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is there one out there? cause im a bit confused by someone with an 04 doing a retrofit...im just looking for a reputable place that has 9006 something like phillips? or do they not have them for us? what do you recommend?

 
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philips does NOT make a 9006 HID kit. in fact, philips does not make any kits, period. i recommend you try your hand at a retrofit - installing projectors from an HID equipped vehicle's headlamps into your own headlamps. pair that with OEM D2S bulbs and ballasts and you will have optimal light output. you also get a nice color band which other people will see as a purple or blue light (the BULBS DO NOT MAKE THIS COLOR).

 
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so there is absolutely no plug and play for the oem headlights...the **** that ill stick with my piaas

 
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well their is some plug and play hind kits for the oem housing but not the philips brand as infinite said..
even if u do get plug and play kit u gone have lots of glare and not gone worth for amount u paid for the kit...for the best light output go with retrofit....

 
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I have a Phillips set. It's not a Phillips kit per se, it's just the ballasts. The bulbs are another manufacturer, which I'm not sure of, however Phillips does make ballasts. Very reliable. Never had an issue with my HIDs.

 
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philips (one L) makes ballasts and bulbs. they make them with p32d base, though. no 9006, h4, h3, h11, h9, 9005, 9004, etc. only p32d.

 
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I believe mine are Hella.

 
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they very well could be made by hella, but they were rewired to work with aftermarket bulbs.

 
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is there a DIY for that retrofit??

 
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http://retrofit1.dirtysamurai.com/

 
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i have an 05 with a mcculloch 8k PnP kit...i am extremely happy with it and there actually isnt much glare....although someday Ill do a retro....it just looks super good as is.

 
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i'm a little confused. can you have HID's in the 04/05's? or do we have to do a retrofit?

 
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you can. i recommend retrofit.

 
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read post #11.

 
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so you can but a bit of a glare in it. at least it's possible.

 
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yeah there is a little bit of glare...but its not bad at all.....

 
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man.. retrofitting looks so damn cool.. but the steps are so confusing!

 
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just send them to someone and have them retro....thats what i will be doing VERY soon! lol

 
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+1...

 
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there are plug and play kits out there but you'll most likley get a lot of glare unless u make a custom shield out of pvc piping or sheet metal pipe...the 04-05's use 9006 which our vendor xenith sells or there are other kits out there for more...i have heard many good reviews on the tech one kits that xenith sells... but for the 9006 just go to home depot and get a peice of pvc piping slightly larger than the bulb so it will fit over it and that is smaller than the part where it seals on the headlight...

and make it something like this

http://josch.wilksfamily.com/HIDimages/9006shield.htm

 
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pvc might melt and there may be flammable fumes

 
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yea at those temps the bulbs are at pvc could melt but you can always get higher temp pvc made for hot water piping or just a small metal pipe

 
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...or just live with the glare. lol.


btw...i got my fogs tinted and have plenty left over for you. let me know when you want to tint yours.