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HID Bulb on way out?
« on: 27 June 2007, 07:44:32 »
Turned on my lights last night, all the way home, thinking the driver side light looks reddish.

Get home, out the car, and yes, the drivers side headlight (HID's) is a purpleish colour.

Turned em off, and on again, comes on white, then fades to pinkish purple.

Is this 'just' a case of needing a new bulb, or something more serious like ballast pack or something else?

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Also, best to replace in pairs innit, keeps em looking the same, now off to find that thread from ages ago where someone got a pair at a good price from ebay.....
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Re: HID Bulb on way out?
« Reply #1 on: 27 June 2007, 08:02:44 »
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Re: HID Bulb on way out?
« Reply #3 on: 27 June 2007, 08:13:05 »
Good stuff, added him to my favourite sellers, well you never know  ::)
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Re: HID Bulb on way out?
« Reply #4 on: 27 June 2007, 14:21:53 »
Done a fair bit of searching, looks to be £35-£40 is the cheapest I can get a pair.
Initial cheap ones bumped up with expensive shipping.

So can anyone confirm a bulb should fix this before I shell out my hard earned?
And given the choice, anyone experienced the differences between the 4300K and 6000K

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Re: HID Bulb on way out?
« Reply #5 on: 27 June 2007, 15:04:27 »
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Done a fair bit of searching, looks to be £35-£40 is the cheapest I can get a pair.
Initial cheap ones bumped up with expensive shipping.

So can anyone confirm a bulb should fix this before I shell out my hard earned?
And given the choice, anyone experienced the differences between the 4300K and 6000K

Cheers
I replaced mine with the 6000k ones so I have a spare standard bulb and as it turns out in in your neck of the woods tomorrow night :y
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Re: HID Bulb on way out?
« Reply #6 on: 27 June 2007, 15:07:37 »
I believe the way to check whether its bulb or ballast pack is to swap the bulbs round. A bit of a job but worth it considering the price of a replacement.

Oh, and dont rather fry yourself ;D
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Re: HID Bulb on way out?
« Reply #7 on: 27 June 2007, 15:12:32 »
Cheers, as its drivers side, its the easier job ( I think).
Be great if I could borrow one to test, save removing the battery, or potentially knackering 2 sets using her bulbs ;)
I've always suspected the bulbs arn't as bright as they should be, so don't mind getting a new set if that solves things.
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Re: HID Bulb on way out?
« Reply #8 on: 27 June 2007, 22:41:32 »
I will drop one off about 6ish if thats ok :y
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Re: HID Bulb on way out?
« Reply #9 on: 28 June 2007, 07:52:45 »
Cheers, thats great, WFH so in all day today.
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