New 8k HIDs Installed

So I installed my Xentec 8k color HIDs. I used them for the fogs and headlights. The light output from these things is tremendous. It's like having the searchlight from a helicopter trailing in front of you while you drive.

I picked these up through the online magazine I write for called GMRoadster. Ask me if you guys need and details on install, etc.

NotQuik said:

looks real bright, any pics with the lights off? How was the installation, a couple hours maybe?

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Installation was about 30-45minutes for the whole thing. It's way easier than it looks. The only sucky part was that FORD uses one-time use clips to hold in the upper-radiator cover so those had to be cut and removed then a trip to Autozone to get replacements.

I have to atleast say that this was not my first rodeo with HID lights, so I work quickly. I will be installing a dozen sets tomorrow in Las Vegas so you can imagine how quickly this all is. For the first timer I would say this might take a little over an hour per set.

The ballasts for the foglights were incredibly easy to hide, as I just attached them to the underside of the front bumper. I just cleaned it off with windex and popped them on with the adhesive backing. Just barely enough room in there height wise to pack them in, but they are in there tight *knock on wood*

The mainheadlights were even easier to install, because I did not have to remove any shrouds or unbolt the top part of the bumper like on the Foglights. For those I mounted the ballasts in the front part of the shocktowers. The bulbs were a direct replacement, so there was not need to modify the housings in anyway.

I don't have any pics with the lights off, what did you want to see?

I can't honestly say how much brighter they are since I have no way to measure that, but just one of these lights seems even brighter than having on all 4 of the stock lights, so it's got to be atleast 5 times brighter than before, but that's just my unprofessional opinion.