drunkenninja4305

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a few nights ago i noticed my headlight(s?) changed color, drivers side seems to be more purple than usual

the following morning i headed to advance auto parts to find a replacement bulb, it turned out to be way more expensive than i thought ($99). i found it online for $78, but just wanna make sure its the bulb going bad before i make my next decision

heres a picture and a warm-up video




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4i473xC5PA


much appreciation in advance

friesm2000

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kinda hard to tell the exact problem without swapping around parts and such, but i would not worry about it too much till one goes out, unless you are super worried about the color and such
the easiest would be to swap the bulbs around since you can due that from the back, and not pull the bumper, then if the color stays on the driverside, it is not the bulbs



but yes the driverside is very blueish/purpleish, or whatever you want to call it

but if anything i would probably say it is the ballest going out (cannot precisely control the voltage to the bulb anymore), and it takes a VERY long time to fully warm up (i thought it was the passenger side at first by the video)

piggylover1985

Are those stock bulbs ? The one from the right/passenger side looks more like stock. When i bought my car the lights were like that, i found out that the owner before me couldn't afford to have the original bulb replace, so they bought an ebay one in 6000k to replace the burned out bulb, they should replace both to match the color.

kika8806

this is just a suggestion..my passenger side light is about 10x brighter than the drivers side, but its because the housing itself needs to be buffed out a little bit, it doesn't have anything to do with my bulbs. just a thought, although i'm sure you've already considered that since it is a pretty obvious issue. i can tell even when my lights aren't on that the drivers side is a little dull.

drunkenninja4305

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i'll wait til the sun goes down and do that, thanks for the very good suggestion

yes i believe so, theyre 4300k if im not mistaken. did you notice any loss at all in brightness of your headlights since you switched to 6000k?

both of the housings seem to be pretty clean, though im thinking about blacking them out in the near future

friesm2000

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yes the housings do seem very clear and not yellowed at all

then here is a pic of mine with the stock bulbs in there


don't mind the snow lol, try to just compare the coloring with the headlight housings and such (or the orange reflector)

TequiLa

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are they really both oem 4300k? One bulb looks like it's 4300K, and the other one looks like 5000k/6000k

piggylover1985

right ?

piggylover1985

yes i believe so, theyre 4300k if im not mistaken. did you notice any loss at all in brightness of your headlights since you switched to 6000k?

Not by much, except for the light is only one color, the stock 4300k is different color depending your angle and distance.

junteschan

Have not seen an actual OEM headlight DR2.
Should it say "Made in Japan" just to be sure its oem?

friesm2000

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iirc our bulbs are actually made in germany

drunkenninja4305

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problem fixed for less than $20 (ebay ftw)
new 8000k bulbs installed

piggylover1985

Wow they're bright or what.