Niti24

For those of you without bi-xenons that have gotten HID's, coul you post some pics?

I am looking to get HID's and I am stuck between 6000k and 8000k.

If you guys can post pics of your HID's!!!!

Stone2486

here you go 8000k lows with 8000k retrofit fogs, pics taken in my shop after the instal.

omgitselaine

Have had mine for about a year now .... 8000k's

Niti24

Those looks good. Another person posted these. He said they were 8000K. They are a lot bluer than yours are. Do you know what it can be? Could it be a different HID kit???






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those look more like 10000k to me.

Niti24

he claimed they are 8k. 10K wouldn't be illegal would it?

bigigg

maybe different kits have different output.. can be the camera, ive read posts about polargs in the eyelids looking more blue in photos than in person, maybe its the same for fogs.. regardless i have 8000k and they look just like "stones"

mat2hu

its VERY illegal, don't get it. your not allowed to have blue or red headlights because they are cop colors. but you should be fine with 8000K. I was in the same Dilemma as you. get 8000K Raptor (DDM) kit. it will look EXACTLY like those pics. thats the look i was going for and i got it. and total came out to like $122 including both low beams, fogs, and error cancellors for both including tax and shipping. i believe its even cheaper now! www.ddmtuning.com

Stone2486

if you read the box on all xenon kits they are listed as for off road use only. the good thing about having a benz with xenons is that most cops wont question it because they think its stock.

Niti24

ok I guess my question is answered. I will go with 8000K. Thanx for everyones help. If I purchase them from DDM, can I take it to a local shop to do it or is it easy to do it yourself?

Stone2486

its easy to do yourself, i put kits in for people and can have them done in under 15 mins. there is a thread on it on here i believe but im not sure where it is.

Niti24

yea I guess I'll search it up. Thanx

clkcadet

Does anyone recommend the 5000k raptor from DDM? I just want to have a hint of blue similar to OEM

Niti24

Do i need to change any bulbs when I get the HID kit or do I leave the ones that are already in?

Stone2486

you only change the low beam bulbs, they will be in the HID kit when you get it.

Niti24

ok cool. Last question, which one is brighter and more blue, the 35w or the 55w?

clkcadet

55w is better

jman350

Can someone post the stock Bi-Xenon lights in the dark to tell the difference. I thought there was was a hint of blue to them as well

SGTzAMG

ok one thing to know about aftermarket HIDs are that there are so many distributors out there that carry many name brand HIDs that not one HID is the same.

pretty much, if u were to buy a so called 8000K from one vendor, and bought another kit from another vendor thats also 8000K chances of both kits to emit the same color quality is very slim.

Temp/color varies on each kit.

One company's 6000K may look crips crystal white, but another company's 6000K might emit bluish in color.

Therefore, if you want to have a consistant color/temp and such from HIDs stick with one vendor or so.

other than that HIDs are FTW!

Stone2486

there really is no difference other then the auto adjusting headlights. the look and the beam pattern are the same.

SGTzAMG

they do, the only place you will see a HINT of blue is right above the cut-off line, thats where the lights reflect/emit a different prism of light output.

SGTzAMG

heres pics of my BiX lows and Projector foggies.

fogs, u can see more of the blueish cut off lights (6500K)


lows are 6000K

clkcadet

Just to be safe I just ordered 5000k lights from DDM

Royce118

Are the Apexcone and DDM kits the same?

bigigg

5,000k hids will not be blue at all.. u need like a 6500k.. 6,000 is like pure white.. barely any blue at all