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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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where to get hids for my tc from..... im going towardds 6000k but some say get 8k but isnt 8k consdiered blue which is nice but i would like to see at night

i need yellow fog lights any one know where to get them from
Old Feb 27, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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for yellow fogs get the VRD corner fogs w/ the yellow bulbs

people here go through mobileHID or operatic usually for HID's. i have 6000k and love em
Old Feb 27, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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i got the blue led parking leds love them.....get the 6k hids for low beam and should i leave the high beam along im seeing people that have the blue ones that glow where can i get them from
Old Feb 27, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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you dont want too blue, you wont be able to see anything at night or in bad weather. 4300K is "OEM" HID color. a pure white and easy to see in fowl weather. the higher the number the crappier the output and the Pull Me Over bluer it gets.

i got my HID's from Mobile HID on teh sponsored forum. slim digital ballast FTW!! complete plug and play. and waterproof.
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I believe the blue bulbs is just any regular bulb that has a blue tint. You can get those at nokya or luminics. As for HIDs I went with the digital slims from umnitza, 8000k for my low and 3000k for my fogs.
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OEM 4300k > ALL!
Old Feb 27, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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i said that already :-P
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just reminding them
Old Feb 28, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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it wont matter, we both know we'll soon see the thread,

"My HID'S arent bright. wat teh hellz, i gotz pwned yoh!"
Old Feb 28, 2009 | 01:41 AM
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mobilehid.com has a special price for sl members , lots of my friends all get em from there and havn't had any complaints since.
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Its www.mobilehid.com/scionlife for the special price. I had mobilehids and then i wanted the slim ballasts.
Old Feb 28, 2009 | 03:53 AM
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never seen the slim ballasts that sounds kinda cool, you have pics ?
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I bought mines off of this:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...212&highlight=
Old Feb 28, 2009 | 04:45 AM
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wow thats awesome, gunna bookmark them the day I decide to get a new kit lol
Old Feb 28, 2009 | 04:50 AM
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i have mobileHID in my low beams and fogs. 1 year 3 months, no issues. i wish i went 4300k instead of 5000k for my low beams. i have 3000k fogs.
Old Mar 2, 2009 | 01:16 AM
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Yeh I love my mobileHID setup too. There are much cheaper kits available if you feel like cutting and splicing from places like www.ddmtuning.com that I have used on other cars with much success. My tC is just my first brand new car I have bought and I am trying to avoid hacking up harnesses and soldering as much as possible. BTW I always go with 5000k. Plenty bright, and still a bit of wow factor from HIDS
Old Mar 2, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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mobile hid's man. but anything with a real ballast is good. digital ballast sucks
Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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whats wrong with the digital ballast? mine are fine.
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i think i'm only one who went operatic lol. mines been on just about a year and still goin good. HID's seem to last pretty good for everyone that i've talked to
Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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I bought my 6000k HID's for my low beams and 3000k yellow HID's for my stock fogs from 3bspecialties. They've been on since last spring (may 200 and have survived floods and arctic frigidness here in Chicago without any problems at all.

6000k are a slight blue-white. The 3000k yellow ones are really yellow...great for driving in bad weather since when they light up the ground ahead of you pretty good.

If you are worried about 'being too blue' 6000k is not like that. Even 8000k isn't 'too blue' I've never seen or heard of anyone getting pulled over because of the color from 6k or 8k, though anything over 8k (like 10, 12 or other colors) could get you into trouble.

Also, you will have to adjust the leveling of your headlights also, since these are considerably brighter than halogens.

here are some pictures:







IGNORE THE UNEVEN BEAM PATTERN HERE, I FIXED THAT AFTER THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN


THIS HAS MY NEW PARKING LIGHTS IN ALSO, THEY MATCH THE HID IN COLOR



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