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Old 12-18-07, 08:58 PM
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i want to replace my hid bulb with some other color can i go like a 8k or stock 4k
Old 12-18-07, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by lostgs400
i want to replace my hid bulb with some other color can i go like a 8k or stock 4k
You can put any color you want in there. I wouldn't go higher than 6000k though.
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Originally Posted by DarKnight
You can put any color you want in there. I wouldn't go higher than 6000k though.
thanks.

i want to get a deep blue hid.
Old 12-18-07, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by lostgs400
thanks.

i want to get a deep blue hid.
you can get a ticket with that deep blue or better yet, eye strain at night.

stick with 4300k or 6000k, the output is best at 4300k
Old 12-18-07, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by corkycal
you can get a ticket with that deep blue or better yet, eye strain at night.

stick with 4300k or 6000k, the output is best at 4300k
Or you can get 5000k.
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Originally Posted by lostgs400
thanks.

i want to get a deep blue hid.
The problem with those 8000k and 10000k lights is that they are nice to look at but aren't that great to look thru. They really don't light up the road.
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Originally Posted by corkycal
you can get a ticket with that deep blue or better yet, eye strain at night.

stick with 4300k or 6000k, the output is best at 4300k
what color is good cause i don't want the stock hid on there anymore i was looking for like a bluish color
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upgrade to 5000k or something. 6000k at most.
Old 12-18-07, 10:42 PM
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6000k.... did u guys know that philips sells 5000k at stock replacements because when, lets say a car is 5 years old and one bulb burns out, the color has shifted closer to a 5000k temp. they sell these so the lights wont be miss matched. too close to stock for muah
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Yup. The color-shifted 5000k bulbs are 85122+ where as the 85122 are the original 4300k.
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Colorshifted bulbs are no longer the 85122+. They used to be called that. The plus bulbs put out higher lumens but they are yellowish in color. 85122CM are the color matched ones but I can't find them anywhere.
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regardless, 5000k is basically a stock bulb
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Originally Posted by chrispy
Colorshifted bulbs are no longer the 85122+. They used to be called that. The plus bulbs put out higher lumens but they are yellowish in color. 85122CM are the color matched ones but I can't find them anywhere.
Here you go http://www.xenonfactory.com/products...lb_philips.htm Just did a search for the bulb number on google.
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and make sure you're getting the coated D2R bulbs, not the D2S bulbs--those are for projectors only. it'll give you mad glare if you put in D2S bulbs in a reflector housing.
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coated... u mean shielded?


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