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Which ballast to get for HID kit?

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Old 02-25-2010, 09:52 PM
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@2k1 I bet its still pretty sweet though right? Is the 35w still brighter than the regular halogens?
Absolutely. They are much brighter. I also got a 8000k fog light kit to go along with it and it made a world of difference.
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Old 02-25-2010, 09:53 PM
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MAKE SURE YOU GET 55W!
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Old 02-25-2010, 09:56 PM
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I installed my 35w lo kit from ddm a couple weeks ago. There 6k temp bulbs. Here's a sample pic the night i put them in.

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Old 02-25-2010, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k1gt
Absolutely. They are much brighter. I also got a 8000k fog light kit to go along with it and it made a world of difference.
Sweet I was really wanting to get a fog light kit, but they dont work too well with the bodykit I have cuz it has a black mesh backing for some reason...

@sonic That's what I'm planning! =]

Do any of you guys use projector headlamps?
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:00 PM
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@wrr those look good! Do you notice it alot on open road compared to stock halogens?
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by CadenZ
@wrr those look good! Do you notice it alot on open road compared to stock halogens?
I actually haven't taken it into really dark areas, being in Los Angeles everything here is lit bright so i can't really say. However just going down my street at night compared to my stock bulbs it's a huge difference. Much brighter and the distance of the light was increased pretty dramatically.
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Old 02-25-2010, 10:28 PM
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Make sure you adjust your headlights after you install them. But i am going to go with the Slim ballast 55w kit from DDM whenever i do my headlights and im getting 6000k bulbs. My car is already blue, i dont want blue headlights. Thats just ricey in my opinion. And that black mesh behind your front bumper should be removeable. But you have a saleen body kit on the car anyways so they dont come with foglights...nor should you add them. But the 55w kits will wash out a lot of the blue color from the lights so if you want a blue light, you might want to go to 10000k instead of 8000k. Just thought i would warn you.
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Old 02-26-2010, 07:31 AM
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@wrr cool thanks for the help

@tee yeah im going to adjust them, but I'm not really looking to get full blue lights or anything, I'm probably going to go with the 8000k's just because I like if theres just a hint of blue to compliment the white. Im trying to keep the rice factor low lol Yeah Im pretty the mesh could come off easy enough, but like you said the Saleen body kit isn't really made for them, so Im not gonna mess with it
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Old 02-26-2010, 08:07 AM
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I'd think about the more white lights, seeing that you have a red car. not sure how i'd like that. just saying.
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Old 02-26-2010, 08:18 AM
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http://www.spikemotoring.com/
Their is a FAQ section that may help.
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