shloma

ok so i was so excited to install my 6000k lights this morning. one they were in, i must say that i wasnt that impressed with them. To me they still looked realyl white, but they are def brighter. now what worries me is if i really have 6000k lights. I ordered them from ebay, and the bulbs came in two boxes. nothin said that they were 6k lights, but it did say do not use in usa/europe. so do you guys think i have 6ks or what? i think i might just need to wait till nightfall. hopefully ill be able to tell then.

shloma

well my mom pulled in and i just realized that they did make my mom's lex lights look like halogens, but i still think that they are more ultraviolet/white rather then blue. but im happy with them so i guess you can disregard this post

hzm82

How much did you get them for on Ebay? What brand is it?

shloma

philips 245 shipped...i personalyl dont think they are that blue, i think they are just a really really powerful white. the lights are really intense at night on teh road though

hzm82

Philips 6000k bulbs huh

I hope your bulb looks like this. 6000k you can see blue and some hints of purple. Light output/intensity should not be better then 4200k stock bulbs because it drops in lumes as you go higher in the color temp.

hzm82

Your bulbs did say Philips Germany, D2R, Not for use in Eurpoe/USA, purple insulation, and blood stain metal halides. Else its not a philips, I'm surprise you said they were just whiter because I see a lot of colors(bluish/purple) in Philips bulbs.

songoku

Here's another comparison shot.
One on the left is 6000K & right is stock 4300K.

peiqinglong

6000k Osram

shloma

hmmmm...well anyone have 6000k in orange county? id love to compare them because honestly they are def brighter and they looked like the description of the 6k bulb, but for some reason i see really bright white, they are bluish when i first turn them on though, but still its more white and violet then anything. so anyone around mission viejo????

Alexxx

This is what my Philips 6000K D2S look like in real-life since some cameras can't get the right color when you take pics.

shloma

is that what its like when you turn it on, or constantly? cuz honeslty mine are more liek that when they first turn on

hzm82

no, my stock bulbs look like that when they are turned on and then fade to yellow/white. You sure you got 6000k?

songoku

I remember comparing my 6000K with Dvs rice's 4300K. His stock HID looked almost like green compares to my purplish 6000Ks.

shloma

i have like 85126WX as my model number so what the hell is that? does someone wanna pull theres out and tell me what there model number is?

shloma

well i looked it up and it says that my bulbs are 6k, but what i dont get is that the post with the picture in it has a different model number, anybody care to explain???

Raheel

You said they are a little Violet?

Meaning a little purple?

So they do have some color?

shloma

well i mean its a little violet, but its more pure white then anything. When i was looking around on the net i read that they are supposed to be a pure white color. Im jsut wondering where everyone got the idea that they are blue and im wonderign why everyone else has a different model number then me. the only thing that i found was that the 85122WX is the older model bulb but its supposed to be a D2r bulb, not a D2s bulb like hzm posted.

hzm82

I posted how a 6000k Philips bulbs looks like, I never said you should have D2S(you might have some other brand then philips). I only post that because its the only picture I found for a 6000k Philips bulb. The D2S is made for Projection HID. Only difference between D2R and D2S is the metal band on the bulb. Paul posted two D2R bulbs right below my post, one 6000k and one 4300k. We're making sure you can id if you do have 6000k bulbs. Everyone says its blue because it is bluer then stock 4300k bulb. How are you sure you have 6000k bulbs, you going by the ebay seller's words? You don't even know what brand you bought?

shloma

i looked it up on the internet from a couple of sites...including philips... but i basically got all my info (whish was very helpful and i would recommend to be read) from http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/hl-hid-bulbs.htm i still really want to meet up with some peeps and compare bulbs cuz honestly true 6000k is a pure bluish white, more white then anything. but i appreciate all the help ive recieved from everyone who has replied

SimplyAcurate

Do you think the S2000 bulds will fit in the TL. If they do thats probably the look you want. I've been wanting to find out so I could change my TL lights as well.

hzm82

The S2000 uses 4100k D2S bulbs. They are not 6000k. They look cool because its a Projector type HID. Its the same color output as our TLs' HID D2R bulbs.

bmw911t

If you see your bulbs that it mark 85126 WX.That are Philips 6000k D2R.If the blubs marked 85122 WX.That are 6000k D2S.Because my friend brought the bulbs marked 85122 WX D2S for his bmw so I know that.

shloma

thanks fro confirming my info...i wasnt really sure if i was right or not.