Thanks PZ...

I will continue to look around

I will also see if there are any threads over at Ridgeleine Owners Club with recommendations.

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Originally posted by Black92LX:

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Originally posted by walker77:
I've been wanting to try some. I don't like how long it takes for the hid to come on with the kit I got.

Which kit do you have? Both my VVME and Kensuns are fully warm in under 10 seconds.
It is just the nature of the beast. You don't just turn on HID lights you ignite them!

I think they are DDM Tuning.

Mine are fully bright under 10 seconds too.

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Originally posted by walker77:

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Originally posted by Black92LX:

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Originally posted by walker77:
I've been wanting to try some. I don't like how long it takes for the hid to come on with the kit I got.

Which kit do you have? Both my VVME and Kensuns are fully warm in under 10 seconds.
It is just the nature of the beast. You don't just turn on HID lights you ignite them!

I think they are DDM Tuning.

Mine are fully bright under 10 seconds too.

DDM are good quality. Warm up is just part of how they function. I think it is kind of cool especially when you are out somewhere that is pitch black and you fire them up.

Most Fog Lights aren't... and are instead mislabeled Driving Lights, whether on accident or on purpose. Fog Lights are low, wide, and actually useful in fog and rain. Most are not. Choose carefully if actual Fog Lights are what you're after. ~90+% are not the real thing.

Bumping this:
Ordered a set of these based on the research & results of a few guys over on the F150 forum.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Got them installed last night & it's a dramatic improvement over the stock lights.
A few comparison shots, all shot with the same settings, same locations, about 26 hours apart with a Nikon D70S.





Need to do the foglights now, the color difference is pretty big.


And a road shot with a Note5 on auto:

I ended up going with the Kensun HIDs again for the headlights as I know they do well in Toyota projectors as I have had them in our Highlander for a few years.
I ended up going with Calias LEDs in yellow for the fogs. They are a very low wattage bulb so no need for a heat sink.
I did not get Sweet before and after a like you did.
This is factory halogen headlights with the Calais fogs. They appear a bit green reflecting off my beige garage door and taken with an iPhone. They are very yellow no green to the naked eye.

I have since installed the HIDs I will get a similar shot as just posted for a better comparison.
Here is a daylight shot showing how much cleaner the HIDs are from the projector.

Bump. I need several for both cars and the UTV.

I'll be coming back to see what LED headlights people like.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
I'll be coming back to see what LED headlights people like.

From my post above, I've been very pleased in the months that I've had the ones I linked.
Have only been flashed once by oncoming traffic, and that was with a loaded trailer behind the truck.

At $50, it's a cheap purchase to see how they fare in the Mazda6 (assuming you still have it)

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Originally posted by P250UA5:

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Originally posted by jhe888:
I'll be coming back to see what LED headlights people like.

From my post above, I've been very pleased in the months that I've had the ones I linked.
Have only been flashed once by oncoming traffic, and that was with a loaded trailer behind the truck.

At $50, it's a cheap purchase to see how they fare in the Mazda6 (assuming you still have it)

I do have the Mazda, and I put your choice in my Amazon wishlist. Do you notice the color temperature as being too cool/bluish? 6500K is on the decidedly cool side of white.

And question two: The Mazda has separate high and low beams bulbs. Do you need two LED bulbs? It sort of looks like the factory LEDs from Mazda (which is not an option mine has) use one bulb for both. I rarely use high beams as my driving is in populated areas.

They definitely are a tinge more blue than pure white, but I don't mind it. I was next to an OEM LED equipped F150 & the color is pretty close.
So far, I've only done the low beam, the foglights & high beams are still OE halogen, and the highs don't add much as they are now.
Will likely upgrade the foglights next.