BIGWZ Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 6000 35W put in last night! love them!! will get some pictures today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue GT Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 It's crazy how much you can see the return wire in the bulb on kits, looking at most of these pics it has really jumped out at me. I had a DDM 35w 5000k kit in my '05 till a ballast blew, now i'm thinking a partial retro with ds2 bulbs and i just need to find adapters. EVERYBODY FILL YOUR SQUIRREL FINDERS!! glare = bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 adapters are on hidplanet.com OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Don't forget to color mod! http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u280/garrett804/3washers4.jpg OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc0220k Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Don't forget to color mod! color mod? mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finse Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 MiniStiGuy, what ballasts are you running on your retro? +1 on filling the squirrel finders I'll try and get some shots of my setup, I just need to do a re-aim first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 MiniStiGuy, what ballasts are you running on your retro? +1 on filling the squirrel finders I'll try and get some shots of my setup, I just need to do a re-aim first! Right now I have 55w DDM ballast but before that I was using some random 35w kit ballast. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc0220k Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 Don't forget to color mod! http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u280/garrett804/3washers4.jpg wow, beautiful light pattern/distribution ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigb3630123 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 this thread is making me purchase some HID's in the next week or so.... can't wait to take pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc0220k Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 this thread is making me purchase some HID's in the next week or so.... can't wait to take pictures as purpose of starting this thread, i hope we can help someone who is thinking/planning to buy HID. let he/she "preview" how the diff HID sys would look like on his/her legacy! so bigb3630123, at what "K" you are going to buy? at what "w"? from what i observe so far (i work at night shift, so 80% i drive at night), the brightness (on the road) btw 4300k and 5000k are very close if not brighter. but 5000k seems just slightly whiter. if i could go back, i would pick 55w 4300k. cheers, mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 if your gonna go back buy 55w 5k. the stock lens and spacing on the shielding creates more of a yellowing to the output so 4300 will have a very slight yellowing to it where as the 5k will be more white and 6k will have a slight blue to it. My cousin runs 55w 8k in his LGT and it is obviously more blue and not white at all. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc0220k Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 if your gonna go back buy 55w 5k. the stock lens and spacing on the shielding creates more of a yellowing to the output so 4300 will have a very slight yellowing to it where as the 5k will be more white and 6k will have a slight blue to it. My cousin runs 55w 8k in his LGT and it is obviously more blue and not white at all. no wonder, i have few friends (T5R, STi, TL, 325i) with same 4300k 35w, my light on the ground is the most yellowish one, but when step back and look toward to the headlight, we all about the same! ok, so what i can do? i 'd rotated the bulb, but looked no diff. shall i go for 5000k (but keep the 35w ballast) ? thanks MiniStiGuy (edited: if i recall correct, 325i should be euqiped with 4100k, and its light on the ground and mine are the most closest pair. but his still a bit more white than mine! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc0220k Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 6000 35W put in last night! love them!! will get some pictures today picture please? coz i'm thinking to switch mine to 5000k (from 4300k). thanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc0220k Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 My cousin runs 55w 8k in his LGT and it is obviously more blue and not white at all. which brand please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 no wonder, i have few friends (T5R, STi, TL, 325i) with same 4300k 35w, my light on the ground is the most yellowish one, but when step back and look toward to the headlight, we all about the same! ok, so what i can do? i 'd rotated the bulb, but looked no diff. shall i go for 5000k (but keep the 35w ballast) ? thanks MiniStiGuy (edited: if i recall correct, 325i should be euqiped with 4100k, and its light on the ground and mine are the most closest pair. but his still a bit more white than mine! ) Most BMW's come with Osram bulbs which are rated at ~4100k. The reason the legacy looks slightly yellow is due to the lens and focal pattern of the projector bowl. Our lenses are fresnal so the light disipates with variations as it outputs through the lens. That with the increased central focal of the the light gives off the appearance of an even yellowier colour. There isn't much way around it with a stock setup other than to go with a higher rated Kelvin bulb. I myself run Phillips 85122+ bulbs which are rated at 5k and that picture i put up earlier is with them running on 35w ballast. The new 55w ballast I have give them a more energy throughput thus a colour change that will happen with any increase in power. I think a 6k 55w setup would probably satisfy most people while giving the same output of lumens as a 35w 4300k or 5k setup. I'll try to get out tomorrow night with my cousin and do a comparo shot of my retro and his kit. We just have to find somewhere around here to do it is the only thing holding us back. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 which brand please? We both have DDM 55w ballast but I run the Phillips bulbs for my retro and he has 8k 55w DDM bulbs. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finse Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 It seems like it took me long enough to get my headlight re-aim done again, but its done and here are some pics. I am running with DDM 4500K bulbs, Xtec 35 watt ballasts and with Acura MDX optics. The cutoff picture is pretty close (10 ft), and I the car is aiming up. but it gives you an idea of the cutoff. Its a little less sharp due to some oxidation on the shield. The other pic is just in my ally here. Oddly enough, its one of the darker places near in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I went and took a bunch of comparo shots as well as car shots with my cousin over the weekend. We have to go through them all and I'll post them up once we do. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbastard Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Please do...since it is dark almost all the time I drive now I am looking into these again and am torm between doing a DDM 55W and 35W kit. Still not sure of the temps but if 35W probably 4300 and if 55W probably 5000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 going through them tonight. They'll be up shortly. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 hopefully this one works. RX330's http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/4091165635_dc90bf0f35_b.jpg And Stock housings http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2427/4091166249_646989c7ed_b.jpg OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Stock Housings http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2662/4091164929_216af8dace_b.jpg RX330's http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2552/4091164159_92ae1e132d_b.jpg OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 And here is the pics taken with my camera and not my cousins. Double Comparo to show ground coverage. http://i35.tinypic.com/34o2a9s.jpg And the cars. http://i38.tinypic.com/nbf09h.jpg OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finse Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 And the cars. http://i38.tinypic.com/nbf09h.jpg This is a sweet pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Here's the lights turned on. http://i34.tinypic.com/b7b341.jpg http://i34.tinypic.com/99igis.jpg OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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