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Old 01-05-2010, 12:14 AM
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... all i can say is wow. biggest piece of garbage ever. im sitting in a parking lot with a friend and he starts laughin saying my fog lights hanging. about 10 minutes before this they were fine. the thing just snapped off. i dont know if temperature plays a factor on the plastic its made of? maybe it was too cold for it. but w/e point is there garbage and for any of you guys out there like me save the few bucks and get some kc lights.


one more thing...dose anyone know if pilot has a warenty for these things? the site i ordered from has only a 14 day return policy and they were ordered in november for me for a christmas gift. there not even installed for 2 weeks yet.
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Go with walmart blazers...
55w, street legal. I run them whenever the headlights are used, otherwise I suffer from CSS bigtime.. (cant see sh-t)

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Originally Posted by nationskater28
... all i can say is wow. biggest piece of garbage ever. im sitting in a parking lot with a friend and he starts laughin saying my fog lights hanging. about 10 minutes before this they were fine. the thing just snapped off. i dont know if temperature plays a factor on the plastic its made of? maybe it was too cold for it. but w/e point is there garbage and for any of you guys out there like me save the few bucks and get some kc lights.


one more thing...dose anyone know if pilot has a warenty for these things? the site i ordered from has only a 14 day return policy and they were ordered in november for me for a christmas gift. there not even installed for 2 weeks yet.
KCs are DANG expensive. I'm not gonna pay that much for lights that I'm likely to break. I'll probably get Hella's all around besides the single pair I got for free
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well after buying garbage i want something i know is good so i dont have the same problem so kc or the hellas which i heard are good will be next.

as for the walmart bajas they dont look too bad but ill never do plastic housing again.
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I have the walmart blazers. I mounted them in the stock holes and they are pretty bright BUT the mounting hardware SUCKS. I have had them on there maybe 4 months and I would probably have to saw them off the bumper at this point. If you buy them invest in good galvanized bolts and maybe a piece of stainless or galvanized steel to make a new bracket out of.
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get the KCs and don't look back. I had the walmart lights and they were okay, but the KCs are definitely worth the money. Some people will argue that its pointless to spend more money on certain lights. I call bull**** on that one! Some things you are just paying for the name, but with lights more often than not you will get what you pay for. I got the long range KC slimlights with the 130 watt bulbs. They have payed for themselves numerous times as I can spot deer from a mile down the road. The walmart lights gave me about 5 more feet of visibility, while the KCs give 10x that. They are also better made, and the harness is pretty easy to install also. Well built lights that I can put on and forget about messing with afterwards are the kind I like.

I also had the Hella 500s but didn't really like the plastic housings. They cracked too easily. I've had the KCs about a year and love them...
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and i forgot to add the the wire harness it came with was literally 2ft long...impossible yo get the wires from the switch the my pushbar...so i cut the wires and added some and they never even turned on. so i cant even tell you if the light was even good. but yea anyway im gonna just save the money and get the kcs...wont be for a while since im finally ordering my 4in rough country lift this weekend
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Originally Posted by nationskater28
and i forgot to add the the wire harness it came with was literally 2ft long...impossible yo get the wires from the switch the my pushbar...so i cut the wires and added some and they never even turned on. so i cant even tell you if the light was even good. but yea anyway im gonna just save the money and get the kcs...wont be for a while since im finally ordering my 4in rough country lift this weekend
haha yeah my walmart lights had a similar wiring harness. There was a part of the directions that actually explained how to attach the lights to the bumper of a honda or acura using sticky tape . Thats when I knew I had bought the wrong lights. The KCs are worth the wait, and congrats on your lift, bet it will look sick.
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thanks man...i will deff keep everyone updated with my build
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I got walmart bajas, besides the plastic housing they are damn good.
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I agree with RevzeroX the Baja Blazers are great for the light they provide but need modification before installation. Anyone with a little time and even less money could make a nice pair of lights out of them.
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pro comp explorer lighs are nice and like 25 bucks for two 55w fog lights
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the Baja blasters won't break!!! I had them on a off road only Comanche that saw more air and brush then a pheasent... they never broke.
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