H.I.D. Upgrade
05-19-2005, 03:38 PM
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H.I.D. Upgrade
Well guys im in the mood to mod. My latest mod (rear roof spoiler) will be going on in the a.m., yet im online looking for my next one. I have been looking into getting a set of 8000K H.I.D. bulbs but not sure what site has the best quality or the best product. Any help with these issues would be very much apprieciated thanks.
Well here are two examples:
hidworld.com has them for 119.99 plus shipping im guessing and advantagewholesaler.com has them for 165.00 plus shipping any other sites guys? And what brands should I be looking for?
Well here are two examples:
hidworld.com has them for 119.99 plus shipping im guessing and advantagewholesaler.com has them for 165.00 plus shipping any other sites guys? And what brands should I be looking for?
05-19-2005, 04:12 PM
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"The following is probably one of the largest and most deceitful marketing ploys exploited on the internet today. So I will state, for the record: Osram-Sylvania's highest color temperature bulb is 5400K and Philips' highest color temperature bulb is 5800K (marketed at 6000K Ultinon). Nowhere on either of their corporate or consumer websites do they claim, endorse, or offer any HID bulb or kit that produces light over 6000K. I subscribe to both companies' online newsletters so in the nearly impossible event that they do make a 7000K or higher bulb, I will be one of the first ones in public to know about it and this page will be editted on that same day. But here is why Osram and Philips will never sell you a 7000, 8000 or 12000K bulb. Osram and Philips control the entire market on OEM bulbs, and they make enough money off selling OEM 4100K bulbs to ride it out indefinitely. So there is no reason whatsoever for either of them to nurture the trendy idea of high Kelvin blue/purple bulbs at the expense of their professional reputations."
you should read this link, lots of very good information - basically 6000+k is only done by cheep makers by putting a coating on the bulb to give off that light.
http://www.intellexual.net/hid.html
you should read this link, lots of very good information - basically 6000+k is only done by cheep makers by putting a coating on the bulb to give off that light.
http://www.intellexual.net/hid.html
05-19-2005, 04:28 PM
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Ebay - I think astroboy? is a vendor on ebay and was/is a member of this site and many have purchased from him. Get Phillips bulbs - factory quality that will last
05-19-2005, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ou sig
"The following is probably one of the largest and most deceitful marketing ploys exploited on the internet today. So I will state, for the record: Osram-Sylvania's highest color temperature bulb is 5400K and Philips' highest color temperature bulb is 5800K (marketed at 6000K Ultinon). Nowhere on either of their corporate or consumer websites do they claim, endorse, or offer any HID bulb or kit that produces light over 6000K. I subscribe to both companies' online newsletters so in the nearly impossible event that they do make a 7000K or higher bulb, I will be one of the first ones in public to know about it and this page will be editted on that same day. But here is why Osram and Philips will never sell you a 7000, 8000 or 12000K bulb. Osram and Philips control the entire market on OEM bulbs, and they make enough money off selling OEM 4100K bulbs to ride it out indefinitely. So there is no reason whatsoever for either of them to nurture the trendy idea of high Kelvin blue/purple bulbs at the expense of their professional reputations."
you should read this link, lots of very good information - basically 6000+k is only done by cheep makers by putting a coating on the bulb to give off that light.
http://www.intellexual.net/hid.html
you should read this link, lots of very good information - basically 6000+k is only done by cheep makers by putting a coating on the bulb to give off that light.
http://www.intellexual.net/hid.html
I 98% agree. Not all of them put a coating on the bulbs. I will not stand by their quality but they do last a bit. 6000ks Philips are about $280?? or just a little less and the 8000ks are about $100 to $150 maybe? Personally I dont like them so blue but I say for $100-$150 it is ok.
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05-19-2005, 07:47 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=36476
i have sold many kits and of all the kits this is the bulb i put on my car lowbeam and fogs and on my motor cycle.... if i had to describe the look its like the philiphs 6000k but a slight bit more purple nothing blue about it at all
-jon
i have sold many kits and of all the kits this is the bulb i put on my car lowbeam and fogs and on my motor cycle.... if i had to describe the look its like the philiphs 6000k but a slight bit more purple nothing blue about it at all
-jon
................wats up wit dat?
05-19-2005, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by NYZGREATST
where can i get the Philips 6000K from??!
and if u pay via paypal i think add the 3% or something. It used to be like $250 shipped with paypal a year ago.
05-19-2005, 10:21 PM
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Did any of you Guy's check out the new Piaa Cobalt there supose to work with are Stock HID system and work alot better you should check them out if any one does post the results, i would like to know if there as sick as they sound
05-19-2005, 11:44 PM
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Why would u guys want to get Higher "K" hid wattage bulbs!? the Higher the "K" rating of the bulb... there is less LUMENS which is the actual brightness. If u just want a blue look then go for it. but dont expect say 5000k or 6000k bulbs to be brighter than the stock 4300k ones.
05-20-2005, 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ou sig
that is why I gave that link before....the stock 4300k HIDs are the brightest you can get, but a 6000k bulb will be very close and have a slight blue tint
thats why i want to go with 6000K, no higher
05-23-2005, 03:05 AM
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good web site. 
very true but never seen a hid with that film before. i guess 6000k and up might have them. but i had 6000k on my civic and loved it. 6000k and down for sure, the color is controlled by the amount of gas in the bulb.
very true but never seen a hid with that film before. i guess 6000k and up might have them. but i had 6000k on my civic and loved it. 6000k and down for sure, the color is controlled by the amount of gas in the bulb.
05-23-2005, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SC2.2CL
So does that mean that I can't use the xenon depot bulbs?
no, hes saying that our cars take D2Rs and that the D2S bulbs are for projectors.
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