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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Lange
Maybe.

I have factory HID's now (non-LED), so if I used the kit, it would be for the fog lights, which I don't really use. I just don't see the point in putting them in if I'm not going to use them anyway.

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Is the factory HID's something you added in later from previous years? I thought the '11 headlights with HID come with the newer LED drl and non-HID meant having the '06-'10 headlights style.
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 09:16 AM
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My car came with halogens (all 6MT cars do), I added the older non-LED HID headlights.

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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 09:27 AM
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^^ I see, you must of got them cheap for not adopting the LED headlights. So the AFS motors are just sitting dormant?
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 09:39 AM
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Truth be told, I don't really like the LED headlights, and that is the main reason I went with the non-LED HID's. I considered it both ways, because I do like the dark/black housings on the LED headlights, but the LED's turn me off. I don't mind the way they look with the LED's on, but when the car is just sitting there with everything off, it just doesn't do anything for me. I'm still contemplating getting the LED headlights purely because they are sort of the "right" thing to have on a 2011, but meh.

As for the rest of it, yes the AFS and Leveling is just sitting off right now. I also changed out the projector lenses for STi-R clear lenses, but I think I might open the headlights up again to fiddle with a couple more things and get everything working just how I want it. When I do that, I will likely delete the AFS motors and leveling motors and have the projectors mounted solid. I don't like the idea of having those motors in there with nothing controlling them.

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