I got my HID's earlier this week.
The bulbs are different. The boxes are labeled with the temp (5k) and NO marking for the bulb type. My order consisted of 5 sets of bulbs (3 sets spares, 2 sets with ballasts). All of them have
RED o-ring gaskets with
BLACK o-ring gaskets with them. The older set I got last summer had
RED and
PURPLE. I'm assuming the
BLACK ones are for either 9006 or 9005 bulbs (I can't remember which ones have the
PURPLE that are in the truck now). Also on the boxes is a notice (quoted exactly):
This lamp should self-extinguish within 15 minutes after the outer envelope is broken or punctured. Is such damage occurs, TURN OFF AND REMOVE LAMP to avoid possible injury from hazardous shortwave ultraviolet radiation.
The 55w ballasts are the same, but the 35w ballasts are slightly different. They are the same physical size, but have a metal boot over the wires coming out of the box that goes to the bulb. Not sure why unless they were having problems with the wires coming out.
Oh, also DDM now has mounting brackets on their site for the Raptor ballasts (large ones) for $4 a piece, but they will hold the ballast farther away from the mounting surface making them stick out farther.
Anyways, just wanted to let you guys know!
