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Philips or Osram HID bulbs?

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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 05:00 PM
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Philips or Osram HID bulbs?

Which bulb company would you buy from if you had to or wanted to?
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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search seller "akinaboy" on ebay. he has good quality phillips OEM replacements for cheap. i have bought 3 sets from him and all were quickly shipped and as described.
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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i've seen most people around here mention Phillips. i don't remember if it was good or bad stuff they were saying about them.
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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I was under the impression the oem bulbs were made by Osram, and Phillips was a higher quality of HID bulb compared to Osram, and deffinately other no-name bulbs.
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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I actually replaced my stock HID on my 03 Cl-S today and they were Phillips
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by cltypeSLOW
search seller "akinaboy" on ebay. he has good quality phillips OEM replacements for cheap. i have bought 3 sets from him and all were quickly shipped and as described.

funny you say that because I found him/them and I have a few things watched of his... I just dont know whether i should go with OSRAM or Philips. The Osram is about 5 or so more expensive and thats one of my bases for asking.
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 09:33 AM
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IMO phillips is better. that is based on personal experience.

back in the late 90s early 2000's all the OEM manufacturers used osramm bulbs for their HID setups, but now almost every company that offers HID from the factory uses Phillips. thats gotta say something
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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Ya i would go philip too. If you want to read and see the differences between the 2. Go to HIDPLANET.com. do a little reading on the forum.
Nick
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