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Hella 550... Not satisfied

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by ae111black, Nov 17, 2012.

  1. Nov 17, 2012 at 2:56 PM
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    ae111black

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    I installed a pair of Hella 550's on a BAMF Bar behind my satoshi and am really not impressed with their actual light patern. Would HID fix this? I'ts been Aimed properly and wired super clean..... Help
     
  2. Nov 17, 2012 at 3:11 PM
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    Hid will help but they are not a good light to begin with
     
  3. Nov 17, 2012 at 4:43 PM
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    well..... My original intention was to convert them anyway and now I'm not so sure I wanna waste the money. 55W is 55W in my book and unless the HID's actually have higher output from the same watt IDK? 43k-5k color temp would make that big of a diffrence in actual power output.
     
  4. Nov 17, 2012 at 4:55 PM
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    oh a 35 watt HID is wayyyy better than a 55watt halogen, apples to oranges, no comparison
     
  5. Nov 17, 2012 at 5:10 PM
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    sweet.... sounds like a plan!
     
  6. Nov 17, 2012 at 6:43 PM
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    I have 55w hid kit for sale if you need them for conversion. pm me :)
     
  7. Nov 17, 2012 at 7:50 PM
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    That's all you had to say. :p

    Lightforces FTW.
     
  8. Nov 17, 2012 at 11:24 PM
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    The kit was 65$ at my workplace....
     

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