HID lights

[Conn SVX]

One of my HID lights failed last night . When I turn them on one does the slow warm up the other flickers and dies . I disconnected it and I am running the original bulb for now . ($125 fine if a LEO sees one head light out ) Too cold to fool with it now . Most likely I will change out the whole system . Any idea what is wrong ? Can Cold weather effect it ?

[92snowmachine]

sounds like the ballast is bad to me.

[Green1995SVX]

I agree. That sounds like a bad ballast.

[Conn SVX]

I am now driving around with one hid and one normal

[SVX92-97]

Conn, just buy a new kit

[svxcess]

Originally Posted by SVX92-97

Conn, just buy a new kit

and pay more than $19.99 for it !



I've had my Lavalux HID's in my low beams and fog lights since 2007 and never had a bulb or ballast problem.


But then I paid $199.00 for each kit back then.

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[SVX92-97]

If you want the most light, get the 5000k I would personally stay away from anything higher than 6000k. You would look like a ricer with those annoying blue lights that make very little lights

[92 SVX]

Originally Posted by Conn SVX

How a bout the 8000k or 6000k . I have 2 6000k bulbs now. if I buy 8000k and don't like it is it just a matter of changing the bulbs?

Originally Posted by SVX92-97

If you want the most light, get the 5000k I would personally stay away from anything higher than 6000k. You would look like a ricer with those annoying blue lights that make very little lights

I have to agree here, 5000k will have a touch of blue, but put out the best light.
I think 4300k is pure white and the most light period.

6000k will have pronounced blue and looks nice. any more and you get too much blue and not enough light.


and if you have 55w bulbs you can use them with 55w ballast only. you can however use the 2 bulbs you have with new ballasts the only thing I wouldnt do is use a new and an old bulb together.
The bulb changes color slightly as it ages and if you have 2 different aged ones they may be noticeably different.

[Conn SVX]

55W verses 35 W why go lower Watt .What is the advantage?

[Lookin4SVX]

Basically, 55w = high beams, 35w = low beams

DDM site says:

"Due to the power of the 55W ballast, the output is slightly washed out as seen above.
The most popular color we sell is 6000k. That would be described as white with a hint of blue.
For maximum visibility, we would recommend staying within 4500K-6000K."

So running a 6k blub on 55w ballasts will wash out some blue the color and look more white.

I have 55w DDM ballast, mine looks like this one:


We think that the bulbs are 5K. but we are not sure, there are no markings.
Either way, once they are fully powered, there is no hint of color, they look white.


That silverstar in the video is a modified 9005 high beam light in my low beam socket, and the 55w HID is MUCH brighter.

[Conn SVX]

I think I will stick with what I have 55W 6000K low beam .
Now I have to find a good place to order them from and wait till the weather warms or find a heated garage. Just removing the old ballast and putting in the reg. bulb i froze my hands off.

[Conn SVX]

Hard time getting a good picture , it is behind the battery

[AFBeefcake]

Originally Posted by Conn SVX

Hard time getting a good picture , it is behind the battery

That's the shift resistor for the automatic transmission.

I remember mounting the ballasts under the head lights. Like inside the bumper. I dont think I moved them.
If you follow the wire back from the bulb you'll get to two connectors where you can unplug the bulb. Keep following the wire back to the ballast.

[1986nate]

Originally Posted by Conn SVX

Hard time getting a good picture , it is behind the battery

You should probably send that to OT. He's been short on those because no one sends the cores back to him.

[Conn SVX]

Thanks I thought that was strange that I found one and not the other .Also it didn'look like any I saw