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I am looking at getting either 35 Watt 6000k Hid for my low beams or 55 Watt 8000K but i am unsure what wattage togo with. I want there to be a decent amount of light on the road and i do like the light blueish tint but i dont want to bind oncoming traffic. I am also worried about melting headlight house on my 2000 silverado. What should i do 35 watt or 55 watt?

 

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I have ddm in my lows and fogs, 55w 6000k in both.. I have them aimed perfect and never get flashed. Also, compared to the silverstar ultras i had in the lows before, these run a lot cooler! The silverstar ultras ran very warm , but neither warm enough to melt or discolor my housings.

 

I highly recommend ddmtuning for there kits. I have the actual DDM brand one and not the cheaper (i think its raptor) kit they also sell.

 

 

BTW- i have 2 of these on my bull bar thatg i also highly recommend! They are bright!

 

http://www.amazon.com/Hella-H71020171-Opti...mp;sr=8-1-fkmr0

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Alright Perfect 55 watt in the lows it is but i dont think im gonna do them in the fogs since my fogs have only a 27 watt bulb in them. I bought the factory kit and installed it and from the looks of it the wires look like thye would fry.

 

Are the HID still ok with the automatic headlamps or do i have to disable this. I love this feature.

 

Thanks for the fast response Jerry

 

Brandon

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i still have mine on the auto headlights... sometimes i shut them off during day when i see they are on and its gloomy out ... but they are fine...

 

only thing i dont like is when i use my remote start and it blinks the lights 3 times... but i didnt want to hard wire them in at the time, if i have a prob in future tho i will wire them it by passing with a relay.

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+1 get the DDM 55W 6k. My firend has that kit and you will get that blue tint with it and lights up the road great. Anything higher than 6k is more considered for show. With HIDs the higher the "K" the less bright they are. Its reccomended for driving to stay between 4500-6K.

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Well I just ordered them should be in friday hopefully. I went with the 8000k 55watt since the site said the 55 watts tend to wash out color a bit. Thanks for the help

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8000k will be pretty blue even with 55W ballasts. You're into a kelvin range there where the visible light is reduced by the color output. OEM kelvin is 4300 so I'd try to stay closer to that. Maybe 5000K with the 55W. I'd try and change the order tomorrow if I were you. Also, I hate to dash your your hopes, but DDM is notorious for slow shipping, so Friday is doubtful.

GasHog369 Senior Enthusiast

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Check out my pics..

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=120202

 

I had great luck with ddm shipping btw... Only thing that pissed me off about them was they changed there kit now where they dontg include the double stick tape pads with there kits anymore and didnt say that on the site ..... Simple email complaining about it them tho and they made good...

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One last question i think everyone has noticed when you start your truck at night the headlights dim quickly then once the trucks started they go back to normal. Just wondering if HID will do the same or will they shut off and come back on?

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i still have mine on the auto headlights... sometimes i shut them off during day when i see they are on and its gloomy out ... but they are fine...

 

only thing i dont like is when i use my remote start and it blinks the lights 3 times... but i didnt want to hard wire them in at the time, if i have a prob in future tho i will wire them it by passing with a relay.

If you want "cool," go with the 8000K bulbs, but if you want to "see" the 4300K put out the most light for us humans. For great help with HIDs, I found www.XenonDepot.com to be the most "customer service friendly" HID folks on the planet.

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Well i got them in and put them in last night i went with the 8000k 55 watt and they dont look blue at all they are very white. Let just say its like night and day my high beams do not compare to the lows now. I went for a drive and out of the 10 cars i went by no one flashed me. I recommend this mod to everyone.

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I am looking at getting either 35 Watt 6000k Hid for my low beams or 55 Watt 8000K but i am unsure what wattage togo with. I want there to be a decent amount of light on the road and i do like the light blueish tint but i dont want to bind oncoming traffic. I am also worried about melting headlight house on my 2000 silverado. What should i do 35 watt or 55 watt?

 

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Brandon

 

IMO. The GMT-800 owners 99-02 need to use a replacement headlight housing. The cutoff is horrible and you will get glare with 35w or 55w. If you're really concerned about blinding people then get these. Xenarc X2020 Hid Replacement Headlights. They are specifically designed for the GMT-800 99-02 and have the proper cutoff.

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I am looking at getting either 35 Watt 6000k Hid for my low beams or 55 Watt 8000K but i am unsure what wattage togo with. I want there to be a decent amount of light on the road and i do like the light blueish tint but i dont want to bind oncoming traffic. I am also worried about melting headlight house on my 2000 silverado. What should i do 35 watt or 55 watt?

 

Thanks

Brandon

 

IMO. The GMT-800 owners 99-02 need to use a replacement headlight housing. The cutoff is horrible and you will get glare with 35w or 55w. If you're really concerned about blinding people then get these. Xenarc X2020 Hid Replacement Headlights. They are specifically designed for the GMT-800 99-02 and have the proper cutoff.

 

 

If you use the Denali projector housing you will have no issues with blinding others.

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