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Started by 850princess, Mar 11 2010 03:47 PM

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Posted 13 March 2010 - 02:01 AM

ugh, I am torn between 35w and 55w

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Posted 13 March 2010 - 03:58 AM

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i went with 35w 6k's, and 35w 4.3k fogs.... t3h brightness and looks pretty sweet if i do say so myself


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Posted 13 March 2010 - 04:58 AM

Anything other than 4300k is a waste of time. 6000k is garbage. I got a hold of a set of D2S 6000k to use in my Bi-Xenon projectors and after only one night of driving my eyes were strained and I noticed that I could barely see anything compared to 4300k.

Edited by TorqueSteer, 13 March 2010 - 04:59 AM.

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Posted 13 March 2010 - 05:03 AM

View Post7 VII 7, on 13 March 2010 - 02:01 AM, said:

ugh, I am torn between 35w and 55w

what are the major pluses/minuses between the two when running them in the X70's and 850's? from what i've read it sounds like the 55w is brighter, but i think i remember reading somewhere that you should only use them in big housings or something? i might be totally off-base, though.
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Posted 13 March 2010 - 05:25 AM

View PostV is for Volvo, on 13 March 2010 - 05:03 AM, said:

what are the major pluses/minuses between the two when running them in the X70's and 850's? from what i've read it sounds like the 55w is brighter, but i think i remember reading somewhere that you should only use them in big housings or something? i might be totally off-base, though.

55w runs the bulbs hotter and shortens their lifespan. Keep in mind that the real OEM HIDs are all 35w and they outperform any of you guys who shove the illegal China crap HIDs in your stock housings.

55w will just cast more light all over the place. Some of it will go where you need it, but most of it will go places where you don't need it, such as into oncoming traffic.

Edited by TorqueSteer, 13 March 2010 - 05:34 AM.

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Posted 13 March 2010 - 06:13 PM

View PostTorqueSteer, on 13 March 2010 - 05:25 AM, said:

55w will just cast more light all over the place. Some of it will go where you need it, but most of it will go places where you don't need it, such as into oncoming traffic.


I hate those crappy 55w made in China HID's kits that put light all over the friggin place. I always feel bad for those guys because their usable light is purple, which sucks for them :lol:

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Posted 13 March 2010 - 08:06 PM

I've had no issues with 6K is projector housings. The cutoff is great, and the light output leaves nothing to be desired.
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Posted 13 March 2010 - 09:55 PM

View PostFake-R, on 13 March 2010 - 08:06 PM, said:

I've had no issues with 6K is projector housings. The cutoff is great, and the light output leaves nothing to be desired.
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Posted 13 March 2010 - 10:00 PM

View Postkalvin, on 13 March 2010 - 09:55 PM, said:

Agreed.
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Posted 13 March 2010 - 10:35 PM

Thank you.

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Posted 13 March 2010 - 11:41 PM

View PostFake-R, on 13 March 2010 - 08:06 PM, said:

I've had no issues with 6K is projector housings. The cutoff is great, and the light output leaves nothing to be desired.

Try 4300k and you will amazed at how much better your visibility is, there is a reason why OEMs only use 4300. :)

Using quality Philips D2S bulbs also makes a difference over the Chinese stuff.

Edited by TorqueSteer, 13 March 2010 - 11:44 PM.

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Posted 13 March 2010 - 11:44 PM

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Posted 15 March 2010 - 06:59 PM

View PostT5Power, on 13 March 2010 - 03:58 AM, said:

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i went with 35w 6k's, and 35w 4.3k fogs.... t3h brightness and looks pretty sweet if i do say so myself

Nice :tup:! I'm debating if I should do 6Ks as well in the lows and in the fogs. Now that I see the 4.3K in the fogs, I think I might go that way for the fogs, especially since the idea of the fogs/auxiliary is to get better visibility in adverse weather. I know 3K would take care of any adverse weather, but I don't wanna run 3K. Thanks Corey for posting up your pics :D

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Posted 15 March 2010 - 07:10 PM

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Posted 15 March 2010 - 08:29 PM

View Postflyfishing3, on 15 March 2010 - 07:10 PM, said:

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:o Wow! That is 4300 in jewels??? Nice! Are you running 35watt HIDs?

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Posted 15 March 2010 - 08:43 PM

View Postbordvo, on 15 March 2010 - 08:29 PM, said:

:running 35watt HIDs?
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Posted 15 March 2010 - 09:31 PM

View Postflyfishing3, on 15 March 2010 - 08:43 PM, said:

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Posted 15 March 2010 - 10:10 PM

Ok everyone so i returned the 6000K HID kit :( and bought a 4300K kit ;) off ebay
better bulbs better warranty and only 8$ more!
after reading all the helpful comments in this thread, i had to get the 4300K
Will post pics as soon as they arrive
super excited
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Posted 15 March 2010 - 10:47 PM

View Post850princess, on 15 March 2010 - 10:10 PM, said:

Ok everyone so i returned the 6000K HID kit :( and bought a 4300K kit ;) off ebay
better bulbs better warranty and only 8$ more!
after reading all the helpful comments in this thread, i had to get the 4300K
Will post pics as soon as they arrive
super excited
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should have gone with a 35w 4300k kit off of sharphid.com
they're on sale for $70 right now with a lifetime warranty that's what I bought :)

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Posted 15 March 2010 - 11:10 PM

View PostKeVTRoN, on 15 March 2010 - 10:47 PM, said:

should have gone with a 35w 4300k kit off of sharphid.com
they're on sale for $70 right now with a lifetime warranty that's what I bought :)

I got the 35W 4300k HID Kit, life time warranty too.

Click or copy and paste the link below...... thats the kit i bought :P

http://cgi.ebay.ca/w...T#ht_7315wt_761
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