Topic: New hid bulbs..what do you think of these? (Read 4671 times)

Dean · « **on:** 28 February 2007, 14:04:34 »

My hids have gone yellow and i think the bulbs need changing. i was looking on ebay and saw these..what do you guys think?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HID-Xenon-Replacement-6K-8K-or-10k-D2R-or-D2S-Bulbs_W0QQitemZ260091536167QQihZ016QQcategoryZ9895QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

also i thought the fitting is D2S is that right?

Regards Dean

Jimbob · « **Reply #1 on:** 28 February 2007, 14:20:36 »

When you follow the bulb guide link, no vauxhall compatability shown ?

Dean · « **Reply #2 on:** 28 February 2007, 14:25:44 »

yes i know, but thats because its a U.S. seller...U.S. vehicles, but a D2S bulb is a standard fitment. If thats what our fittings are?

sounds2k · « **Reply #3 on:** 28 February 2007, 20:24:32 »

I'm 99% sure the fitting is D2S ...

Paul M · « **Reply #4 on:** 01 March 2007, 23:03:09 »

Yes they're D2S.

Marks DTM Calib · « **Reply #5 on:** 02 March 2007, 08:15:37 »

Note......you want 6000K bulbs.....not any higher as they are bloody awful in real use....

Dean · « **Reply #6 on:** 02 March 2007, 10:00:37 »

Thanks, Ordered 6000k D2S. He rekons 5 days delivery from the states. not bad £45 for 2 bulbs!

Jimbob · « **Reply #7 on:** 02 March 2007, 10:07:26 »

Sounds good

Interested to know how you get on.

Any chance of some before and after illumination shots?

Marks DTM Calib · « **Reply #8 on:** 02 March 2007, 11:37:19 »

I say 6K because for best visability you need white light and 6K gives white light....above this you start going blue and the real visability starts to drop off....

TheBoy · « **Reply #9 on:** 02 March 2007, 11:42:48 »

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I say 6K because for best visability you need white light and 6K gives white light....above this you start going blue and the real visability starts to drop off....

What are the Vx ones (when new)?

Dean · « **Reply #10 on:** 02 March 2007, 13:50:31 »

I think the VX ones are 4100k... i will stand corrected!

Yes techinically the higher you go the less actual light power (LUMINS) you get.. so 6000k will be very bright.

Will do some shots soo.

Dean

Paul M · « **Reply #11 on:** 02 March 2007, 17:29:22 »

Yep factory are c. 4100-4200K. Personally I'd go for this again, the 6000K will look a bit nicer due to the bluer tinge and they'll still perform very well, but lower K tend to be better in poor weather due to the increased scatter of light at the blue end of the spectrum. The difference will be pretty small though.

Dean · « **Reply #12 on:** 04 March 2007, 10:34:33 »

Ok here are the before pictures... when i get delivery and have installed them the new ones will be posted.

Deano

TheBoy · « **Reply #13 on:** 04 March 2007, 15:34:09 »

a photo of them shining on a wall at night may be better

Dean · « **Reply #14 on:** 04 March 2007, 16:13:51 »

ok.. will do over the next few days.

BigCat · « **Reply #15 on:** 04 March 2007, 20:51:12 »

It might be a good idea to check that your digital camera is set to manual colour temperature while you're at it, otherwise the auto correction will invalidate any comparisons.

If you can, try putting something you know to be white in the picture, say photoquality printer paper (not ordinary printer/copier paper, as this contains phosphors to make it slightly blue).

Paul M · « **Reply #16 on:** 05 March 2007, 22:36:02 »

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a photo of them shining on a wall at night may be better

Dean · « **Reply #17 on:** 11 March 2007, 23:22:00 »

The new bulbs turned up and they are Brilliant... fit perfectly and give an extremely bright light with tinge of blue!

Totally recommend them to anybody...

Deano

BigCat · « **Reply #18 on:** 11 March 2007, 23:47:40 »

Very nice, that second photo also shows the nice flatish line across the top.

Result

sounds2k · « **Reply #19 on:** 12 March 2007, 20:54:55 »

... what colour temp. are the new bulbs then, 4100K or 6000K?

Elite Pete · « **Reply #20 on:** 12 March 2007, 22:18:23 »

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... what colour temp. are the new bulbs then, 4100K or 6000K?

I think they are the 6000k ones

Dean · « **Reply #21 on:** 12 March 2007, 23:21:40 »

yes 6000k, just right i think. Gives a good balance of power and looks.

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