irl4512
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- August 21, 2014
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- City, State
- Grimes, IA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2020 Explorer ST
Ordered and installed the 4300k kit from Dynamic Diodes in my 2014 Explorer Sport. The stock headlights are SO BAD, and I wanted the upgrade in brightness so my wife felt safe driving this thing at night.
My first experience with a HID kit was from coolbulbs.com, and it was terrible. The "kit" included ballasts and bulbs, and that's it. Only one of the bulbs worked even after I switched the ballasts around. The one bulb that did work flickered like crazy. I sent the product back to Andrew at coolbulbs.com, and he was only willing to give me partial credit because, as he listed on the paypal return "customer changed mind." Changed mind about what? Wanting BOTH bubls to work instead of only one? He claimed that the kit worked when they tested it, so it couldn't be resold. Convenient. :thumbdwn:
Anyway, back to the Dynamic Diodes kit. Packaging was professional looking and protective. The kit included the bulbs, ballasts, relay, adhesives, zip ties, and other nuts/bolts. With these parts, and some zip ties and 3M tape of my own, I was able to install everything in just over an hour, with what I consider a no-brainer upgrade to the 2013 to 2015 Explorer Sports. Sorry the first image is not rotated properly...couldn't figure that out. That picture was taken right on startup. The bulbs turn a more white color the longer they are on, even with a hint of blue you might find in the 6000k kit. There might be a touch of yellow also, but like I said, I was going for brightness, not looks. Mission accomplished.
My first experience with a HID kit was from coolbulbs.com, and it was terrible. The "kit" included ballasts and bulbs, and that's it. Only one of the bulbs worked even after I switched the ballasts around. The one bulb that did work flickered like crazy. I sent the product back to Andrew at coolbulbs.com, and he was only willing to give me partial credit because, as he listed on the paypal return "customer changed mind." Changed mind about what? Wanting BOTH bubls to work instead of only one? He claimed that the kit worked when they tested it, so it couldn't be resold. Convenient. :thumbdwn:
Anyway, back to the Dynamic Diodes kit. Packaging was professional looking and protective. The kit included the bulbs, ballasts, relay, adhesives, zip ties, and other nuts/bolts. With these parts, and some zip ties and 3M tape of my own, I was able to install everything in just over an hour, with what I consider a no-brainer upgrade to the 2013 to 2015 Explorer Sports. Sorry the first image is not rotated properly...couldn't figure that out. That picture was taken right on startup. The bulbs turn a more white color the longer they are on, even with a hint of blue you might find in the 6000k kit. There might be a touch of yellow also, but like I said, I was going for brightness, not looks. Mission accomplished.
