HID foglights?
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Just a warning regarding HID fogs and HID Xtra in particular. I installed a kit from them and for starters, the HID bulb bases were not sized very well. Their was no doubt they were the correct bulb bases for the fog lights, but they were very difficult to twist in. You had to use pliers. And then once they "popped" into place they were not tight with the O Ring seal. Within a week i drove in a rain storm and the next day noticed water in one of the fog light housings. Without taking the entire fog light assembly out, it's impossible to get the water out. So did just that which was a PITA. Reinstalled and no matter how hard i tried never got a good seal. Next time it rained same thing except this time a bulb blew out. Had to pay for a new a bulb and install it. Then a few weeks later, one of the ballasts blew. They replaced that for free. Another rain storm, more water in both fog light housings. This time i went back to standard halogen lights and had no more moisture issues.
Not even a year ago, i decided to try another brand of HID fog lights hoping for better success. I went with a brand called Xentec. Their bulb bases actually required filing to get them to fit. Not alot, but maybe 30-60 seconds of filing per base. And they too needed pliers to twist them into place. They did however seem to seal tightly with no moisture issues. They worked fine for a few days. Then one day they would not turn on. I checked for a blown fuse and that was the issue. I replaced the fuse. With the truck running i switched the fog lights on to check to see if they worked. My engine started bucking, all the lights in my truck (Headlights, dash lights, dome lights, etc) started rapidly flashing and my Aeroforce Interceptor gauge screen inverted. I immediately switched the fog lights off and shut the truck down. Panicked, i disconnected the fog lights and crossed my fingers their was no permanent damage to my truck. Thankfully there was not. But that was and is the last time i ever install cheap Chinese electric components on my truck. The old adage "you get what you pay for" is true. If Bosch (a reputable company) is getting hundreds of dollars for one ballast, what do you honestly think the quality is of an HID kit where BOTH ballasts, the bulbs, wiring and shipping all cost $30?. To each his own, but their is no way i will ever risk doing major damage to my truck just so i can add a little more light. It would be safer and just as effective to simply add another set of halogen fog lights on the bumper then putting poorly designed electrical components on my truck.
Not even a year ago, i decided to try another brand of HID fog lights hoping for better success. I went with a brand called Xentec. Their bulb bases actually required filing to get them to fit. Not alot, but maybe 30-60 seconds of filing per base. And they too needed pliers to twist them into place. They did however seem to seal tightly with no moisture issues. They worked fine for a few days. Then one day they would not turn on. I checked for a blown fuse and that was the issue. I replaced the fuse. With the truck running i switched the fog lights on to check to see if they worked. My engine started bucking, all the lights in my truck (Headlights, dash lights, dome lights, etc) started rapidly flashing and my Aeroforce Interceptor gauge screen inverted. I immediately switched the fog lights off and shut the truck down. Panicked, i disconnected the fog lights and crossed my fingers their was no permanent damage to my truck. Thankfully there was not. But that was and is the last time i ever install cheap Chinese electric components on my truck. The old adage "you get what you pay for" is true. If Bosch (a reputable company) is getting hundreds of dollars for one ballast, what do you honestly think the quality is of an HID kit where BOTH ballasts, the bulbs, wiring and shipping all cost $30?. To each his own, but their is no way i will ever risk doing major damage to my truck just so i can add a little more light. It would be safer and just as effective to simply add another set of halogen fog lights on the bumper then putting poorly designed electrical components on my truck.