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Hangetsu
| Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 12:33 am: |
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Well, I just received my set of DDM HID's. For some reason I thought it would be cool to have a combination of one 35W for the low beam and a 55 for the high, so's not to go around blinding everyone while riding at night in local roads. In the box are the two bulbs and ballasts. one ballast (the 55W) is physically larger than the other, but there is no physical difference or number reference on the bulbs apart from H7. Is it same to assume that the 55W and 35W bulbs are the same and the only difference is in the ballast? |
Froggy
| Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 12:34 am: |
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Yes the bulbs are the same, the difference is in the ballast, it pumps out more juice. Next dumb HID question please |
Hangetsu
| Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 12:41 am: |
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That's it for now. Just wait till I try to install them.
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Towpro
| Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 07:16 am: |
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Oh Great bucket of HD Knowledge, How do you think an HD will hold up to the vibrations of off road riding compared to a normal bulb. I am thinking of putting HD's in my Dual Sport also. |
Rwven
| Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 08:08 am: |
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HID's have no filament to break, they should hold up better than a halogen lamp. |
Towpro
| Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 09:49 am: |
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The dual sport uses H4's. They make 2 different h4's. One with a fake high beam just to pass inspection. One has a electro magnet in the base that moves the bulb between High and low beam. I want to try the magnet version. |
Mikef5000
| Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 10:35 am: |
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If you can find an H4 with no high beam at all, just a straight light bulb, I would go that route. I tried the magnet version and was none too pleased. The shield blocks out 50% of the light output on low beam, and 20% on high beam. That means 2 things: High beam is brighter than low beam. But Neither is as bright as a standard HID bulb. |
Aussiexbox
| Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 05:03 am: |
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I want to put the HID intomine,but noticed the low beam reflector looks like crap,it's dulling off to the point it does look scorched,any suggestions on how to remedy this before I do the mod?? Cheers Phil |
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