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Old Mar 30, 2015 | 08:19 PM
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Thanks man that's exactly the feed back I'm looking for..

6K looks nice.. which one's did you use.. 35w , 50/55w or the slim? do you remember?

DO you remember the lenth of the bulb was it about the same as stock bulbs by any chance? I have aftermarket light assemblies (can link if needed) just wondering if they will fit.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2015 | 10:42 PM
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I ran 6k 55watt in the headlight and 6k 35watt in the fogs. They were reg ballasts mounted them to my rad support behind the bumper. Never compared it to my old bulb but it fit in my stock housing and my ebay tinted clear housings just fine. I think the only thing I had to do was file down the edge of the bulb base(plastic part) it was a bit too thick to fit in the light to get the locking ring to lock on to the light housing
 
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Old Mar 30, 2015 | 10:58 PM
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Do you recall what housing it was you used?
 
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Old Mar 31, 2015 | 06:10 AM
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Don't remember the seller but these are them

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Old Mar 31, 2015 | 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by jondakotaguy
Zxe's are just different tint on the bulb.. I was wanting a little brighter light.. I bought the wife a 2014 ford explorer with the projectors.. kinda looking for that clean lighting but I agree most what I see on ebay looks like junk thus why I was asking here
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No, they are brighter also.

Or rather, I can light up mile markers a mile up the road with ZXe's in my 1988.

(They also don't claim to last as long as stock halogens.)

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Old Mar 31, 2015 | 02:25 PM
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I had the zxe bulbs in my grand prix and took them out, they weren't as bright as the silverstar (confirmed using one in each housing) and nowhere near as far a throw as the real hid bulbs, grand prix's are not known for good lighting the zxe gave me about 10 feet of light, stock bulbs were actually a little better
 
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Old Mar 31, 2015 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by dodgeramguy85
Don't remember the seller but these are them

Nice.. exactly what i have on my truck.. I did some searching i heard some negitive review lasting only 1 year but must have been a bad set. Guy did say the mech was messing with wires during a battery change guess they blew out a balist.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2015 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by archemedes74
I had the zxe bulbs in my grand prix and took them out, they weren't as bright as the silverstar (confirmed using one in each housing) and nowhere near as far a throw as the real hid bulbs, grand prix's are not known for good lighting the zxe gave me about 10 feet of light, stock bulbs were actually a little better
I hear ya there.. these arent that great either but they are just for Looks IMO.. so other wise i wouldnt worry with it.. but once you have one vehicle with HID projectors you kinda dont want old crappy lights anymore lol..
 
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