and Fulton1's write ups from dieselplace.com. Thanks to willymac for posting the link in our how to section. I cut off the stock connector and replaced it with an 880 one. I also cut off the 5202 bulb clip and used it on the new 880 HID bulbs to secure them in place. I added a standard size garden hose washer to the bulb to make it sit as close as possible to the outer part of the ring on the fog light housing(see pic). As long as I keep those clips I can change to any style 880 bulb without having to glue,silicone or secure in any other fashion and the newly spliced connector will hook right up. Crappy pics added:

 

 

5202 bulbs without clip

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New HID'd in place secured with 5202 clip

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Look from inside the truck on a not so dark street(fogs only)

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FAQ:

 

Q: Do you suck at taking pics?

A: Yes

 

Q: Is the camera partly to blame?

A: Yes

 

Q: Any special tools needed?

A: The 5202 bulb clip was cut off by other folks using a dremel. Those are some badass little machines. Unfortunately I don't have one so

I used a small hand saw. I would have used a butter knife if I had to.

 

Q: Do you regret cutting the stock plug/connector?

A: Hell no, I wish I would have done it sooner and I'm keeping this truck for a long time. Plus It seems like there is enough light output to use the fogs as primary lights, its worth it.

 

Q: But OMG isn't that illegal?

A: Don't worry, I am not going to use just the fogs.

 

Q: You didn't mention anything about installing low beam HID's.

A: I only use the headlights or the parking lights/fogs at one time, never together. I like the look of just the fogs at dusk or dawn

 

Q: Are you going to add low beam HID's?

A: Yes, probably sooner than I thought I would.

 

Q: Why does your write up suck so much?

A: All the pics needed are already out there,do a search or google some shit. I had to sign up at dieselplace.com for the pictures.

If you really want to do something so bad don't be so damn lazy. Do some research. :thumbs:

Bostonsfavson Senior Enthusiast

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Haha, love it. Good mod, good write up. On a side note, I see that you're in the DFW area. You may want to go outside, as your wheels are most likely being stolen as I type this.

Jnk Enthusiast

Jnk

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Haha, love it. Good mod, good write up. On a side note, I see that you're in the DFW area. You may want to go outside, as your wheels are most likely being stolen as I type this.

 

:thumbs: Garage ftmfw!

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