Just though I would add my experience to this thread since I just got my HIDGuy kits installed on my wife’s 07 Tahoe today finally.
My original order was on 6/28. After I received the bulbs, I attempted to put them in. I ordered the 5205 25W kit, and it went in relatively easily. The only downfall with this kit is that you have to splice into the factory harness as they don’t have a plug that fits the 5205 plug, or at least not in my kit. No problems other than that.
Now for the H11 low beam kit. I’ve had kits where the bulbs were a bit tight, but these seemed “off”. I attempted light force to get the bulb into the housing, and broke 2 of the 3 tabs on the first bulb. A quick email with no follow up. A few days later I decided to try the second bulb while I was waiting for their response. I found I had to dremel down the smaller tabs on the bulb to get it to fit. Then, why trying to get the bulb to turn/lock into the housing, the big tab broke off. I found that there was a particular way to install the rubber seal onto the bulb, and it wasn’t correct from the factory. After all this was said and done, I also found that there was no correct way to plug all the harnesses in on the kit!! The main problem here is that there is no instructions included with the kit, and the online instruction section of the web page does not work properly. I’ve installed many of the cheaper kits and never had a problem. After calling them, I finally got some answers. Apparently I was the only one that has ever had this problem with the H11’s, and I was doing it wrong. I told them I wanted two new bulbs, and they wanted to look at mine first before they would cover it. I suggested it was a bad batch of bulbs, but they said it was my factory headlights (even though the metal Phillips bulbs fit fine). Then when I question the harness, I had to also send pictures of it. Turns out, they forgot to include the H11 harness with the kit. So I wait a while since bulbs were on backorder, and then I had to wait for the harnesses. I finally received everything last Thursday, 8/11.
I go to put it all in today, and once again, I had to dremel down the tabs on the bulbs. I was able to get everything in and working finally, but I’m not happy with all the work on my part that had to go into it. So here it is 47 days since my intial order, and I finally have my lights working. I went with HID guy mainly because they are a site sponsor, had the 5205 25W kit for the fogs, and everything seemed to be better quality. Their ballasts do seem to be good, but the bulbs appear to be the same ones that are included with the $35 ebay kits.
Just my experience. Let me know if anyone has any questions.
My original order was on 6/28. After I received the bulbs, I attempted to put them in. I ordered the 5205 25W kit, and it went in relatively easily. The only downfall with this kit is that you have to splice into the factory harness as they don’t have a plug that fits the 5205 plug, or at least not in my kit. No problems other than that.
Now for the H11 low beam kit. I’ve had kits where the bulbs were a bit tight, but these seemed “off”. I attempted light force to get the bulb into the housing, and broke 2 of the 3 tabs on the first bulb. A quick email with no follow up. A few days later I decided to try the second bulb while I was waiting for their response. I found I had to dremel down the smaller tabs on the bulb to get it to fit. Then, why trying to get the bulb to turn/lock into the housing, the big tab broke off. I found that there was a particular way to install the rubber seal onto the bulb, and it wasn’t correct from the factory. After all this was said and done, I also found that there was no correct way to plug all the harnesses in on the kit!! The main problem here is that there is no instructions included with the kit, and the online instruction section of the web page does not work properly. I’ve installed many of the cheaper kits and never had a problem. After calling them, I finally got some answers. Apparently I was the only one that has ever had this problem with the H11’s, and I was doing it wrong. I told them I wanted two new bulbs, and they wanted to look at mine first before they would cover it. I suggested it was a bad batch of bulbs, but they said it was my factory headlights (even though the metal Phillips bulbs fit fine). Then when I question the harness, I had to also send pictures of it. Turns out, they forgot to include the H11 harness with the kit. So I wait a while since bulbs were on backorder, and then I had to wait for the harnesses. I finally received everything last Thursday, 8/11.
I go to put it all in today, and once again, I had to dremel down the tabs on the bulbs. I was able to get everything in and working finally, but I’m not happy with all the work on my part that had to go into it. So here it is 47 days since my intial order, and I finally have my lights working. I went with HID guy mainly because they are a site sponsor, had the 5205 25W kit for the fogs, and everything seemed to be better quality. Their ballasts do seem to be good, but the bulbs appear to be the same ones that are included with the $35 ebay kits.
Just my experience. Let me know if anyone has any questions.
