Beware of Recon

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Raptor Embroidery

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I would never recommend putting HID's in a non projector housing. You will blind everyone on the road unless they are aimed at the ground, which, at that point they become useless

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Magnum PI

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Return them. Save some money and get some decent lights. There's vendors out here. No offense if you buy crap it's usually crap.
 

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I would never recommend putting HID's in a non projector housing. You will blind everyone on the road unless they are aimed at the ground, which, at that point they become useless

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But they look sooooooooooo cooool damnit hahha my recons have a projector and actually cut the light pretty good pattern looks almost identical to stock 14' hids but hids in stock 10-12 halogen housing no bet would really **** people off ha


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Recon I thought was like a big giant in aftermarket custom parts. Turns out they do not back their product. Too bad I'm not in Florida or I would personally deliver them back with a big ok Ky attitude...
 

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Yeah, Recon's are literally a nightmare. Worthless products, zero reliability and horrible customer support. The terrible trifecta in the lighting community.

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You could probably get the lights to work with a good H-13 wiring harness from TRS. It would eliminate the battery drain issues but you'd still have subpar lighting.
 

Kyraptor49

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Thank you ARH! I'll try the H-13 harness. No complaints with the light output when it is working. And the halo bars illuminate the road quite nicely. Just getting this issue worked out will be the kicker...
 

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You know, I'm not looking to spent $500 to $1000 on nuisance headlights that I might have to replace because they're ticket magnets. What I'm hoping for is a sensible DOT legal upgrade that doesn't cost a freaking arm and a leg.
 

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Adding HID's to any vehicle that did not come with them from the factory isn't dot legal. No matter how you achieve the hid headlights.
 
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