hid light
The price of bulbs are crazy I might as well just buy a hid kit does anybody know anything about them they seem pretty easy to install I just don't know what's a good kit or what's a bad kit how bright of ones should I buy stuff like that
Ive had DMM 35W kits in headlights and fogs for 2 different vehicles.
With the 35W its plug and go, using existing wiring, i'd recommend zip ties to secure the ballast someone rather than use the brackets they send, but thats your choice.
With the 35W its plug and go, using existing wiring, i'd recommend zip ties to secure the ballast someone rather than use the brackets they send, but thats your choice.
It'll be a LOT brighter. Stick with 4300k-6000k color temp range. Above or below start losing light output and might as well just stick with stock lights. 4300 is the most light output, 5k is sliiiiight tint of blue color. 6k is bluish color but maintains really good usable light output.
Glare is bad for other drivers in stock reflectors though.
Now that you mention it though, that's a bit ridiculous HID plug and play kits are cheaper than stock halogen bulbs. I put a $35 ebay plug and play kit in wife's mazda 3 (has projectors stock), 6000k, and it's WORLDS better for light output. Been in there 2 years, worst that happens is the one side doesn't fire sometimes. Have to turn off and back on again and it'll ignite. Everything from high 90* days to -15 without windchill. They fire up all the same.
Glare is bad for other drivers in stock reflectors though.
Now that you mention it though, that's a bit ridiculous HID plug and play kits are cheaper than stock halogen bulbs. I put a $35 ebay plug and play kit in wife's mazda 3 (has projectors stock), 6000k, and it's WORLDS better for light output. Been in there 2 years, worst that happens is the one side doesn't fire sometimes. Have to turn off and back on again and it'll ignite. Everything from high 90* days to -15 without windchill. They fire up all the same.
Last edited by TheJcode; Jan 16, 2014 at 08:10 PM.
It'll be a LOT brighter. Stick with 4300k-6000k color temp range. Above or below start losing light output and might as well just stick with stock lights. 4300 is the most light output, 5k is sliiiiight tint of blue color. 6k is bluish color but maintains really good usable light output.
Glare is bad for other drivers in stock reflectors though.
Now that you mention it though, that's a bit ridiculous HID plug and play kits are cheaper than stock halogen bulbs.
Glare is bad for other drivers in stock reflectors though.
Now that you mention it though, that's a bit ridiculous HID plug and play kits are cheaper than stock halogen bulbs.
I just got the 55W kit from Retro Solutions in 6000k color temp. I will say I've just had to realize that I'm going to get flashed at by oncoming traffic because they are SUPER bright but it's exactly what I wanted. Not sure of the price of other kits to compare but I know it was worth the money for the difference in light output from stock. They're what I would consider a pure white instead of blue tint to them. I wouldn't consider it a plug and play kit because you still have to mount the ballasts and do some wiring but it's fairly simple when you find a place for the ballasts.
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This picture below is when I was in her car with a guy behind me that had HID's in stock reflector. It was awful having him back there. It's just as much the people you are following for MILES that get blinded, as much as the cars that are going other way.


