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Nips · 01-26-2011, 02:01 PM

The will be fine 35w vs 55w plus the ballast is the part that gets the hottest

thebarber · 01-26-2011, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Nips

plus the ballast is the part that gets the hottest

wrong.

Nips · 01-26-2011, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebarber

wrong.

That's what ive always understood, care to explain?

Betrivent · 01-26-2011, 04:24 PM

It's the bulbs

Mistry · 01-26-2011, 06:33 PM

I have been doing a bit of research and probably gonna hold off on the HID's for now. Just ues the original bulbs.

If I wanted to put in some 6k bulbs, do I need to get a new ballast aswell? or can I just use the ballast from the 10k and just replace the bulbs to 6k?

Thanks for the info! (and possibly saving me from getting a ticket!!!)

Betrivent · 01-26-2011, 08:19 PM

Well HIDs themselves arent' a ticket, if they're done right most cops won't pull you over since they aren't bothering people. TECHNICALLY they would be illegal, but whether or not they choose to ticket you is at their discretion at that point.

Spahrticus · 01-26-2011, 08:21 PM

And from having purple headlights... And no one wants that. Even 6k is a bit too blue for some people. Best light output will be 4300-5000k. Anything over is wasted on the human eye.

SAV912 · 01-26-2011, 09:12 PM

4300K is the closest to natural white sunlight. Anything higher is bluer, and 10K is downright purple and will result in less actual illumination and more attention from a cop with an itchy ticket pad. Good on you to not use them, because they are quite annoying, especially in housings not designed for HID purposes.

-SAV

thebarber · 01-26-2011, 11:20 PM

bulbs are interchangeable with ballasts

ive been running the same ballasts in my yaris for about a year and a half....ive run h4 bixenons, h1's in my depot headlights, and now a projector retrofit...

01-26-2011, 09:12 PM	#26
SAV912 Pirate Yaaaaris View User's Garage Drives: '00 Toyota Celica GTS 6MT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 573	4300K is the closest to natural white sunlight. Anything higher is bluer, and 10K is downright purple and will result in less actual illumination and more attention from a cop with an itchy ticket pad. Good on you to not use them, because they are quite annoying, especially in housings not designed for HID purposes. -SAV __________________ Georgia Bulldogs! '09 Yaris LB 5MT Sold.

01-26-2011, 11:20 PM	#27
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	bulbs are interchangeable with ballasts ive been running the same ballasts in my yaris for about a year and a half....ive run h4 bixenons, h1's in my depot headlights, and now a projector retrofit... __________________

01-26-2011, 02:01 PM	#19
Nips Drives: BMW 3 Series M Sport Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Posts: 93	The will be fine 35w vs 55w plus the ballast is the part that gets the hottest

01-26-2011, 04:24 PM	#22
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	It's the bulbs

01-26-2011, 06:33 PM	#23
Mistry Drives: Red Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Where Only Yaris' Can Go Posts: 71	I have been doing a bit of research and probably gonna hold off on the HID's for now. Just ues the original bulbs. If I wanted to put in some 6k bulbs, do I need to get a new ballast aswell? or can I just use the ballast from the 10k and just replace the bulbs to 6k? Thanks for the info! (and possibly saving me from getting a ticket!!!)

01-26-2011, 08:19 PM	#24
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	Well HIDs themselves arent' a ticket, if they're done right most cops won't pull you over since they aren't bothering people. TECHNICALLY they would be illegal, but whether or not they choose to ticket you is at their discretion at that point.

01-26-2011, 08:21 PM	#25
Spahrticus Drives: ///M3, Yaris Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chehalis Posts: 22	And from having purple headlights... And no one wants that. Even 6k is a bit too blue for some people. Best light output will be 4300-5000k. Anything over is wasted on the human eye.