HIDextra HID Kits - 35W or 55W?

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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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HIDextra HID Kits - 35W or 55W?

I'm buying new HID kits for my 2003 TL Type-S and was wondering if there is a noticeable difference between the standard 35W kit and the 55W kit at HIDextra?

I read on the forum that I should get the relay harness but do I need the canceller?

Here are the kits I'm looking at:
http://www.hidextra.com/d2r-d2s

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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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Extremely noticeable, I like my 35w and I dont feel like spending money on a whole new kit but it's alot brighter than the 35 watt and the colors are different.....6000k is nearly white and 8000k is only very slightly blue..I would personally go 55w but there would probably be glare without projectors.
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 04:37 PM
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Cool, gonna get the 55w, thanks for the reply
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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it's gonna be a glare no matter what IMO

55W will drown out any of the blue in it. I saw 55W 6k or 35W 5k.

HID xtra's 6k 35W puts out a hint of blue I've ran it on my TL my buddy ran it with his fogs.
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Mikolaj
I'm buying new HID kits for my 2003 TL Type-S and was wondering if there is a noticeable difference between the standard 35W kit and the 55W kit at HIDextra?

I read on the forum that I should get the relay harness but do I need the canceller?

Here are the kits I'm looking at:
http://www.hidextra.com/d2r-d2s

thanks
I running with 55w 6k pure white, headlights & foglights. Wired foglights seprate so at night, i just run foglights it brightens everything in front of you. But have to upgrade the harness to.
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 10:59 PM
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I'm running the slim ballast 6000k HID kit for our fog lights. Probably 35w cuz it was the 2nd cheapest. There's a hint of blue on the fog, and a noticeable blue light on the road. Overall, i'm very happy with them! just whenever i see a police officer (which i do 2-3 times a day) I freak out if I have them on.
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 03:27 AM
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make sure the headlights are perfectly aimed with 55s! maybe a bit low

they are blinders to oncoming traffic and a great reason for The Law to have a chat with you

5k color gives the most useable light for your eyes: to pick out objects on the road

stock is 4300, I had 6 and 5 works better overall
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 03:29 AM
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No on the Cancellor

Yes the 16$ relay kit is a good idea, but remains optional
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 03:07 PM
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thanks for all the replies

I ended up buying the 55s with 6000k yesterday
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 10:09 PM
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You'll like them I installed them on a g35 really great output....you light up road signs really cool too. An interesting reflection.
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Old Nov 22, 2011 | 09:19 AM
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55w.
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 11:36 AM
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I just bought the D2R bulb pair from HIDextra for my 02 tls. Did I need some kind of kit or am I good just changing the bulbs out?
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 11:41 AM
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Just swap the bulbs. No ballast needed.
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 12:23 PM
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i ended up cancelling my order from hidextra after seeing a few posts on here talking about the philips bulbs being better. I didnt think the price was that bad for oem at $40 a piece off amazon.
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 02:45 PM
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When you get them, look on hidbulbzrus to see if they are fakes. Their sight shows real and fake side by side. I wish I had known there were so many fakes on ebay; I recently found out that the pair I bought for stock are knock- offs and I don't remember who I bought them from.
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 02:33 PM
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thanks for the heads up. Id be pissed if I got fake philips bulbs off amazon.
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