03-11-2010, 06:34 PM
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Lesson Learned
Well, I found out the hard way. When you buy cheap crappy HID bulbs off ebay you'll get cheap crappy bulbs...cheap crappy bulbs with a female plug that doesn't fit the male end on the Alero's plug...
My exhaust came in though! : D
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03-11-2010, 06:38 PM
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tsk tsk
aftermath!
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03-11-2010, 07:32 PM
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Support your local seller 
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03-11-2010, 07:44 PM
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Would that be you? My next question is: where or who sells some decent HIDs at a decent price?
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03-11-2010, 08:18 PM
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depends on color style.
i went w/ aftermath (lifetime bulbs/ballasts) ~165.
rfo has a smaller selection. ~110
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03-11-2010, 08:56 PM
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I have a white car so I don't think white lights would be the best. Bluish or maybe purplish would be pretty nifty I suppose.
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03-11-2010, 09:18 PM
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I do them for $100 shipped now.
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03-11-2010, 10:04 PM
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03-12-2010, 12:20 AM
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I do them for $100 shipped now.
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Do what precisely? I just tried to put in different bulbs. Enlighten me por favor.
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03-12-2010, 12:47 AM
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^He sells hid kits for 100 bucks shipped. Not cheap lil fake hid bulbs like i'm guessing you tried, these are the real deal bright as hell ones.
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03-12-2010, 02:18 AM
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i'd love to see an example.
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03-12-2010, 06:21 AM
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03-12-2010, 08:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by XanderWiFi
Well, I found out the hard way. When you buy cheap crappy HID bulbs off ebay you'll get cheap crappy bulbs...cheap crappy bulbs with a female plug that doesn't fit the male end on the Alero's plug...
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Do you have a link or pics of the bulbs you bought??
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03-12-2010, 02:03 PM
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What is the difference between the DDM website ones and the ones I would get from you Ryan? I would love to support a fellow member but $80 is $80...
A4, just search 2004 Oldsmobile Alero on ebay motors and you can see every cheap HID bulb that they have on there. They are japanese or chinese...I'm just glad it was a cheap mistake.
And I suppose I am inept because smurf's pics were too up close for me to really see or get a feel for what was going on with the harness and that converter module or whatever it is...I hate electrical stuff...bah.
And where can i find extra covers to seal the back of my headlight? I would hate to cut the wrong size hole or something and just be screwed. Yeah, I know-would have to be pretty dumb to do it but I put nothing past myself haha
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03-12-2010, 02:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by XanderWiFi
Well, I found out the hard way. When you buy cheap crappy HID bulbs off ebay you'll get cheap crappy bulbs...cheap crappy bulbs with a female plug that doesn't fit the male end on the Alero's plug...
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umm, that doesnt mean they are cheap, it just means you cut the plug and hardwire it.
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03-12-2010, 02:24 PM
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umm, that doesnt mean they are cheap, it just means you cut the plug and hardwire it.
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Um...no. This is still my only car and I cannot afford to screw it up.
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03-12-2010, 02:26 PM
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uh, you cut two wires, and if you effed up, put the plug back? dude. lol
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03-12-2010, 02:28 PM
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Dude. No I'm not cutting jack.
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03-12-2010, 02:31 PM
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that is why you do not buy HIDs off Ebay you should have gotten them from ryan.
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03-12-2010, 02:42 PM
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Dude. No I'm not cutting jack.
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um...its just a wire man. Its not like your cutting the main harness. Just splice back the wire to the headlight plug and tie it around it. Done and done. I hardwired my hid fogs and headlights and both of those kits came off ebay. Doesn't mean they are cheap kits, its just the plug end is a universal plug.
just so you know 99% of kits are gonna come like that. It doesnt mean they are all cheap. Im willing to bet ryans may be the same way to. Doesnt say anything for his quality, im sure the kits are quality
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