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135 for a pair of oem 4300 hid legit?

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Old 08-11-12, 01:01 AM
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Default 135 for a pair of oem 4300 hid legit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...82010113#rpdId

what do you guys think? legit? need something brighter than my 6000k
Old 08-11-12, 05:01 AM
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What makes you think they're not the real deal?
Use the part number displayed in the photo, and phone the parts dept of a Lexus or Toyota dealership, and see if they tally.
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the 6000k is not the brightness, it's the color. 4300 is more yellow.
Old 08-13-12, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by worker
the 6000k is not the brightness, it's the color. 4300 is more yellow.
Well technically, the brightness is increased when you go for a lower color based off the kelvin scale. So 4,300k would have more luminosity than a 6,000k bulb.

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I got a pair of OE philips 4300k bulbs a couple years ago for around $50. I'd buy another pair at that price as another backup if I found them as I have no issue with the colour.
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i have a pair of used 4300k oem bulbs that came out of my car that id sell.
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Originally Posted by jamodeo
Well technically, the brightness is increased when you go for a lower color based off the kelvin scale. So 4,300k would have more luminosity than a 6,000k bulb.

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^ that's correct. 4300 is the brightest you can get. As you move up the scale to 6,000k+ you get more blueish tones but you lose visibility
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purchase seems legit waiting for package to arrive and ill see if its real
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just got it... unopen box looks legit..
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Originally Posted by Ap1_Alan
^ that's correct. 4300 is the brightest you can get. As you move up the scale to 6,000k+ you get more blueish tones but you lose visibility
You are talking about 2 different things.

Brightness - how much light was output from the bulb

Visibility - what we can see.

Example, black light can be brighter and brighter, but we can't see it. It's in the UV range that our eyes cannot see.

Our eyes is more tune to see 4300k than 6000k. This number is referring to the color. 4300k is more visible to us human. 6000k is more blue and going toward the UV range, it's not very visible but work great with reflective surface.

BUT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASSSEEEE MAKE SURE YOUR CAR HAVE A CUTOFF. HID is glaring. I've seen too many vehicles with HID glaring like crazy. One glance and I get blind for a few seconds. I glance everywhere when I drive, it's called "KEEPING AN EYE OUT" so don't tell me not to look cause it's part of my driving.
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