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Old Apr 26, 2022 | 10:01 AM
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Default Re: lighting upgrade

I have Morimoto 2Stroke 3.0 LED bulbs in the headlamps and HIDs in aftermarket (eBay/Crossfire specific) projector fog lamps. The LEDs are surprisingly good. Way better than I had anticipated. They are nearly as bright as the HIDs, with no associated delays. I run 4300k fogs, and I think these LEDs are only available at 5000k (I could be wrong). At any rate, they are not at all blue/purple. Updates the look of the car tremendously, while working far better than the original halogens. All that being said, you will want to remove the headlamps from the car to install, as there are a real PITA to install in the housings. You will also need to get creative with the rubber dust cap at the rear, as the LED body in larger/longer. I used some caps from theretrofitsource.com and made it work neatly. Lastly, the 2Stroke LED 'tip' is too large in diameter to fit easily into the headlamp low beam side. Something about the way Valeo made the housing. Anyway, I took the 2Stroke to my bench grinder, and just cleaned it up a tad, and it fit in fine. They have been in there, operating perfectly for well over a year.
 
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