Where to buy HID Bulbs
01-07-2009, 11:38 AM
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http://store.excelerateperformance.c...s/g-56591.aspx
01-07-2009, 12:58 PM
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We have KAIXEN HID replacement bulbs. They are high quality and inexpensive. There has been tons of positive feedback on this forum about them.
http://store.excelerateperformance.c...s/g-56591.aspx
http://store.excelerateperformance.c...s/g-56591.aspx
01-07-2009, 01:29 PM
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I have dead hookers in
5000k. The higher the Kelvin the less distance you get out of the lights. They are bright as hell but do not light up as much in front of you. Thats fine for foglights but the last thing you need is to give up headlight quality and output
Color Temperature Explained:
Color Temperature: 3000K
3000K emits GOLDEN YELLOW color and offers superior penetration power during adverse weather epically in dense fog. The applications of the 3000K kit aim more towards secondary lighting apparatus such as high beam and fog lights. This is the color temperature that will catch all the attention on the road.
Color Temperature: 4300K
The light appears fairly white, and has light yellowish hue when reflected off the road identical to the OEM HID equipped vehicles. It is ideal for customers who does a lot of back road or canyon driving and need the optimal visibility.
Color Temperature: 6000K
6000K emits pure white light with very slight and barely noticeable tint of blue and purple. This color is for customers who is looking for pure performance white while improving the looks of their headlight.
Color Temperature: 8000K
ORACLE 8000K has an approximately 3000lm output, which is about 3x the light output of the traditional halogen light and slightly less light output compared to the 6000K. While it has a bit lesser light output, it emits bluer light than the 6000K.
Color Temperature: 10000K
ORACLE 10000K has an approximately 2800lm output, which is more than 2x the light output of the traditional halogen light. 10000K produces a deep blue light output approaching violet and the blue is noticeably deeper than the 8000K.
Color Temperature: 12000K
This color temperature puts out a deep bluish violet light and is deeper colored than the 10000K. It is for customer who is looking for the most extreme and most exotic looking light output.
Common HID Misconceptions:
Higher the K (Kelvin temperature) the brighter it gets- Not True, the Kelvin Scale measures color not brightness. The brightness is actually inversely proportional to the light output. 4500K HID is technically the brightest and the further you increase or decrease from 4500K the lumens (visible light) will slightly decrease.
Color Temperature Explained:
Color Temperature: 3000K
3000K emits GOLDEN YELLOW color and offers superior penetration power during adverse weather epically in dense fog. The applications of the 3000K kit aim more towards secondary lighting apparatus such as high beam and fog lights. This is the color temperature that will catch all the attention on the road.
Color Temperature: 4300K
The light appears fairly white, and has light yellowish hue when reflected off the road identical to the OEM HID equipped vehicles. It is ideal for customers who does a lot of back road or canyon driving and need the optimal visibility.
Color Temperature: 6000K
6000K emits pure white light with very slight and barely noticeable tint of blue and purple. This color is for customers who is looking for pure performance white while improving the looks of their headlight.
Color Temperature: 8000K
ORACLE 8000K has an approximately 3000lm output, which is about 3x the light output of the traditional halogen light and slightly less light output compared to the 6000K. While it has a bit lesser light output, it emits bluer light than the 6000K.
Color Temperature: 10000K
ORACLE 10000K has an approximately 2800lm output, which is more than 2x the light output of the traditional halogen light. 10000K produces a deep blue light output approaching violet and the blue is noticeably deeper than the 8000K.
Color Temperature: 12000K
This color temperature puts out a deep bluish violet light and is deeper colored than the 10000K. It is for customer who is looking for the most extreme and most exotic looking light output.
Common HID Misconceptions:
Higher the K (Kelvin temperature) the brighter it gets- Not True, the Kelvin Scale measures color not brightness. The brightness is actually inversely proportional to the light output. 4500K HID is technically the brightest and the further you increase or decrease from 4500K the lumens (visible light) will slightly decrease.
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01-07-2009, 02:40 PM
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5000k. The higher the Kelvin the less distance you get out of the lights. They are bright as hell but do not light up as much in front of you. Thats fine for foglights but the last thing you need is to give up headlight quality and output
Color Temperature Explained:
Color Temperature: 3000K
3000K emits GOLDEN YELLOW color and offers superior penetration power during adverse weather epically in dense fog. The applications of the 3000K kit aim more towards secondary lighting apparatus such as high beam and fog lights. This is the color temperature that will catch all the attention on the road.
Color Temperature: 4300K
The light appears fairly white, and has light yellowish hue when reflected off the road identical to the OEM HID equipped vehicles. It is ideal for customers who does a lot of back road or canyon driving and need the optimal visibility.
Color Temperature: 6000K
6000K emits pure white light with very slight and barely noticeable tint of blue and purple. This color is for customers who is looking for pure performance white while improving the looks of their headlight.
Color Temperature: 8000K
ORACLE 8000K has an approximately 3000lm output, which is about 3x the light output of the traditional halogen light and slightly less light output compared to the 6000K. While it has a bit lesser light output, it emits bluer light than the 6000K.
Color Temperature: 10000K
ORACLE 10000K has an approximately 2800lm output, which is more than 2x the light output of the traditional halogen light. 10000K produces a deep blue light output approaching violet and the blue is noticeably deeper than the 8000K.
Color Temperature: 12000K
This color temperature puts out a deep bluish violet light and is deeper colored than the 10000K. It is for customer who is looking for the most extreme and most exotic looking light output.
Common HID Misconceptions:
Higher the K (Kelvin temperature) the brighter it gets- Not True, the Kelvin Scale measures color not brightness. The brightness is actually inversely proportional to the light output. 4500K HID is technically the brightest and the further you increase or decrease from 4500K the lumens (visible light) will slightly decrease.
Color Temperature Explained:
Color Temperature: 3000K
3000K emits GOLDEN YELLOW color and offers superior penetration power during adverse weather epically in dense fog. The applications of the 3000K kit aim more towards secondary lighting apparatus such as high beam and fog lights. This is the color temperature that will catch all the attention on the road.
Color Temperature: 4300K
The light appears fairly white, and has light yellowish hue when reflected off the road identical to the OEM HID equipped vehicles. It is ideal for customers who does a lot of back road or canyon driving and need the optimal visibility.
Color Temperature: 6000K
6000K emits pure white light with very slight and barely noticeable tint of blue and purple. This color is for customers who is looking for pure performance white while improving the looks of their headlight.
Color Temperature: 8000K
ORACLE 8000K has an approximately 3000lm output, which is about 3x the light output of the traditional halogen light and slightly less light output compared to the 6000K. While it has a bit lesser light output, it emits bluer light than the 6000K.
Color Temperature: 10000K
ORACLE 10000K has an approximately 2800lm output, which is more than 2x the light output of the traditional halogen light. 10000K produces a deep blue light output approaching violet and the blue is noticeably deeper than the 8000K.
Color Temperature: 12000K
This color temperature puts out a deep bluish violet light and is deeper colored than the 10000K. It is for customer who is looking for the most extreme and most exotic looking light output.
Common HID Misconceptions:
Higher the K (Kelvin temperature) the brighter it gets- Not True, the Kelvin Scale measures color not brightness. The brightness is actually inversely proportional to the light output. 4500K HID is technically the brightest and the further you increase or decrease from 4500K the lumens (visible light) will slightly decrease.
i have 3k hid fogs and might do 3k lows and highs...
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01-07-2009, 02:49 PM
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You can sometimes find excellent deals on eBay.
I bought a pair of brand new Philips 4300K D2R bulbs on eBay for less than $70 shipped.
Just be sure to check out the seller's feedback and make sure the bulbs are new.
I bought a pair of brand new Philips 4300K D2R bulbs on eBay for less than $70 shipped.
Just be sure to check out the seller's feedback and make sure the bulbs are new.
01-07-2009, 02:56 PM
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...I got 5K and my friend has 6K on his car and mine are brighter...when i get in his car the 6K looks good but has blue to it and when he gets in mine he says he like mine better becuz u could see further and their brighter...
01-07-2009, 03:47 PM
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I have dead hookers in
Thats like saying me and my buddy both put headers in my car and it feels like my buddies has 3 more horsepower than mine.
i wasnt speaking out of my ass i was stating fact from HID manufacturers.
What is color temperature?
Many people believe that the higher the color temperature the brighter the lamp. This is totally wrong. The color temperature is purely a scale to measure the color of the light output. It is a reference purely for color and could equally be called White, Green or Blue. The reality is the higher up the scale the lamps are the less bright they become. 5200K lamps are approx 10% brighter (measured in Lumens, not degrees K) than the 7000K.
Degrees K = ONLY COLOR
Lumen= BRIGHT
"It should be noted that halogen technology is not comparable to the Xenon discharge technology, fitted as original equipment to more and more of the world's finest cars." - Philips
Definitions
Candela (cd)
The international unit (SI) of luminous intensity. The term has been in use since the early days of lighting when a standard candle of a fixed size and composition was used as a basis for evaluating the intensity of other light sources. This unit is used in measuring headlight output; basically the higher the number is, the brighter the light is.
Lumen (lm)
The international unit (SI) of luminous flux (quality of lights). For example, a dinner candle produces about 12 lumens and a standard 60-watt incandescent bulb produces 830 lumens. The higher the number is, the brighter the light is
Kelvin (K)
A basic unit of thermodynamic temperature (color temperature) used to measure the whiteness of the light output. The higher the number is, the whiter the light is. When over 5000K the light begins to turn to blue as daylight.
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01-07-2009, 03:56 PM
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i know what all that means in ur above post as i did my research before i went ahead and bought replacement bulbs..yes people confuse the kelvins with the output..so when u wrote this>> 5000k. They are bright as hell but do not light up as much in front of you. Thats fine for foglights but the last thing you need is to give up headlight quality and output....the HID manufacturer said that?..i dont think so...from what i have read in the threads here 4300k & 5K Phillips or Kaixens seems like a better upgrade from the stock Osrams...
01-07-2009, 03:57 PM
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I have dead hookers in
nevermind the first part of that post. i misread what you said. Sorry
5K is brighter than 6K. 6.9% brighter to be exact. I was refering to if you park a 5k and 6k car next to each other the 6k looks brighter but isnt. it might just be me but thats my 2cents
and when i said bright as hell i was talking about like if they are driving towards you.
5K is brighter than 6K. 6.9% brighter to be exact. I was refering to if you park a 5k and 6k car next to each other the 6k looks brighter but isnt. it might just be me but thats my 2cents
and when i said bright as hell i was talking about like if they are driving towards you.
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01-07-2009, 04:02 PM
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01-07-2009, 04:05 PM
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I have dead hookers in
01-07-2009, 04:09 PM
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Here's a link to an excellent discussion of HID bulbs and Kelvin ratings:
http://intellexual.net/hid.html
This is consistent with the material posted above.
When I replaced the bulbs in my 1999 TL I stuck with the OEM Kelvin rating of 4300K because I wanted maximum visibility.
http://intellexual.net/hid.html
This is consistent with the material posted above.
When I replaced the bulbs in my 1999 TL I stuck with the OEM Kelvin rating of 4300K because I wanted maximum visibility.
01-07-2009, 04:19 PM
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nevermind the first part of that post. i misread what you said. Sorry
5K is brighter than 6K. 6.9% brighter to be exact. I was refering to if you park a 5k and 6k car next to each other the 6k looks brighter but isnt. it might just be me but thats my 2cents
and when i said bright as hell i was talking about like if they are driving towards you.
5K is brighter than 6K. 6.9% brighter to be exact. I was refering to if you park a 5k and 6k car next to each other the 6k looks brighter but isnt. it might just be me but thats my 2cents
and when i said bright as hell i was talking about like if they are driving towards you.
...i jus wanted to make sure and clear up so that people that read this and arent familiar with lightin and all dont be like 
...lol..
01-07-2009, 04:28 PM
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01-07-2009, 04:45 PM
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I went to a auto parts store and they gave me a halogen bulb is it wrong?
also anyone know of a tutorial to change the bulb?
01-07-2009, 05:06 PM
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what do u mean frozen sales, my friend worked at ddm and i got a new set of 3000k's last weekend.
Oh my fault yea thats just what my friend told me who has been looking to get HIDs for his 330. He's kinda of slow sometimes. Hence buying a bimmer without HIDs.
01-07-2009, 05:15 PM
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...I would take those bulbs back and smack dude that sold them to u upside his head and get my money back...
....check with our vendor a couple of posts above he WILL sell u the correct bulbs and if there are any problems he will take care of you.
01-07-2009, 05:15 PM
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I read there are the philips brands and also other brands.
But what brand is the most popular brand that everyone buys.
also how much watts should the bulb be?
01-07-2009, 05:17 PM
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Thanx for the help.
01-07-2009, 05:18 PM
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stick with Phillips or Kaixen...D2R or D2C....and the bulbs are only 35 watts..anything higher i dont know what kinda damage they would do to the ballasts or igniters..
01-07-2009, 05:20 PM
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I have dead hookers in
^^ what he said. see post #22 in this topic. that is Excelerate. He is a vendor and has always given great service and has awesome prices. just shoot him an email or PM and he will take care of you
01-07-2009, 10:38 PM
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I have dead hookers in
i get condensation in mine from time to time. I just pop out my high beam bulb for a day or 2 and the heat from the engine dries it out. I actually just remembered that i have had my bulb out for about a month now. lol.
I know its not the best method but it works and i have had no problems
I know its not the best method but it works and i have had no problems
01-07-2009, 10:46 PM
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01-07-2009, 11:06 PM
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I have dead hookers in
Not real sure man. i have read quite a bit about it on the forums and it doesnt really seem like there is a pattern with a specific problem. you could take your headlights out and reseal everything with some silicone and that might help.
01-07-2009, 11:35 PM
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I have dead hookers in
when we did my sisters accord we actually used RTV gasket sealent. it is used on engines withstands heat really well and we have had no problems with them at all
