im running a 55watt kit in my tl-s and im not having any problems

 

Well put, haha! Nice wheels Bonez21 !!

 

Y thank u sir

 

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but Hey can I see more output pics with the 55watt, the rain makes it look like the cutoff glares bad in that one shot, maybe from further back without water?

If you could That would be awesome!

ALSO addressing the 55watt burning off chrome issue, many of the "55watt" bulbs eating headlights issues comes from people using cheapo aftermarket bulbs with the 55watt ballasts.

If you use Philips Bulbs overdriven they produce much less heat especially versus overdriven ebay bulbs which are known to get insanely hot and often explode.

From what it looks like 55watt will do fine with Philips OEM style bulbs in the housings, just dont get the random questionable odd and cheap bulbs! You get what you payfor of course

I'd like to see more output pics though please!

 

thats funny, cause that is the next thing im doing and im getting them from the same place...
$66 right?

 

DDM is the way to go, I had them replace with no questions a ballast that blew with my old 55watt FX35 projector retrofit on my mazda. They have excellent customer service, and seem to provide best quality next to OEM ballasts. Wayy better than that cheap ebay crap! Just remember, go with stock bulbs not the ones they give you.

 

whats wrong with the bulbs?
i wanted 12k bulbs

 

They sell great stuff, me and literally a dozen people i know have their products with no issues. Enjoy!

You can only use there bulbs. Their kits require the bulbs that come with it. It replaces everything. Have to modify the housing for the aftermarket kit...

 

What are the major differences between the 35k vs 55k

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...esfinesttl+55W

That thread might give you additional info, the differences are pretty plain and simple.

 

Looks great, would you mind posting a link and covering the options you chose as far as which "K" you went with and bulb type

 

fixed for accuracy

 

Its a huge diff. Our OE 35 watt bulbs didn't look nearly as bright as my 55 watt and I even went a little bluer...

 

some of that is also new bulbs/ballests vs used ones though, which have some wear and tear on them; compare a BRAND NEW setup to your 55w setup, and see what the difference is really

 

 

Hey I want to order a 55w kit but I have noob questions first. I'm probably ordering from ddm, but what are the bulb sizes I need? I tried to search but couldn't find a specific anwser. I want to do my high and lows, so I'm assumming that I have to order two kits right? Sorry but I've never messed with headlights before Thanks

 

if i buy the d2r bulb kit, i still have to modify the housing?
what the hell to i have to modify?
this may change my decision.....

 

You have to seal up the hole where the stock ballast was and mount the new ballast somewhere.

 

Throw me a boneeee here, I feel invisable on this site sometimes

 

D2R for low beam and 9005 for high beam. I dont suggest HIDs for high beam though. But yes, you'll need two separate kits.

 

Thank you for the reply. Why not hids for high beam? You think I should leave them stock??

 

HID bulbs need to heat up to get to the proper illumination. If you cycle them on and off quickly (the way most people use high beams), the bulb and ballast can fail sooner. Theres a reason OEMs dont use HIDs for high beams (unless of course the car is equipped with bixenons).

 

oh, no big deal...thanks brother

 

ORDERED MY 55W 10K KIT TODAY.
Hope that the kit is plug and play and that i didnt need to buy anything additionally

 

Its not plug and play.

 

You went a lot bluer. a little bluer bis 5000k/6000k but i digress...

I hope while you were swapping out the hids you washed that super dark air filter ?

 

grrrrreat.
so i have to cut the plugs off and splice wires?

 

Yep. Its really simple, two wires per ballast.

 

good deal. im gonna do this and my headlight mods this weekend, cant wait...
wish i had a lip to put on while i have my bumper off

 

Its easy, just take your time and you'll be happy with the results!

 

I'm replacing the stock ballasts with 55w 6k kit, I'll let you know how it goes...

 

Looks like mine has been shipped...yay
kinda wish i got 8k though, but we'll see what 10k looks like

 

10k is TOO blue. How you'll be able to see is beyond me but I guess if youre trying to look cool because your headlights are blue, you win... lol.

 

know, i just wanted to be a little different, but with 55w it is supposed to wash out the blue that the 35w has(which is way too much), plus 55w is really bright, so hopefully no vision will be lost, at least that was my theory...haha

 

Hey make sure you get some pics afterwards, good ones please!! I plan to do this soon.

 

can do

 

The 55w are a lot brighter! i'm really glad I went with them on mine. Even int the 8K they are so damn bright. I keep forgeting to get some night shots. the cutoff is great!

 

Umm, i just checked, and mine hasnt even went out to me yet and its been 5 days!
tracking said it left China, yesterday!! wtf?

guess im waiting a lot longer than expected

 

Slow and steady wins the race they always say. At least you have headlights. I could understand if you were driving arould like popeye... lol.

 

i AM driving around like popeye...lol
my ballast blue on the driver side, thats why i baught the kit