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I ordered 9006 8000k from partssource last week when I did the 4hi mod. What the hell, they were only $100CAD.

:party33: What a difference!

I also put in new 9005 GE Nighthawks($16EA). Those are nice too!
I dumped out those Princess Auto bulbs into the trash where they belong.
The new HIDs come with a relay, so the only componant that I reused from DJTricky's mod was the diode.

BTW, I found a better source for diodes than "thesource". Every computer ATX power supply has four really really big diodes in it. Find a junker (at your local computer shop!)(they should give away the broken ones for free just to get rid of them, we do!) and VIOLA!

Frakking nice stuff!
 

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ya, kicking myself in the ass for not doing this earlier.

Actually it was reading this forum that got me thinking about doing it, and the pics that the other guys were posting made me think, 'wtf, I've spent more money doing stupider things!', and now that I have them, I really like them... Now i'm looking into replacing the front headlight lens, corner lamps, and turn signals. I can't decide clear white crystal or smoked/blacked out. Also, I'm having a bear of a time getting a source on legal corner lamps. For Canada/Ontario they have to retain the orange reflective strip...
 

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Yea, I have a set off Crystal Clear headlights off ebay and i love them more than anything. Really brings the front end together.
 
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Hey, thanks for the ebay link! I'm gonna check that out. I thought that I had found all the amber strip manufactuers and here is another one.


I thought about clear for awhile, but there are lots of clear in town... and on a black truck, the black might not look to bad, and I'd be the only truck running aroud in black..


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Black Ebay;
http://cgi.ebay.ca/94-95-96-97-98-GMC-SIERRA-HEADLIGHTS-CORNER-LED-BUMPER_W0QQitemZ360191911538QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item53dd1c6672&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Clear Ebay;
http://cgi.ebay.ca/1994-1995-1996-1997-1998-1999-GMC-SUBURBAN-HEADLIGHTS_W0QQitemZ200407037893QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item2ea930b7c5

These are manufacturered by Spyder.
I'm kinda leaning to black, and i'm trying to find a Canadian supplier right now. Shipping from Ebay to Canada costs more than the parts...sigh... I have the Partssource guy looking for me...hehe... Crossing my fingers...
 

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$105 shipping! Oh my lord haha. Im not feeling the parking lamps at all. I never liked those led type. Unless you changed the bulb color.
 
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$105 shipping! Oh my lord haha.

Hehe... sigh.... I know, sometimes it sucks in Canada. Naw... it rocks!!! :)(Except for shipping charges from US!!!)


How do you change the color of the 12 leds when they are mounted in the housing like that? Can you paint over them? Doesn't the amber show though?


Oooohhhhh!!! I found a better set of smoked/black headlights that I really like!
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http://cgi.ebay.ca/1994-1995-1996-1997-1998-Suburban-Yukon-BLK-Head-Lights_W0QQitemZ280399172323QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item414917d2e3
 
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never trust those led parking lamps. a high percentage of those malfunction. if you plan on black housing everything, just go for plain black housing parking lamps
 
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Really? That sucks. I wonder why? you'd think that leds are more durable than the bulb filiments?

Damn I was looking forward to the leds... I'll go back to ebay and look for black bulb housings then...
 

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what did you do for daytime running lights, i have been looking into them but need the drl to pass inspection
 

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IMO for your headlights get these... They are projector and Use the same 9006 bulb the truck uses factory so you dont even have to change your HID bulbs out (which you might with aftermarket housings)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-9...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

I know these have the LED things, but you dont have to put those on if you dont want to, the light itself is very quality though. You will have a much better beam paddern than with your stock ones. these are also glass projector lenses.
 
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what did you do for daytime running lights, i have been looking into them but need the drl to pass inspection

My Tuck already has the DRL module, and the kit came with plugins for almost everything, so I just plugged in the apropriate end into the existing 9006 plug.

At the same time I did mine, a buddy did his truck. His truck is from the states, so it didn't have the DRL module. For him we just fed his relay from an ignition or accessory wire. So in effect as long as his key is on, it powers the relay, which in turn powers the HID's! Instant DRL!

You could do the same.

The beauty of feeding the relay from the accessory switch is an instant 4-hi mod! Your lows won't turn off when you switch to highs.


Hope that helps!

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IMO for your headlights get these... They are projector and Use the same 9006 bulb the truck uses factory so you dont even have to change your HID bulbs out (which you might with aftermarket housings)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-9...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

I know these have the LED things, but you dont have to put those on if you dont want to, the light itself is very quality though. You will have a much better beam paddern than with your stock ones. these are also glass projector lenses.

I've seen those projector lights on ebay. I didn't know if it was for style or they actually did something worse/better to the beam pattern. So I ignored them...hehe... What is the actual difference in beam patterns from regular to projector? Any one have pics?

I've seen those turn signals too.. Actually they are not LED's, they're LED lookalike. You can almost see the two bulbs in the pictures. They are brighter where the bulbs are and dimmer on the ends and middle.

You brought up a good point. Glass or Plastic? Are most people ok with buying plastic? If so, are they yellowing? After three years? five?




Well no luck with Partssource.ca trying to bring in aftermarket lighting accessories. Yesterday I poured through the shops online order system with Partssource looking for an aftermarket manufacturer. All they had was stock replacements. One local parts vendor can have access to them, but he orders from Keystone, and puts his markup on the parts. an example would be for a K&N CAI, jobber price from him is $390. Forget about lighting, it's still cheaper to buy from Ebay and take it up the ass. Shipping and customs charges add up to almost three times as much as the parts. :emotions122:


I've been googling for days trying to find a Canadian distributor for lights, tails, leds, etc. No joy. I've googled for Toronto tuners, aftermarket, performance, etc. Nothing.. Oh I find JDM shops in TO, but they are for import r#%e rockets.


I might just have to suck it up and buy from Ebay or other US vendors. If I buy what I want, it doesn't come as a kit, so I have to pay shipping for the headlights, the turn signals and the corner lights each. at ~$100 each, my wife will shoot me if I spend ~$300 just on shipping charges at Christmas....sigh...

Desperately seeking susa....er...Canadian distributors.
 

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projectors are just better, period, especally with HID headlamps, They have proper beam padderns to 1. give you more light, 2. stop the annoying glare of your hids to oncomming traffic. If you look at your lights now its very hotspotish and not very even. The projectors will fix both of these problems and give you a very nice modern look, Also the cutoff is what stops the glare, and fixes your beam paddern. These are the best I have seen for an OBS with out going with the TYC HID system, or retrofitting HIDS.
 
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projectors are just better, period, especally with HID headlamps, They have proper beam padderns to 1. give you more light, 2. stop the annoying glare of your hids to oncomming traffic. If you look at your lights now its very hotspotish and not very even. The projectors will fix both of these problems and give you a very nice modern look, Also the cutoff is what stops the glare, and fixes your beam paddern. These are the best I have seen for an OBS with out going with the TYC HID system, or retrofitting HIDS.

Ok, so after a few days of googling. Your right.

There seems to be a really good set of projectors with seperate lens and shrouds, and the less expensive plastic/glass with the lens built-in.
And projectors seem to be the current fad and they do fix the problems you've mentioned.


But after looking around for a few days, I'm not feeling the projector look. Maybe I'm too old and not quite as hip as I used to be, and turning more into my dad, but I'm thinking more subtle mods, like clear or smoked cystal.
And even thought the led bumperlights may not be as reliable, I think that I'm going to give them a go.


Here's the part list that I'm thinking of;
blacked out corner lights w/amber strip: CCL-GCK88-BK-AM
blacked out headlight: http://cgi.ebay.ca/1994-1995-1996-1997-1998-Suburban-Yukon-BLK-Head-Lights_W0QQitemZ280399172323QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item414917d2e3
blacked out led bumper/turn lights: c1088jmled http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/Sped_D-Tuning/Corner-Lights/GMC-C10-Spec_D-Tuning-Black-LED-Bumper-Lights-_-2LB_C1088JMLED_KS/640170/


Then its a question of if I can find them in Glass?
oh and I'm working on finding a place to buy them in Canada.
 

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Ok, so after a few days of googling. Your right.

There seems to be a really good set of projectors with seperate lens and shrouds, and the less expensive plastic/glass with the lens built-in.
And projectors seem to be the current fad and they do fix the problems you've mentioned.


But after looking around for a few days, I'm not feeling the projector look. Maybe I'm too old and not quite as hip as I used to be, and turning more into my dad, but I'm thinking more subtle mods, like clear or smoked cystal.
And even thought the led bumperlights may not be as reliable, I think that I'm going to give them a go.


Here's the part list that I'm thinking of;
blacked out corner lights w/amber strip: CCL-GCK88-BK-AM
blacked out headlight: http://cgi.ebay.ca/1994-1995-1996-1997-1998-Suburban-Yukon-BLK-Head-Lights_W0QQitemZ280399172323QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item414917d2e3
blacked out led bumper/turn lights: c1088jmled http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/Sped_D-Tuning/Corner-Lights/GMC-C10-Spec_D-Tuning-Black-LED-Bumper-Lights-_-2LB_C1088JMLED_KS/640170/


Then its a question of if I can find them in Glass?
oh and I'm working on finding a place to buy them in Canada.

here is a pic of my LMC Projector headlights and turn signals
LMCTRUCK.com has tons of options for ya
im gettin H.I.Ds soon
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