Gurufarmer Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 I haven't gotten my Edge yet but want to upgrade to HIDs. Probably a stupid question and i probably know the answer but its easier to ask since I don't know. Do the projectors have the shade built in to control the highs and lows? I'm planning to go with the Morimoto 5Five 5000k kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 (edited) Yes, the edge has a mechanical shutter that raises to allow the full amount of light through the projectors (high beams) and then closes to cutoff the beam for the "low beams". Perfect setup for HIDs. Edited April 20, 2013 by candurin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurufarmer Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Sweet, I figured it did but wanted to make sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBEDGE23 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Something to try if your having trouble getting the bulbs in. I used the rubber ring from OEM bulbs (YELLOW) and switched out the orange ones on the 35w DDM bulbs and the DDM bulbs went in 1000% easier. I spent almost 30 mins trying to get the bulbs in with the rubber seal ring (Orange) that came with them and couldn't get the bulbs in. Put the YELLOW rubber seal ring on the DDM bulbs and they went in with ease and with no shadows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmer Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) Something to try if your having trouble getting the bulbs in. I used the rubber ring from OEM bulbs (YELLOW) and switched out the orange ones on the 35w DDM bulbs and the DDM bulbs went in 1000% easier. I spent almost 30 mins trying to get the bulbs in with the rubber seal ring (Orange) that came with them and couldn't get the bulbs in. Put the YELLOW rubber seal ring on the DDM bulbs and they went in with ease and with no shadows. Hmmm, good idea. I just might have to try that to see if the 9006's will work. Was this done on 9006 or 9005 bulbs? TIm Edited April 23, 2013 by Timmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBEDGE23 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Hmmm, good idea. I just might have to try that to see if the 9006's will work. Was this done on 9006 or 9005 bulbs? TIm I have a 2013 Sport - 9006. But it might be the same for 9005. Just try both rings when installing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maavalous1 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 OK... sent a note to verify with TRS. For my 2013 Edge Limited with HIR2 they recommended: Ballasts - 3Five (35w) Kelvin - 4300 for "factory" look and 5000 for slightly whiter "cooler" look Wire Harness - 9012 CanBus Can anyone verify/comment on that config? Sounds like they are concerned about "bulb out" warnings if use standard 9006 relay on this car as opposed to CanBus. Ready to order and enjoy... just looking for a few votes on final config. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Do the Five5 5000k. 35 watt is fine, but why not have more light? lol Unfortunately, I didn't ask myself that question when I ordered mine. As far as the temperature, I prefer the whiter light. Looks cleaner and stands out more on the road. Also, if you often drive at night and get tired, I find it harder to fall asleep looking into whiter light than yellow-er light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erabbit23 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I have had DDM Tuning lights in my cars for years and they work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurufarmer Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I would hold off on Morimoto for a few weeks as they have been having issues and have a recall out for their SS series Ballasts. I purchased Morimoto Elite System with the 5Five SS ballasts 6K bulbs and the wiring harness and was having many issues with the lights firing when it was colder than 30 degrees F. I called TRS and they at first wouldnt believe it was a wide spread issue till they had other callers telling them the same thing at which point they decided to do a redesign on their ballasts and came out with the DSP ballasts and have since swithced out my ballasts to the DSP ballasts and have also replaced the bulbs because I was still having issues with firing after the DPS ballasts were put in. Since I have the DSP ballasts in and new bulbs I have very few failure to fire issues. TRS has replaced one of the DSP ballasts that i was still having issues with even after the replacement and its been ok since but now my other new DSP ballast is having issues firing. So I honestly dont thing they have the issue completly resolved with the DSP ballasts. I am sending the DSP ballast that they replaced back so they can troubleshoot with it but I now need to get another new DSP ballast to see if that will resolve the issue on my other one. So Since buying the 5Five SS system I have replaced both ballasts 1 and one of them twice and have also replaced both bulbs once and need to replace the other ballast again. The SS ballast were terrible in the cold and being in MN its cold. When it was below 30 degrees one of the 1 lights failed to fire 8 out of 10 time and now with the DSPs its probably only 1 out of 15 times so way better but still an issue. I originally had 6K bulbs but asked TRS to send 5Ks as the replacement and I like the 5K bulbs better because they have less blue tinge. I went with Morimoto because I didn't want to have to deal with failure to fire issues but am fighting with it anyways. TRS has done a great job with getting parts and working to get the issue resolved and pushed a redesign out pretty quick but like I said before I'm not totally sure its completely resolved yet. I'll be calling TRS again today to get them to send me another DSP ballast to replace the one I am still having issues with. If you have the SS ballasts and have issues with the lights failing to fire i would call TRS and have them replace your ballasts with the DSP ballasts. Even if the issue isn't resolved they are way more reliable than the SS ballasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurufarmer Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 P.S. The 55W ballasts with 5K bulbs are really bright. I am in love with being able to see at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predapio Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 I would hold off on Morimoto for a few weeks as they have been having issues and have a recall out for their SS series Ballasts. I purchased Morimoto Elite System with the 5Five SS ballasts 6K bulbs and the wiring harness and was having many issues with the lights firing when it was colder than 30 degrees F. I called TRS and they at first wouldnt believe it was a wide spread issue till they had other callers telling them the same thing at which point they decided to do a redesign on their ballasts and came out with the DSP ballasts and have since swithced out my ballasts to the DSP ballasts and have also replaced the bulbs because I was still having issues with firing after the DPS ballasts were put in. Since I have the DSP ballasts in and new bulbs I have very few failure to fire issues. TRS has replaced one of the DSP ballasts that i was still having issues with even after the replacement and its been ok since but now my other new DSP ballast is having issues firing. So I honestly dont thing they have the issue completly resolved with the DSP ballasts. I am sending the DSP ballast that they replaced back so they can troubleshoot with it but I now need to get another new DSP ballast to see if that will resolve the issue on my other one. So Since buying the 5Five SS system I have replaced both ballasts 1 and one of them twice and have also replaced both bulbs once and need to replace the other ballast again. The SS ballast were terrible in the cold and being in MN its cold. When it was below 30 degrees one of the 1 lights failed to fire 8 out of 10 time and now with the DSPs its probably only 1 out of 15 times so way better but still an issue. I originally had 6K bulbs but asked TRS to send 5Ks as the replacement and I like the 5K bulbs better because they have less blue tinge. I went with Morimoto because I didn't want to have to deal with failure to fire issues but am fighting with it anyways. TRS has done a great job with getting parts and working to get the issue resolved and pushed a redesign out pretty quick but like I said before I'm not totally sure its completely resolved yet. I'll be calling TRS again today to get them to send me another DSP ballast to replace the one I am still having issues with. If you have the SS ballasts and have issues with the lights failing to fire i would call TRS and have them replace your ballasts with the DSP ballasts. Even if the issue isn't resolved they are way more reliable than the SS ballasts. Rut Roh, I ordered these yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurufarmer Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 predapio, TRS will get it resolved. They have been good with getting me new hardware. I suggest calling if you need support as their email support is cumbersome you have to go back and fourth several times to get anywhere and calling they answer and work out the solution quickly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintdude3 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Im new to this HID thing.... I just have a question, Are the 9006 bulbs Hi/Lo? If i order the HIDs, will I loose the Hi or will I still have Hi/Lo beams with HIDs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjsockett Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Im new to this HID thing.... I just have a question, Are the 9006 bulbs Hi/Lo? If i order the HIDs, will I loose the Hi or will I still have Hi/Lo beams with HIDs? It's just one beam but you don't lose your Hi Beams. There is an automatic shutter inside the headlamp housing so when your Low Beam is on it blocks out the top half of the light beam, when you turn your Hi Beams on the shutter moves out of the way to reveal the whole beam. IMO this is the best scenario to still allow Hi Beam use. You really don't want a separate Hi Beam for HID, like in many cars, because of the warm-up time. If you have a separate hi beam and have to turn them on for only a short period they may not fully turn on before you are turning them back off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintdude3 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Thank you for the info. I did not know thats how they worked. So... I just need the 9006 bulbs for HIDs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjsockett Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Thank you for the info. I did not know thats how they worked. So... I just need the 9006 bulbs for HIDs? A 9006 Kit will work, but you need to do a bit of trimming to one of the tabs. Many have said that it fits without trimming but I don't see how that's possible. If you are getting a 55w kit you will also want to get a relay to provide the power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevillier19 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 so i am shopping for an HID kit and not sure what direction i want to go. theres the DDM kits (35 or 55), theres the TRS kit, and then theres the diodedynamics kit that i have seen get pretty good reviews else where. if i go with the ddm kit, is the 55w a decent setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) Any one of those should work ok. If you buy DDM kits, the good thing is that you can get 2 kits, or at least 2 sets of relays for the 55W kit, affordably so you have backup relays and don't have to wait for weeks to get replacements in case of failure. Haven't heard of bulb failures recently, most of the problems have been with the relays (even with TRS now). hidextra.com has also been mentioned as a good source for the kit in a recent install on this forum. Edited April 10, 2014 by WWWPerfA_ZN0W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevillier19 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 thanks for the replay, i'm thinking of buying to complete kits from DDM so I have a spare of everything. thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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