HID Bulbs

[ShadeZeRO]

Hey everyone.

My HID bulbs finally went out in my car (after 90k miles no doubt).

I've never purchased replacement bulbs before for these, so i was wondering what everyone recommends.

a good bang for the buck is necessary. Mine are D2R bulbs.

i was thinking 6000k would be fine, not sure if it's right tho
Thanks !

 

[fstime]

I know the OEM bulbs for my car are like $90 each....

Whatever you do, don't buy super blue bulbs, have them only have a slight blue tint to them......

 

[ShadeZeRO]

yeah, i'm not sure what color range that is,
I was looking at this:

Xetronic HID Xenon D2S/D2R

6000k Bulbs seem good. They're a bit pricy, and I'm not sure what is a trusted vendor these days.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Don't be tempted by high K bulbs, they are very blue/indigo but provide much less useful illumination.

 

[shabby]

Get a set of phillips 4300k bulbs, any higher k and it starts turning blue. 4300 is as white as it can be.

 

[ShadeZeRO]

Thanks for the suggestions.

I guess I'll pick up a pair of these:
http://www.hidking.com/d2bulbs.htm

$130 + SH for a pair of 6500k Bulbs. They're supposedly Ice White, that's exactly what I'm looking for.

 

[shabby]

Volcano brand hid bulbs? Stick with phillips, those are oem bulbs and will last the longest.
Again 6500k is more blue then white, all cars with oem hids use 4300k.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Agreed. Stick with Philips and try to stay under 5k.

 

[ShadeZeRO]

Hmm , Phillips seem to be a little yellowish if I remember. Since they run 4,300k. If I could find 5k Philips, I'd so love it.

This is what I found as far as philips go: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...?hash=item370023822042

and I like these as well (also philips)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

The 2nd one is 5000k, which means, it'll still be white, just a little bluish hint. If anyone doesn't have a problem with the 2nd one, I think that'll be my choice.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Yeah the second 5k Philips look good to me. Do that. Ignore the 5k+ bulbs. Don't worry about the colour, it's all about light, not showing off.

 

[ShadeZeRO]

Sounds good. I ordered the Philips 5k bulbs.
Thank you guys for all your help! Without it, I might have ended up getting 6500k Bulbs -_-''

 

[shabby]

Good thing you didnt go with these...

 

[ShadeZeRO]

OMG!! Those look so cool


...not. Can't believe someone would do that.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: shabby
Good thing you didnt go with these...

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FAIL.

 

[shabby]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: shabby
Good thing you didnt go with these...

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FAIL.

Here you go.

http://i12.tinypic.com/85ny0ys.jpg
http://i19.tinypic.com/8g5oax1.jpg

 

[thecoolnessrune]

So they serve no purpose but to blind people?.... Yay?

 

[alkemyst]

candlepower.com doesn't stock crap...http://store.candlepower.com/xenonhidbulbs.html

 

[ShadeZeRO]

LoL.

So I got my bulbs. Installed one of them and I was amazed.
I'm having trouble installing the 2nd one. It's because I can't get access to it =

Any suggestions? I'll post pics:
Front Right Headlight:
http://www.bhavikb.com/upload/images/111006FRPanel.JPG

Front Right Headlight (inside view):
http://www.bhavikb.com/upload/...67591FTPanelInside.JPG

Old vs New Headlight:
http://www.bhavikb.com/upload/images/578187OldvsNew.JPG

 

[alkemyst]

how about telling us what kind of car? Looks like you are going to need to remove some items behind the light...have you tried from underneath yet?

 

[ShadeZeRO]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
how about telling us what kind of car?

--2001 Mercades Benz S500.

Originally posted by: alkemyst
Looks like you are going to need to remove some items behind the light.

Yeah, that's what the dealer told me. The tech said I would need to take out the bolt behind the light (with the big tank), but the thing is, there are all types of hoses and stuff connected to it, so not sure if he was accurate in his info.

This is what he was talking about.
http://www.bhavikb.com/upload/images/953196DSC04215.JPG

Originally posted by: alkemyst
have you tried from underneath yet?

Can't get access from the bottom. The lights weren't designed to get access from the bottom. The casing can only be removed from the top. It clips in on both sides.

 

[alkemyst]

Those hoses should be able to bend with the tank out of the way.

 

[ShadeZeRO]

I tried taking out the whole thing, but it's actually...VERY VERY large -_-''

It has a lot of things connected to it. I don't think I can remove it.
Any other suggestions?

 

[alkemyst]

Should just have to be able to get it a bit back to squeeze in there...

MBWorld.com may have better answers: LINK to headlight post.

 

[ShadeZeRO]

yeah, You were right.

It was a very very tight squeeze, but I managed to get it installed. They look superb compared to the old ones. I'll post pics at night. Took me like an hour to get the cover back on >_<
hands were too big.

 

[alkemyst]

the passenger side on my nissan was similar for the projector...damn bulb fell inside the housing during removal. Luckily a shop vac and hose worked.