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What would you all recommend between the 35w or 55w HID kits for my galant ralliart 2009.. DDM says 500 lumen output vs 3200-3400 so sounds like a plan for my lowbeams but was wondering if there were any cautions on the 55w kit with my headlight housing and heat?... Any advice helpful thnx :)
Pat
55w is about what your halogen bulbs are, so not really any difference in heat
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Originally Posted by procksa49er
I've had the 55's for about a year now, they fucking sickk lol
no problems w them at all
without projectors DO NOT DO 55 watt, it will blind people. 35 watt is perfectly fine, still very bright.
35w will do just fine with your projectors. Plus there a little cheaper.
35w is sufficient.
go with the 35W!
i have the 35w ones from DDM in my stock 7G housings, which have notoriously horrible light output. but the 35w HIDs from them are borderline too bright, even in my crap housings. when i turn on my high beams, which are regular halogens, there's no difference.
i'd say get the 55w if you want two sun beams on the front of your car, it will be intense.
i got the 55w on my 9g/projectors. my low beam is brighter than my high beams. i get high beam flashed all the time on the other side of the road.
55w HID and 55w halogen do not operate at the same temperature just because they are rated at the same wattage.Quote:
Originally Posted by fliegendaffe
unless you have projectors, stick to 35w HID... regular reflector based housings are unable to properly control the light output of HID and you will end up blinding oncoming traffic. if luminosity is a concern (brightness on the road), stick to 4250K-6000K color temps.
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Originally Posted by reelax
i've got the 35 watt and i dont think i would want much brighter
I do have projectors btw if that changes any of the "if you don't have projectors" replies... So Ill rephrase since I have projectors which would you get I dont use highbeams nearly at all and if the 55w are bright enuf sounds likeI won't have to. Just wondering if the "heat output" is too much for the projector housings?
35w HID should be sufficiently bright since that allready is 2x-3x bright as halogen. 55w HID would be VERY bright. also keep in mind, the higher the Kelvin (K) color temperature, the less luminosity (brightness) the HID will output, w/ 4250K being the standard for OE (since it is the brightest for any given wattage).
When I get around to buying projector heads for my car, I'm going for 35W for low beams and 55W for high beams. Winters are very dark here in Norway, and people walking in the streets wearing dark clothing are sometimes very hard to spot... The more light, the better. :)
Someone correct me if Im wrong, but if you "upgrade" to a 55W HID kit, you will need to upgrade the headlight harness too. Otherwise, there's a strong possibility you will melt the OE headlight wiring harness.
In my opinion, run a 35W 600K HID kit. Youll be fine. Ive got the 35W 6000K kit from DDM Tuning, and upgraded the OE wiring. And the light output is soo much better than OE halogens.
I've had a harness since my 35W so I really dont know.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6G72Galant
Would a 35w 4500k be white or should I go for 5000k? I want to get some HID lows to go with my projectors and I want them to be white not colored.
I got the 6K kit from DDM. And its pure white with a hint of blue.
I think i new thread should be made just for HID discussion....These kinda threads happen like almost every 2 weeks lol
I think there was one but it wasnt stickiedQuote:
Originally Posted by johnygezony
Again I am no certified expert... I thought the point of the Digital ballast with the kits was to condition the DC from the battery to 35/55 watts then send that current to the bulbs... So based on that knowledge why would I need to upgrade the OE stock harness since the connections go as such..... CAUTION SIMPLIFIED instructions!
1. plug harness into (input side) of ballast
2. connect HID harness (inc. with kit) to bulb
3. insert bulb into socket (9006 type in my case)
Well yeah, but I am going opposite. Insert bulb with the rubber gromet and wires out of housing. Then connect the HID harness to the Ballast and bulb. Then Plug the stock harness into the Ballast.Quote:
Originally Posted by procksa49er
tit for tat there i guess but whats this about having to upgrade the stock headlight wiring harness for the 55w kit?
I think he thought it was an 8G thread and its true the 8G harness is pretty weak, but I think people are running 55w without upgrading and no issues. I would ask 9G he has 55w and I think he used stock harness and no issues. I also think he was warning about the magnetic Apexcone Kit not the DDM digital one.Quote:
Originally Posted by procksa49er
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Originally Posted by fliegendaffe
not yet, the 55w is not about the halogen bulbs ....it matters with ballasts..
as http://www.vvme.com states below:
55w hids are more bright than 35w hids and also generate more heat than 35w hids.
55w kits tend to wash out some of the color of the HID bulb due to the light output( for example, a 55w 8000k will look similar in color to a 35w 6000k kit).
55w Kits are not recommended for smaller fog light housings because they tend to concentrate a large amount of heat in a small area
so if your stock hid is 35w ,,, you'd better keep on 35w hid kit 43k, it is very bright and pure white....
I'm using 55w right now in my fogs and my headlights, no problem and i've had them in for over 2 years
I have the Projector heads that I ordered from JM, I gotta say its 10x better using the 55w setup than using the 35w one. Big difference, I wouldnt even switch back to 35w. I got 55w in both my projector fogs and projector heads and they are bright as hell. I have no problems at all with oncoming traffic, no one shines their lights at me so everyone's happy =)
only issue for the 8G using 55w HID balast is that you need to wire in the relay. without the Relay harness the 55w ballast draw double power when you first turn on your lights and have a tendancy to only power on one side. the relay harness stops that from happening.
As far as 55w in a projector, projectors are designed to cut off driver lvl light output so if your driving with projector heads and still blinding OCT then you need to readjust your projectors.
Now as far as High beams go: high beams DO NOT put out more light/power than low beam. High beams are angled up with a uncontrolled beam pattern so that they act as flare. thats why in any car its illegal to drive in reg traffic with your highbeams on.