HIDs Installed!

[TheFuzz]

Class got cancelled tonight, so as soon as I got home from the gym, guess what I found waiting for me:



Opened it up:


Opened the boxes inside the boxes, and finally got to the goods:


Install wasn't too hard, but I was working in the dark with a flashlight so it took a little longer than I expected. Initially the passenger side wasn't firing, but with DenaliAK's help I got it figured out - props to him for the prompt PM responses (thanks again man!). I had one of the ballast connectors reversed, an easy fix. Switched it around, and they both fired right up.

I went from this:


To this:


Quite a difference! These things are BRIGHT...pics really don't do it justice. This is an Apexcone Raptor 55w 5000K kit from DDM Tuning for those of you wondering.

From the front:




And lastly, strictly for entertainment value because its a cool/weird picture, I somehow managed to get the f-stop stuck open on my digital camera when I was trying to take the "before" picture in the street. This is the result:



The speedo kinda looks like fireworks...

 

[nytahoe]

5000k like great like the super white look

 

[DenaliAK]

Glad we got it figured out quick...I like the easy fixes. Looks good, man. Quite a dramatic improvement in output, I'd say.

 

[Rivieraracing]

Glad you got them figured out as well and like them!! I had to install my connections backwards on both ballasts to make them work!! I love mine!!

 

[TheFuzz]

Thanks guys, I'm stoked to finally have these things running. Overall they are mostly white, but there is still just a *slightly* larger amount of blue than I was expecting, especially at startup. Not a big deal though, I'm very, VERY happy with it.

One thing that I did notice is that it seems to take a pretty long time to warm up fully when you first fire them. Like around 15-20 seconds to reach max output. My '99 Envoy (factory HID) was up to full output almost immediately, so this strikes me as odd.

Oh well though, for $52 shipped how can you complain? The road that I take to work every morning is extremely dark (ie, blackness, no street lights at all) and completely riddled with elk and deer...I can't wait to see how much more clearly I'll be able to see with these!

 

[Rivieraracing]

You will get use to the warmup time on these, I did!! Also the amount of some blue suprised me as well but the more I drive with them the less I am noticing them being blue at all!! What you have to do now is do some fogs with HID's, that's the money shot when it comes to back roads!!

 

[Yuk_Nali_6.0]

Looks good. 5000K is my favorite. Glad to see you put them in projectors!

I recommend the 4-high mod if you haven't done it already.

 

[puckhead]

Looks nice! You will love em on those dark 2 lane roads!

 

[NJ04HOE]

Glad to hear you got them installed earlier than you planned, they look great. Enjoy

 

[Max]

Looks good dude