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07-26-2013, 11:45 AM
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50W in the headlights will be fine. And you can actually get better color and more lumens from a 50W 5000K setup than you can a 35W 4300K setup.
I changed my 35W 5000K setup to a 50W 5000K setup with DDM stuff and even though the color shifted down in Kelvin slightly, there was way more light. Too bad it was scatttered like hell from the F150 reflector housing.
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07-26-2013, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by DirtyD
50W in the headlights will be fine. And you can actually get better color and more lumens from a 50W 5000K setup than you can a 35W 4300K setup.
I changed my 35W 5000K setup to a 50W 5000K setup with DDM stuff and even though the color shifted down in Kelvin slightly, there was way more light. Too bad it was scatttered like hell from the F150 reflector housing.
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You don't think the concentration of heat will damage the housing, especially if it's a projector type? I had a buddy run the 50w and I think that's what caused his headlights to slowly yellow.
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07-26-2013, 11:52 AM
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Holy shit, a thread about ricer lights goes four pages....
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07-26-2013, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 46Tbird
Holy shit, a thread about ricer lights goes four pages....
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I love me some pretty lights... as long as they are functional and serve a purpose.
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07-26-2013, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 46Tbird
Holy shit, a thread about ricer lights goes four pages....
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Theres alot that goes into kelvin and wattage that determines the specific light output.
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07-26-2013, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 46Tbird
Holy shit, a thread about ricer lights goes four pages....
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What's rice about them, Danny? The fact that yellow is the most functional color to be used to cut through fog? No one said anything about driving around with them on all the time like the rivers do.
Function > form. HIDs are amazing, when done properly and correctly. Sucks it too so long for them to finally overcome halogen bulbs.
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07-26-2013, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by DirtyD
Function > form. HIDs are amazing, when done properly and correctly. Sucks it too so long for them to finally overcome halogen bulbs.
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Yep. LED will be the next big thing. Low heat, low maintenance, not shock/vibration sensitive and long lasting. Aftermarket LED conversion kits are just starting to hit the market, they aren't quite there on output compared to 4300k xenon or factory LED lamps, but they're close.
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07-26-2013, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by JDMLOL
You don't think the concentration of heat will damage the housing, especially if it's a projector type? I had a buddy run the 50w and I think that's what caused his headlights to slowly yellow.
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The 11-12 reflector housings are big enough to dissipate the small increase in heat, I'm pretty sure. I know my F150 headlights were.
As for projector setups, they have a much better venting system due to the decreased size of the housing, but Xenon bulbs also burn much cooler than halogen bulbs. A 50W Xenon bulbs burns about the same Fahrenheit temps as a 20-30W halogen since you are igniting an inert gas rather than heating a metal element through resistance which creates most of the heat.
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