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Old 08-04-08 | 01:13 AM
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Can I just change the stock hid bulb's to xenon 6500k's or do I have to get the whole kit with the ballast, what im trying to say is if I can just change hid bulbs?
Old 08-04-08 | 01:16 AM
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Yes. You need D4S bulbs.
Old 08-04-08 | 01:45 AM
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Would colors be off if I had 6000k d4s and get a 6500k kit for my foglights?
Old 08-04-08 | 10:47 AM
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I'd personally get all the bulbs from the same company and in the same color temp. to try and match them as well as possible. The setup you're wondering about may match well or it could be noticeably off, depends on who you got the bulbs from among other factors. I'd play it safe and save yourself the trouble of potentially ending up with something that doesn't match and having to switch them again.
Old 08-04-08 | 10:48 AM
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Yes the colors will be off, you will have a D4S system in the headlights that are meant for outputting HID light, with cheap kit bulbs.

Then you will have a cheap mercury based kit in the fogs at a higher kelvin rate, that were meant for halogen output.

Good luck!
Old 08-04-08 | 04:20 PM
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who sells the 6500k ? seems odd
Old 08-04-08 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by whlkev
who sells the 6500k ? seems odd
One of our vendors XenonDepot.
Old 08-08-08 | 06:50 AM
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You can find the 6000k bulbs listed here:

http://www.kbcarstuff.com/Xtreme_HID.../xt-d4s-6k.htm

They will be a direct replacement for your OEM HID bulb.

Make sure to type in "CLGB08" as the coupon code to save $30/bulb.

Steve
Old 08-08-08 | 02:30 PM
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I tried typing in the coupon code and it says its expired
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Sorry about that. It will work now!

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Old 08-16-08 | 10:33 AM
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I have never heard of 6500k, only 6000k
Old 08-18-08 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by louiegs400
get 6000k ! philips ultinon
can't, ultion only comes in d2s

we need d4s
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