totally disagree. the voltage it takes to ignite the salts/gases in the hid bulb is around 25K hence the need for ballasts. that's a lot more than the stock halogen could ever consider needing. with that said, once the salts and gases are ignited, the power backs off considerably and becomes more efficient than halogen. the stock wire gauge is too small to handle the initial demand and needs to be supplemented. the only stock wire that is used is for the switch to turn on the lights.

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2006 4.8iS Black/Black with custom Audison Voce/Image Dynamics sound
Production Date - 10/05