where else do u guys buy hid kits. the ones i got from ddmtunning were duds

and their customer service isnt the best and can never be reached.

 

the ones i have now are all from DDM, i had to get one ballast replaced, the service was fine, not outstanding but fine. The replacement ballast shipped from china so it took awhile. I used to have a set from Meng Motorsports but i wanted 55watt and Meng didn't offer that so i switched them out.

 

I ordered mine from hidextra.com. Although 2 of the ballasts they sent me were bad their customer service worked with me and sent me 2 more ballasts. Other than that, they have worked great

 

Hello everyone,

I bought my HID kit couple years ago and they are by Xentec. Originally they came with 6000K 9006 bulbs for my 2007 tc. One of the bulbs burned out couple weeks ago and I took them off and installed the stock bulbs but my god they look and feel horrible. I was wondering if I could buy 8000K bulbs and still use the same ballasts that I already own? Is it possible or it needs a different kind of ballasts made for 8000K bulbs?

Thanks

 

just purchase new bulbs with the K rating that you want, you WILL be able to use the ballasts you have now.

 

So I did buy the new 8000K bulbs but they don't work with my old ballasts. Got to buy new ballasts now, just saying so others who are in the same shoe don't mix and match and just buy a bundle.

 

Hey everyone, so i just received my 6k 55w ddm kit, but I was wondering what some of the popular mounting locations are for this car? I'm not looking to take the bumper off, so i was thinking the drivers side, I'd put on top of the fuse box or on the side of the battery enclosure, and passenger side on top of the coolant box. Would that be terrible? I'm not turning my car into a show car and this will most likely be my only venture into the engine bay. What do you guys think?

Oh and I have the slim ballasts

Tap'd from my 4.2.1 GNex

 

Check out page 5. Enzie's ballast placement is my favorite and is what I currently use.

 

I prefer a cleaner look therefore I have the ballast behind the front bumper taped to the metal.

 

what problems am I looking at if I were to use 55 watt hids for my foglights?
I will also be using 55 watts for my lows
will it melt the fog light housing? blow fuses? things like that

 

Definitely want a wire harness for the lows to reduce current to your wiring. 50+ watt will degrade the projectors, it melts the reflective chrome slowly. (I took my projectors apart and seen the effects). I'm going to replace the projectors with acura tl projectors anyway, so I don't care.

Don't put HIDs in the fog housing. It will blind oncoming drivers, as the bulb is exposed. Try retrofitting HELLA fog Light projectors first.

 

Hmmm, I would have to disagree with both of those statements.

I have had 55w HIDs in my lows since Jan 2011. I took my headlight housing apart about a month ago to install halos. The inside of the housings looked completely clear and perfect. Like they just came out of the factory.

I also have HIDs in my fogs. They are 35w 4300k Morimoto bulbs. They don't aren't blinding at all. They just need to be aimed properly. Mine are aimed at the ground as they should be. I have never been flashed with my setup.

I'm also not using a wiring harness for either set of HIDs.

 

That's good to here, I still thinking about the 55 watts though
Do you know if they make a noticeable difference compared to 35 watts

 

Don't get 55w HIDs for fogs...you may actually start blinding people then. I HATE people with blinding HID fogs...so tacky...especially if it's any color above 5000k.

 

Ok so I have all hid's all around in my car (fogs, high beams, and low beams) now what's driving me nuts is that out of all my hid's the only set that is the color it's supposed to be(5000k) is my high beams. The low beams and fogs are the proper color on warm up but after initial start up they go to the standard halogen color, (4-3.5k) I've tried switching wires around but they only work set up in the way I have them now... If I replace the bulbs them selves with a different brand would this help? I'm sick of having $400 worth of hid's to only have one set work properly >

 

Hi guys, I've read through all the pages and haven't found a solution. Hopefully someone can help me out.

So I bought an HID kit off eBay, and they work fine, except the light pattern is quite messy. When the light casts onto the pavement, I see random bright strips/highlights and it gets fairly dim around some areas. Do the kits you guys have look clean? It's harder to see when the light is just cast on a garage door, but a lot more obvious on the road.

The lights don't flicker (they are on constantly and do not turn on/off), but there is a really annoying movement within the light. Sort of like the filament is trembling (if it had a filament). So parts of the light pattern will move ever so slightly when both the car and lights are on.

I'm just wondering if any of you with the more expensive kits are having any problems like this at all?

Thanks!

 

Are they all the same brand? What wattage and kelvin rating is each kit? And having HID high beams is a bad idea, but that's your choice.
Sounds like the kit you got off ebay is just a piece of garbage. I have seen the "movement" in the light pattern that you speak of and that is consistent with very low grade kits. If the kit you have is cheaper than DDM then you are just asking for trouble. Get your money back and get DDM, Meng, or Morimoto...depending on how much money you want to spend.

I have DDM, which is less than 40 for a kit. Not the best quality by any means, but I have a consistent light pattern and zero issues with "trembling" or "movement" in the beam.

 

They are all 35 watt 5000k Kensun set ups. I paid $80 a set, and that's when they where on sale so I don't think it's a bad quality brand. I had heard nothing but good things about this brand but I don't know. And could you please explain why hid's in the high beams are bad. This is my first time running them in the highs so I don't have much experience with the set up.

 

That's what I was thinking... I'll look into those other brands you mentioned. Thanks!

 

I wasn't thinking that they are bad kits. I just think maybe you have a misunderstanding of what a 5000k setup is supposed to look like. When they are warming up, they will have a strong hint of blue. Once fully warm though, there won't be any blue whatsoever. Since your bulbs don't have any blue once warm, they are functioning fine...replacing them with another brand 5000k bulb will not yield any difference. Maybe you were hoping for a 6000k color?

And having HIDs as our high beams is not a good idea for two reasons:
1. High beams provide extra light that you need on-demand. Since HIDs take a bit to warm up, they can't give you that extra light exactly when you need it. By the time they warm up, you will probably have to turn them right back off due to oncoming traffic.

2. The intermittent on/off operation that is consistent with high-beams will greatly reduce the life of the ballasts.

The factory halogen high beams are more than sufficient. If you still want to try to squeeze every lumen out of them, grab a pair of Sylvania SilverStar Ultras.