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Has Anyone Upgraded Thier HID Bulbs?

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Old 09-06-06, 04:08 PM
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Like the title says, has anyone upgraded their HID bulbs to a brighter bulb? I see alot of other people upgrading their factory hid bulbs, but I have never seen it on a SC430. If someone has, do they have any pictures of them. I'd like to do something to set mine apart from the other SC's on the road. Is there any reason this may not work on our cars?
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Factory 4300K bulb give You most light then any other bulb (6000K, 8000K...).If You want set Your's car apart from other's on the road You can use 6000K bulbs (more then 6000K bulbs have way less lights). 6000K bulbs are more blue then factory 4300K.
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Excellent!!! Are there any brands that anyone recommends? I am just looking to set it apart from some of the other SC's out there, but not lose the functionality and class that the SC should have. Or possibly a quality vendor that may have accurate pics of what they may look like on an SC430?
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What's the ºK number of our stock bulbs? Just curious.
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Originally Posted by ELP_JC
What's the ºK number of our stock bulbs? Just curious.
Most oem HID/Xenon bulbs are usually 4300K.
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i changed mine to philips ultinion 6000k hid bulbs. that's the only one i would recommend anyway. love the color. dont' really notice any less light output. this past weekend i was driving my friend's sc430 with stock hid and my wife was driving our sc430, personally i think the 6000k has whiter and better output on the road. that's just me

again, i would not recommend anything higher than 6000k, and i would only recommend philips bulbs

btw, i have 6000k hid on all my cars
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Originally Posted by Yeah!
Most oem HID/Xenon bulbs are usually 4300K.
actually, all oem hid are 4100-4300k. anything else are illegal
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Hello, just wanted to know how much were the Phillips 6000k HID replacement bulbs are?

also, are the 6000k bulbs more purplish in color,,,,,b/c someone may of said its more "whiter"......

am thinking of going 6000k also, I like the purplish tint/Bluish tint to the lighting.......


one more thing, where (webSite if possible) to order the
Phillips 6000K replacement bulbs......

Thank you
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Originally Posted by rominl
actually, all oem hid are 4100-4300k. anything else are illegal
I stand corrected.
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Originally Posted by rclab1
Hello, just wanted to know how much were the Phillips 6000k HID replacement bulbs are?

also, are the 6000k bulbs more purplish in color,,,,,b/c someone may of said its more "whiter"......

am thinking of going 6000k also, I like the purplish tint/Bluish tint to the lighting.......


one more thing, where (webSite if possible) to order the
Phillips 6000K replacement bulbs......

Thank you
umm i got them a while ago, forgot pricing, but maybe around 250 bucks a pair max? make sure you get the d2s bulbs

it's a bit whiter than stock imho very slightest blue / purple. the light on the gnd is white, when put side by side with normal hid

you can try xenondepot? they are vendor here
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