Fusionking Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Bought retrosolutions 8000k HID with the harness. Let me just say that i had HIDs in my fusion 2010 and these are wayyyy brighter than them. Installation was a pain but managed it after an hour. The resistor wires were not tightened properly so had to make that change. Everything else fit in well. Made a 1" hole in the dust cover and the HID bulbs have some rubbery thing that fills up the gap pretty well. Overall its one of the best changes ever. Im going to upload pics soon since im using my iPhone. Cutoff is good as well better than the fusion i had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWS Alpine Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 I'm glad you are happy but your 8000K bulbs are not brighter than an OEM bulb at 4300K. Most likely even with the 8000K bulb boosted slightly on the 55w ballasts (are actually ~42W). They are much more blue/purple so your eyes will get tired quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akedge11 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 ]I didn't want to take out a bunch of stuff in the engine compartment to conceal my ballasts so I just mounted them in an easy location. All wires are out of the way of moving parts, nothing bounces, everything works perfect. Installed a retrosolutions kit, took about 40 min b/c the stock light broke off in the housing!! PITA!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akedge11 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Passenger side mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusionking Posted October 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 my edge is kona blue so having some blue in the lights matches pretty well.. i was on the highway last night and it lit up the whole highway as if it were daylight. Ill post pics tonight as they are stored on my iphone and i dont have access to stuff at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akedge11 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Mine do as well, I got the 6000k, i had 8000k on my Fusion and it was too blue/purple. Really terrible in first/last light of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferneyhough Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Bought retrosolutions 8000k HID with the harness. Let me just say that i had HIDs in my fusion 2010 and these are wayyyy brighter than them. Installation was a pain but managed it after an hour. The resistor wires were not tightened properly so had to make that change. Everything else fit in well. Made a 1" hole in the dust cover and the HID bulbs have some rubbery thing that fills up the gap pretty well. Overall its one of the best changes ever. Im going to upload pics soon since im using my iPhone. Cutoff is good as well better than the fusion i had. Hey Fusionking I just ordered a set from them as well & I was wondering if your day time lights worked as well, seeing as it is the law over here lol. I wish my dealership ( younge & steels) had your color car, I love that color, they told me it's only available in the us lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusionking Posted October 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Hey Fusionking I just ordered a set from them as well & I was wondering if your day time lights worked as well, seeing as it is the law over here lol. I wish my dealership ( younge & steels) had your color car, I love that color, they told me it's only available in the us lol Hey man, yup daytime work perfectly with the harness. Its a PITA to install but its worth it. I bought the car from yonge and steeles wat are they talking about.. We test drove it and bought it.. All though they were running out of stock pretty fast. They had mostly silver colored edges. I guess i got lucky.. Which one you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWS Alpine Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 IMHO I would mount the ballasts in a different spot that is covered from the top. These ballasts are not potted so they will be damaged when water gets to them. Not sure how the ford is at keeping water out but that area in most cars can get some water in heavy rains. A lot of OEM ballasts aren't fully potted. The oem matsushita ballasts are great and fully potted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferneyhough Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Hey man, yup daytime work perfectly with the harness. Its a PITA to install but its worth it. I bought the car from yonge and steeles wat are they talking about.. We test drove it and bought it.. All though they were running out of stock pretty fast. They had mostly silver colored edges. I guess i got lucky.. Which one you get? I bought the Earth Tone color, I was sketchy at first but now I'm lovin' it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B12andrews Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 How did you aim your hids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusionking Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Those pics are not mine. Tbh i just played with the bulb until i saw the cutoff inside my garage was straight.. I will take pics of the cutoff later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchait Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 i have 6000k 55 watt ballasts in mine. had them in there since feb when i bought the truck. i also have all led lights in it. even the puddle lights. i am a xentec dealer and my buddy owns diamondshineauto.com. hids in the projectors are the brightest and most focused light you can have. however the 55 watt ballasts is a noticeable difference over the 35 watt ones. but you deff need a wire harness since we have auto on headlights and it is recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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