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    Foglights - HID bulb upgrade

    Want to upgrade your foglights to HID bulbs but don't want the hassle and work of modifying the stock H1 bulb retainer?

    Well my H10 - 6K HID bulbs arrived.

    The H10 bulbs are almost plug-n-play... almost.

    Have to sand / grind / file down a few areas for them to mount just like the factory H1 bulbs.

    You will still need to use some silicone to seal the bulbs.

    This takes about 10 minutes of work compared to the 1 to 2+ hours spent modifying the H1 bulb retainer.

    H10 / 6K bulb installed


    Areas to grind down (they should be obvious), also need to shorten the tab at the upper right.

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    You're killing me Jim! You are basically putting out every item I want to install in my car. You will be selling a kit complete with ballasts, bulbs and the harness?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackened300a View Post
    You're killing me Jim! You are basically putting out every item I want to install in my car. You will be selling a kit complete with ballasts, bulbs and the harness?
    I could...............
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    1-2 hrs? Took me 10-15 mins to modify the stock H1 housing.

    Nice option though.

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    pictures of where to put the silicon is missing i need to see everything
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigmerc'03 View Post
    pictures of where to put the silicon is missing i need to see everything
    Silicone will go around the flange on the bulb and the foglight housing.
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    Your points are terrific, but if you have an "arrow" in your pic/s to point to where your wording points to it would help those less knowledgeable--ok-I will leave now--
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigmerc'03 View Post
    pictures of where to put the silicon is missing i need to see everything
    Quote Originally Posted by fastblackmerc View Post
    Silicone will go around the flange on the bulb and the foglight housing.
    I let mine sit for 24 hrs before putting them in the fog lamp housings. I found that this RTV works the best as it is also very adhesive and when it dries it's pretty strong. Plenty strong enough to hold up fine to me twisting the bulb into the lock position on the fog lamp housing and it was kind of tight as well.





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    Nice mod. What HID mfg did you go with ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by burt ragio View Post
    Nice mod. What HID mfg did you go with ?
    I got my kit from eBay.

    I only buy from U.S. sellers.

    I may offer an H10 HID conversion kit if I can get a good deal on them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ctrlraven View Post
    I let mine sit for 24 hrs before putting them in the fog lamp housings. I found that this RTV works the best as it is also very adhesive and when it dries it's pretty strong. Plenty strong enough to hold up fine to me twisting the bulb into the lock position on the fog lamp housing and it was kind of tight as well.




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    Quote Originally Posted by FastMerc View Post
    This is what I was looking for, yes...
    That is the old school way by modifying the H1 bulb holder itself. Using an H10 bulb makes everything a whole lot easier, a few hours (H1 method) compared to 10-15 mins (H10 method) way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FastMerc View Post
    This is what I was looking for, yes...
    Just an observation on the type of RTV (Room Temperature Vulcanizing) to use: if it smells like pickles / acetic acid while curing it is not safe for use with electrical or electronic connections. Acids, even something as benign as pickle juice will over time corrode the connection you are trying to protect.

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    I only go with DDMtuning. FBM recommends others.

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