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Old May 7, 2011 | 12:57 AM
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Installed DDM Tuning 6000K in the low beams and fog lights. Put them in yesterday to see how they looked, but i decided tonight at 1 AM was a good time to mount the ballasts I ordered the slim ballast, so in the engine bay looking down, you can barely tell they are there
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Nice light output, I am definately satisfied with them
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2nd post, 2nd pic...you can barely make out the 2011 RX350...LOVE it!
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Nice. Time to change your city light to match it
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You probably need to zip tight it. Those 2 side tape wont last forever, you dont want a ballast stuck into your engine bay. Looks good BTW.
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im planning to buy HID low beam, high and fog lights soon. Any recommendations? Where to buy and about how much price range? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by jegMAN
Nice. Time to change your city light to match it
LED's for the city lights should be in monday or tuesday

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You probably need to zip tight it. Those 2 side tape wont last forever, you dont want a ballast stuck into your engine bay. Looks good BTW.
The kit didnt come with double sided tape, I used scotch mounting tape...it seems pretty solid. I'm going to check them in about a week and see how theyre holding up.

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im planning to buy HID low beam, high and fog lights soon. Any recommendations? Where to buy and about how much price range? Thanks.
I bought mine from DDM Tuning. The kits were cheap, $40 each (they have them for $30 but I wanted the digital slim ballast which is $10 more). Shipping was around $12. Cheap, and they look great
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BTW, i shuld have elaborated originally, the last pic in the first post is the lower radiator support where i mounted the ballast for the fogs
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Did you get 55w or 35w?
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I did the 35W, I was going to do the 55W but a friend of mine said they started to melt the housing in his IS.
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Did you also replaced high beams too?
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Old May 7, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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Nah, just the low beams and the fogs. I never use my brights anyway, and with the brightness of the HID's I will never have to
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Nice looking lights!!
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Thanks I have to start modding this thing, the HID's is the only thing I have done over the 12 yrs I owned the car lol. Since I got my 07 GS350, the 2GS is no longer a daily driver
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If u wanted all u would hav to do Is insert new hid bulbs where the old high beam bulbs are now since u already have a the kit correct?
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