Comparing HID (35W) to HID (50W) 56k warning!

[philosophicaljt]

I just installed some HID's that say they are 55W, but I am pretty sure they are 50W, but either way there is a huge difference over the much more common 35w hid kit that is all over ebay.

I bought an APEXCONE 55Watt HID kit from http://www.therpmstore.com/product_info ... cts_id=336.

I removed the 35w HID installed on the passenger side. Then the ballast. I then installed the new 55w bulb and ballast. I kept the 35w kit installed on the drivers side for comparision. I turned on the car. Let it run for a couple minutes. Then turned on the headlights. Here are the results, (I will post more later tonight):





you can barely even tell the drivers side headlight is on!

(This is with stock headlights by the way, not the modified's I am still working on)

[iinokturnolii]

nice... dood, you spend so much time and $ on perfecting your headlights

[SolaraBlue]

do you have a night comparison?

[philosophicaljt]

^^Its not dark yet. Only 6:10pm here in ohio. I might have some night shots up here in an hour.

and yes, I spend a lot of money on lighting. Its a huge thing to me, lol. But I figured even for $145, if it sucks, its not a huge loss, at least I have a backup kit ready to go.

[philosophicaljt]

update: getting darker. I moved the car closer to get better shots. I am not a patient person, and am just going to install the other kit now.






This is exactly Why I suggest bending the projector tab inward. When I actually finish my other set of headlights, I will take comparision pics of the cutoff line and glare.

another update: wow. I am pretty sure that these are going to be too bright, lol. Its 7:36pm here, and I took it for a drive, and the road is already incredibly lit up. Brighter than even my 07 solara OEM HID'S! I am pretty sure the glare is going to be WAY too much in these stock halogen projectors. I will try and put them in the 07 HID solaras, but i doubt it will turn out well, as the bulb won't fit.

[philosophicaljt]

One more Update:







more coming.

[woa_its_j3ff]

^WOW .. that is bright but maybe overkill?
I kinda like it though man.

[philosophicaljt]

Finally:

[woa_its_j3ff]

looks good man, but I hope cops wont give you trouble for it.

[philosophicaljt]

^^I am not keeping that kit in. I am swapping in my 07 HID's with modified projectors eventually. I just don't have time, lol.

[Projex0]

hey philosophicaljt what are you ganna do with your original headlights since you are doing a retro with your other set?

[philosophicaljt]

strip the projectors out and retro them into the fog lights

[SleeperSolara]

Very nice man.
Can't wait til i get my E46 bi-xenon projectors retro-ed to my Gen1 headlights.
Hoorah for 4300K bulbs.

[Projex0]

strip the projectors out and retro them into the fog lights

sorry for the thred jack but you want to sell me the headlights then if your going to take the H11 projector out anyways(how the condition of them)

[philosophicaljt]

^^Sure. Can a mod erase all this? We can take this to PM