im going to hope nothing happens to my housings when i get the 55w...im also probably going to get an hid kit for my fogs...

is anyone running 55w for both headlight and foglights?

 

I've been told that upgrading to hids in any car that didn't come with them is illegal.

 

i dont care about the legality of upgrading to 55w...i just want some reassurance that my housings wont melt!

 

Ive said it many times, your housings will not melt. My headlight are set to auto, so my 55w kit is on every time i drive my car. I also have painted housings. No problems thus far.

 

yeah and i believe it...i just want to see if anyone else has done this...

would you happen to have any pics of your car at night with just headlights on?

 

No, but i'll get you one in the next couple of days.

 

awesome ill be waiting. lol thanks man!

 

bump bump

 

I am running Digital HID 55w 6000k D2s on my JDM evo headlights. No problems for over a year.

Its not the slim kit size but regular brick size =]

 

nice...im going to get the DDM slim ones...when i get them ill post an install...

to those that run aftermarket hid's on evos that came with OEM ones can you add anything about how the install went? is there any splicing to do?

 

55W halogens wont melt your housings....so 55W HID wont either (they actually run cooler)

 

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proof?

 

55w hids are more bright than 35w hid but generate more heat so 55w Kits are not recommended for smaller fog light housings because they tend to concentrate a large amount of heat in a small area.. and might melt your bulbs....
if you install 35w bulbs on 55w ballast, no doubt your bulb might be burnt...

i highly recommend you to read the difference between them before you get the right hid kit
http://www.vvme.com/page.html?chapter=1&id=33

whether you choose 35w or 55w kit has nothing to do with your bulbs....

as for most cars , if 35w can work well , then 55w can work on your car lights too and 55w make your headlights more brighter .....

however, it only matters that you choose 55w ballast but not you must choose digital ballast... anyhow, 55w digital ballast is better choice, i think..

if your car has auto computer system (can-bus system), and some can-bus system restrict you only can install 35w kit, then if you install 55w kit the system will send out error info... if your can-bus system doesnt have limit about 35w or 55w, you can choose 55w kit with 55w digital ballast to make ur headlights more bright......

 

stock evo fogs are 55w halogens (read the bulb) I have ddmtuning slim 3k 55w in my fogs and i'm thinking of upgrading my low beams to 55w 5k slims.

 

Do we need to run a relay with the 55w ballasts? I don't currently run one with my 35w system, but i'm retrofitting to Acura TSX Projectors and upgrading to a 55w digital ballast and bulb (6000k). I ordered the relay harness, just-in-case, but i would rather not use it if i don't have to.