Phillips LED H11 headlights??

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I have these in my fogs and love them they are nice and bright. You do NOT want them in your headlights people will hate you
 
sbronemann said:
Interesting. Just because the light spread is so much different or what?
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They don't shine far just really wide and bright. So for a foglight they are perfect. I went with the [MENTION=12905]XenonDepot[/MENTION] Xtreme HID kit for the headlights and they are perfect
 
SR5Bart said:
They don't shine far just really wide and bright. So for a foglight they are perfect. I went with the [MENTION=12905]XenonDepot[/MENTION] Xtreme HID kit for the headlights and they are perfect
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Thanks for the fast reply. Now I'm torn, I suppose I could always just put them in the fog lights and then use the other ones on my 16.5 Mazda CX-5 fogs as well. They both use the same fog lights/headlights. Then just get some Sylvania ZXE's or Ultra's for the headlights.
 
sbronemann said:
I ordered 2 sets of them thinking I will put them in the low beams and the fog lights. How do you think that set-up would fair?
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As others have stated, I don't think they would fair well at all.
It's the positioning of the LED's on the heat sink (stem) not being able to shine in a 360 degree pattern in the side firing projectors that is reducing a lot of your needed light.
Also, you may or may not be satisfied with Sylvania ZXE's or Ultra's as you would with some quality Morimoto HID's or XD HID's.
Only you can make that determination.

I went the same route with Halogen replacements and was not satisfied "at all", therefore I went with Morimoto HID's from theretrofitsource and have not had any issues since the install. Period.

YMMV

EDIT: If you decide to go the "HID Route", do yourself a favor and stay away from the cheap sh!t.... You'll just pay for it over again.
 
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I've learned through my parents and my grandparents' mistakes of not buying cheap. You get what you pay for and I'm a firm believer in that. So I always buy quality over buying cheap. How hard of an install are the HID lights?

Saker said:
As others have stated, I don't think they would fair well at all.
It's the positioning of the LED's on the heat sink (stem) not being able to shine in a 360 degree pattern in the side firing projectors that is reducing a lot of your needed light.
Also, you may or may not be satisfied with Sylvania ZXE's or Ultra's as you would with some quality Morimoto HID's or XD HID's.
Only you can make that determination.

I went the same route with Halogen replacements and was not satisfied "at all", therefore I went with Morimoto HID's from theretrofitsource and have not had any issues since the install. Period.

YMMV

EDIT: If you decide to go the "HID Route", do yourself a favor and stay away from the cheap sh!t.... You'll just pay for it over again.
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sbronemann said:
I've learned through my parents and my grandparents' mistakes of not buying cheap. You get what you pay for and I'm a firm believer in that. So I always buy quality over buying cheap. How hard of an install are the HID lights?
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The HID kits are all plug and play really simple to install
 
[MENTION=143083]sbronemann[/MENTION] - I just left you a VM, and sent you an email. Please give us a call toll-free @ 1-877-522-2701 so that we can assist you in modifying your order. Good choice on going with HID :)

Steve
 
sbronemann said:
Well I think you guys all talked me out of LED's in the headlights. Just emailed Xenon Depot to see if I can change my order before it ships.
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No LED's in the low beams....Good choice!

There are quality LED's some of us are running (with very high lumens and results) in our High Beam reflectors.....
but that's would be a different thread !
 
SR5Bart said:
The HID kits are all plug and play really simple to install
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Are the HID kits from Xenondepot truly plug and play? Meaning I mount the ballast and install the bulb just like a normal bulb?

In the longer lighting thread I saw where people were cutting into the the housing and some were having condensation issues within the casing. I have no interest in this and would like to retain the ability to return to stock in the future.
 
DavidR1 said:
Are the HID kits from Xenondepot truly plug and play? Meaning I mount the ballast and install the bulb just like a normal bulb?

In the longer lighting thread I saw where people were cutting into the the housing and some were having condensation issues within the casing. I have no interest in this and would like to retain the ability to return to stock in the future.
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You do have to drill a hole in the dust cover so the wire can go out of the housing. I have not had any issues with condensation at all. I'm sure new ones could be had at the dealership for minimal cost when returning to stock.
 
IIRC, the OEM wires route under the assembly, thru the bottom.

BTW, drilling a hole in the socket cover is not the source of condensation in the assemblies! :nono:
I've had no issue with condensation in mine...I have Morimoto's from TRS.


If you drill the hole:
If you had to return to OEM "socket cover"........
Here is the breakdown:

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ELECTRICAL / FRONT LAMPS / HEADLAMP COMPONENTS / Socket cover
Part Number: 8113524160

socket cover 2014-16 Left
Online Price $12.54

#6
ELECTRICAL / FRONT LAMPS / HEADLAMP COMPONENTS / Socket cover
Part Number: 8113524160

socket cover 2014-16 Right
Online Price $12.54
 
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