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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 06:50 PM
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Thanks everyone! Quick question, I'm looking at the hid kit from xenondepot. When I get this kit which lights would be hid once installed. Also Size is H11 right? Thanks appreciate the help!
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 08:27 PM
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H11 is the correct size. The projectors (low beam) would be HID.

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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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thanks jeff! to get the fog lamps to look yellow do i need to buy new fog lamp or just change the bulb.
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 10:43 PM
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You can do either. I believe Nokya (as well as other manufacturers) makes yellow 9006 halogen bulbs. I personally haven't used them. I have a HID kit in my foglights. My color temperature is 3000K. I'm not sure what year IS you have, but for mine, the foglights use bulb size 9006. I think they changed the bulb for 2011, but don't quote me on this...I'm not 100% sure.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by kumquatism
You can do either. I believe Nokya (as well as other manufacturers) makes yellow 9006 halogen bulbs. I personally haven't used them. I have a HID kit in my foglights. My color temperature is 3000K. I'm not sure what year IS you have, but for mine, the foglights use bulb size 9006. I think they changed the bulb for 2011, but don't quote me on this...I'm not 100% sure.
Don't mean to thread jack but are your 3000k HID fogs 35W or 55W?
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Lange
2006's have HID's only if you have memory seats, they were optioned together. 07 and up you can order them separately, though they also still came with other option packages as well.

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Memory seats and HID's were not really optioned together, well, not entirely, anyway. HID's only came on cars optioned with the luxury package or sport package. Memory seats is simply a way to identify a car optioned this way, along with power rear sunshade, heated/ventilated seats, and power tilt and telescoping wheel. Any of these options is a dead giveaway for a car equipped with HID. Of course, this all changed with the 2008 model year in which HID's became a stand alone option.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 06:42 AM
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Hey Guys,

DenIS250: H11 would be the correct fitment to upgrade your low beams to HID with an HID kit.

If you are looking to get the most OEM/look and feel I would suggest going with a 4300k HID kit.

Fog Lights: If you are looking to upgrade your fog lights to yellow you can either go with a 3000k HID kit or our Putco Jet Yellow halogen bulbs.

Here are some pictures of the Putco Jet Yellow Halogen bulbs installed:




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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 07:49 AM
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Thanks steve! I'm looking into getting white with a very subtle hint of blue for my low beams.which kit would u recomend?
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No problem.

Your vehicle has projector headlamps so I would personally suggest going with 4300k. The color will be bright white with a slight bluish tone depending on what angle you view the light from (same as OEM). If you do not want to see any "yellow" at all then I would suggest looking at 5000k.

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Originally Posted by IS350jet
Memory seats and HID's were not really optioned together, well, not entirely, anyway. HID's only came on cars optioned with the luxury package or sport package. Memory seats is simply a way to identify a car optioned this way, along with power rear sunshade, heated/ventilated seats, and power tilt and telescoping wheel. Any of these options is a dead giveaway for a car equipped with HID. Of course, this all changed with the 2008 model year in which HID's became a stand alone option.
Yes, that is what I meant/said. Memory seats and HID's were both a part of an option package (which also included other things as well).

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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by DenIS250
Thanks everyone! Quick question, I'm looking at the hid kit from xenondepot. When I get this kit which lights would be hid once installed. Also Size is H11 right? Thanks appreciate the help!
So have you confirmed if they're halogen or not by using Jeff's suggestion (post #12) on how to check? You definitely want to confirm before buying an HID kit. And I certainly wouldn't take someone's word for it based on a photo as cameras can be very deceiving when it comes to color.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by felixsc300
Don't mean to thread jack but are your 3000k HID fogs 35W or 55W?
I have a 35W DDM kit running in my fogs.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 01:28 PM
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woohoo! i have the AFS on/off option! Never knew I had HID's in my 2008 2is haha..
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Thinktwice
So have you confirmed if they're halogen or not by using Jeff's suggestion (post #12) on how to check? You definitely want to confirm before buying an HID kit. And I certainly wouldn't take someone's word for it based on a photo as cameras can be very deceiving when it comes to color.
Yes I don't seem to have any of the extras that he mentioned
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ximd
those are definitely halogens from the pictures.
+1 on being stock halogens,
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