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Old 12-29-05, 08:22 AM
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does anyone else have this kit? i got mine the other day but i noticed there is a SLIGHT color difference in the housing. the right one i more white/purple and the left is white/blue. i think i put in the bulb corrrectly but i dont know for sure. i got the 5000k kit

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Originally Posted by ihkskim
does anyone else this kit? i got mine the other day but i noticed there is a SLIGHT color difference in the housing. the right one i more white/purple and the left is white/blue. i think i put in the bulb corrrectly but i dont know for sure. i got the 5000k kit
nope, never heard of it.

i'm waiting for the factory HID parts coming out. i wonder how much they charge?? do you know?
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an arm and a leg. thats why i chose not to get the option of hid and wood trim etc.. etc.. its not worth the 3gs for minor options
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i got some mccolluch hid's, i dont have that problem with the colors but the problem i have is that the driver side bulb seems weaker than the passenger bulb and i cant see crap and it threw off the headlight aim, i dunno if this is the bulb or the headlight thats causing the problem
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maybe you have a defective bulb because mine are equally bright.. damn mccullochs.. i am having the worst hid experience in my life right now... i went through 2 kits for my lows.. and 1 kit for my fogs
Old 12-29-05, 08:41 AM
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they are complete JUNK!!!!, they dont last long and the colors always get messed up. buy philips, xenonfactory.com has quality warrantied kits. mcCulloch are such ****
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I had the same HID kit. I don't have any problem so far.
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i dont think its the brand itself cuz the same day i put mine in, a buddy of mine put the exact ones into his subaru legacy and it looked awesome so i dunno, so far my headlights look like ****, lights dont shine bright or aim right and theres a grip of condensation in my headlights......... has anybody gone through what ive gone through so far and fixed the problem?? please let me know b/c this is such a freakin headache
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you shoudln't be getting any condensation.. that means you didn't put the bulb in right.. i dont' even have my dust covers on and it was raining w/ fog and i still had no condesation. maybe you got 2 of the 3 notches in
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