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secondchance
05-07-2016, 10:32 AM
With LED headlights installed, driving lights looked like a pair of candles. So, I decided to try out a pair of HID driving lights. Tried LEDs first, but they did not generate sufficient lumens.

Light bulbs
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu303/byongyun/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpscq3icmqk.jpeg (http://s658.photobucket.com/user/byongyun/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpscq3icmqk.jpeg.html)

Halogen vs. HID light patterns
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu303/byongyun/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsl56nn38q.jpeg (http://s658.photobucket.com/user/byongyun/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsl56nn38q.jpeg.html)

On the car comparison

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu303/byongyun/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpscvem1ow1.jpeg (http://s658.photobucket.com/user/byongyun/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpscvem1ow1.jpeg.html)

Both sides installed
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu303/byongyun/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsenxqka7i.jpeg (http://s658.photobucket.com/user/byongyun/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsenxqka7i.jpeg.html)

Headlights and driving lights
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu303/byongyun/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsub9drqbe.jpeg (http://s658.photobucket.com/user/byongyun/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsub9drqbe.jpeg.html)

These are 35W ballasts and 5000k color temp. 55W are also available in various color temps.
Billy Mild
05-07-2016, 11:16 AM
What was your method to fixing foglight with the LED headlights?
secondchance
05-07-2016, 11:26 AM
Cut green driving light ground wire coming out of relay and ground directly to the chassis - Hib's suggestion.
G-Sting
05-07-2016, 01:29 PM
Those look like they work awesome. :thumbsup:

Where were they purchased?
secondchance
05-07-2016, 02:25 PM
Hidkitlights.com. This kit seems very similar to corvettemods.com kit.
Mystic ZR-1
05-07-2016, 06:38 PM
Stock fog lites are a waste of electrons...
secondchance
05-07-2016, 07:14 PM
Back in 1984, they were the state of the art. You remember when the halogen bulbs were introduced. Right? Before we had candles.
ghlkal
05-07-2016, 10:48 PM
Tried LEDs first, but they did not generate sufficient lumens.



I had been thinking about trying some LEDs for the driving lights.


Which ones did you try?
secondchance
05-08-2016, 08:36 AM
I had been thinking about trying some LEDs for the driving lights.


Which ones did you try?

One of those ebay $35 LEDs. Just wasn't bright enough.
ZR1North
05-08-2016, 10:35 AM
I've installed the HID "fog lights" too (fr Corvette Mods). First time I drove with them at night was on a country road, and I didn't even turn on my LED headlights; the HID driving lights were enough. These, and the LED headlights are awesome mods for C4s.

For those that have difficulty accessing the "green wire" coming of the fog light relay socket (it's not easy to get at), I wrote up a short description under the heading of GE Nighthawk LED headlight replacement here on the Registry. You just have to pop the relay and cut the terminal on the relay that plugs into the socket to which the green wire is attached. You can then run a wire from what is left of the cut terminal on the relay to ground. If you ever want to go back to stock (for reasons I would not understand), you simply replace the relay; all factory wiring remains in place.
secondchance
05-08-2016, 11:03 AM
I've installed the HID "fog lights" too (fr Corvette Mods). First time I drove with them at night was on a country road, and I didn't even turn on my LED headlights; the HID driving lights were enough. These, and the LED headlights are awesome mods for C4s.


Agree 100%!:cheers: