PeteGS300

Looking to upgrade my oem hid bulbs to the Morimoto 3Five (35w) D2R Bulbs. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with Morimoto bulbs and what's you thoughts on them.


Pete

LuxuryGS3

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Morimoto I do not know, but I know that Philips are really good. After doing a lot of reading i've found that the Philips 85122+ D2S bulbs are the BRIGHTEST bulbs. I do not know if they come in D2R, but it may be worth checking.

tiger4life

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I have Morimoto D2S bulbs (35w) with fxr projectors. Light output is great. I considered Phillips bulbs but was concerned about receiving fakes if I bought a cheap pair.

PeteGS300

tiger4life - Did you have oem hids before your retrofitted fxr projectors?
Yeah I've being thinking about Phillips bulbs but like yourself I don't want pay the cost only to end up having fakes.

abounly

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I only had morimotos in my projectors and they are amazing. I tried it against a DDM tuning. Not as sharp nor a intense beam of light.

My friend swears by morimotos. TRS is a stand up company though.

MikeFoxx

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If it turns out that u are more interested in Philips i highly recommend buying them from a vendor here. I got my Ultinons from Nigel on here. Here is a pic

LuxuryGS3

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+2 with Mike. All you have to do is make sure that you buy them from a reputable vendor and/or company. I also bought mine from Nigel on here and they are in fact real.

93lexES300

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I've had several sets of the Morimoto bulbs for a few years with no issue.

tiger4life

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No, I had halogens, then hid kit in halogen lamps, then I retrofitted with the Morimotos and fxr.

01LEXPL

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I've read [and seen on HIDplanet.com] that these are pretty good.
When you're spending 45$ for a pair vs. 210$+ for a set of Phillips, it's hard to beat.

Not to mentions TRS is a great company to deal with regarding questions/concerns/warranties. Just do your research on hiplanet.com...

raytseng

One thing to consider is if the issue with your current set of bulbs is just wear/tear.

A new set of oem bulbs may also give you the same result; so you may attribute as an "upgrade" when it's really just replacing a worn part.

I recently replaced my HID bulbs with Philips (same as oem); The new bulbs produce more light again as compared to the old bulbs, which were still functioning fine.

Stats to give you a sense of usage: car is 98 with 100k miles.

PeteGS300

Raytseng - I'm looking to upgrade/replace my oem bulbs due to their age (1999 with 90k miles). Their working fine just that they seem dull and not as bright as I feel they should be for HIDs. Plus I'm planning on using a headlight lens restoration kit as soon as the weather picks up here in the UK so I feel that while I've got the headlight removed from the car its would be the perfect time to replace the bulbs.

BiGEZ

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I have the Morimoto D2S bulbs in my M45 retrofit setup over a year now, no issues. The reach full brightness in seconds. I am using the Morimoto 3Five ballast as well. Got the from TheRetrofitSource, they are not far from me.

monkey92

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^+1 i am too running the same set up for a year now and they are great, still works like the day i got them, and never had any issues with them like i did with cheap 50 ebay kits