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Nov 2, 2010 | 05:29 AM

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I don't think you have anything to worry about the clicking, the ballasts typically get pretty hot anyway, probably hotter than the oven so I doubt you overcooked it haha

Here's the diagram, I don't think you need to adjust your left-rights cause it looks all right in the garage pic when you turn on your high beams, it makes that ^__^ face you just need to level it.

Thanks for this

Will tackle it tonight after work hopefully, if all the *******s dont take the parking spots with a garage in front of it.

Nov 2, 2010 | 12:12 PM

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Haha just use a screwdriver and stick it in through the whole and adjust the leveling on a wall 20-30 feet away, or however far you want your lights to go out.

I just blacked mine out yesterday..there's a few imperfections in the paint here and there.. and when I tried to niteshade it came out all botchy so i tthink I'm gonna pull my front turn signals lol.

Also switched to ZKW-R lenses, I can tell the diference in light output, more clear and I'm loving the cutoff.

Is the ZKW-R lense a direct replacement for our lense?

Nov 2, 2010 | 12:19 PM

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i was thinking of doing this. damm looks hot! making my decision even easier

Nov 2, 2010 | 12:25 PM

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i wish they gave the base some damn projectors

Nov 2, 2010 | 02:27 PM

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Is the ZKW-R lense a direct replacement for our lense?

Yes! It is a direct swap for our hella e-55 projectors! (:

Nov 2, 2010 | 07:41 PM

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Yes! It is a direct swap for our hella e-55 projectors! (:

I'm confused. Did you retrofit E-55 projectors in? Or do our cars really use that style projector?

Nov 2, 2010 | 07:51 PM

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I'm confused. Did you retrofit E-55 projectors in? Or do our cars really use that style projector?

Yeap our cars really use hella e-55's haha

Nov 2, 2010 | 08:09 PM

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Yeap our cars really use hella e-55's haha

Awesome!! Thanks! Guess I'll have to order some of these up and install them when I tear them apart this winter for painting!!

Nov 2, 2010 | 11:55 PM

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Awesome!! Thanks! Guess I'll have to order some of these up and install them when I tear them apart this winter for painting!!

Definitely worth it if you're blackhousing your headlights. You might look into some 3m reflective white tape as well for those orange reflectors. I personally didn't do it but some people did it on other cars and it looks

Nov 3, 2010 | 05:58 AM

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Reflective white tape? I haven't heard of this yet, I'm not sure how I'd like white in there. I was going to nightshade them, but I guess I'll have to look at alternatives and see if I can find some pictures of this style and see how they look. I wonder if they have reflective black tape?

Nov 3, 2010 | 10:05 AM

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Would this also work for the tails, for those of unfortunate that have the retarded pinkish ones?

Nov 3, 2010 | 10:40 AM

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Would this also work for the tails, for those of unfortunate that have the retarded pinkish ones?

no the tails don't come apart.

Nov 3, 2010 | 11:17 AM

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really? wonder if EVODAVE can come up with something?

Nov 5, 2010 | 01:14 PM

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The tails do come apart, but you have to dremel them apart and then reseal them with something. Im looking at pulling mine apart soon, so Ill try and do a good write up. I dont know why taillights are soo different then headlights (As far as the bonding the lens to the housing is concerned), but all the headlights and tails Ive done are this way.