Been reading a bunch on other forums about these $40 Raptor kit here:
Raptor Brand 35W HID Kit: DDM Tuning - HID Kits, HID Bulbs, DEPO Lighting, BMW and Porsche Performance Accessories
I figured it was worth a shot to see if they would enhance my aux. lighting. Specifically, my hella 700's.
Here's some pics of what I did to fit them and some differences between the two set-ups.
Complete kit:
Pic of the Hella 700's on:
The kit has the red and black wires through the grommet to attach within the housing. I decided to pull it through and attach it outside the housing. I had to pull slowly and carefully in order to not damage the grommet.
With the lens removed from the housing, I removed the metal clip that holds the original H3 bulb. Can't use as the HID H3 bulb has too wide of a base and the clip won't fit.
I placed the HID H3 bulb into the lens. There are two tabs that I bent to hold the bulb in place. Surprisingly, they held pretty well. At least hopefully until, I can figure out another way to keep it in place.
Drilled a hole (not a perfect hole) to feed the new wires through and fit the new grommet.
Now to mount the ballast using zip ties and connect the wires. Connected the red and black wires to the Hella ground and + wire. All the other connections are literally self explanatory and there's no need to explain that.
Pass. side, bundled with additional wiring for other aux. lighting and the Hella wiring.
Driver side:
Here are some pics of the differences. Hella 700 55W vs the Raptor brand 35W HID kit:
Hella left, Raptor right:
Further back:
Both Hella housings retrofitted:
Overall, I think this kit is worth it if you are retrofitting some aux. lighting but, I don't think these should be installed into a factory headlight housing. For that, you'll probably want to spend a little extra for some thing better. I'm pleased with results and would do it again on a different set of aux. lights.
Raptor brand 35w hid kit, Hella 700 retrofit
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