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Old Apr 17, 2002 | 09:17 PM
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So i have another question again...haha. I been hearing alot about 6000k and not the sound like a newbie but what are they?
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Old Apr 17, 2002 | 10:34 PM
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Re: 6000k

Originally posted by rayman009(2)
So i have another question again...haha. I been hearing alot about 6000k and not the sound like a newbie but what are they?
They are HIDs like our headlights except it is a lot brighter. Our HIDs burn at 4200K while the other one burns at 6000K. It has more of a bluer tint to it.

If you compare our HIDs to the 6000K HIDs side by side, it will make our HIDs look like regular halogen lights (regular lights).
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Old Apr 17, 2002 | 10:49 PM
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Re: Re: 6000k

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It has more of a bluer tint to it.
bluer & purplish.
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 12:18 AM
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so how much are they? easy to install?
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 12:51 AM
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Originally posted by rayman009(2)
so how much are they? easy to install?
Autolamps have them for $290 a pair. Since our cars already have the ballast, all you need to do is unplug the OEM HIDs and plug in the 6000K HIDs.
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 01:13 AM
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6000k's are a must. Totally worth it . Heres a pic a my ride with 6000k's with my custom yellow fogs. The 6000ks look more purple than the pic shows.
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 01:16 AM
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does this site sell them?
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 01:39 AM
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is those 6000K...

i sthose 6000k H.I.D only use it on 2002 & up model???
how about 2001 ...can we use it???
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 01:45 AM
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what??? can 2000 use them??
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 11:50 AM
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Any HID equiped car can switch HID bulbs, just goto Autolamps-online.com and order the Phillips Ultinon 6000K D2R bulb.

Note you will need a security socket remover in order to remover the old HID bulb.

And one other thing 6000K refers to the scale of color temperature or hue not brightness.
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 12:08 PM
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TRUE!!!

D2R is for our HID and D2S is for projector type HID, like BMW, S2000. D2S will also fit with little modification and has more purplish color.
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 02:32 PM
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Note you will need a security socket remover in order to remover the old HID bulb.

I just used a small flat head screw driver.
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 02:42 PM
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I just used a small flat head screw driver.
That fits too!!
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 05:58 PM
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Hey all....I am a former TL owner so I "lurk" around quite a bit. I know a lot of you like the look of the more purple lights on the Audis and BMW's. Take a look at these pics comparing the stock S4 bulbs to 6K bulbs from hid4less.com. They are amazing!!! I will be getting a set shortly for my S4. You can really tell the difference in these pics. Be sure to buy the from Tim if he offers them though Hopefully you guys will get the same performance out of 6k bulbs.



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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 06:09 PM
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Thumbs up

bmw74,

Thanks for the comparison shots!! OMG, that is very sweet looking.. If I was planning on keeping my TL, I would definately do that mod!!
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 06:20 PM
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When I had my TL I used to always say to myself that I liked the way the Audi HIDs looked......now I'm like "I need to get my hands (no finger prints of course ) on some 6K bulbs b/c the stock HID's look like shi_ compared to them.

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bmw74,

Thanks for the comparison shots!! OMG, that is very sweet looking.. If I was planning on keeping my TL, I would definately do that mod!!
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 10:27 PM
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:wow:

That S4 stock looks so~~~~~ haloganish!!!
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Old Apr 18, 2002 | 10:46 PM
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Originally posted by songoku
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That S4 stock looks so~~~~~ haloganish!!!
Imagine our TL.
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Old Apr 19, 2002 | 11:08 AM
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Originally posted by BlackShadow


Imagine our TL.
That was the point I was trying to make.....You guys are going to love the way the 6K bulbs look
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Old Apr 19, 2002 | 05:29 PM
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6000K are awesome, but are about the limit. As you get higher up your light output is lessened and their practicality is diminished. The light output becomes more purplish, but that won't help with night driving if you have less light on the road.
There are people with 8000K and 12000K HIDs, and the light output is visibly less in pics.
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Old Apr 19, 2002 | 08:37 PM
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Cheapest place to buy them?

Hey, I was wondering where I could find the cheapest prices on 6000K upgrades (like the Philips bulbs). So far the cheapest I've seen is something around 290...anyone seen anything lower?

Thanks.

Brad
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Old Apr 19, 2002 | 10:35 PM
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Re: Cheapest place to buy them?

Originally posted by falconbrad
Hey, I was wondering where I could find the cheapest prices on 6000K upgrades (like the Philips bulbs). So far the cheapest I've seen is something around 290...anyone seen anything lower?

Thanks.

Brad

Yea...if you can find somebody that will sell it to you used.
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Old Apr 20, 2002 | 10:32 AM
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Re: Re: Cheapest place to buy them?

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Yea...if you can find somebody that will sell it to you used.
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Old Apr 20, 2002 | 12:02 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Cheapest place to buy them?

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Why?

A few members have bought it used and it works fine. Am I missing something here?
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Old Apr 20, 2002 | 01:17 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Cheapest place to buy them?

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Why?

A few members have bought it used and it works fine. Am I missing something here?
Nothing..... I was just thinking it's not good idea to buy used HID bulbs those are so sensitive and would not know how previouse user took care of them!!

I would pay some extra $$ to get brand new Tube Sealed HID bulbs.

That's all.
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Old Apr 20, 2002 | 03:15 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cheapest place to buy them?

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Nothing..... I was just thinking it's not good idea to buy used HID bulbs those are so sensitive and would not know how previouse user took care of them!!

I would pay some extra $$ to get brand new Tube Sealed HID bulbs.

That's all.
Don't get me wrong either. I would rather buy a brand new one than a used one.
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Old Apr 20, 2002 | 08:11 PM
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if your interested i have a new set of d2s and d2r philphs 6000k;s and a set of 9006 philiphs 6000k for sale let me know jlerd@hotmail.com
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Old Apr 23, 2002 | 10:16 PM
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6000k bulbs

BMW74,
Your sample comparison demo will speak and sell for itself.
You have easily convinced anyone just curious about it.
Ill get my hands on those in the very near future.
juniel
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Old Apr 24, 2002 | 07:49 AM
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i just want to add that the 8000 k and 12000 k hid's are not because of a different bulb. Its a kid made by hidkits.com and its just a variable output transformer which is pushing the bulbs to its limits by inducing a higher voltage output. I cant recommend doing this because the bulb was not designed for this kind of voltage and may shorten its life span. For anyone that maybe thinking of doing this you will have to swap out the ballast aka transformer from the tl and use there kit which cost about 500 bucks.
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Old Apr 25, 2002 | 06:18 PM
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I know exaclty what you are saying. This is another Audi pic, but the car on the right has 10K bulbs and the car on the left has 6K bulbs....Can you say Carolina Blue?

Originally posted by SoundSpeed
6000K are awesome, but are about the limit. As you get higher up your light output is lessened and their practicality is diminished. The light output becomes more purplish, but that won't help with night driving if you have less light on the road.
There are people with 8000K and 12000K HIDs, and the light output is visibly less in pics.
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