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AZ BS Thread 2.0

Discussion in 'Arizona' started by Kyouto42, Oct 3, 2010.

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  1. Aug 8, 2015 at 12:02 PM
    Zona Scout

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    You got any pics of your set up? Also what company and model did you go with?
     
  2. Aug 8, 2015 at 12:04 PM
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    How long did you bake them for and at what temp? I need to pull mine apart and reseal them cause they are leaking
     
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    My friend had a pair of these in his Mustang years ago. Very bright and from what I remember they outlasted the Sylvania's by quite a bit.
     
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  4. Aug 8, 2015 at 12:05 PM
    Zona Scout

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    I preheated to 300 then once it was heated I turned the oven off and put the lights in for 10mins. Pulled apart pretty easily.
     
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  5. Aug 8, 2015 at 12:06 PM
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    Cool thanks man
     
  6. Aug 8, 2015 at 12:06 PM
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    please put it on some brown unpainted cardboard though!
     
  7. Aug 8, 2015 at 12:09 PM
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    Why do you say that? Wouldn't the card board catch fire?
     
  8. Aug 8, 2015 at 12:18 PM
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    Your house will smell like warm cardboard but it's better than your headlights melting or charring on the grill of your oven
     
  9. Aug 8, 2015 at 12:20 PM
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    I ran a simple plug and play HID kit for a week and didnt like it. It was a 35w 6K kit from gethidlights. The output was poor, wiring was unprofessional, and the bulbs wouldnt seat correctly which caused them to vibe.

    Right now I'm running a retrofit from TRS. It's a Morimoto Mini D2S Stage 3 with 55w 6K bulbs. It's a more expensive set up but it performs flawlessly and after about 3 years of running it I was running into an issue with a bulb, I simply asked what was causing it and TRS sent me a brand new pair of bulbs free of charge.

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    X2 on the D2S kit from TRS. Love mine!


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    I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the pics and insight
     
  12. Aug 8, 2015 at 12:50 PM
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    What would be some good ones?
    Not that I need to be doing any mods just yet
     
  13. Aug 8, 2015 at 12:52 PM
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    Full body shot from this morning loving the leveling kit compared to the 6" db
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  14. Aug 8, 2015 at 12:55 PM
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    The new trucks looks awesome man, congrats :thumbsup:
     
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    Thanks man!
    I know If this deal wasn't happening down the line at some point I wanted to convert my 07 to the 12+ front
     
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    But for real :crapstorm:
     
  18. Aug 8, 2015 at 1:17 PM
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    Who is TRS? How hard was it to do the retrofit projectors I'd really like to do this to my headlights as well.
     
  19. Aug 8, 2015 at 1:23 PM
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    The Retrofit Source, they are a vendor on here. Difficulty depends on what kit you go with, the D2S kits are the easiest to install and give you ~90% of what the best and most expensive kits will do. IMO anyone would be capable of doing a retrofit, you just need to take your time and expect your truck to be down for a day or two if you dont have a spare set of headlights. There are tons of how to threads if you do some searching and if you need a hand I'm happy to help. I've rebuilt mine a few times now and have worked on a number of other sets as well.
     
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    Cool man Thanks I will look into it. My headlights are kinda trashed but if I can revive them then I might end up doing it.
     
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