I've been looking for 8000k HID's for my fogs and headlights...My 03 TL came with 4300k's already, so I don't need a conversion kit, so what do I need? I was looking through e-bay and some people were selling just the bulbs for like 28 bucks a pair, do they really work right? What all do I need to install? And i need opinions, should i put 8000k's on my fogs and heads? or one or the other?

 

ahhh, 28 bux a piece? You must be reading something wrong, or just a bit confused

Let me clarify a few things for you.

Yes, you can only buy the HID bulbs for your TL. You need a D2R or D2C bulbs.

8000K, looks very nice, but light output is pretty bad. If you care about your light output the maximum you should go with is 6000K.

For the foglights, you will need an HID kit.

And yes, you must put same Ks bulb in the headlights and the fogs, otherwise you will look like a Xmas tree.

Also, another note, 8500K and higher, do tend to give problem over a prolonged use, because our housing is not designed for such heat/draw, so the housing may go with time.

g00d luck. 16 yrs old? man, u got some good parents!

 

Haha, thanks yeah i do! Yeah, go on e-bay and search 6000k HID 9006 and you will come up with quite a few pairs of bulbs for really cheap...i would post a link, but you know the rules.

 

and what r u planning on doing with 9006 colored bulbs?

 

I thought that was the type required? Hmm...proves i'm a n00b lol

 

 

So is 70-120 a good price range?

 

100 per bulb is the cheapest.... dont buy unknown brands, search this forum for g00d brands.

If you will buy crap bulbs, you will be replacing them shortly, plus you wont the get the color and output you desire.

some trusted brands: Omran, Phillips, Xentronics(cheaper than others, but they are great).

 

Thanks a lot!

 

no problem,

I just noticed that i mispelled OSRAM, sorry.

 

sorry to interrupt but lets just say he bought 8000k d2r bulb for his headlight would that ruin his headlight housing..?? teknoking are you saying that the headlight housing would melt or something like that..because im planning to get 8000k d2r bulb also..if this is true ill just stick wid my 6000k...

 

THose are halogen bulbs that try to mimic the effects of HIDs and they do a horrible job. For the 9006 ones, you need to get a conversion kit.

 

I think 6000K headlights and 4300K fogs are the way to go. Generally, all cars with HID's appear as if the fogs are more yellow looking. Obviously, there are very few if any cars with stock HID's for the fogs. I am going to do this to avoid the cops by having two sets of bright ass lights the same exact color. A cop may think I have illegal bulbs. But then again, they may not even care. I just want the added brightness HID's allow for the fogs since I travel a lot where there is bad weather and hella animals posted up on the sides of the roads.

 

i bought 8000K HID bulbs for my low beams for about $100 for the pair. i know they are a no name brand, but they have worked perfectly for 3 months.

before that, i had bought a set of 6000K for about $100 as well and they lasted me more than a year and they were still working perfectly fine when i swapped them for the 8000K's.

i'll never pay more than that for a set of HID bulbs unless they gurantee that they will work forever.

 

While I personally dont recommend anything over stock Kelvin rating (4300k), what you said is not true. Kelvin rating is independent of current draw and heat dissipation.

 

all HID's operate at 35watts... less than most halogen bulbs which means less heat.

 

Agreed as well

 

yeah tha is wat i thought...becuz i have never heard of any hid melting your housing before..unless u did something wrong but its jsut plug and play so u cant really mess up....well so if i get 8000k the housing wont melt right..??

 

You can mess up your wiring over time though if it is connected inline, most ppl like to set it up with a relay system to draw power from the battery.

The 8000ks wont melt anything unless you put the bulb in direct contact with the housing