Im planning to change my OEM HID kit in my 05 coupe to an aftermarket HID because my light output w/ aftermarket 8000k bulbs is very weak. I compared it to my friends Sentra w/ aftermarket HID's and his 8000k was so much brighter and it was only a 35w kit ebay kit. Can someone help me out with this? Could it be my light bulb or my ballast not providing enough power to the bulb.

Someone told me on the forums that the stock ballast for the G35 is very weak and isnt accommodating to the aftermarket HID bulb i put in. Did anyone else have this problem and will i need to change out my whole kit or just my ballast?

thanks in advance guys!

 

I had 8000k with stock ballasts and are fine for me. I dont think there is a difference in companies where their balasts (35w) will be brighter only if you switch to 55 w then it will be brighter. I just changed to 10000k and I luv them. Where did you get the 8000k bulbs?

 

I got them from ebay.
It was only $17 so i decided to give it a shot.

i love the color of 8000k, but mine just isnt bright enough.

Where did you get your bulbs from?

and some additional info.
My lights are 05 Reflectors.

 

pm'd u also u might want to change to 06-07 projectors the beam is better and can be a bit brighter.

 

my ballast on my right side is acting up so i am decided to get a brand new hid kit and replace both of my old kits. how simple is this? do i just need to take the ballast and bulb out and completely replace it or do i need to keep any wiring??

 

bump for this one.
Im interested in knowing this too!
I've been planning to do this on my own HL's, but im kinda booked right now.

Please update us on how it goes.

 

Is brightness really effected if you switch how many watts the ballast has?

 

^^how hard will that be
Bump bringing it back from the dead!!

 

the stock HIDs are wired into the headlights.. so you'll need to play around with the wires to use an aftermarket hid.

Best bet is to buy a used oem ballast off ebay.

Make sure its the ballast and not the bulb because it usually is the bulb acting up rather than the ballast.