RayC Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Yes, and no it wasn't raining. We had a crazy amount of rain friday / saturday / sunday but yesterday and today were dry. I'll double check the wiring tomorrow when i get a chance. It's frivolously easy, but i'm also trying to get the autocross car ready for the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceBruce Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 the only other thing of note is that each morning when i start the car, the lights turn on and flash very bright, then dim, and come back up after a couple seconds. I figured this was normal; but now i'm not sure. That's normal as far as i know. I put the DDM slim ballast kit on my 08 cbr 600rr and it did that every time i started it. That's what i'm basing my opinion on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucas569 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmhm17 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 hey i got my hid's in yesterday, i whent to go takel this and grabed the wrong size hole saw (too big) and screwed the whole project up - so now im waiting to get new dust caps from subie. my question is there is this black peice thats on the harness after the gromet right before the protective cap that i cant figure out if i need it or not, but theres no way its fitting through a 1" hole in the dust cap. anyone know if and how im suposed to remove the black peice, im at work now i can get pics of it in a couple days if need be, but if all the kits are the same yall should know what im talking about.. im assuming i remove it but the plastic is pretty industrial i would need a dremel to cut it off.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istealfrombums Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 The black plastic piece and the remaining clear plastic cover are not needed. I just broke mine off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmhm17 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 k, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenryiv1 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 After speaking with some of the folks over at DDM Tuning, I decided to go with the 55 watt setup over the 35 watt setup for a few reasons. The 55w ballasts are slightly larger than the 35w ballasts because the components are built better so as to sustain the increased electrical demands. This post is about 18 pages late, but I had a similar discussion with DDM about their original (non-Raptor) ApexCone HIDs, and posted my review here. After a year of running them and occasionally leaving the headlight switch in the "on" position, I have never had a failure-to-fire out of the 55W ApexCone kit. (Knock on wood.) http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/review-apexcone-55w-hid-08-107382.html?t=107382 Good to hear that your experience is the same. Patrick Looking for spacers or adapters to install aftermarket speakers in the doors of your Legacy? CLICK HERE or PM me! http://www.carstereoadapters.com./ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonytanaka Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I just bough a set of the 55w 6000k hid's and i am very pleased so far. Super fast shipping (2 days and im from north dakota!) I have come across a small problem though. It seems as the my passenger side bulb seems to not be as bright as my driver side. What is the reason for this? ballast issue? Bulb issue? electrical? Im a noob so any info will help. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenryiv1 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I just bough a set of the 55w 6000k hid's and i am very pleased so far. Super fast shipping (2 days and im from north dakota!) I have come across a small problem though. It seems as the my passenger side bulb seems to not be as bright as my driver side. What is the reason for this? ballast issue? Bulb issue? electrical? Im a noob so any info will help. Thanks Step 1: swap the bulbs side-for-side. If the problem moves, it is a bad bulb. If there is no change... Step 2: swap the ballasts side-for-side. If the problem moves, it is a bad ballast. If there is still no change... Step 3 is to use a relay harness to upgrade current to the far assembly. Current drops over distance, so some owners have had issues with the passenger light firing. Some others have had no such issue. I went with the relay harness right from the beginning, but others without the harness have had no issues. I went with the "better safe than sorry" approach to my initial install. Patrick Looking for spacers or adapters to install aftermarket speakers in the doors of your Legacy? CLICK HERE or PM me! http://www.carstereoadapters.com./ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbai007 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Does anyone have these on a 2010 legacy that would like to take some pictures of the spread and cutoff beam patter. I'm trying to see if its even worth ripping the headlight apart to do a full Retro? Also wondering if these are anything close to the OEM Phillips ballasts on most hid equipped vehicles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty2Hotty Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I dont know what it is with my slim ballasts... I started off with the wiring harness addon from the kickoff. Installed my 1st HID set on my subi, had problems with the driver ballast within 2weeks not firing up on the 1st try.. On/Off/On would usually fire it up. Swapped ballast from pass over to driver and works great first fire up like 4 different times so it wasnt the bulb. Got a new ballast one a week later, plugged it in. Drove for about 8days everything great and this one is totally out now, wont attempt to even flicker/ingite my bulb or anything. I think i might go with the Raptor V2 style since i never had problems with orginal/larger HIDs. This probably isnt caused by the harness either... Why? It happened/wouldnt ingnite with or without the harness using the oem wiring as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 ^ You say "probably isn't the harness" - but have you tried swapping that, or the potentially problematic relay, out? <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashdoggy Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Just a heads up, when they sent me the tracking number it read for fed ex. That was a mistake. It was actually shipped by usps. They said it was some kind of a glitch on the website. Peace out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadvw Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Ok, so my driver's side H7 died (again!). I'm expecting passenger side to go in 3-4 months. Figured it might be time to look into HID. What I like to do is leave my lights on all the time, since it's required by law now in CA when raining anyway, plus I just like to have my lights on all the time. One thread I read seemed to imply this is a no-no with HIDs? Do I need to turn off my lights everytime before I re-start the car? What about turning it off? I'll probably never remember to turn off my lights before I turn off the car.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskajoel Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 Ok, so my driver's side H7 died (again!). I'm expecting passenger side to go in 3-4 months. Figured it might be time to look into HID. What I like to do is leave my lights on all the time, since it's required by law now in CA when raining anyway, plus I just like to have my lights on all the time. One thread I read seemed to imply this is a no-no with HIDs? Do I need to turn off my lights everytime before I re-start the car? What about turning it off? I'll probably never remember to turn off my lights before I turn off the car.. I've had these for almost 5 months now, and always have my headlights on. I usually forget to turn them off, and have yet to encounter a problem. This type of laziness usually killed off my previous kits within a month or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinter Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Well I got the kit 2 weeks ago and went ahead and installed them today. Took about 3 hours for me but I could not figure out how to take the light bulb out from the protective case so I ended up breaking it as i wasn't sure what to do. Other then that all went ok and they work like a charm. Now I just gotta wait for night to see how cool they look. Where do most people hide the ballasts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceBruce Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 when i ordered them for 08 cbr 600 i broke the protective case. I think that's the only way to get it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpoff97 Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Well I got the kit 2 weeks ago and went ahead and installed them today. Took about 3 hours for me but I could not figure out how to take the light bulb out from the protective case so I ended up breaking it as i wasn't sure what to do. Other then that all went ok and they work like a charm. Now I just gotta wait for night to see how cool they look. Where do most people hide the ballasts? On the passenger side theres a flat area right under/next to the headlight. On the drivers side I put it near the battery, close to where the hood would close. At first I put it on top of the windshield washer tank but I saw some water on the ballast a few days later so I moved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman33 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I wonder if any of you have had the problem I'm having. My driver's side actually has a "yellowish" spot that shows up on a wall plus the illumination is actually less than my 35W ddm kit that I have on my bike. Very strange. I already submitted a ticket with DDM about it, but not sure why this would happen. Both lights have a slight yellowing that shows up, but especially the driver's side. I have a 6000k kit aswell. I'll post some pics here in a moment. Its hard to tell about the yellow due to the lighting correction on my camera. I do have a pic that I took head on from around 3-4 ft off the ground and it shows where the yellow comes out. Higher or lower than that level and the color looks right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman33 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Head On: Driver Light Covered: Passenger Light Covered: Car Kit: Yellow: Yellow2: 35W DDM Bike Kit: 35W DDM Bike Kit2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman33 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 As you can see, ofcourse the beam pattern on the bike is totally diff, but the illumination comparisons are there. The yellow tint is towards the walk way in the middle of the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceBruce Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 my 5000k kit on my bike had a little yellow spot i only saw when it reflected off the cars infront of me at like a stop light. i didnt bother to fix it since everything was still bright though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjr87 Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Just installed a 55w 6000k kit in my 08...so far so good and I didnt disable the DRL. I noticed they take a second to reach full brightness though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.sane Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 ^08-09 dont need to disable DRL since it doesnt use the low beam bulb for it like the 05-07 does. I just ordered a 55W 6000K kit for my 07 last night, having issues with my Alumina 35W kit right now. I'll report back once they arrive and installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman33 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 SRJ, are you getting the yellowish spot like I am on mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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