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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 01:32 AM
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My housings came today, so I installed them. What a pain in the *** getting the plugs through the tight spaces. In the end, the brightness is worth it:

Low beams:


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Just a heads-up, the front view isn't THAT bright. The camera lens kind of over-exaggerates. No, it doesn't blind you when you stare right at it

I think the upgrade was worth it. One problem I'm having though is that when I turn off the headlights, the HIDs stay lit until I shut the vehicle off. I may have wired something wrong, but I'll look into it tomorrow.

The kit I used was the Kensun 6000k Bi-xenon.
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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 03:52 AM
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huh... that's kinda weird... any issues I had like that with my HID's was fixed when I installed the HD harness.

Although the issue I had was related to the sentinel system (timed-delay off) - I would shut my headlights off, then shut the jeep off and the headlights would come on... I had to flick the highbeams on (highbeams on mine are halogens - didn't know about bi-xenon's at the time) to get it to quit doing it until recently when I installed the putco harness
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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 05:35 PM
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I have a friend of mine coming over this week to look at the turning off problem. Today I just made sure that the lights were both level.
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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 05:41 PM
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Oh and this is what the housings look like for any interested:

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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
Oh and this is what the housings look like for any interested:

What housings are those?
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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 10:34 PM
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Looks like the 6x7 projector housings that a lot of vendors sell on ebay... not really a true projector, but they serve their purpose
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
One problem I'm having though is that when I turn off the headlights, the HIDs stay lit until I shut the vehicle off.
I'm having the same problem with just the Putco harness, new housings, and Silverstar bulbs. I'm curious to know the fix! Hope you get it figured out.
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 12:18 PM
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I'm having the same problem with just the Putco harness, new housings, and Silverstar bulbs. I'm curious to know the fix! Hope you get it figured out.
If they're on high-beams and I turn the headlights off, the HIDs turn off. If they're on low-beams and I turn the headlights off, they're not turning off until I shut the Jeep off.

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Looks like the 6x7 projector housings that a lot of vendors sell on ebay... not really a true projector, but they serve their purpose
Got them from Xtralights.

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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 02:16 AM
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Right on.... hey do you have daytime running lights? I've heard of other people having problems with their HID's staying on... I would have thought that the HD harness would have fixed that though seeing as everything is running off the relays.
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Right on.... hey do you have daytime running lights? I've heard of other people having problems with their HID's staying on... I would have thought that the HD harness would have fixed that though seeing as everything is running off the relays.
I have everything that I had before the upgrade, including the daytime running lights.

The HIDs didn't take any features away. I even still have brights and lows with the HIDs.
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 03:56 PM
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I love your build! How much for one of those CB antenna brackets? Shipped to 20715?
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Passt
I love your build! How much for one of those CB antenna brackets? Shipped to 20715?
How about $12 + shipping?
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 01:08 AM
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How about $12 + shipping?
Deal. Ill pm you my address ypu pm me your paypal.
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
If they're on high-beams and I turn the headlights off, the HIDs turn off. If they're on low-beans and I turn the headlights off, they're not turning off until I shut the Jeep off.
Yep, exact same behavior.
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 11:28 PM
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Deal. Ill pm you my address ypu pm me your paypal.
Excellent!
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