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Shipping:
Group buy shipments will be made for every 10
orders received, and at the end of the group buy period. Shipments
are sent USPS priority, or USPS priority international. US orders
can expect deliveries in 2-3 days, international shipments are 4-10
days depending on country. Ending date of the group buy is set for
July 31st 2009 Warranty:
Lifetime warranty
term covers bulbs and ballasts for life according to standard Retro-Solutions
policies. The buyer is responsible for providing faulty part for
inspection and replacement only upon request as serial numbers may
be tracked for quality control purposes. Upon confirmation of faulty
part, any replacement parts are issued free of charge to the buyer
as soon as humanly possible.
Proprietary Concerns:
DIGITAL, DIGITAL HID, and DIGITAL 55 watt high-output
kits are not for sale anywhere else, by anyone else. The name, concept,
and quality materials are sole property of our company and not available
to any other wholesale, manufacturing, or retail provider. Resale
and wholesale distributions are at our sole discretion and any deviation
from this consitutes criminal forgery. The quality, longevity, and
scope of this product is our concept to provide the customer with
the best possible performance in any HID conversion kit.
DIGITAL
35w
DIGITAL
55w
BRAND
"X"
OEM
HID
Wattage
35
watts
55
watts
35
watts, some 50 watts
(typ. overated)
35
watts
Ballast Control
Full
Digital Control
Full
Digital Control
Flyback
loop, Some digital feedback
Flyback
Loop, Some Digital
Efficiency
>92%
>90%
>85%
/ >80%
>85%,
>90%
Input voltage
9
- 32 vdc
9
- 32 vdc
typ.
9-16 vdc
varies
Starting Current
<
6.5 A @ 12v
<
7.5 A @ 12v
15
- 17 A ignition
15
- 17 A ignition
Hot Restrike
Protection
Yes
Yes
No
Newer
models
Plug and Play
Yes,
99% of applications
Yes,
99% of applications
Some,
not for all vehicles
No
Radio interference
None
None
Some
None
Ballast defective
rate
<
0.05% (< 1:2000)*
<
0.05% (< 1:2000)*
as
high as 6 -10% (1:10)
~0.02%
(1:5000)**
Ballast Lifespan
3500
hrs
3500
hrs
2000
hrs
2000
hrs
Bulbs Lm variability
+/-
100
+/-
100
+/-
500, +/- 1000
+/-
50
Bulb CCT variability
+/-
200
+/-
200
+/-
1000
+/-
100
Bulb lifespan
3500
hrs
3500
hrs
1500
hrs
1500
hrs
Bulb Defective
Rate
<
0.16% (1:600)*
<
0.16% (1:600)*
as
high as 3-5% (1:20)
~0.05%
(1:2000)**
Life Expectancy
(Avg.)
4
- 7 years
4
- 7 years
2
mos. - 2 yrs.
4
- 7 years
* DIGITAL bulb and ballast defective rate calculated
latest as of 5/1/2009. This applies to both 35w and 55w applications
of the DIGITAL brand. Calculations are based on number of valid warranty
claims since date of inception, these are not out of the box numbers!
** OEM numbers are based off of Retro-Solutions data from Matsushita,
Philips, Osram products offered in the past 3 years.