I ordered the 35w 6000k kit last night. This will be my first experience with hid's so I'm not sure what to expect as far as brightness. Thanks everyone for your help!

 

for reference on my fogs these are 55 watt 6000k, since you ordered 35 watt expect less output and a more bluish color. and these are just foglights on, no headlight output in this pic

 

Nate, thank you for the reference picture. All I'm hoping is for them to be brighter than the silverstar bulbs I have in the fogs now.

Where are guys mounting the ballasts at???

 

I mounted my ballasts on the frame above the fog lights with double sided 3M tape and zap straps. Your ballast may come with a mounting bracket that you can bolt to the frame using a self tapping metal screw rather than using tape. Just make sure the connections on the ballast are facing down so if any water gets on them it will run off and not get into the connections.

 

Halogen Silverstar 9006 bulbs put out about 1000 lumens. Your HID 6000k bulbs with 35w ballasts should produce 3000 lumens. If they aren't brighter than your silverstars something is very wrong!

 

Thank you for the picture, Dave!

I'm sure they'll be brighter, I just don't know exactly what they're going to look like. The few people I know who have HID's all have the blue-as-hell ones and I didn't want that. Just hope it won't look too tacky with the silverstar headlights and HID fogs lol, gotta do what I can afford at the moment.

I keep thinking "should i have ordered 55w instead?" lol

 

Just make sure you buy them from a reputable vendor... Personally I like "The Retrofit Source"

Only had one problem out of about 80 kits I've installed from them, and they sent new ones out on next day air free of charge to fix that one bad set.

Give their site a search you might be more inclined to go with them over a kit made in China...

The best Ballasts I've ever used were made in Japan, so I'll swear by Morimoto Ballasts.

 

well had the truck warming up last night and one off my fogs was off, checked it on the road after 5 mins of driving, loose connection i gotta find now ugh.

 

Most common to disconnect is the ground and the ballast connector.... happy hunting!

 

Happy hunting! My kit just arrived today, so i will attempt my first hid install either tonight or in the morning.