HID help
#52
i thought the stock projectors used d2s bulbs like the s4?
#55
The kits are cheaper and people just don't know or care about what they're missing.
#56
SO MUCH GLARE. OP, you do NOT want your lights to look like this. Just looking at the picture hurts my eyes! This is why you need proper projectors! Also, you do not get the max output on 6000k. As said before, you get it with about 4300k.
Also, Phil, 8000k bulbs actually ARE illegal. And so are all of your HID kits. It is illegal to put HIDs into a setup not DOT certified for them. It is also illegal to put 8000k bulbs in an OEM HID application, though not nearly as bad. Personally, I don't give a crap about what the law says as long as you do it right and make them safe by NOT blinding other drives like that terrible setup there.
Also, Phil, 8000k bulbs actually ARE illegal. And so are all of your HID kits. It is illegal to put HIDs into a setup not DOT certified for them. It is also illegal to put 8000k bulbs in an OEM HID application, though not nearly as bad. Personally, I don't give a crap about what the law says as long as you do it right and make them safe by NOT blinding other drives like that terrible setup there.
And, 6000k gives a better lumens out put because it reflects on the road better. As a 4300K set up faints in the air, a 6000K set up widens out more. I have tried this in my car as I have both. This is especially true when it is raining and snowing. I'm talking about real world facts and observation here. Maybe because mine is 55W( yes, both my 4300K and 6000K bulbs are 55W), this holds true, i'm not sure. But it is definitely true in my case.
And no, I am not blinding anyone either. If i was to pull up close to a car, my cut-off starts at there rear brake lights on the majority of the cases. I have had many comments actually about my set up form others having HID's them selves.
Last edited by kevace1; 02-19-2010 at 03:33 PM.
#57
There's obviously still light leakage, because the only reason to see such lens flare from such a high angle otherwise is to way overexpose the picture, which you haven't done or the rest of the picture would be overexposed. If you look at your cutoff on a wall with no other lights on, the wall above your cutoff should be as dark as possible. Ideally there should be no light above it, though reflections from the ground would make that not the case even if your headlights themselves were perfect.
By the way, there are no real 55w HID bulbs. You're just running regular HID bulbs at a higher wattage. It's going to make them last much shorter.
By the way, there are no real 55w HID bulbs. You're just running regular HID bulbs at a higher wattage. It's going to make them last much shorter.
#58
didnt he also say that pic was taken with his phone right after install before he adjusted them?
KEVACE... take a pic tonight sometime NOT using a cell phone and show us the cut off so this figh can cease and desist (or something like that lol)
KEVACE... take a pic tonight sometime NOT using a cell phone and show us the cut off so this figh can cease and desist (or something like that lol)
#59
OP if you still haven't gotten your HIDS here is few tips from personal experience...
No offence to you phil but from reading what you writing here it makes me think you dont know much about what you talking about...
+1 VVME for the price
+2 DDM for the quality and price. Costumer service is good and you get replacement parts for cheap also if anything ever fails on you.
VVME is good but they use cheap parts. From personal experience, I had 3 ballasts and 2 bulbs replaced in the past year of owning VVME 35w Kit.
Got an S4 and put DDM kit on with 6000k. No problems at all. Even the coldest nights ballast starts right up with no flickering. I haven't noticed any fading in color with time on DDM kit where with VVME i noticed bulbs were dimmer and dimmer with time.
6000k or 8000k? Well personally 6000k is ideal for me because it provides nice white light and great output even in wet road conditions. 8000k IMO is too blue and gives off a lot of reflection on the road when its wet. Also the higher you go the less you will see on the road hint the 4300k bulbs audi came with. If you planning on keeping the car for a while i would suggest spending little more and get 55w slim ballast from DDM in 6000k and not have to worry about it. I will be ordering a kit from them within few weeks now for my foggs in 3000k yello if they are in stock. Anyways good luck to you and hope this will help you deciding on which kit to go with.
No offence to you phil but from reading what you writing here it makes me think you dont know much about what you talking about...
+1 VVME for the price
+2 DDM for the quality and price. Costumer service is good and you get replacement parts for cheap also if anything ever fails on you.
VVME is good but they use cheap parts. From personal experience, I had 3 ballasts and 2 bulbs replaced in the past year of owning VVME 35w Kit.
Got an S4 and put DDM kit on with 6000k. No problems at all. Even the coldest nights ballast starts right up with no flickering. I haven't noticed any fading in color with time on DDM kit where with VVME i noticed bulbs were dimmer and dimmer with time.
6000k or 8000k? Well personally 6000k is ideal for me because it provides nice white light and great output even in wet road conditions. 8000k IMO is too blue and gives off a lot of reflection on the road when its wet. Also the higher you go the less you will see on the road hint the 4300k bulbs audi came with. If you planning on keeping the car for a while i would suggest spending little more and get 55w slim ballast from DDM in 6000k and not have to worry about it. I will be ordering a kit from them within few weeks now for my foggs in 3000k yello if they are in stock. Anyways good luck to you and hope this will help you deciding on which kit to go with.