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Old Jan 7, 2015 | 09:27 AM
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Only what is directly I front of my truck seems to get illuminated in the slightest. Anything to the left or right gets no light at all it seems. I have to roll my window down and stick my head out when navigating dark parking lots or any tight turns at night.

I wonder if hids would even make it better without switching out the lenses
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Old Jan 8, 2015 | 11:25 AM
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just ordered these
GMC Sierra Morimoto Elite HID System - HID Systems from The Retrofit Source Inc

hopefully it helps
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Old Jan 8, 2015 | 12:37 PM
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I have HID's in mine and they are great. On high beam it's like I have spot lights on.
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Old Jan 8, 2015 | 02:03 PM
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what HIDs did you go with? no issues with the bulb hitting the flapper or melting **** i guess?
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Nope. Mine are Xenon Supply, I had the kit on my car and just got the different bulbs and moved it over to my truck. I always use a stand alone harness also.
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Old Jan 8, 2015 | 03:16 PM
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Pat is that in the 2014 you upgraded to HID?
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Old Jan 11, 2015 | 06:45 PM
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So I purchased the trs sierra spec kit and I'm trying to wrap up the install. The passenger side is not coming on, it flickers one then turns off. I tried flipping the capacitor every way possible but results are the same. Driver side works like a champ. Hoping to get this worked out before I go to work in the morning.

Driver side works perfect. left the factory plug un connected

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Passenger side, factory plug plugged into the bulb harness (red to red), bulb harness plugged into the capacitor harness section, capacitor section plugged into the harness from the relays.
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Old Jan 11, 2015 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Vortec350ss
Pat is that in the 2014 you upgraded to HID?
Yes it is.
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Old Apr 1, 2015 | 11:55 PM
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There is a gm tsb out for poor headlight performance. The dealer will replace the bulbs with a better product and reflash the bcm to send a stronger frequency voltage signal to the bulbs. I haven't seen it in person yet, but people that have had it done say it's a 100% improvement
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Old Apr 2, 2015 | 09:30 AM
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^ thanks for the info man.
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