PS: What bulb and color should I order? Also, I have a set of Hella 4000 metals with city lights. am recommendations? Based on comments above, I will not try to fit HIDs in IPF fogs.
2000UZJ's big HID thread - what, where and how (3 Viewers)
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Trunk Monkey
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Bulb for the lows is 9006. Color is up to you. Personally, I think over 6k starts to look too blue/ghey/ricer and with the issue of already not having the appropriate reflectors, I wouldn't want to draw any additional attention to myself (cops).
I have 4500k in my hella 4000s. Super bright.
Noboby took a picture on the same road, before and after ?
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Only comparison shot. I probably have some of the halogens but I can't find em. I took this with a cell phone, so it couldn't really capture what's left of the cutoff. The door shows a bit of it.
I also took some of the harness, and ballasts but of course I left my camera at home and I'm out of town without the 100 until Friday
I also took some of the harness, and ballasts but of course I left my camera at home and I'm out of town without the 100 until Friday
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Found this one, the way I have my IPF's wire is the headlights and fogs have to be on, so this picture shows my stock lows, fogs, and 2 ipf's on. It still isn't as bright as just my low HID. This was a while ago, but you get the point. They were not aimed, and camera was on auto feature, so it made all the light look the same brightness.
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Anthony.L
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Wiring harness/relay details please?
Anthony.L
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Thanks, found at Radio Shack for $6.79
12VDC/30A SPST Automotive Relay - RadioShack.com
Did you use one relay for both headlights, or one relay per headlight?
Thanks!
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I used a relay for both headlights.
to clairfy, he means he used one relay per headlight, and we bought them at Radioshack.....so Anthony has the link to the exact relay we used
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Anthony.L
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Thanks guys I'm off to Radio Shack for some relays! Pman I might PM you with some questions to verify a couple things. I've done this sort of thing on a previous car, but it was 10 years ago.
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Sorry for the confusion Anthony. We used a relay for each headlight. I didn't realize how confusing it looked.
Post up some pics after your done!
I was worried the 55w was going to be to bright. But I'm happy they sent me the wrong ballasts.
A few observations:
• There are very few good mounting places, espicially since my kit did not come with actual brackets. It came with double sided tape, which is actually very strong.
• if the ballasts don't ignite the first time, don't worry, just push the 9006 socket into the ballast plug harder. We thought we made an error. But I didn't plug it in all the way, even after I heard the click.
•A friend of mine had a similar kit and I heard that after a while the bulbs would vibrate loose, if that's our cases I'll add a small drop of glue to stop them from backing out.
That is all....
I love my headlights
Post up some pics after your done!
I was worried the 55w was going to be to bright. But I'm happy they sent me the wrong ballasts.
A few observations:
• There are very few good mounting places, espicially since my kit did not come with actual brackets. It came with double sided tape, which is actually very strong.
• if the ballasts don't ignite the first time, don't worry, just push the 9006 socket into the ballast plug harder. We thought we made an error. But I didn't plug it in all the way, even after I heard the click.
•A friend of mine had a similar kit and I heard that after a while the bulbs would vibrate loose, if that's our cases I'll add a small drop of glue to stop them from backing out.
That is all....
I love my headlights
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is this the harness? $15 - so are you saying with this harness it's basically plug-n-play for low beams?? No fiddling with the reflector or creating modified cut-off's or anything???
HID and Lighting Accessory: DDM Tuning - HID Kits, DEPO Lights, BMW Bumpers & Lighting
What about this "Slim Ballast" 55W kit, what's the difference with that and the "raptor" ballast - just smaller???
Slim Ballast - $59 (55W) - DDM HID Kit Slim Ballast (35W or 55W): DDM Tuning - HID Kits, DEPO Lights, BMW Bumpers & Lighting
Regular Kit - $39 (55W) - Apexcone Raptor HID Kit (35w or 55w): DDM Tuning - HID Kits, DEPO Lights, BMW Bumpers & Lighting
HID and Lighting Accessory: DDM Tuning - HID Kits, DEPO Lights, BMW Bumpers & Lighting
What about this "Slim Ballast" 55W kit, what's the difference with that and the "raptor" ballast - just smaller???
Slim Ballast - $59 (55W) - DDM HID Kit Slim Ballast (35W or 55W): DDM Tuning - HID Kits, DEPO Lights, BMW Bumpers & Lighting
Regular Kit - $39 (55W) - Apexcone Raptor HID Kit (35w or 55w): DDM Tuning - HID Kits, DEPO Lights, BMW Bumpers & Lighting
Trunk Monkey
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Yep, that's the harness. You only need one relay in the system. And at $15 that's a smokin' deal.
Just a different kit, may be better quality, may not. It's their name on it, so maybe they use better bits.
Just a different kit, may be better quality, may not. It's their name on it, so maybe they use better bits.
The ddm slim ballasts have a better rap with quality. I have two kits and in almost a year I've never had a issue with them.
