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JDMLighting

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taking standard housing headlights, and modifying them with Projectors into them...

I.E. 2007 Accord headlights retrofitted with TSX Projectors.
 

JDMLighting

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Why Digital?

The days of the old humming, magnetic core & coil-type ballasts have come to an end. The digital (electronic) ballast is the latest in ballast innovation. Digital ballasts are more efficient, quieter, cooler, and softer/easier on the bulb all the while allowing for a much smaller and neater package. Digital ballasts do not have any of the usual transformers or capacitors, instead these ballasts have electronic circuitry doing the same job, only much more efficiently using significantly less current.

They have the capability of self diagnostic and reset, including specific protection circuits to detect various lamp- and ballast-fault conditions allowing to safely shutdown or reset the ballast. when the ballast fires the bulb it sends full power to the cold bulb, Over time, this shortens the bulb life and reduces the output and life span of the bulb, Digital ballasts start by sending a low amount of power to the bulb and steadily increases the power over the next few seconds until the bulb has reached full brightness, This is also known as soft starting, which minimizes the damage to the bulb and increases its life. After one year of use the usable light coming from bulbs that are run on digital ballasts has decreased significantly less where as the same bulb being used in the coil type ballast would have lost over 10% more usable light over the same period of time.
 


tilegend

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JDMLighting said:
What is Kelvin you ask?

The kelvin, (spelled with a lowercase K) is a measurement of heat energy or temperature, which advances in the same increments, as does Celsius. Its principle difference is that kelvin measurements, written as K have a much lower starting point: 0K or 0 Kelvin (note the absence of the degree symbol °). This temperature, measured as -273.15° C, is the point at which no heat energy exists in a substance, and is called absolute zero. To determine the temperature based on kelvins from a Celsius temperature, you merely need to subtract 273.15 from the Celsius number.
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its funny the kelvin you speak of has absolutely nothing to do with kelvin color temperature...

in fact you just copied and pasted that info from somewhere else... wisegeek to be exact

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-kelvin.htm

and unless you really prove... and i mean substantial data on how digital ballasts are better than analog... considering almost all oem ballasts a couple years back are analog ie Hella Gen 3 Ballasts that many retrofitters still swear by.

otherwise its just another marketing gimmick put out there to sell your "chinese digital" ballasts.

its nice to see a vendor actively participating in the forums that they belong to but in the end you're still a business trying to sell a product.
 
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JDMLighting

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tilegend said:
its funny the kelvin you speak of has absolutely nothing to do with kelvin color temperature...

in fact you just copied and pasted that info from somewhere else... wisegeek to be exact

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-kelvin.htm

and unless you really prove... and i mean substantial data on how digital ballasts are better than analog... considering almost all oem ballasts a couple years back are analog ie Hella Gen 3 Ballasts that many retrofitters still swear by.

otherwise its just another marketing gimmick put out there to sell your "chinese digital" ballasts.
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Thanks for the criticism, sorry that I didnt know the best way in words to describe Kelvin, and went to a source I have used before.

And "Chinese" Kits, I do not sell, mine are made in Southern California. But thank you for the positive reinforcement to this thread.

And in regards to analog kits, please check forums like 7thgenhonda and other smaller group dominated websites, 9/10 users with analog kits are having issues.

Analog as OEM yes that would be ok, why? because the harness, fuses, and power supply are all meant to react to the STOCK HID

Analog in a car that starts with halogen has no baseline for managing itself. Thus why a digital kit is needed.

But again thank you for adding positive comments to this thread. Sorry for the misleading information about Kelvin, again, didnt know best way to put it in words and have it make sense, so I checked with another source.

Have a great night though sir!
 


tilegend

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JDMLighting said:
Thanks for the criticism, sorry that I didnt know the best way in words to describe Kelvin, and went to a source I have used before.

And "Chinese" Kits, I do not sell, mine are made in Southern California. But thank you for the positive reinforcement to this thread.

And in regards to analog kits, please check forums like 7thgenhonda and other smaller group dominated websites, 9/10 users with analog kits are having issues.

Analog as OEM yes that would be ok, why? because the harness, fuses, and power supply are all meant to react to the STOCK HID

Analog in a car that starts with halogen has no baseline for managing itself. Thus why a digital kit is needed.

But again thank you for adding positive comments to this thread. Sorry for the misleading information about Kelvin, again, didnt know best way to put it in words and have it make sense, so I checked with another source.

Have a great night though sir!
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Guangdong Kingwood Electronics Co., Ltd.... does that ring a bell...? they're the ones that manufacture your ratek hid ballasts...

also... you're comparing apples to oranges... with inferior aftermarket analog ballasts against OEM ballasts...

if there's anywhere i would go to do my HID research is hidplanet.com

"Analog in a car that starts with halogen has no baseline for managing itself. Thus why a digital kit is needed."

if you're talking about baseline then it must be something before the ballasts to control power correct?

have you actually seen the wiring on an OEM HID system with analog ballasts? fuses, harness are different? where? power supply? a battery, alternator all changed? for the sake of HID?

now you're really skewing the lines of your "power management" theory

all digital and analog ballasts do the same thing... they obviously use different signals for operation but in the end... power is sent to the bulbs... the signals are used to control OPERATION... an analog ballast still has the ability to "manage power" it just uses a different signal...

and this has nothing to do with what goes on before the HID setup or whatever may lead you to believe could affect the stock electrical system on the car.

i wont buy into the whole digital gimmick

what i will say is that putting any sort of HID on any car that came with halogen whether doing a projector retrofit or not... that person should use a relay harness just for the fact that even though HIDs generally run at a lower wattage compared to halogen... they still draw a considerable amount of amperage during startup... over that of what halogen uses to start up.

and i'll leave it at that... you have a good night too and good luck with your business.
 

98integrags1

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okay so i got a 1998 acura integra gs. i want a good set of hid's..

what to i need to order for complete set up?

and would same setup be good on 2007 civic si sedan?
 

JDMLighting

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Yes both are 9006 low beam bulbs.

Visit JDMLighting.com pick the kit in the color that you like and order away :)
 

LovesIntegras

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i have a 97 ls and i just wanted to make sure im correct about my shit. i need 9006 and 8000k would look the best? also should i get a fresh pair of headlights or would my condensation just be easier to clean? btw is there a way to find an amber color hid for my turn signals? lol sorry if thats a stupid question. btw great to see you helping us out so much. your doing fantastic :D
 
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