Changing hids on hid equiped cars
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Has any1 change the factory hid bulb to an aftermarket bulb i.e(the 1's on ebay) I want a blue color like an 10000k instead of the factory 4300. Does any1 have any tips?
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no because 10000k hids light up the road about as well as a 20year old halogen headlight.
read up buddy, the higher the color temperature (in kelvin) the lower the actual light output in Lumens.
generally, you dont wanna go over ~6000k, anything more is just too much loss of output.
read up buddy, the higher the color temperature (in kelvin) the lower the actual light output in Lumens.
generally, you dont wanna go over ~6000k, anything more is just too much loss of output.
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well buddy actually i have hids in all my cars im not worried bout the output, Generally my question is it any harder to change the bulb to a after market bulb from the factory! But i know the higher the number the less the brightness!this aint my first rodeo!
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Xenondepot.com has 8000k OEM replacement bulbs with the OEM D2R/D2S base. Generic aftermarket HID kits typically have three separate wire connections coming off the base. Here's a pic of the OEM bulb base.
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