Can I use 55W bulb instead of 35W?

Can I use 55W bulb instead of 35W?

You might even buy a 55W. In that case, low will be 35W and High will be 55W (35 Low + extra 20). Since only low beam will be on mostly and high beam only temporarily, this will work perfectly.

Is 55W HID too bright?

This is over double the brightness of a factory halogen bulb, and plenty of light for night-time driving. Since there is diminishing returns to additional power, a true 55W kit will only output around 4000 lumens, which is only a 25% increase, and might actually be too bright for comfortable nighttime driving!

What is the difference between 35 and 55 watt HIDs?

The 35 Watt kit has a high pressure sodium lamp and the 55 Watt has an low pressure sodium type lamp. A single ballast is used in the 35 Watt lamps. For the 55 Watt lamps either a quad or dual ballast is available. Both have a non-digital ballast measuring 85 mm by 75 mm by 30 mm.

How many lumens 55w HID?

35w HID will produce 3,000 – 3,600 Lumens of output. 55w HID will produce 4,500 – 5,500 Lumens of output.

What’s the brightest HID kit?

What is the brightest HID color temperature? The brightest HID color temperature is 5000K, emitting perfectly white light. 4300K and 6000K will be just as bright but will have a very light tint of yellow (4300K) or blue (6000K).

How many lumens is a 55w HID?

What does 12V 60 55w mean?

The 60/55 refers to wattage. These have 55w low beams and 60w high beams. 55 watt is the normal low beam, an 60 is the normal high beam wattage. You can buy a bulb with more high beam watts, but your bulbs will burn out much quicker.

How bright is 35w?

At 35 watts, this thing came in at 1,070 maximum lux. That is three times brighter than the 3,000K. When we put a 55-watt ballast on it, it jumped up to 1,510 maximum lux. The 5,000K HID bulb, at 25 feet, came in at 1,140 maximum lux with a 35-watt ballast.

How many lumens is a 55w HID bulb?

55w HID will produce 4,500 – 5,500 Lumens of output.

How hot are HIDs?

The brightest HID color temperature is 5000K, emitting perfectly white light. 4300K and 6000K will be just as bright but will have a very light tint of yellow (4300K) or blue (6000K). Most people shopping for HIDs believe that a higher bulb temperature will yield a brighter light but this is in fact not true.

Are all parts of the hid kit the same wattage?

All parts of the HID kit should be of the same wattage. It means that 35W ballasts should be used with the 35W bulbs and 55w ballasts with 55w bulbs.

What is the difference between a 35W and 55W ballast?

So it would seem that while 55W ballasts produce greater power, they are less efficient than their 35W counterparts. Another issue with higher-power ballasts is that since they produce greater heat levels and warm up faster, they need to be mounted on an area with good ventilation.

What is an HID ballast and how does it work?

An HID ballast creates, drives and sustains the electrical arc in a bulb which maintains the light current in your car’s headlights. It’s a complex circuit made up of many components, each one tasked with carrying out a specific function. Needless to say, this is a hefty task that requires countless car parts to work together in perfect symphony.