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I want to order an HID kit from DDMTuning in the near future but looking at their website,youre given the option to choose from many different light bulbs,which is the best fit for the ti?
Edit:Im not talking about lightbulb temperature,im talking about the type of lightbuld ex:H1,H2,H3,H3...etc,etc
Last edited by (408)-OUTLAWti; 10-22-2009 at 05:18 AM. |  |  | | 10-23-2009, 07:56 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 229 |
I don't know the exact size but i have a set of HIDs that were on my car. I have the projectors as well. If you're interested let me know  | | | | | 10-23-2009, 08:04 AM | #3 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Do not put HID's in your stock headlight housings. You have to run projectors if you want to run HID's. The Depo gen4 projectors that DDM sells take H1 bulbs. | | | | | 10-23-2009, 07:21 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 229 |
Yea. I remember you telling me that in another tread i had. Would the DEPO HIDs, that come with the headlights, fit a Mercedes size h4? | | | | | 10-23-2009, 08:32 PM | #5 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Quote: Originally Posted by nakadian  Yea. I remember you telling me that in another tread i had. Would the DEPO HIDs, that come with the headlights, fit a Mercedes size h4? | DEPO doesn't make HID's, they make headlight, corner, foglight and tailight housings. The e36 DEPO headlight housings take H1 HID bulbs, NOT H4. | | | | | 10-24-2009, 03:09 AM | #6 | | Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Jose,Ca Posts: 37 |
Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76 Do not put HID's in your stock headlight housings. You have to run projectors if you want to run HID's. The Depo gen4 projectors that DDM sells take H1 bulbs. | Whats the difference,what if i dont use projectors? | | | | | 10-24-2009, 03:15 AM | #7 | | Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Austin Tx. Posts: 92 |
Quote: Originally Posted by (408)-OUTLAWti Whats the difference,what if i dont use projectors? | to my knowledge projectors filter the light and provide proper dispersal for HID units. stock OEM housings might be subject to melting due the heat from the HID's (anyone more educated on this matter feel free to correct me.) | | | | | 10-24-2009, 03:35 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
^ that, and the stock headlights have no cut-off so you'll blind other drivers | | | | | 10-24-2009, 04:15 AM | #9 | | Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Jose,Ca Posts: 37 |
Quote: Originally Posted by tiFreak ^ that, and the stock headlights have no cut-off so you'll blind other drivers | Oh i see. BTW,i thought HIDs produced less heat than halogens? | | | | | 10-24-2009, 04:24 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
I'm pretty sure I've heard of people melting foglights when they put HIDs in, I could be wrong | | | | | 10-24-2009, 05:10 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oxford, Ohio Posts: 868 |
HID's do create less heat. The problem when you put them in stock headlight housings is that the point the light emits from is different than halogens. So the beam of light won't be focused. From your perspective in the drivers seat, the light will look dim and scattered. To oncomming drivers and pedestrians the light will look annoying. So there is no benefit to you at all.
If you are wondering how HID's produce less heat, it's simple. Light comes from energy. Some of the energy creates light, some is converted to heat. Normal Halogen lights are 55w, and produce about 50% less light than 35w HID bulbs. So HID'd produce more light with less power. That means even less of the power is generating heat. If people have melted fog lights i's because the heat the HID produce is closer to something which can melt.
Last edited by dave45056; 10-24-2009 at 05:30 AM. Reason: spelling | | | | | 10-24-2009, 05:26 AM | #12 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Quote: Originally Posted by (408)-OUTLAWti Whats the difference,what if i dont use projectors? | then you'll be the f'n a-hole that makes cops want to pull over and hassle other drivers like me who have PROPERLY installed aftermarket lights. Seriously though, you'll blind all oncoming traffic and you won't see an improvement unless you use projector housings. There's plenty of info out there. It wouldn't hurt to read up a little on the subject. | | | | | 10-24-2009, 06:23 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 229 |
My question was answered. Thanks jess. And yea i know depo don't make hids but you answered my question anyway.
Best choice is, for me at least, get headlights from ddmtuning, end of problem. Right now they are like $125 for depo(hids included). My friend recently got hids for 90 bucks! Just the kit. You get the whole freaking headlight assembly for just 30 more. That sounds sweet to me. It's all plug and play after that. Everything is wired up inside the headlights. Projectors included, very important as everyone is saying.
Hope that helps. | | | | | 10-24-2009, 08:17 PM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 188 |
I had HID HB4/9006 in normal headlights works very well!
Just adjust for the right aim:-) | | | | | |
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