HID's
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Re: HID's
These HID's marginally improved the lighting on the Acadia. GM has a very poor design on the projectors and I'll admit that my wife is right about the OEM lighting being poor. But the projector design also limits the HID's from much improvement too. But these cheap kits are a waste of my time. An H11 Silverstar Ultra may improve the **** poor lighting somewhat but this is my wife's company car. If I owned it I'd trade it in .......the truck is a POS too.I'm going to use the 65W bulbs when I can be bothered to put them in.
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As usual that's very generous of you Dave. I will talk to her to see what she wants me to do. I think you will like the 65 watt bulbs in the SRT6. I find the Crossfire OEM lighting very adequate and it only improves with the 65watt bulbs.
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That's funny. I used that pic when I ran a toolbox safety meeting a few years ago. Can`t seem to post the......Why I became an Electrician. Apprenticeships....chose the right one (picture). lol
Yes I could use the starters if they are 35W. The Acadia has to be the worst vehicle for headlight bulb access too.
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No, I vote for the Chrysler Concorde as the very worst headlight access.
I had mine for 8 years now, and think I have attempted it at least 5 times, all failures.
I do NOT want to remove the front bumper cover, but I'm afraid that is what it willl require.
I had mine for 8 years now, and think I have attempted it at least 5 times, all failures.
I do NOT want to remove the front bumper cover, but I'm afraid that is what it willl require.
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That's funny. I used that pic when I ran a toolbox safety meeting a few years ago. Can`t seem to post the......Why I became an Electrician. Apprenticeships....chose the right one (picture). lol
Yes I could use the starters if they are 35W. The Acadia has to be the worst vehicle for headlight bulb access too.
Yes I could use the starters if they are 35W. The Acadia has to be the worst vehicle for headlight bulb access too.
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They had candles though I thought because they were so dim.
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H7: Morimoto Elite HID System - HID Systems from The Retrofit Source Inc
Pick from there. Get 4300k and don't look back. You will buy countless cheap ebay kits, just buy a good kit and do it once
With 4300k, you will have a pure white look with that beautiful white/blue flickering light that you'll find on high end cars
Pick from there. Get 4300k and don't look back. You will buy countless cheap ebay kits, just buy a good kit and do it once
With 4300k, you will have a pure white look with that beautiful white/blue flickering light that you'll find on high end cars
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H7: Morimoto Elite HID System - HID Systems from The Retrofit Source Inc
Pick from there. Get 4300k and don't look back. You will buy countless cheap ebay kits, just buy a good kit and do it once
With 4300k, you will have a pure white look with that beautiful white/blue flickering light that you'll find on high end cars
Pick from there. Get 4300k and don't look back. You will buy countless cheap ebay kits, just buy a good kit and do it once
With 4300k, you will have a pure white look with that beautiful white/blue flickering light that you'll find on high end cars
Yep, that's what I'd do it I ever go HID again. Ripped out the Xentec junk and bought a pair of Sylv. Silverstar Ultra bulbs and installed them today. See how she likes them and go from there. This vehicle is a pita to change lamps or fart around with crappy HID systems, Front wheels need to come off, fender liners unfastened then peeled out of the way. What a waste of time this cheap kit was.
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Well heres an update on the cheap plastic Xentec HIDs My passenger side ballast finally failed after 5 years. bulb was still good. I reordered the metal ones and changed the bad one. now i have a spare for when the other cheap plastic one goes.. Will see how long they last.
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