HID installed!!!

<---- this side HID/this side H7 ----> i got this kit from ddm tuning, takes 30 min to install and its a huge difference in light out put! it makes the h7 look very dull, the pic makes the h7 look brighter then it is but you should still be able to tell the difference in the pic (it is a crappy cell pic btw) Attachment 477046

ouch - burned my eyes WTG - I will be hoping they dont burn your inner lens (we have discussed that before and I have been informed the HID will not as the bulb emits less heat????) GL - looks great

im pretty sure they put off less heat...

They do put out less heat and are much brighter near the vehicle. Unfortunately, the beam pattern is hard to get right up as the bulb housings are not designed for the HID bulb type. I actually found that the long distance illumination was no better than H7 and may have been worse. I could never get mine right and became very aware of how much glare HIDs in halogen housings can create and was worried I was doing the same to oncoming cars. Have switched back to H7s.

hmm, ill have to test it out.

If you have stock halogen reflector housing, HID retrofit is a terrible idea...Not only is the light output over distance terrible, it blinds oncoming drivers. fbgh2o is right http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...nversions.html

boy guys..ya sure know how to make a guy feel all jazzed up about his latest DIY project that video was great - these lights cause death

lol, well they look much better. i huess ill have to be the judge of how much i like the hid's

I'm sure they look much better. I actually did the HID conversion to one of our cars in the past. Unfortunately, in that car, the HID installation resulted in the loss of my high beams. I ended up switching it back to stock and selling the HID kit. Did you go with a 4,300K kit like the OEM lights, or did you go with a higher color temperature?

Lightronics are still the best.

Have fitted HID's to my 996 -- very happy with the result. the Porsche reflectors are very good and a close look at a friend's 996 with Litronics could find no difference in the reflectors -- I think Porsche use the same basic reflector -- (but I may be corrected on that -- one sample does not make for certainty). And my friend's Litronics are not any better than my aftermarkets -- not in reach or in the "eveness" (spelling correct?). My low beams are really sharp in their cut off. The HID high beams are distinct improvement over the standard bulbs. The HID bulbs are not a perfect fit and you have to be very careful to get the bulb placement spot on, the HID bulbs can be rotated a little and on the high beams you have to make sure they are rotated all the way clockwise (so that the little plastic stop is up against its mate) which seems to get the bulb location spot on. My thought on that "problem" is that the said little plastic tab on the HIDs is slightly smaller that the same tab on the standard bulbs. One note of caution, buy quality bulbs and "ignitors", look for Japanese made and not Chinese, I'm sure there will be good Chinese bulbs out there but as a "general rule" the Jap' product seems to be better. The Chinese kits are $125 to $175 AUD, the Jap kits are $250 AUD up. Also, I tried the 55 watt units -- a bit better again -- and if you are a "good neighbour" driver and make very sure your lows are properly aimed and that you NEVER use the highs when there is any oncoming cars then there cannot be a problem blinding oncomings, but the 35 watt units were close to the 55 watt units so perhaps not worth the extra.

I think there's some confusion between 'reflector' vs projector lens. I think retrofitting HID into an existing halogen projector lens setup could work - because there's a sharp cutoff of the lens beam and it doesn't scatter the light. Michael Gibney - you have I think a Mk2 that comes with a projector lens setup. However, retrofitting HID into an existing halogen REFLECTOR lens setup - (like the Honda civics and Toyota Corolla owners), light gets scattered everywhere. Read the Daniel Stern lighting study...Achtung 911 I think has a Mk1 with what appears to be a standard reflector setup.

Yes -- I have the projector lights

I was thinking about the same setup.. Let me know how they work out at night Can't beat the $35 HID kit. haha

Sorry, was not my intent to demean the project or the work. I apologize to the OP.

i had no change in distance, but huge change in my ability to see, it much better!!! everything is much more visible

I also did the cheap HID upgrade about 2 weeks ago. So far, I've been very happy with them. I did the low beams, and, for me, the illumination of the road is much better than stock. I'd say it's about half way between low and high beams on low beams only. There is more scattered light - that's true. I can see more light projecting up and to the right when I approach my garage door. As for blinding other drivers, I'm sure it's noticeable to some, but having a lowered, already low car, I don't feel too bad about it. Also, for what it's worth, I have not had anyone flash their high beams to me... in NY, people don't hesitate to flash you (and not like the do at Daytona beach...) So while the light projection might not be "most efficient", I don't think it's "criminal" or "blinding".

Anyone use 55w hid's? If you do, hows the heat they give off?

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There's no such thing You're thinking of 55w halogen bulbs with the fake erroneous claim of "hid" color

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Actually you are mistaken, there are 55W HID kits and they have been available for at least a couple of years, here's one from DDM http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DD...ast-35W-or-55W That said I see absolutely no reason to go beyond the standard 35W HID kits, the 35W kits are plenty bright enough even for my old eyes, 55W kits are overkill and cater to the "if some is good, then more is better" crowd.

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About 55W worth of heat!! Ok a little less since some of the consumed energy must have been converted to photons in the form of light. You also must realize that the ballast will draw a surge current when the power is initially applied, this will induce more and longer surge current than the 55W incadesant halogen bulbs, and may blow the headlight fuse, requiring you to add a relay harness to avoid this issue. As mentioned in my previous post, there is just no need to get the 55W HID kits, unless you are rallying in the middle of nowhere at night on a regular basis!