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Which hid kit?
« on: June 28, 2016, 03:57:48 pm »
Which hid kit is the best to go for? Ordered some depo projector headlights so need some for them.  Also looking around some are 35w and others 55w which is the one I need?
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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2016, 04:10:18 pm »

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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2016, 04:10:46 pm »
H7,  metal base

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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2016, 06:22:41 pm »
Cheers mate, which colour temp did you go for?
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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2016, 06:26:05 pm »
I went for 5000k . anything higher will start going more blue and less visibility on road.

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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2016, 06:37:45 pm »
Cheers mate I'll get them ordered then!  :happy2:
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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2016, 06:45:42 pm »
Daft question, but where did you put all the wiring / the square bits?

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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2016, 07:44:10 pm »
Daft question, but where did you put all the wiring / the square bits?
The ballast i screwed underneath the headlamps, the wires and the other square bits I managed to push down and also place towards the bottom of the headlamps.

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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2016, 07:45:06 pm »
Thanks man, going to order these now

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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2016, 07:55:01 pm »
Personally I'd go for a 55w 5000k kit as it'll be a bit brighter


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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2016, 12:14:48 am »
Heard something about power drain with coming home lights on is this a common issue?
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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2016, 01:01:15 am »
55w have been on my car over 5 months probably longer as I've lost count and I've got coming home lights switched on with no issues with power drain  :happy2:

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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2016, 12:34:45 pm »
Same as above, 55w Kit with no power drain issues.

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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2016, 02:38:24 pm »
Thanks guys, @r5gtt what bulb setup do you use for the full orange strip? I have vcds so can code in the indicators
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Re: Which hid kit?
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2016, 02:41:16 pm »
i ended up going for the metal base h7 35w ones at around 5000k. I did the 6 oclock mod though which was fun with the metal.