I had just read a thread earlier saying that D2S bulbs would work better in our first gen reflector housings, so i went out and bought some. (I had D2R before.) The bulbs are the factory ones from lexus, audi, benz etc. When i installed everything it was kinda weird. Correct me if I'm wrong, but when i started them up, they had a little tint of green in them. Are D2S bulbs suppose to have green in them? Because my D2R ones, when you start them up, they are blue then slowly turn into a nice white color. The D2S on the other hand, start up blue, but then turn white and have a small tint of green. It's very light tint and a very small portion of the light, but you can notice it. I was just wondering if its suppose to be like this.

My Bulbs :

Old D2R = Osram 4300k (either that or 4100K)
New D2S = Philips 4300k

Thanks in advance!

 

are the bulbs upside down? ignitor pointed down? or up? there should be no diff in color excpet that osram is more purple after warmup and philips is more white. green is not right at all

 

so which way should the wire next to the bulb be facing? I'll post some pics tonight. you gotta AIM or something VXCL? PM me..

 

hows the glare on them 97black? I remember at the meet your bulbs had some glare to them

 

how much are these bulbs

do these bulbs have a ballast for power output

or are they just some cheap bulbs u can buy at Auto-Zone.....like sylverstars

 

they are hid bulbs, not the cheap kind that you can buy at a speed shop

 

The glare on them is a lot less and the light output is actually a lot better. I'm actually glad i got these bulbs, but they aren't as blue as the Osram ones. It'd be nice if my Osram D2R bulbs D2S, cause the color on those were perfect. I'll post some pics either tonight or tomorrow.

-Henry

 

Actually, when i took a closer look at it, is was on the yellow side then it was green. I don't know if it was the reflection the reflector was sending out. The bulbs actually start out really blue, and then turn white, then white/yellow. I'm not really fond of the color, but the light out is about 10x better then it was before without tons of glare. Theres still a little, but not a lot.

 

These bulbs are from what I hear, up to 200$ retail price. But if you look on ebay, you could probably get some for like 100$ or less a set. I got mine for 29$ each.

 

$29 damn?! where at?

 

akina boy on the forum sells stuff, he did a first gen retrofit too, i think he does like 69 shipped or something along those lines, he's also on ebay too selling d2s philip bulbs

 

Ebay.. i got mine for 65$ shipped. It's a pretty damn good deal. But its worth it cause you can a whole setup for like 200$ now. They're really cheap. Let me know if you want anything.

 

im really thinking about doing HID's....and i wanna do em now.....i've been lookin on ebay and found a few phillips kits for about 375$......i want a nice white output.....not a blue.....i wanna look like a stock benz or bmw.......anyone point me in the right direction? (97black2.2cl.....can you help?)

 

I honestly don't recommend and of the "HID Kits" out there. You're better off getting one of those OEM setups coming from another car like the BMW's, Lexus, etc. And if you don't want anything that's too blue, i wouldn't go higher that 5000k. Heres an example of a good kit.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=36476

 

Oh yeah, and i think VXCL has a set for sale. I think he's asking 210$

http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149258

 

thanks for the link...those look like theyve just been chopped out of a german ride ......an audi in those pics.....so the two wires hanging there....would i just cut my lights of and attach to there? Basically, whats the trick with the wiring? Can i just crimp the wires to my wires leading to my lights or is there other work involved? thanks.....

 

i got plenty of bulbs to let go for $60 a pair. just not enough ballasts and projectors. the "wire" as u call it should be facing down. if its up that is why u getting a yellow color. the yellow is supposed to be pointed down not up.

 

would that prevent a lot of the black spots?

 

Yes, thats exactly what i did. You have to cut off the old 9006 sockets and crimp those wires to it. The overall job is pretty simple. Wiring is pretty simple. The hardest part for me was to get the bulb to stay in the socket.

 

oh, VXCL, how are parts looking for you.. I'm ver anxious to my projector setup.

 

i sell projector parts too

if anyone is looking for a projector setup i have a full set of VW bug projectors, i believe they are h3 projectors, a nice cutoff and nice for the price

i will let me go for 60 plus ship and local peps like klepto you can pick them up if interested

pm me for details and i will try to pick them up sometime soon, they are sitting at my shop and i have to pick them up, i have a passat left side light im just waiting on the other side to sell the setup, ballasts and all

 

do you have anything else?