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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 08:46 AM
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New HID's?

So my ballasts and Bulbs went bad a few months ago and im finally getting around to replacing them. I dont know which ballasts kit to get for it. I dont know anything about them but want good ones that wont **** the bed in 2 years. I plan on putting 8K bulbs in them so im assuming i should go with the 55W?
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 10:27 AM
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1. 8k bulbs are a waste. Anything over 5k will have worse light output at night. Plus 8k looks dumb

2. www.theretrofitsource.com is my recommendation. great guys, great products. ddm is what a lot of other people will swear by
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 10:32 AM
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Okay ill look into it..i was thinking just for fun to throw some 20k in it!
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 05:08 PM
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Troll I sense...
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 05:26 AM
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lol im also ordering a set of 8K bulbs incase i dont like the 20k...could look pretty good with thqat dark of blue
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 08:38 AM
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lol im also ordering a set of 8K bulbs incase i dont like the 20k...could look pretty good with thqat dark of blue
Both of these ideas are terrible.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 08:44 AM
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4.3k = best
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 08:56 AM
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I dont see why its a terrible idea being different from every other evo with 6-8k lights.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Section518EVO
I dont see why its a terrible idea being different from every other evo with 6-8k lights.
Because when you add rain and night into the mix good luck having any visibility when driving. I get more compliments on my 4.3 K Lights then when i had the 8K plus I see everything in front of me.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 12:34 PM
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anything above 5k, visibility drops down. 20k you might as well just use a single AA flashlight for visibility as it'll be better. Even 6k has noticeably less light output than 5k, 8k is going to be terrible either way.

There's a reason that BMW/Mercedes/Lexus/etc use 4100k-4300k bulbs with their HID setups, and it's not for looks.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 06:09 PM
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20k you might as well just use a single AA flashlight for visibility as it'll be better. .
Haha !

Please don't do it OP
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