Lights

[Lankan007]

Hey guys. As you may all know I own a red 2007 Toyota Camry LE. I want to put in 5000K HIDs (35 W) from DDM into my low beams and 3000K halogen bulbs into my fogs. My first question is, when I am ordering the 5000K from DDM should I get anything else with it? harness? brackets? Since I live in Canada the shipping charges from DDM is $40. So when I was shopping for 3000K halo bulbs on ebay, I noticed that many sellers either wont ship to Canada or it costs more than the actual bulb to ship. So now I am wondering if I should just get 3000K (35 W) HIDs from DDM instead of getting the bulbs. That way I am saving myself the shipping charges. Unless I find a site that would ship cheaper to Canada.
Any help, suggestions?
Thanks

[Lankan007]

I ran into these during my search online:
http://www.automotivelightingusa.com...h11-bulbs.html
and
http://www.automotivelightingusa.com...h11-bulbs.html

The price of the bulb is cheap and shipping is $25
Is this a trustable site to buy from?

[SoUtHsIde_ChI]

DONT order from DDMTunning they are all out of 35W ballast. I have been waiting three weeks for my stuff.


Also be careful with getting 55W it could possibly melt your housing for your lights. BUT that's a chance some take

[Lankan007]

I actually don't mind waiting, but thanks for the heads up
I'll wait a while before ordering
did you order the Raptor HID kit or the DDM slim ballast HID kit?

[SoUtHsIde_ChI]

I bought the raptor kit 35W 6K.

I want to do 3K fogs non HID. but all i find are 55w and im worried about it being too hot and doing more harm than good. So if you find any 3K 35W please let me know. LOL.

I mean its not bad waiting its just the fact that they don't tell you that they are out of stock until you make your purchase.

[Lankan007]

yeah im going for the raptor 35W 5000K
SAMEE
i also wanna do 3000K in the fogs, i doubt the 55W bulbs will do much harm, or you can go for the 35W 3000K HID

[fukdomestic]

The fact that some people hate or love DDM can be a factor from ordering from them but to show that they're out of 35W kits goes to show that their specific HID kits are popular.

Factor in that if you have an issue, you have to pay to ship the bulbs or ballasts back to them. I have an 07 Camry SE and I'm going to be retrofitting Blazer projector fog lights to replace my stock reflector housing right now. I suggest you do too because the projector produces optimal lighting results. I'm going with the 3000k fogs and 6000k lows and I'm debating with DDM or not. I have a guy in Scarborough that can do a full kit for $60 and stands by his products in case of anything so that's a thought.

For the kits I would suggest the brackets though just to be safe. I personally want my ballasts secured in a tight position. Be sure to get harnesses too. The error code eliminator is more for higher end, newer European models so you don't need it. Also, by doing the new fog projectors the bulb now becomes an 808 opposed to the standard H11 as are in the lows.

[fukdomestic]

Forgot to mention, if you decide with DDM go with the Apexcone kits for the $30 they have priced with lifetime warranty. Don't forget, if you have issues you pay additional to ship that back.

[SoUtHsIde_ChI]

Thanks for the headsup....but for the fogs I know I don't want hids because I don't want to blind drivers on the road.... anyone out there have any opinoins on 3K fogs or 35W vs 55W. (Or if it does any damage to the housing for the fogs) or where to get them

[fukdomestic]

Get projectors like I said so it's more concentrated rather than light output glaring from all angles.

[Kycamrymaker]

I have 8,000k 35w in my fogs, bright they are, but not blinding, it's not a concentrated beam of light like the headlights have. Fogs are more like a flashlight with how the light is dispersed. No problems with the housings either, I do know the 55w does eventually melt the inner housing on the fogs though. 55w on HL and no problems there either.

[CamrySExxx]

Go to pacific mall and call it a day.


And 35w HID vs 55w HID is a complete different story than 55w halogen and 65w halogen.

If you take the halogen route, I will almost guarantee you that your CONNECTORS will melt, not the housing. To avoid this you will need heavy duty wiring harness which only INCREASES the cost of getting halogen bulbs. You paying for bulbs + harness, easily your looking at $40-50 locally. You will have DECREASED light output relative to oem bulbs. Do you want to pay more, lose light for looks?

HID will cost you about hte same as the halogen route, depending where you get it, but they will have MORE output which is why your upgrading , right? Stick with a 35w kit and you should be fine with no melting. If your really worried get a wiring harness but now thye are stupid cheap.

to sum it up ... 55w hid is not the same as 55w halogen.

[Mainuh]

I have a new in the box 8000K HID kit, but after reading another thread where njerald had mentioned his MTEC lights, I looked around, did some more reading and ended up ordering a set of MTEC 9005's (4350K)and a set of H11's (4750K). And I should also say, the stock lighting on my 08 LE seems very adequate to me to begin with, but there's a lot of backroad driving up here and sometimes having a little more light can help you see critters off in the distance sooner which can be very helpful in avoiding issues.

So my intent was to put in the 9005s for the DRL/High, which I did. And they are frickin awesome! And then I had planned to put the H11's into the fogs and 8000K HID into the low beams, but I tried the MTEC H11's in the low beams and immediately decided to keep them there. I'll probably order another set of the MTEC H11's for the fogs (which I am still waiting for - due to arrive Thursday).

SO much simpler not mouting ballasts and I can plug a stock bulb in in a pinch. So if someone wants a good deal on a VVME 8000K HID kit, NIB, let me know. I have the same brand in my BMW bike for 2+ seasons now and it's an excellent kit!

So thanks to njerald for the tip on MTEC lights. Rather than quote an EBAY auction that can't be found down the road a few months, just look for seller MTECPOWER on EBAY. Shipping was very fast! The H11's are support to be 5%W input and equivalent of 100W output and the 9005's are 65W input and 130W equivalent output. I know some will say snake oil on the input/ouput, but all I can tell you is I did both hi and low on the port side of the car and started it and turned on the high beams and I can tell you the MTEC's were a shitload brighter than the stock ones on the starboard side. I tried to take a couple photos, but the dynamic range on the little P&S I used didn't pick it up well, but it was amazing. Which is why I'm not going to screw with ballasts, mounting, dicking around with squirrel spotters and a non-stock bulb.

I'll have to go find nejerald's post on the MTECs again and give him a thanks! Great advice and lifetime warranty on the bulbs.

[Lankan007]

thanks for the replies
but im still confused if to go with HIDs or Halogens into the fogs
I know for sure I am putting in HIDs into the low beams..should I do 35W or 55W?
will the halogens actually melt the connectors in the fogs? would I need a harness?
and if I do get HIDs or halogens for the fogs, is there a DIY for replacing?
i have no experience in taking off the bumper, im too scared i might do something stupid
but for the low beams, the install looks easy

[fukdomestic]

you'll find a shit load of DIY all over the net. i need to take off my bumper to retrofit my projector fogs and i have no experience but it's not rocket science, just go with it.

and don't stress yourself about lights. HID's are incredible and better for driving. don't make it confusing with the wattage, just stay with 35W for low and fog. 55W is taking more risk for melting and is completely not needed. also, the 55W tends to wash out colours so the different temps you order will be washed to a different tint of light output.