Lighting mods
10-21-2012, 09:58 PM
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Lighting mods
Quick pics of lighting mods:
LED lights and strip (via radioflyer) corner lights.
ACA headlights with HID (6000k) low beams from Corvette Mods
Fog lights with HID (600k) conversion from Corvette Mods
ACA HIR high beams/HID low beams and fogs on with Hi-4 harness from radioflyer and info from Touque to build harness to get fogs on as well. (A note to all: I am aware that having all those on may cause discomfort to oncoming drivers. Be assured that I do not use them unless I am in an isolated area and I do dim them long before an oncoming driver would be effected.
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LED tail lights (JW Motorsports)
Also resistor from JW Motorsports to ensure headlights open lower without having to turn highs on.
Have the Corvette Mods HID (6000k) conversion kit for the high beams but not installed. The HIR look like a color match in the pic (need a new camera) but they are slightly yellow in person. But the high beam on the ACA is a reflector not a projector so not sure the HID will be anymore effective than the HIR bulbs. Also had to use a relay harness with direct power from the battery to keep both low beams consistently lit. Fogs are using the OEM wiring harness.
LED lights and strip (via radioflyer) corner lights.
ACA headlights with HID (6000k) low beams from Corvette Mods
Fog lights with HID (600k) conversion from Corvette Mods
ACA HIR high beams/HID low beams and fogs on with Hi-4 harness from radioflyer and info from Touque to build harness to get fogs on as well. (A note to all: I am aware that having all those on may cause discomfort to oncoming drivers. Be assured that I do not use them unless I am in an isolated area and I do dim them long before an oncoming driver would be effected.
)LED tail lights (JW Motorsports)
Also resistor from JW Motorsports to ensure headlights open lower without having to turn highs on.
Have the Corvette Mods HID (6000k) conversion kit for the high beams but not installed. The HIR look like a color match in the pic (need a new camera) but they are slightly yellow in person. But the high beam on the ACA is a reflector not a projector so not sure the HID will be anymore effective than the HIR bulbs. Also had to use a relay harness with direct power from the battery to keep both low beams consistently lit. Fogs are using the OEM wiring harness.
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10-21-2012, 10:57 PM
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The lighting mods look great.
Just curious how difficult the corner lights were to install - were they plug and play or was splicing of wires needed?
Just curious how difficult the corner lights were to install - were they plug and play or was splicing of wires needed?
10-21-2012, 11:08 PM
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The low beams are such an improvement over stock, even with the HIR's I was running. Coupled with the fogs I dont see me using the highs much if at all.
10-22-2012, 09:31 AM
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Looks great. These type of lighting mods really modernize the C5 while improving driving safety as well!
