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Old 05-09-2013, 12:17 AM
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Question 35W HIDs vs 55W Halogens

I'm currently running 6000k 35watt HIDs for my low beams & 3000k 35W HIDs for my fogs. I'm not that satisfied with the brightness of the HIDs. I'm thinking about stripping the HIDs and putting in 55watt halogens for fogs & low beams. I'm not sure if i'll risk blow fuses tho. Any suggestions?
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Old 05-09-2013, 01:41 AM
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the bulbs that come factory are 55w, which if your 35w HIDs arent brighter than your stock halogens then something must be wrong with your kit

factory bulbs should even say 55w on them, atleast mine do
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Old 05-09-2013, 01:52 AM
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stock bulbs are indeed 55w halogens. 35w hid's should be brighter than the halogens. If not, then something is wrong with your kit.
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Old 05-10-2013, 05:47 PM
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I have HID 6000k 35w low & hi beams and it is definitely brighter than stock.
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I'm guessing something is wrong with my kit. back to stock it is! thanks guys!
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what watts are the fogs ?
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Old 05-11-2013, 02:50 PM
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Get some good quality 55W HID's! They're awesome
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Old 05-13-2013, 03:29 AM
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my HID fogs are 35watts. might just go back to stock 55watt bulbs.
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Originally Posted by CAtC12
my HID fogs are 35watts. might just go back to stock 55watt bulbs.

still more than likely going to have less output going back to halogen
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Originally Posted by CAtC12
I'm guessing something is wrong with my kit. back to stock it is! thanks guys!
What is wrong is it's 6000k, which is bluish-white. Get 5000k (pure white) or 4300k (oem white).
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Originally Posted by kpablo1337
What is wrong is it's 6000k, which is bluish-white. Get 5000k (pure white) or 4300k (oem white).
You know i was thinking the same exact thing the other day. Thank you guys!
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Hey CatC12 I have a full 5,000k HID kit for the headlights. PM me
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