HID installed! :)

[Rick L]

After long wait from DDM Tuning, HID kit finally came and just installed today. :D Low beam is 8000k 55w and fog light is 6000k 35w. And NO ERROR MESSAGE. :) It is noticeably brighter. I might need to adjust the lights a bit. Don't want to blind oncoming traffic. :p

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[Scott C]

I like the last picture!

Hard to tell what the difference is head on...

Looks like the fogs really help out - mine are stock and kind of worthless.

After you recheck your lights, drive a few weeks and see how many people flash lights at you. I have had my HID low beams for at least 2 years (35W) and only 1 time did i get flashed. I have new housings and adjusted them slightly down and to right to minimize impact to oncoming traffic.

That last picture makes me want to change my HID's to 55W! and my fogs to HID!

Congrats,
Scott

[BigKriss]

Hi Rick, is there a link where you purchased them from?

[Rick L]

Hi Scott,

Thanks. By looking at my car directly from the front (especially from a distant, lights are blinding). It is definitely brighter. If you look at the second from the last picture, where I took the picture from far away, you can see the brightness difference from my 100w spot-light mounted on the side of the garage to the head lights + fog lights of my car. Of course, spot lights are not pointing directly at me but still you can see the contrast. I would need to adjust for sure. I think fog lights make a difference. Fog lights brighten the surrounds (sides) where as the head lights seem more directional. Nowadays, HID kits are sooo cheap. It makes sense to do both head lights + fog lights. ;)

Rick


I like the last picture!

Hard to tell what the difference is head on...

Looks like the fogs really help out - mine are stock and kind of worthless.

After you recheck your lights, drive a few weeks and see how many people flash lights at you. I have had my HID low beams for at least 2 years (35W) and only 1 time did i get flashed. I have new housings and adjusted them slightly down and to right to minimize impact to oncoming traffic.

That last picture makes me want to change my HID's to 55W! and my fogs to HID!

Congrats,
Scott

[Rick L]

Hi BigKriss,

Click the link below. I paid total price of $85 (55w low-beam HID kit + 35w fog-light HID kit + shipping).

http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=85&pg=1

I got the full ballast instead of slim. No error message! :)

Rick



Hi Rick, is there a link where you purchased them from?

[BennyM]

Maybe I'm the only one who noticed this, but with HID and fogs on, the foreground often seems so bright that it overpowers the light output farther down the road, making it harder to see what you're approaching, especially when the roads are white with salt or snow. I think one key thing that people overlook is that the placement of the light is as important or more important than the brightness. Aiming that intense light farther down only increases your own glare and your chances of over-driving your own lights. I find that I actually use my fog lights less now that I converted to HID. That being said, they sure do look cool.


I like the last picture!

Hard to tell what the difference is head on...

Looks like the fogs really help out - mine are stock and kind of worthless.

After you recheck your lights, drive a few weeks and see how many people flash lights at you. I have had my HID low beams for at least 2 years (35W) and only 1 time did i get flashed. I have new housings and adjusted them slightly down and to right to minimize impact to oncoming traffic.

That last picture makes me want to change my HID's to 55W! and my fogs to HID!

Congrats,
Scott

[BigKriss]

Thanks Rick. Those prices are seem really cheap. I'm after some low beam "euro" projectors (lenses) as one is cracked. What is the best ones to purchase in terms of value for money for e34's?

[Rick L]

Looks like you have smiley ellipsoid headlights from your sig. I see many on ebay but you should keep original by replacing just the crack lens. Not sure on quality on some of these stuff on ebay.


Thanks Rick. Those prices are seem really cheap. I'm after some low beam "euro" projectors (lenses) as one is cracked. What is the best ones to purchase in terms of value for money for e34's?

[BigKriss]

Okay thanks Rick. I will look around.
Australian cars are like the european variety so most (ALL) had smiley projectors.


Looks like you have smiley ellipsoid headlights from your sig. I see many on ebay but you should keep original by replacing just the crack lens. Not sure on quality on some of these stuff on ebay.

[SnakeyesTx]

Blinding others? Hell you're gonna blind yourself off that snow :p

[Rick L]

LOL... :p


blinding others? Hell you're gonna blind yourself off that snow :p

[Luftpost]

What I ordered from DDM:
Apexcone Raptor 55w, 6000k big ballast.

I too waited a couple of weeks for my delivery, but they did finally arrive. Installation was straight forward. I used the online instructions over the paper instruction included with the kit. Online has pictures, and you know what they say about pictures....

My first impression is that they are definitely brighter than than the stock lights (I have projectors btw). Street signs are MUCH more visible. The difference is very obvious when driving next to another car and comparing the light output and pattern.

They are a bit bluer (not ricer though) than I would like, certainly tolerable, but if I were to do it again, I would order the 4500K.

No error messages what so ever.

The kit includes some extra connectors which are not required for our install. It is a bit of a trick finding a good location to place the big ballasts. The extra connectors could be used to lengthen the stock wire bundle, giving you more options on where to place the ballasts. I used double sided tape from 3m, not the stuff included with the kit. I had read somewhere it was not the highest quality.

Happy with them, and will probably do my fogs in the near future, though they will be 35w, 3500k.

Great bang for the buck!