athlonx

a friend of mine was telling me that the manual says you should let the dealer change them, why's that?

kaliraver69

because they want to make money on an easy install.

athlonx

yeah but it says something about voltage or something and power doesn't leave the lights when you cut them off or something.

rmpage

Nothing to fear. The high voltage is only really present during warmup when the ballasts emit the "whining" noise. Running voltage is around 80v and turned off, they'll not carry a charge as the ballasts have internal bleeder resistors to dissipate the charge of their internal capacitors once power is removed.

me_kevinly

hi there, along the line
my euro(tsx) has xenon, i was wondering is it ok to change the bulb to 6000k or 8000k?
or do i need to mod it?

curik

Hi, I changed my bulbs with 6000K and it was quite easy to do. Just follow the instructions in the manual. You need a special screw tip to open a screw. I used tongs to unscrew it. Everything else was simple. Good luck

me_kevinly

hi there,
if u dont mind me asking, how much was the bulbs? what brand?
any pics ??
thanks

curik_euro

the bulbs? they were not cheap, around $150 - $200 for a pair. I got myself the Philips Ultinon 6000K, they were an amazing replacement for stock. Snow white colour and very even beam.

narci

Hmm...with a higher intensity bulb, does it draw more power? If is draws more power will it melt the wiring or housing over a period of time?

Dan Martin

Power is measured in Watts, not K. So long as the wattage stays the same, the current will stay the same, therefore it won't cause any additional stress on your wiring.

Also, K is just a measure of the color of a bulb. It really doesn't mean that it's any more "intense". 4300K is widely considered white. Lower numbers are more yellow/red, higher numbers are more blue/purple.

youngTL

I wonder where that number comes from? Is that like what colour a star would be if it's surface temperature was that? No, it can't be that (astronomy tells me otherwise). It must be something else.

CCColtsicehockey

yea you will be fine I even swapped out the complete headlight assembly and moved the factory bulbs to the new headlights long with the ballasts and I have had no problems.

tonka_146

yes i have 10k bulbs in mine i got them off of ebay for 110 for the set..looks really!!!!! blue

Dan Martin

Everything you want to know and then some: http://www.schorsch.com/kbase/glossary/cct.html

me_kevinly

is there any special bulb size for the HIDs????
i notice on ebay there D2C and D2R, whats the difference?
which one is right for us?

BDI

We use D2S bulbs.

D2S - Projectors
D2R - Reflectors