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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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My buddy has 3000k on 2gs Yellow fogs n its just plain dark yellow lol..
lol...

Thanks Vince.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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It's so yellow that I don't even notice the crack on the fog lights anymore
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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I thought it would have fixed the crack for you...
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 03:09 PM
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ok so i found a few pics of the HIDxtra 3000k and the Luminics Krypton yellow on the forum. I think the HIDxtra yellow is closer to what i have in mind in terms of color. i know pics sometimes don't capture real life color accurately, but that's the best i have to go on. And with the current special price of $55, i think i'm gonna give the HIDxtra 3000K a try

now moving on to those dreaded DRLs
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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I think the kryptons are a marketing scheme. i just with with the regular luminics.

i think HIDs:brighter, more pale yellow
halogens:deeper yellow, not as bright.

i went for the deeper yellow look over brightness. you could get both to try out and then sell the one you don't like?
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Jetfire
I think the kryptons are a marketing scheme. i just with with the regular luminics.

i think HIDs:brighter, more pale yellow
halogens:deeper yellow, not as bright.

i went for the deeper yellow look over brightness. you could get both to try out and then sell the one you don't like?
thanks again
i might try that. since the HID special is only for this week, i'm gonna try that first.
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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HIDs Do it do it!!
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by stonefan52
HIDs Do it do it!!
yeah i'm gonna get a set of HIDxtra 3000K
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by raptor22
ok so i found a few pics of the HIDxtra 3000k and the Luminics Krypton yellow on the forum. I think the HIDxtra yellow is closer to what i have in mind in terms of color. i know pics sometimes don't capture real life color accurately, but that's the best i have to go on. And with the current special price of $55, i think i'm gonna give the HIDxtra 3000K a try

now moving on to those dreaded DRLs
vled drls are the way to go!

60 - 70$ depending on which one you choose

http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...79223-1-2.html

http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/D...52845-1-2.html

and what do you mean dreaded drls? lol
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 12:22 AM
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^ thanks! haha been going back and forth on whether i want the white color more or the highbeam. why can't i have both!?

btw, do i really need the drl module? does the leds flicker without it? is it really bad? the drl module is out of stock
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 12:46 AM
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ddm tuning is a good alternative too...
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by raptor22
thanks for the pics. at first i was still leaning towards halogen because it's easier to install, but DixonPai's pics are def giving me second thoughts. i was gonna go with Luminics Krypton (supposedly 30% more yellow compared to normal Luminics), but if the type of yellow stays the same as in the pic, then i think i prefer the HID yellow.

Does anyone have a pic of the 3000K from HIDExtra? Or do all 3000K HID pretty much look the same? Also, does anyone have pic of the 2500K Luminics Krypton? Thanks!

DixonPai, what brand is your 3000K HID? and btw, is your lowbeam 6000K or 8000K? Thanks.
edit: just saw your sig that you have 6000K lows. Thats the one in your pics, right?
Those were 8000k in those pictures, i have 6000k in my projectors i recently retro

my 3000k are some china brand i got for 25 bux so i have no complaint
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Old Nov 27, 2009 | 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by raptor22
^ thanks! haha been going back and forth on whether i want the white color more or the highbeam. why can't i have both!?

btw, do i really need the drl module? does the leds flicker without it? is it really bad? the drl module is out of stock
haha well it depends if you do more city driving or more highway, country road driving. i do mostly city driving, so the lost of high beams is fine for me.

i actually have the Oracle led drls, and they are very dim. other users who have used tried both the oracle and vled drls said vleds are way better and brighter. i've heard that the vleds flickers as well, but yeah a drl module (or rectifier or w.e you call it) should do the trick. i had a pair sent to me along with my oracle drls, and they don't help ***** LOL. didn't do a thing in rectifitying the flicker.

hit them up and ask about when the modules will be in stock.
i'm sure the vleds will work perfectly.
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Old Nov 27, 2009 | 01:42 AM
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oh the flickering is not THAT bad. i got used to it lol. it flickers at a super fast rate and can only be seen at close distance. i say 6 - 10 ft since my gf drove in front of me before and she said she saw the drls flickering when we were at a dead stop.
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Old Nov 27, 2009 | 03:03 PM
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thanks Dixon and thanks shuturmout for your suggestions and inputs!
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