optiq

I didint want to spend a shitload of money on new bulbs when one went out, so i found these HID's from advanced optik. i couldnt find D2R philips anywhere so i got these for about half the price. they are 5800k, but they look more purple then blue. but i love these things :-D

1st timer

how much and where did you find them?

optiq

http://www.europeanautosport.com/d2s.htm they have D2R aswell. and u can get 5100k or 5800k
195$ a set

thsiao

They look very very very sweet... is this safe with our OEM ballast? Does the road seem brighter with this change?

rrdy

thats cool, can u install those in the fogs?

TeknoKing

damn, thats expensive, but it does look nice, how is the visibility???!

Bxscig

cheap compared to the philips bulbs lol The visiblity is probably a little less than stock but still better than halogen.

optiq

to tell you the truth, they dont light up the road as much as my stock. i mean they still do a good job at illuminating ahead. its a direct swap had them 2 months no probs. next project the fog lights

NYZGREATST

looks hot, i have problems seeing at nite thats the only reason i have not gone to 6000K

car_lost

you could of gotten 6000K's for less than that off of ebay. i got some and i have had them for like about 6 months and they are still going strong.

Davidlamny

Man, you should have bought the 5100K, it would give you bluer look!!
But the 5800K still looks very nice!!

Bxscig

The higher the K the more blue that you get. 8000k = BLUE... 10000k = SUPER BLUE! lol Ask Blackshadow and initialD

TeknoKing

I was thinking about getting those from ebay, how is the quality of the light? does it look like philips?

hzm82

umm you mean the volcano brand or whatever the hidking guy sells on ebay? If you check out some of the HID forum, they have bad ratings. People had those D2R bulbs burn out within a year. That's what prevented me from buying them. I'm def. buying Philips or Osram when my stock bulbs goes.

car_lost

no... i didnt buy mine from hidking... the name of the seller was black02a4 or something like that. either way, i have compared my bulbs to other 6000k and they look the same. so far they have been running good... if they burn out within a year... then oh well, lesson learned. but so far so good... and i ALWAYS have my headlights on... day and night.

Davidlamny

And also the higher the K, the lesser the lumens output.
http://www.xenondepot.com/htec.php

Bxscig

I know, I agree. The optimum is the stock rating of 4300K.

VTEC11

Color looks cool, but they don't seem that bright at all. Maybe its just the pic.

poohlikeshunny

yeah, the color looks cool, but as far as being light on the road, it reminds me of those PIAA plasma superwhites with the purple tinge to them..was the picture taken during the warm up period? Also, it wouldn't be possible for you to put one stock bulb in one and the new one in the other, could you?

BlueXTC

did you have to modify the D2S to fit your headlight housing?

I know you have to make a hole/slot to make Philips Ultinon D2S fit in our car but i heard there are some bulbs that have D2S and D2R slots, both.

thsiao

I thought 10000k was purple...

shawn744

me too....i think it's a mix maybe

i want to go to 6000 too, but don't want to sacrifice brightness..

BTW, sometimes i see people with really blue lights like maybe 8000.....and they have them on as bright as SHIT....i sometimes wonder why ours isn't that bright @ 8000?....is it a ballast thing?

shawn744

optiq...that looks really hot---just take care of those fogs.

poohlikeshunny

I have a question....just the other day i was driving next to one of those new volvo S40R's..and the HID on the other guys car ( while next to mine) was ABSURDLY bright white. You could see the difference between halogens and mine (2000 TL), but his were so much brighter! The ground was pure white....what kelvin is that? It looked like a stock setup...and as far as I know the only way you go on the brightness scale is down as the kelvins go up...how did he get his xenons to be so white?

yoshi

you sure is $195.00 a set?

BlackShadow

My 10000k is BLUE!

BlackShadow

BlackShadow

In order for the D2S to fit, you have to modify it a little.

BTW, I haven't heard of the new bulbs with both slots.

initialD

some says my 10000k purple,but some say blue,I think it is in between....
how to post pic?or anyone give me the e-mail address and i'll sent you the pic and you can post for me.thanks