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The only part you need is the actual HID kit. Bought it from theretrofitsource.com, same site I mentioned above. I also commented on the performance above. No flickering or issues turning on, been perfect since day one.

I spoke to the retrofit source a few weeks ago to inquire. Gave them the model and year and they asked me for a part number for my existing lights, which I didn't have. I was surprised they would need that info. I assume whoever I spoke to was misinformed. I'll try again.
 

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Why are you surprised? HID kits aren't universal. You need to know what style bulb you have before you can place an order. That would be like walking into Macy's and saying, "sell me a shirt!" :p The 2015 Tahoe low beam bulbs are H11. Check your manual for that info or just google it. :thumbsup:
 
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Just tried out the Torchstar H11 LED's. They have 2 led's on each bulb. They are 6k and 3000LM each. There are no cooling fans, which sucked on the last set of bulbs I got. Overall happy with the performance. They are slightly brighter but look 100x better. The ballast was small enough to fit in the headlight housing. For the money I don't think you can get a better result.
Here is the Amazon link

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KXMTYHU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 

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Just tried out the Torchstar H11 LED's. They have 2 led's on each bulb. They are 6k and 3000LM each. There are no cooling fans, which sucked on the last set of bulbs I got. Overall happy with the performance. They are slightly brighter but look 100x better. The ballast was small enough to fit in the headlight housing. For the money I don't think you can get a better result.

Here is the Amazon link



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KXMTYHU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Pics on the ground?
 

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Yeah, I'm curious what the output looks like. Color looks great, and 3000 lumens is pretty bright, but whatever you have as your fogs are definitely brighter in the pics you posted. The lack of cooling fan on a high-powered LED worries me though. Amazon reviews seemed mixed too. Just make sure you keep the stock bulbs in the car in case these decide to die when you're driving at night!
 
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Here is a shot of the ground and the cutoff. I have the VLED fog lights, they aren't brighter, I guess it appears that way in the pics because of the way the light is reflected.
 

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Any updates on the LED H11's? Just installed the Philips Xtreme Power low beams and the improvement was meager at best...saw a much bigger improvement with POS Silverstars in my 04 Ram...trying to avoid an HID kit although the Philips 4300K kit from XenonDepot has peaked my interest.
 
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Any updates on the LED H11's? Just installed the Philips Xtreme Power low beams and the improvement was meager at best...saw a much bigger improvement with POS Silverstars in my 04 Ram...trying to avoid an HID kit although the Philips 4300K kit from XenonDepot has peaked my interest.



The only issue I have had with these has been the light output still sucks. They look good and haven't gone off or flickered, but just don't cut it in output. I am still searching for another alternative. Let me know how that HID kit works out.
 
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Installed my H11 Morimoto 5k HID kit last night. The results are outstanding. There's so much more light output now it's unreal. Install took me a little while because it was tough finding a spot for the ballast and relays on the passenger side. It's a tight fit since the stock airbox is so huge. Got it all wired up nicely and couldn't be happier with the results:
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I'll post more pictures later.

Which bulb did you go with? Just curious if you went with the XB35 or the original 3Five bulb...
 

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Which bulb did you go with? Just curious if you went with the XB35 or the original 3Five bulb...

I paid the extra money for the XB35 bulbs. From what I read, they're essentially the same bulb, but the orientation of the return wire is in a different place. The Tahoe projectors are nice, but they don't have the "clarity" that other true HID projectors have (eg. Infinity, Acura, etc), so the difference between the XB35 and the 3Five in the Tahoe headlight housings is probably negligible.
 

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