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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 03:14 PM
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I want to get new lenses for the truck. Ive seen a few out there, but dont know which are good quality.

Also i need help finding a good HID Kit. I have very little knowledge of headlights as you can probably tell by now.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 03:43 PM
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autoanything.com has great prices and a wide range, as for HID ive heard and used the DDM kit, which is great. I also have VLEDs HID kit, they work great too.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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i tried HID's. for about a month. then went back to silverstars. HID's did not work very well for me.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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I like the silverstars as well
 
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 07:38 PM
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I have HID's..mine can not be turned off and turned back on. truck has to be shut off and once pcm enters sleep mode they can be turned back on. no flickering or anything though, they work perfectly..just can't flash my highs at people. I love the way they look and they are 10x brighter than my silverstars..my hopeful fix is a relay harness with resistors built in but I have yet the time to install it..I can take the sacrifice of my problem for the extra light because IMO it is worth it..I can go into a convenience store and grab a drink, come out and they will turn back on for me. So basically I just can't flash my lights at people. My kit is from HIDextra.com and is the 35W Canbus kit..8000ks Dodge and canbus operated headlights systems are just the biggest PITA so you can take the risk and try them if you'd like..easy installation. Our headlight housings work well with them though..It is insanely brighter and I have friends who drive infront of me all the time and say my truck is the only thing with HIDs that doesn't blind them
 
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 06Dak4.7Silver
I have HID's..mine can not be turned off and turned back on. truck has to be shut off and once pcm enters sleep mode they can be turned back on. no flickering or anything though, they work perfectly..just can't flash my highs at people. I love the way they look and they are 10x brighter than my silverstars..my hopeful fix is a relay harness with resistors built in but I have yet the time to install it..I can take the sacrifice of my problem for the extra light because IMO it is worth it..I can go into a convenience store and grab a drink, come out and they will turn back on for me. So basically I just can't flash my lights at people.
Are all hids like that?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 10:21 PM
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Are all hids like that?
no not all. depends on your setup really and how you have them hooked up. mine are like that. however my previous hid kit wasnt. because i had them setup differently and also had a halogen DRL.. with the previous setup i had a halogen "highbeam" so they call it, so i could flash my lights back and forth.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 11:16 PM
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Try ddmtuning.com. Cheapest place on the web I have found!
 
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 06Dak4.7Silver
I have HID's..mine can not be turned off and turned back on. truck has to be shut off and once pcm enters sleep mode they can be turned back on. no flickering or anything though, they work perfectly..just can't flash my highs at people. I love the way they look and they are 10x brighter than my silverstars..my hopeful fix is a relay harness with resistors built in but I have yet the time to install it..I can take the sacrifice of my problem for the extra light because IMO it is worth it..I can go into a convenience store and grab a drink, come out and they will turn back on for me. So basically I just can't flash my lights at people. My kit is from HIDextra.com and is the 35W Canbus kit..8000ks Dodge and canbus operated headlights systems are just the biggest PITA so you can take the risk and try them if you'd like..easy installation. Our headlight housings work well with them though..It is insanely brighter and I have friends who drive infront of me all the time and say my truck is the only thing with HIDs that doesn't blind them
l ordered a kit that DEFINATLY works with two relays in the harness from a very trusted source int he dodge community, its just he cant sell them cuz the business is no longer there and he dosent feel safe not offering a warranty, i just want a fix, he has one last harness from them so, i should have it in my hands sometime next week when i get some time to fool around with it, im going to make my own custom and i will make another wright up as well....
 
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 07:46 PM
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Where the **** did my post go!!!!!!!!!

**** since the site wont post that ****

wow, okay this site, pissin me off and im drunk, *=siht
 

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