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upgrading to 55w ballast
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Why would you go up to a 55w ballast and not stay with stock wattage? For what its worth the Hella projectors in our cars throw a ton of foreground and 55w is not going to be a huge upgrade IMO.
A fresh set of D2S bulbs and new replacement ballasts if you need it would be wiser IMO. Do you have pre or facelift E53? If facelift, its Hella Gen IV and those have integrated igniters. I'd recommend the Morimotos for a price affordable replacement, you MAY need the canbus modules in line, I'm not sure. Morimoto XB35 OEM HID D2S Ballasts xenon D2S D2R AMP Denso Matsushita Bosch Hella Ballast 3Five 5Five
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my question is if aftermarket ballast comes with a 9006 plug how do you wire it up to the oem ballast if it comes with a 5 pin plug
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Do you have facelift E53 if so that does come with Hella Gen IV ballasts which are wired differently than Hella Gen III
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Hmmm...this will be interesting to see if this mystery is revealed.
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Most oem ballasts for the X53 use the 9006 grey plug.
however, just buying a ballast won't do the trick. The 55W ballasts we use make a marked improvement in our tests for light output on regular 35W bulbs. Most OEM 35W bulbs are actually rated for a maximum of 60W of input without significant degradation in longevity. However you will need an adapter to work with the AMP connector to D2S bulb. D2S Adapters from AMP Connector [D2Sadpt01] - $29.99 : Umnitza|BMW Angel Eyes|LED Angel Eyes|Headlights|Lighting|Performance|Service|87748 66489 55W ballast link Factory Canbus 35W and 50W Xenon Replacement Ballast [msbpb] - $34.99 : Umnitza|BMW Angel Eyes|LED Angel Eyes|Headlights|Lighting|Performance|Service|87748 66489
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It must not be the ballast I'm looking at
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Interesting... I've been noticing my factory HID lights lacking when compared to newer BMW HID light output and especially compared to Acura's lighting.
I wondered if light components are getting tired and new bulbs would help with more usable light output?
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Replace the pair with OEM Philips or Osram bulbs at 4300K (under $100 for the pair) and trust me you will see a big improvement.
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Newer Acura is using LED lights, which I always want to retrofit into my E53. Still no avail on the market.
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