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HIDs same temp diff color?

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Old 11-18-10, 10:39 PM
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Heres the situation, i replaced a bulb that went out and now it is more white than my other bulb(fogs) i have 6000k, another thing to note is that the ballast which the new bulb is connected to is newer than the other side because i had to get it replaced due to a faulty product. Do i just give it time and it will eventually match? i double checked and they are the same temp bulbs
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same brand?
Old 11-19-10, 03:55 AM
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I would give it a couple weeks...if that does not change, try swapping the bulbs from left to right, if the color change moves sides than it's the bulbs, if the color change doesn't move, it's the ballasts...
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yup ^^ it's not the bulb but the ballast
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the new bulb hasn't colour shifted yet.
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^ What he said. If you're **** about color matching, you should replace bulbs and ballasts at the same time in pairs.
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