My OEM ballast & ignitor got short circuited, but I was just 2 months over warrenty. So instead of replacing it at the dealer, I got a complete aftermarket kit instead.

Here is a comparison pic between aftermarket (left) and OEM (right). The aftermarket kit that I got is from McCulloch and the bulbs are 6000k D2S. I love how there's a slight tint of blue!


The rusted oem ballast


Mounted the new ballasts right on top of the existing ballasts (the OEM ballast covers a big hole at the bottom of the headlight housing, and I didn't want to bother covering it up with something else...so just stuck the new ballast on top...)

 

how much did the whole set up run you?

 

looks hot!!

 

the dealer quoted me $1200 CDN for 1 oem ballast, 1 oem d2r bulb, and install.

I got the aftermarket set (2 McCulloch ballasts & ignitor, 2 McCulloch 6000k D2S bulbs, and install from some guy) for $600 CDN

 

i think aftermarket is on the right and oem is on the left. i like that tint. how is it at night. is it any harder to see? i blew my headlight ballast as well. i think i mite just get the 6000K kit as well

 

Sorry for the confusion, I meant in the picture, aftermarket is on the left, OEM is on the right.

i.e. Aftermarket is on passenger-side headlight, OEM is on driver-side headlight


so far at night, i don't notice a difference, except that everything looks whiter
keep in mind that the bulbs are D2S

 

i dont know about HID's to much. i think we have D2R stock rite? are the D2S brigher? are they different construction wise??

 

Our HID uses D2R bulbs. The D2S bulbs are made for projectors, however you can make a slight modification on the base of the bulb to make it fit to our housing. As for the brightness between the two, people claim that the D2S are brighter, but IMHO they look pretty much the same.

 

Don't and won't you blind on coming traffic with the D2S since they are made for projectors and the D2R are made for the stock TL housing? I don't know too much about HID either that is why I am asking.

 

yea..there will definitely more glare from the d2s bulb, you may want to adjust the headlights so they point down a little more...but it's up to you...you don't want to be blinding oncoming traffic...i have the same mcculloch kit, but in my fogs

 

well, the beam pattern looks comparable to stock (with a relatively sharp cutoff like stock) and i didn't touch the aiming bolt... it looks like its at the same level as before when i aim it at my garage door...doesn't seem to have much glare to me...

 

looks nice!! when my oem ones die out im gonna go for 6000k kits too

 

but i wanna get 8000k instead i want a more blue tone to it like the audi's have.....they make the ladies go

 

The D2S's are not corrected, the projector that they're made for corrects the light. I have a D2S in my passanger side H/L and I don't really like it it has a "halo" looking beam patern instead of the flat line but it is a tiny bit brighter.

Oh yeah, your 6000k's look sweet.

 

with D2S, there's no more cutoff line so there is alot more glare and 2 hot spots..... stick with D2R but do upgrade to 6000k cuz they look sweet!!

 

the d2r has a rectangle painted on the top of the glass tube that i guess lowers the light output to make them suitable for d2r.