How-To: Install HID Bulbs in your OEM Fog Lights

[Zilchary]

Originally Posted by derekivey

Thanks! Haha... I know nothing about cars too! 3 accidents... wow you must have bad luck! Were you at fault? Some lady ran into me near the end of December (I was driving a 1998 Buick Regal haha). She was at fault and her insurance company totaled it, which prompted me to finally pull the trigger and get my 3! haha. My parents kept most of the insurance money because they owned the car (it was my dad's old car).

Sorry for the late response!
1. 2nd day I got my car a drunk guy hit and ran, good thing my friend was sleeping in the car (crazy luck huh?) I ran out (my friend called me) and got his license plate, cops caught him within 15 minutes, it had less than 100 miles LOL
2. on my way back to school i was in an intersection going straight, someone was turning left and ended up hitting my car and my airbag popped , i wasnt at fault cause i was going straight
3. i was on the highway and i was the last person to rear end someone (someone decided to stop for some reason) and i was at fault. air bagged popped

so yeah...pretty shit luck LOL but it was fun experiencing the airbag twice haha

I'm probably gonna get yellow HID fogs for mine, why do people buy HIDS that are $150 as opposed to the $50ish ones from DDMTuning? Is it quality and reliability? My headlights are from DDMTuning but I might just go with another brand...

P.S. I'm getting my car back hopefully this thursday :X the airbag is coming in either today or tomorrow

[derekivey]

Originally Posted by Zilchary

Sorry for the late response!
1. 2nd day I got my car a drunk guy hit and ran, good thing my friend was sleeping in the car (crazy luck huh?) I ran out (my friend called me) and got his license plate, cops caught him within 15 minutes, it had less than 100 miles LOL
2. on my way back to school i was in an intersection going straight, someone was turning left and ended up hitting my car and my airbag popped , i wasnt at fault cause i was going straight
3. i was on the highway and i was the last person to rear end someone (someone decided to stop for some reason) and i was at fault. air bagged popped

so yeah...pretty shit luck LOL but it was fun experiencing the airbag twice haha

I'm probably gonna get yellow HID fogs for mine, why do people buy HIDS that are $150 as opposed to the $50ish ones from DDMTuning? Is it quality and reliability? My headlights are from DDMTuning but I might just go with another brand...

P.S. I'm getting my car back hopefully this thursday :X the airbag is coming in either today or tomorrow

1. Nice, good thing your friend was able to get his plate!
2. That's exactly what happened to me! I was leaving work, had a green light, going straight and this lady on the opposite side pulls out and turns left right as I'm coming. I also was not at fault because I had right of way. My airbag did not go off, probably because most of the damage was to the front left side quarter panel.
3. Ouch!

Chubbs and others have recommended TRS because they are more reliable than the DDM ones. Many users on this forum went with DDM and the ballasts ended up failing after awhile. It's entirely up to you if you want to go with DDM. I went with TRS when they had their sale going on.

[Zilchary]

I saw that you used a relay harness for your fogs, I'm planning on getting 3000k fog lights from DDMTuning, would I need to get a relay harness on it? I had 10000k headlights but I didn't need it, just double checking.

[HJLee]

Originally Posted by Zilchary

I saw that you used a relay harness for your fogs, I'm planning on getting 3000k fog lights from DDMTuning, would I need to get a relay harness on it? I had 10000k headlights but I didn't need it, just double checking.

You don't need it but it doesn't hurt to have. The trs kits come with it so its a no brainer to just use it haha

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[mazda3UR]

typically 35watt ballast don't require relay harness but it is a good idea to run them to protect the stock wiring. DO NOT RUN 55WATT ballasts off the stock wiring...

[derekivey]

Originally Posted by mazda3UR

typically 35watt ballast don't require relay harness but it is a good idea to run them to protect the stock wiring. DO NOT RUN 55WATT ballasts off the stock wiring...

Yeah I read it wasn't needed for the 35w ballasts, but like Chubbs, I would rather use it and be safe than sorry haha.

[Zilchary]

Whats the worse that can do for your car? mess up the battery?
I'm probably gonna order mine off iJDMToy just cause it's cheaper. Can someone verify the options for me?
HID Conversion Kit | Xenon HID Kit | HID Headlights | HID Fog Lights
What is "Error Free CAN-bus decoders" used for? Do I even need it? and yeah I'm probably gonna get the relay harness just to be safe If anyone on here wants to buy from there theres a 10% off code for it , code is "GoJDM"

BulbType H11, 3000K (Yellow) and Relay harness. <-- everything should be fine?

[HJLee]

Originally Posted by Zilchary

Whats the worse that can do for your car? mess up the battery?
I'm probably gonna order mine off iJDMToy just cause it's cheaper. Can someone verify the options for me?
HID Conversion Kit | Xenon HID Kit | HID Headlights | HID Fog Lights
What is "Error Free CAN-bus decoders" used for? Do I even need it? and yeah I'm probably gonna get the relay harness just to be safe If anyone on here wants to buy from there theres a 10% off code for it , code is "GoJDM"

BulbType H11, 3000K (Yellow) and Relay harness. <-- everything should be fine?

it can melt the wiring meaning you need to buy new harness for the car which is $$$$$$$$$. But a lot of people run without them and seem to be fine.

You do not need a can-bus error decoder thinger. Just a regular harness.

And I'll say this just cuz I had a bad experience with a cheap hid kit. You get what you pay for.

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[CodeRedMed]

Originally Posted by Zilchary

Whats the worse that can do for your car? mess up the battery?
I'm probably gonna order mine off iJDMToy just cause it's cheaper. Can someone verify the options for me?
HID Conversion Kit | Xenon HID Kit | HID Headlights | HID Fog Lights
What is "Error Free CAN-bus decoders" used for? Do I even need it? and yeah I'm probably gonna get the relay harness just to be safe If anyone on here wants to buy from there theres a 10% off code for it , code is "GoJDM"

BulbType H11, 3000K (Yellow) and Relay harness. <-- everything should be fine?

I would avoid iJDMToy. I had issues with their LEDs always burning out on me. Same cheap stuff from China. They have a warranty, but it's just a hassle to keep switching stuff every couple months cause it fails on you. Just my 2 cents.

[forresj]

I agree. I would avoid iJDMToy. Their products are junk and they are dishonest. I bought a DRL controller from them and it didn't work. I placed a negative review and they deleted the review from their website.