Lighting Write up Install

[jdub5256]

hey Modded i was just wondering on the back of your headlight i noticed that your day time running light u added wire with a resistor in it. is this so that the led's wont burn out because of the variable voltage and if so does this work thanks

 

[Modded]

Yeah Jdub its so it will not kill the LEDs in that place, I went through like 3 sets before I put those in, have been fine ever since but it really took away from the brightness of the LEDs.

 

[Conor]

Yeah Jdub its so it will not kill the LEDs in that place, I went through like 3 sets before I put those in, have been fine ever since but it really took away from the brightness of the LEDs.

I thought you only needed resistors on turn signals?

 

[Modded]

No you need them for the DRLs too, the ones for the DRLs are called LED protectors though but they are just little resistors.

 

[rjpeaks]

good write up!

I may have to do this on the new Yukon XL...

 

[llllljrlllll]

Where did you get the lights? they're bad ass

 

[Modded]

I got the HIDs from DDM Tuning Jr, but I plan on ordering my next set from Spencer HIDs, google it.

 

[rlschmidt14]

Apexcone HID bulb (6000k) with High voltage connectors to attach to the ballast/igniter output.

Modded,

Why'd you go with 6000k? I bought Silverstar headlights but after learning that it's just as difficult to replace the bulbs as it would be to install an HID conversion kit, I'm going to order from Spencer's. I don't want the lights to be too blue, so I was thinking 4.5k...

Are you happy with 6000k? Would you recommend I sack up and get the Low beam and fog light combo from them?

THANKS!

 

[Modded]

I went with 6000k mainly becasue I woul rather have some blue, than some yellow, which is what 5000k has. I was happy with 6000k, but had to go up to 8000k so the LED fog lights could match my HIDbulbs, which they do now.

I say you just get the 6000k headlights and matching 25w fog light HIDs from Spencer, will run a nice bill though.

 

[rlschmidt14]

I went with 6000k mainly becasue I woul rather have some blue, than some yellow, which is what 5000k has. I was happy with 6000k, but had to go up to 8000k so the LED fog lights could match my HIDbulbs, which they do now.

I say you just get the 6000k headlights and matching 25w fog light HIDs from Spencer, will run a nice bill though.

Yeah... only $270 for the low headlights and foglights combo... seems cheap to me, considering on my old vehicles, HID kits were $600+.

I don't want my headlights to look like an aftermarket bulb, like those guys on the road driving old chevys and fords that just look rediculous because they're HID kits are soo purple.

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I ended up speaking to Spencer from Spencer's HIDs and decided to go with 5000k bulbs, and 25w Foglights.

I'll be sure to post pictures and any other install information I can to add to this wonderful thread.

 

[OklabyGodhoma]

My 5000K is a pure white light NO yellow. That is what I was after....NO tint at all in the spectrum just as close to daylight as possible. Got mine from DDM and have been pleased since the install.

 

[rlschmidt14]

My 5000K is a pure white light NO yellow. That is what I was after....NO tint at all in the spectrum just as close to daylight as possible. Got mine from DDM and have been pleased since the install.

Yeah, I'm glad I chose to go with 5000k... Especially after googling various pictures of the different color comparisons. This one really helped:

It goes (top to bottom) 6700k, 6000k, 5700k, 5000k, 4100k, 3000k...

 

[rlschmidt14]

I installed my HIDs today and they look great. I still have to adjust the low beams to shine further out because they're kinda pointing down and not utilizing their full potential. The HID fogs ARE AMAZING. They are so bright (only 25W, too) that I actually think they are brighter than the low beams. That's probably because of the smaller housing, more concentrated area. Anyway, I'll post pics soon...

Anybody else find that fogs are brighter and actually look a bit more blue than the low beams? 5000k for EACH (supposedly).

 

[Modded]

Yeah Ryan when the light is in a smaller housing it tends to look brighter, thats why the fogs look brighter than the low beams. I noticed the same when comparing my hid reverse lights and hid low beams.
Also it is common for the foglights to look a bit higher in kelvin rating because of how small they are, so it would have been a better match to run 6000k low beams, then 5000k fogs.
Also sometimes because of the 25w ballast you got, the fog lights will look higher in the kelvin rating (more blue) because of the smaller amount of wattage.

Kind of how 8000k 35w and 8000k 55w hids look different, with the 55 watt being less blue because of the higher wattage.

 

[rlschmidt14]

Yeah, I kinda figured that. Looking at my lights, the low beams themselves aren't that much more powerful, to be completely honest. I did notice that they're only 35w, though. Maybe that's why.

I had a local shop install them and I was inspecting the work to find that they didn't really secure anything (ballasts) down with double sided tape (even when I provided them with it).

How critical is it that everything is secured down? It kinda looks like they just installed it and bunched all the wires right behind the headlight, between the headlight and the heat shield. I am seriously considering going back through and double sided taping everything down.

 

[Modded]

As long as the ballast don't move around or anything you're good.

 

[rlschmidt14]

Guys, fwiw,

The shop that installed my lights used the 25w ballasts for the headlights and the 35w ballasts for the fogs... they ended up switching them back to their correct place, but the foglights are clearly still much bluer (remember both are supposed to be 5000k).

Here's a picture!

 

[Fearz]

I installed my HIDs today and they look great. I still have to adjust the low beams to shine further out because they're kinda pointing down and not utilizing their full potential. The HID fogs ARE AMAZING. They are so bright (only 25W, too) that I actually think they are brighter than the low beams. That's probably because of the smaller housing, more concentrated area. Anyway, I'll post pics soon...

Anybody else find that fogs are brighter and actually look a bit more blue than the low beams? 5000k for EACH (supposedly).

How do you adjust them because I have the same problem. I mean can I just use a screw driver or do I need a star set?

 

[1BADI5]

Can the a mod fix the pictures or the OP?

 

[QwkSilver]

Awesome write up! Do you know If there is an all on mod? Like when I hit my highs so my fogs don't shut off?