I want brighter headlights, will this work?
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the box said 35 watt. the stock headlights are 55 watt low 65 watt high. i had left the lights on for a half hour and the lens didnt get any hotter than with standard bulbs. if you use a hid kit bigger than 8000k thats when you start melting lenses etc.on the gen three rams you may have to use a relay kit. i think i paid 130.00 for the kit with shipping. the only bad side is it's cheaper to buy another kit than it is to get a replacement bulb
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beeker I'm not sure if you have ever ran 8k HID's, but none I have ever seen have been close to purple,
8k is blue
6k is a white with a tad bit of shade to it, this is what I run in my projectors
5k is a pure white
4300 is a bright white and what most factory HID's come with
I would reccomend anything up to 6k unless your doing it for color reasons, 4300 or 5k are good if you want it to look like a factory setup
The site given would be a good place to get the projectors to retrofit your lights, but your better off not spending $150 on the HID kit you can pick a kit for the price of quality halogens. DDM has them for a little less than $50 and come with a lifetime warranty, no point in throwing away cash.
8k is blue
6k is a white with a tad bit of shade to it, this is what I run in my projectors
5k is a pure white
4300 is a bright white and what most factory HID's come with
I would reccomend anything up to 6k unless your doing it for color reasons, 4300 or 5k are good if you want it to look like a factory setup
The site given would be a good place to get the projectors to retrofit your lights, but your better off not spending $150 on the HID kit you can pick a kit for the price of quality halogens. DDM has them for a little less than $50 and come with a lifetime warranty, no point in throwing away cash.
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So it sounds like I am in the same situation as Aero...I want a simple solution to more light at night...besides cleaning the lens and adding fog lights. It seems like the HID kit is not very expensive and they are brighter and more durable than halogen bulbs. However, the HID take a minute or two to warm up to full brightness.
The color nearest 4300k will provide the most visibility...a halogen is around 2,300k. When you go over 4300k (like up to 8000k) you are losing visibility but getting a different color...depends on what is more important to you, looks or function.
I also think that if you get HID, you should get a good quality one and have it set properly so that you are not blinding on coming traffic, which seems to be a complaint of other people.
The color nearest 4300k will provide the most visibility...a halogen is around 2,300k. When you go over 4300k (like up to 8000k) you are losing visibility but getting a different color...depends on what is more important to you, looks or function.
I also think that if you get HID, you should get a good quality one and have it set properly so that you are not blinding on coming traffic, which seems to be a complaint of other people.
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[quote=redheadhunter21;2624378]beeker I'm not sure if you have ever ran 8k HID's, but none I have ever seen have been close to purple,
8k is blue]
You're right 8000K is blue.
Another thing to consider is that the HID bulbs turn even more blue as they age. The 4300K which have a faint hint of blue when brand new will be closer to 5000K after a few years.
8k is blue]
You're right 8000K is blue.
Another thing to consider is that the HID bulbs turn even more blue as they age. The 4300K which have a faint hint of blue when brand new will be closer to 5000K after a few years.
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So are you saying that you need the whole new lens as well...or is housing different than lens?
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i never checked the voltage at the headlights with the engine running.i know the 90 96 chev trucks only had around ten volts. when you put the relay kits in to get 14 volts it helped out lots. maybe a relay kit and some night hawk bulbs would work? a good set of driving lights as back up couldnt hurt