55 watt HID kit?
 

I like running 10000k blue bulbs but obviously the light output is tarnished so I've thought about running a 55 watt kit with 12000k, so it'll be both blue and bright.

Has anyone tried replacing their factory 35w with a 55w?

I think you should be fine with the 35w im running 12ks and light output hasnt suffered drastically infact it is better than I expected.

*Lights extend from my garage almost all the way down to my drive way a good 20-25ft.

i'm okay wit the 35w but i just have the itch to light the town up with blue

:iagree:

what is the brighest legal you can go? (i want payback on every truck with its brights on )

you can't really call it a payback considering you're looking for "legal," but them trucks are not playing the same field as you are.

Plus, you have projectors...they have regular highlights. You have Cyclop's super optic blast, they have Cyclop's Megal Optic Blast.

First I was like :iagree:
Then I was like :gtfo2:

:icon18:


so what is the brightest i can get legally:rolleyes: ?

Legally...you're not supposed to change your bulbs. End of story.

Only OEM HID kits are LEGAL.
If you read carefully, all HID kits say for offroad/showroom use only.

Now if you wanna be not as noticeable, IMHO 6-10k is ok. Anything other than that is calling for too much, sometimes unwanted attention

i'd like your source on this info

hmm

Moved to correct section

Here are some letters I found when doing my research back in the day, when I was first looking into the matter.

Mr. Simon S. Shih, 4 Teal, Irvine, CA* 92604
Mr. Jeff Deetz, Sales Manager, Santeca Electronics, Inc., 7215 East 21^st Street, Suite D, Indianapolis, IN 46219
Mr. Song M. Kim, C.M.O./Fanteks, Inc., 580 Sylvan Ave., Suite 1A, Englewood Cliffs, NJ* 07632

All of these 3 letters kinda link to each other and call to each other's info.

There was another government site I read, which I cannot seem to find at this moment, but then again I am at work :rolleyes:

The regulations are interpreted different by each state, so what a LEO might complain about here in AZ another LEO in say..NY may find it as ok.Do remember cops are not trained to differentiate the types of bulbs and which are OEM or not, they just use common sense.

I've done more than one of said kits, both of which HAD oem projectors, so it wasn't like it was one of those annoying civics with bright a$$ blue light shinning in your mirrors. But as the said letters specify, no (until that date at least) aftermarket HID bulbs have been DOT certified, thus are not able to be used as the MAIN source of light.

hmm

So you know, if you wanna play it safe, pick a set that looks OEM. aka 6000k