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Minor Upgrade - HID Fogs w/Pix

Old 05-21-11, 05:38 AM
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mine does that only when i turn off the engine and the fog lights remain on running on the battery alone,, and this only happens about 20% of the time. kinda weird huh...
Old 05-21-11, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by KILLERGS4
airtime, i just installed the same kit (3k fog lights). output looks good. but when i get out of the car, I can hear the HID system (buzzing sound, very faint) . is your the same way?
Not that I'm aware of when I had it all opened up and testing before putting the wheel well surround back on. Next time I'm near my car, have to stick my head down there to listen for it.

I bought basically the same exact kit for the DRL (only difference is the bulb that came with it and no buzz sound as that one is mounted high. However, I used a relay with that installed because of the low voltage of the DRL. May be that made the difference in no buzz?

Post some pix of your light.

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Old 05-21-11, 05:58 PM
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Some HIDs have a whine noise too them pretty normal.
Old 05-22-11, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by airtime
Not that I'm aware of when I had it all opened up and testing before putting the wheel well surround back on. Next I'm near my car, have to stick my head down there to listen for it.

I bought basically the same exact kit for the DRL (only difference is the bulb that came with it and no buzz sound as that one is mounted high. However, I used a relay with that installed because of the low voltage of the DRL. May be that made the difference in no buzz?

Post some pix of your light.
mine does tha same as sojah, after I shut the car off (w/ headlights and Fog lights on), the sounds remains. Once I look the doors with my remote and the lights turn off, no sound. I'll post pic asap, but it's for my gs430.
Old 07-18-11, 09:54 AM
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finally got around to installing the 5000k hid fog lights... not an exact match with the low beams, but it'll do...


here's the old halogen bulb...


and here's what the ballast looks like connected...
Old 07-18-11, 01:19 PM
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Need some night pix Danxp
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i have 4300k they look preety good match but i upgrade to color fog like junjun
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Originally Posted by airtime
Need some night pix Danxp
Old 07-26-11, 01:35 PM
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Looks good
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airtime and danxp, now that it's been 4.x years, are your Xentec 35W HID ballasts and bulbs still functioning perfectly? Would you still recommend this kit to upgrade to HID fogs? There are many reviews on Amazon.com saying the bulbs flicker, the ballasts aren't waterproof, bulbs burned out quickly, Xentec doesn't honor warranty, etc

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Originally Posted by StanVanDam
airtime and danxp, now that it's been 4.x years, are your Xentec 35W HID ballasts and bulbs still functioning perfectly? Would you still recommend this kit to upgrade to HID fogs? There are many reviews on Amazon.com saying the bulbs flicker, the ballasts aren't waterproof, bulbs burned out quickly, Xentec doesn't honor warranty, etc
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