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Old Apr 5, 2003 | 04:44 PM
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Default Stock vs. Denali vs. HID lights

I'm getting ready to put a flowmaster on and dual it out, and ordered the fender flares today.

Now the question at hand is, I have stock headlights, should I leave them as-is, get HyperWhite bulbs ($40), or replace the entire headunit and get the Denali Halogen projector lights ($320)?

It'd look like this with the Denali lights:
<img src="http://www.jpcustoms.com/images/Denali%20Projector.jpg" alt=" - " />

What do you guys have, and what will make the largest difference and look the best? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

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Old Apr 5, 2003 | 05:38 PM
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i would go with the denali projectors and real HIDs <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" /> thats if u have the cash <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

my 6000K HIDs <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
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Old Apr 5, 2003 | 05:47 PM
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<img src="http://www.microflight.org/corolla/033003/images/cnmeet15.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://www.microflight.org/corolla/033003/images/cnmeet1.jpg" alt=" - " />

on my 2002 silverado <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Old Apr 5, 2003 | 11:55 PM
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Default Re: Stock vs. Denali vs. HID lights

Could you get some day pics of the housing under the hood?
What HID kit did you get and where from?
How did you mount the ballasts? Pics?
Thanks....I'm seriously thinking about doing this on my '01 sierra, would like to see how others did it up
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Old Apr 6, 2003 | 01:16 PM
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Sweet pics...love the look. I'm having a hard time seeing the HID's at night; your pics helped a lot. Nice to see how they look installed and on a truck similar to mine.
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Old Apr 6, 2003 | 04:22 PM
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Default Re: Stock vs. Denali vs. HID lights

If your like me and dont want to spend the $ for some denali headlights you can take out the corner lenses, and get some aftermarket bulbs. I plan on getting the denali lights one day, but for now i'm happy with the all chrome-billet front end of my truck. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 02:02 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by POPE:
<strong> If your like me and dont want to spend the $ for some denali headlights you can take out the corner lenses, and get some aftermarket bulbs. I plan on getting the denali lights one day, but for now i'm happy with the all chrome-billet front end of my truck. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I have the regular sierra headlamps with the reflectors taken out and PIAA hyperwhites in. I know that putting in an HID kit into those headlamps won't give the same effect, you need a good quality housing for those HID kits.

Tokez420,
Could you get some day pics of the housing under the hood?
What HID kit did you get and where from?
How did you mount the ballasts? Pics?
Thanks
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Old Apr 7, 2003 | 04:59 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by POPE:
<strong> If your like me and dont want to spend the $ for some denali headlights </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Partzoneonline is haveing a special on the denali headlights for 175 each... I think 300 for thouse plus another 500 or so will get you some really nice HID's that you wouldnet have to change agian.
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Old Apr 8, 2003 | 08:31 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by -= MacADaYear =-:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by POPE:
<strong> If your like me and dont want to spend the $ for some denali headlights </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Partzoneonline is haveing a special on the denali headlights for 175 each... I think 300 for thouse plus another 500 or so will get you some really nice HID's that you wouldnet have to change agian. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I can't find it..linkage??
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Old Apr 8, 2003 | 08:35 AM
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Default Re: Stock vs. Denali vs. HID lights

Here's installation instructions/pics for Denali HID kit...looks pretty simple. http://www.truckinssuv.com/tech/0302suv_hid/

Easy stuff....
<img src="http://www.truckinssuv.com/tech/0302suv_hid01_zoom.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://www.truckinssuv.com/tech/0302suv_hid04_zoom.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://www.truckinssuv.com/tech/0302suv_hid02_zoom.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://www.truckinssuv.com/tech/0302suv_hid05_zoom.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://www.truckinssuv.com/tech/0302suv_hid03_zoom.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://www.truckinssuv.com/tech/0302suv_hid07_zoom.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://www.truckinssuv.com/tech/0302suv_hid06_zoom.jpg" alt=" - " />

And the final product...
<img src="http://www.truckinssuv.com/tech/0302suv_hid08_zoom.jpg" alt=" - " />

<small>[ April 08, 2003, 08:45 AM: Message edited by: pushtheextreme ]</small>
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