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HID 35W vs 55W Ballasts?
« on: January 28, 2011, 12:28:49 AM »
I see HID kits are available with either 35W ballasts or 55W.  Which is preferable and why? 
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Re: HID 35W vs 55W Ballasts?
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2011, 11:44:43 PM »
my hid set up is 35/55  dont use high beam much any more,  ,  55w  just is more powerful  thats all.  I do want hid spots next  35 w  compact hid set up
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Re: HID 35W vs 55W Ballasts?
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2011, 07:43:16 AM »
Tim...make, model, and price of your set up please? Thanks.

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Re: HID 35W vs 55W Ballasts?
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2011, 07:56:31 PM »
I bought 35W ultra slim digital ballasts/kit from http://www.motorcyclehidlights.com/  Installed them yesterday and am very happy.  The original bulbs were H11's and H8's but the HID version of those is the same bulb.  They seem to be a quality product (German made) and were 100% plug n play.  Installation was very straight forward.  The lights look much better than the HD LED lights IMHO and are very bright.  It would be interesting to see a side by side comparison with the LED system but for my money I think HID's are the way to go.  Kit was $150.  The DDM slim kit they had is not currently available and it looks like it was removed from their website.  It also looked like a nice product and was available at a lower price than what I bought but I'm happy and can see much better at night now!
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Re: HID 35W vs 55W Ballasts?
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2011, 05:55:31 AM »
I bought ddm  tuning  35/55w  hi-lo  setup slim ballast  and yes right now i see they are out of stock,  but they offer the raptor  set up  just a little bigger, and a few dollars more    same light choices.  i paid 45.00 for my  set up 2 months ago  for my 09 ultra
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