okay so i got my hid's in.


55 watt ddm's with hi/lo. im doing everything 6000k.

i want to do some behind my grill. i want to go for reach, like spot lights.

http://www.autoanything.com/lights/65A1325A0A0.aspx

which ones?

btw, h3 hid's 55 watt ddms with just low are 40 bucks. i love these lights!!

 

Yep, I'm building a light bar for my truck and I'm going to retrofit the ddm's h3 55wat hid lights into them. I have two 700ffs and two 500ffs that I will be mounting. I'm putting hids in the 700ffs for sure, I may leave the 500ffs for normal driving use though.

 

you lost me, ff's?

i am just gonna do two more for now behind the grill. itd be neat to do a hi/low and wire them to my headlights.... hmm.

regardless, i jsut want tsomethng with some reach.

 

The FF models have clear reflector lenses instead of the more fog light that disperses the light.

Here is a Hella 500


Here is a Hella 500FF


That's truly the only difference in them. I am going to wire them with a 3 way switch like I have my current off road lights set up on. Up-With High beams, Mid-Off, Down-On.

 

so what would be best for spot lights or driving lights.

 

I'm not sure. The ff's stand for Free Form Technology. Bascially the best of both worlds with deep straight light, while spreading to the sides also. They are also designed to not provide glare for other drivers on the road. A little research has told me that the 500s were 25% efficient, and the 500FFs is now 40%. I really don't think you will see to terribly big of a difference in light output between the different lenses to be honest though. I think either are a great choice.

 

now here is the real question. how much of a difference will it make, already having hi/lows 55watt hid's in the heads?

 

Maybe this thread can help you out.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=769370