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Old 10-18-2008, 01:44 PM
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so i got my hid's in the mail today put them in, took a while to get the spring clip back in, my bad anyways i got them both in and one side seems to have more of a blue tint to it i got the 5000k kit is there anyway to see if maybe there was a different temp buld mixed up in there? my first set of hid's is it something i did?
 
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Make sure that all your connections are tight.
 
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also do they all do the flicker when you first turn them on? thanks guys!
 
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Old 10-18-2008, 05:59 PM
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also do they all do the flicker when you first turn them on? thanks guys!
Yes...(not really a flicker...but they will brighten a bit) it takes a few seconds to come up to full intensity.
 
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I have 5000k bulbs and they are definitely blue. Are bulbs situated correctly? If not that may be the culprit.

Also they do flicker for a second when powering up - the ballast is putting out some high voltage to ignite the bulb, then it goes down to normal operating voltage.
 
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Old 10-19-2008, 06:06 AM
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I installed (replaced 5000K) with 4300K and I'm much happier.

I'm spending the next 1-2 hours writing up a nice how-to for this.

I'll title it "HID Install with Photos". It will be in the "Exterior and Lighting" forum.
 
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Old 10-19-2008, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by maxcichon
I installed (replaced 5000K) with 4300K and I'm much happier.

I'm spending the next 1-2 hours writing up a nice how-to for this.

I'll title it "HID Install with Photos". It will be in the "Exterior and Lighting" forum.
You the man Max !!
 
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Mine were in the mail yesterday as well.

Appeared more blue than I expected but seems to make a nice difference on the road.
Biggest difference is the width the light reaches. I notice signs that are set far from the road reflecting much more.

I could not find a place I liked for the ballasts so I ended up removing the headlights and using the self under them. This worked out pretty well as the ballasts are just about invisible.

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Install posted.

We need to have more than 4 pics per post!!!
 
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Old 10-19-2008, 01:12 PM
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Install posted.
click here for Max's instrutions (first 7 posts)
 
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