Drift Motion Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 heres a pic http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/8978/img3229u.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidWombat Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Yea, I decided to run 35w 3000k in the fogs, just haven't gotten around to ordering them yet. Question though. If I'm running 55w in the lows and 35w in the fogs, what type of relay wiring should I be running? Relays for both, relay for only the lows, or can you get away with nothing? 35W shouldn't need a relay. I just installed a kit in my 2009, when I pulled out the factory bulb it was 55W, so even with the surge current for starting it draws very close to the stock. On a side note, I'm not super happy with the 3000K fogs. There's too much blue resulting in a vaguely sickly green color (as least during the day). If I were doing it over again, I'd probably run 3000K 55W with a Lamin-X overlay. Or for the 2009, take the simple route and get a 55W HIR2 bulb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jproy12 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I'm about to order a kit for my fogs, 3000K, which one should I get? The 55w or 35w? I have an 06 LGT, which supposely are better fog lights. Will I need a harness for the 55w? How about the 35w? I'm ordering tonight, so need an answer fast! JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 55W HID in fog housing is not a good idea. Bulb will burn out kit fast because of the heat and you may case damage to the fog housing as well. We don't recommended. In fact we always recommend to people to get 35W HID and not 55W. Some want 55W so we have it but there's a reason why all OEM HID are 35W and not 55W. What about the new 50w setups? DL50's etc.... OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I'm about to order a kit for my fogs, 3000K, which one should I get? The 55w or 35w? I have an 06 LGT, which supposely are better fog lights. Will I need a harness for the 55w? How about the 35w? I'm ordering tonight, so need an answer fast! JP 35w for fogs. 55 for lows. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jproy12 Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 35w for fogs. 55 for lows. Thanks! JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeman Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 35W shouldn't need a relay. I just installed a kit in my 2009, when I pulled out the factory bulb it was 55W, so even with the surge current for starting it draws very close to the stock. On a side note, I'm not super happy with the 3000K fogs. There's too much blue resulting in a vaguely sickly green color (as least during the day). If I were doing it over again, I'd probably run 3000K 55W with a Lamin-X overlay. Or for the 2009, take the simple route and get a 55W HIR2 bulb. if your stock bulb is 55w, ok, dude,you can go with 55w 3k for your fog lights.. but for 55w to fog lights, it's better need a relay harness to hook uup the ballast and make it work steadily... see this vvme 55w 3k hid YELLOW color....... different from 35w 3k hid color.... http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp21/listpictures/P1000524.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtP Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 If anyone considering HIDs is near baltimore, I can meet up with you and you can see mine. I have 35w 5k lows and 3k fogs. It looks great and is plenty bright. I dont see a need to go to 55w, and my ballasts have been fine for over a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyax Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I have 55w in both my lows (4500k) and fogs (3000k). Used to have a harness on the lows up until a month ago, but recently got the DDM Raptor ballasts and did away with the harness. Been issue free. if your stock bulb is 55w, ok, dude,you can go with 55w 3k for your fog lights.. but for 55w to fog lights, it's better need a relay harness to hook uup the ballast and make it work steadily... see this vvme 55w 3k hid YELLOW color....... different from 35w 3k hid color.... *snip* My fogs are nowhere near as yellow as yours. Do you have a film over your fogs or just the 3000k bulbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeman Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I have 55w in both my lows (4500k) and fogs (3000k). Used to have a harness on the lows up until a month ago, but recently got the DDM Raptor ballasts and did away with the harness. Been issue free. My fogs are nowhere near as yellow as yours. Do you have a film over your fogs or just the 3000k bulbs? ok , dude, can u post ur fog lights with 35w 3k bulbs here pls......i want to make a compare about the hid color.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyax Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I have 55w. I just went outside and took a few photos with my phone so excuse the quality, but they should give you a decent idea of what they look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeman Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I have 55w. I just went outside and took a few photos with my phone so excuse the quality, but they should give you a decent idea of what they look like. thanks so much , dude.. that 3k color is amazing, very bright with yellow tint... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutbackXT05 Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I did 55 watt lows and 35 watt fogs and so far no problems what so ever. It looks really good comming down the street too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutbackXT05 Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I was looking through my pics and couldnt find any good ones so ill have to grab a new pic of them but this is the best I dug up for the fogs. http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt307/fibtlcivic/Outback%20xt%20pics/DSCF0782.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidWombat Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 if your stock bulb is 55w, ok, dude,you can go with 55w 3k for your fog lights.. but for 55w to fog lights, it's better need a relay harness to hook uup the ballast and make it work steadily... The big issue is the start-up current required for HIDs. My 35W Raptors showed a start-up current of 6.2A, which would correspond to 72 W of load. Given that the stock wiring is rated for 55W, it seems to be fine handling the temporary excess load when starting the lights Scaling to a 55W HID system, results in a 9.7A or a load of 116 W! The stock wiring might be able to handle that load, but you may get enough of a voltage drop that the ballast will shut-down. Summary: 55W Halogen -> no relay for 35W HID, relay for 55W HID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeman Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 i totally agree with u , man.. just one more thing : 55w HID in halogen housing= melting reflector housing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I've ran 55w for over 2 years and had my lights opening up for various modifications over 10 times. Your statement is false in our situation. What does happen though is depending on what type of "kit" you have some run at hotter temperatures and misplace the bulbs in the housings causing the chromed finish to bubble and possibly burn which in turn causes decreased output and of course a replacement having to be put in the housings place. OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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