Ddm 8500k hids kit!

[chrisc60]

There is a reason it's hard to find lots of pics of that temperature, nobody wants to brag about it!

Your first post talked about poor OEM output and you wanted a tint of blue. Your kit is going to give poor output and more than a tint of blue.

It will appear bright, in the foreground. The throw isnt going to be all that great. The light spectrum you opted for doesn't do well at a distance. When the roads are wet, it's going to be way worse.

Here is a 5500 Kelvin bulb paired with a 35 watt ballast. It's blue.



Here is the same 5500 with a 4300 overlay


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I have to disagree; my bulbs are 8000k (as shown above) and the distance I can see clearly and clarity is much better than my stock halogens were. They may have have been even better if I'd gone with 6000k, but they're still a major improvement.-Chris

Apparently im not a real person and i dont know what im doing lol thanks bud! Nah i dont care.

I like the look of the blue in the headlights and thats all there is to it.

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[Bdersch]

I have to disagree; my bulbs are 8000k (as shown above) and the distance I can see clearly and clarity is much better than my stock halogens were. They may have have been even better if I'd gone with 6000k, but they're still a major improvement.-Chris



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Those 5500k are actually a little blue yes i agree. Idk.. I like the look of the 8000k LEDs (by the way where did you get those? i dont see them on the OPT7 website). I understand that 6000k and 8000k will decrease output due to the temperature... I guess im barking up the wrong tree here. I want better output with blue tint... If y'all are trying to tell me that doesnt exist then i will settle for 5000k or 6000k HIDS.

 

[7777xm]

For what you're looking for, 6500 with a 50w ballast or 5500 with a 35w ballast will give you the improvements and tint your looking for

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[Bdersch]

For what you're looking for, 6500 with a 50w ballast or 5500 with a 35w ballast will give you the improvements and tint your looking for

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Thank you

 

[chrisc60]

Those 5500k are actually a little blue yes i agree. Idk.. I like the look of the 8000k LEDs (by the way where did you get those? i dont see them on the OPT7 website). I understand that 6000k and 8000k will decrease output due to the temperature... I guess im barking up the wrong tree here. I want better output with blue tint... If y'all are trying to tell me that doesnt exist then i will settle for 5000k or 6000k HIDS.

That's because they're hid's. 35watt slim ballast kit with 8000k's; only $40 on Amazon. - Chris

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[Bdersch]

That's because they're hid's. 35watt slim ballast kit with 8000k's; only $40 on Amazon. - Chris

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Oh i thought you said you had LED bulbs?

 

[chrisc60]

Oh i thought you said you had LED bulbs?

No - just said they were 8000k's. Didn't you start this thread as "DDM hid kit" LoL

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[Bdersch]

No - just said they were 8000k's. Didn't you start this thread as "DDM hid kit" LoL

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I DID! lol I see my confusion now... you said its an OPT7 8000k kit... i knew they made LED bulbs guess i assumed they were LED not HID. My bad!

 

[blackbetty14]

Apparently im not a real person and i dont know what im doing lol thanks bud! Nah i dont care.

I like the look of the blue in the headlights and thats all there is to it.

Says everything right here. You complain about light output first, then don't want to actually increase useable light with a projector upgrade (Swap $130 projectors into your stockers) by projecting the light below a cutoff line providing clear view for oncoming drivers... so instead throw an illegal PNP HID kit with shotty 8500k light color/output into a stock shotty reflective housing. Providing less useable light than a stock halogen bulb all while blinding oncoming drivers. I can only hope you receive tickets to the point that you remove the cheap HIDs and do a correct swap which costs you more in the long run or you can't see well enough to crash into something thus costing you more money. Your not doing one positive thing by throwing a 8500k HId kit into a reflector housing but getting a color that you like...

The only good news is that I'll prob never run into you and thus won't be affected by your decision.

 

[blackbetty14]

For what you're looking for, 6500 with a 50w ballast or 5500 with a 35w ballast will give you the improvements and tint your looking for

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6500 with 50w reduces kelvin temp by 1k... 5500 is no where near blue, more like pure white and possibly a spec of blue, 6000 with 35w is white with a very light hint of blue. 8k with 35w will give him blue or you will need a 8500-9k with a 50w kit to get a true 8k. 10k with 35w is deep blue and 10k with 50w will be very blue but prob closer to 8k.

Nothing said here is correct. You posted the highest possible temp ranges for useable output of both 50 and 35w kits. You need 8k minimum even with a 50w kit to show any real blue.

 

[Hemipower392]

I got a headache from reading this

 

[blackbetty14]

This thread is a waist. OP wants too many different things and too much miss information. I can only hope some been doesn't read this thread and not heed the warnings.

1.) 8k LED or HID is the same color first off, doesn't matter the light source, the color temp determines the color not the source. 50w only changes color due to heat by overdriving the bulb. A 50w bulb won't change color per day... but 50w bulbs are very far and few between and everyone sells 35w even if they are stated as 50w.

2.) more light output without negative affects is a projector retrofit which the OP didn't want to do.

3.) a PNP HID kit in a reflective housing is a Nono... sure the lights will be brighter by default esp if between 4200-6k but the light goes everywhere and thus actually reduces vision and distance viewing.

4.) HID kids are not all the same. Bulb quality and accuracy of the salts etc is very hard to do. A cheap ballast prob doesn't actually put out the claimed wattage and is prob much less. So a cheap $40 HID ballast will be less bright than a high quality ballast and bulb even if color and wattage are the same. Then to dive in deeper the difference between DC ballasts vs AC and other things. Consider all aftermarket stuff to be of much lesser quality and expect huge differences in claimed wattage and color even within the same kit. It's very common to get a 6k kit and get 2 bulbs and one be like a 8k color and the other like a 5k. Aftermarket is not like OEM HID.

5.) lumens... only good when it's put where it's needed. HID bulbs are different than halogen. Basically swapping out the bulbs like in a PNP will net lots of stray light. This light blinds others and will also hurt your night vision and distance viewing. Too much foreground lighting hurts distance. Also too much light will limit how much you can actually see as your eyes adjust to the brightness.

6.) it's illegal to run HIDs in a non HID projector or HID reflector (Not many that I'm aware of). The reason is the safety of other drivers and their ability to see with the glare your putting off and then the time for their eyes to adjust back after you pass.

 

[chrisc60]

I DID! lol I see my confusion now... you said its an OPT7 8000k kit... i knew they made LED bulbs guess i assumed they were LED not HID. My bad!

BTW- this "blackbetty" seems to have anger issues. I wouldn't take it to heart. You were just looking for feedback, from what I can tell.

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[Bdersch]

Says everything right here. You complain about light output first, then don't want to actually increase useable light with a projector upgrade (Swap $130 projectors into your stockers) by projecting the light below a cutoff line providing clear view for oncoming drivers... so instead throw an illegal PNP HID kit with shotty 8500k light color/output into a stock shotty reflective housing. Providing less useable light than a stock halogen bulb all while blinding oncoming drivers. I can only hope you receive tickets to the point that you remove the cheap HIDs and do a correct swap which costs you more in the long run or you can't see well enough to crash into something thus costing you more money. Your not doing one positive thing by throwing a 8500k HId kit into a reflector housing but getting a color that you like...

The only good news is that I'll prob never run into you and thus won't be affected by your decision.

Dang someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today... it's kind of ridiculous that you would wish someone to crash their vehicle because you disagree with what they want for their vehicle. So for that you can ****.

In the end I would love projectors but I don't see why I would spend $600+ on a pair of headlights. Anyways I guess I'm just not going to get HIDS

 

[Bdersch]

BTW- this "blackbetty" seems to have anger issues. I wouldn't take it to heart. You were just looking for feedback, from what I can tell.

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Yes I was looking for advice, opinions and tips etc... Wasn't looking for all the negativity. Apparently he is the God of headlights and no one but him is right.

 

[7777xm]

It's 2:15, I'm up, I have a power supply, and FX-R projector, a 35 watt ballast, a 50 watt ballast, 3 brand new D2S bulbs, 4500, 5500, 6500, and a camera in manual mode.

Since someone here wanted to call me out, I'll put my money on the table and produce results.

More to come shortly...

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[Hemipower392]

It's 2:15, I'm up, I have a power supply, and FX-R projector, a 35 watt ballast, a 50 watt ballast, 3 brand new D2S bulbs, 4500, 5500, 6500, and a camera in manual mode.

Since someone here wanted to call me out, I'll put my money on the table and produce results.

More to come shortly...

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Bold

 

[Bdersch]

It's 2:15, I'm up, I have a power supply, and FX-R projector, a 35 watt ballast, a 50 watt ballast, 3 brand new D2S bulbs, 4500, 5500, 6500, and a camera in manual mode.

Since someone here wanted to call me out, I'll put my money on the table and produce results.

More to come shortly...

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Get it!

 

[7777xm]

If I had the time, I would have edited the exposure on all. These all were taken with the same manual settings and the exposure step at -2. White balance was manually set.

A 50 watt ballast will generally bring the temperature down about a 1000k...

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[Rzrman328]

?...but I don't see why I would spend $600+ on a pair of headlights.

Dude....you don't have to drop $600+.

Like blackbetty said.....you can swap in projectors for $130 or even cheaper if you want.

My projectors were like $35 off amazon lol

Ever had some douche-kanoosh (proper spelling btw) drive up behind you with bright ass HIDS in reflector housings? It's annoying as **** and shows that the driver was either A) a tad bit lazy B) tad bit broke or C)both.

You can still do the HID's just do it the right way brother