how many K from factory xenons?
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how many K from factory xenons?
k, so i did a search and have gotten that factory mercedes xenons are anywhere from 3200K to 5000K and everything in between (4000 and 4200K etc...) so which numbers are correct? thanks for any input!
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He should be able to get you some for less than US1500.00 new. Tell him Mike BrabusCcoupe sent you and hell help you out.
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He should be able to get you some for less than US1500.00 new. Tell him Mike BrabusCcoupe sent you and hell help you out.
Good luck.
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Originally Posted by bizdee
Are you referring to the Kelvin measurement of the factory xenons?
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Originally Posted by brabusCcoupe
Contact GASTON REY
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gastonrey@bellsouth.net
He should be able to get you some for less than US1500.00 new. Tell him Mike BrabusCcoupe sent you and hell help you out.
Good luck.
786-412-0302
gastonrey@bellsouth.net
He should be able to get you some for less than US1500.00 new. Tell him Mike BrabusCcoupe sent you and hell help you out.
Good luck.
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Correct, 4300K is the somewhat standard. The bulbs, depending on whether they are a DS2 or DR2 and if in a projector assembly or regular housing will look different depending on the bulb/housing. If you want to upgrade, 6000K is the best/max for color and brighness, however anything over that has been proven to produce more glare than anything.
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i have the 6000k philipps ultinons in my 330 and they're pretty sweet. bmw offers two different stock xenon bulbs. Osram 4100k and philipps 4300k. i was one of the unlucky ones to get the osrams and they sucked. i compared them to my infiniti I30t's (had it at the time) w/ PIAA halogens and the PIAA's actually looked better and offered better visibility. i don't know why but the philipps 4300k looked and performed noticeably better. had my car come equipped with those, i wouldn't have spent the money on the 6000k's. Personally i like the Osram Xenarc 5400k's. If they still make them, not sure. I believe philipps ultinon 6000k's actually burn at 5800k or 5600k. something like that. anything higher than that and your gonna really notice a loss in visibility, especially in wet weather.
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Originally Posted by mbny
anything higher than that and your gonna really notice a loss in visibility, especially in wet weather.
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Originally Posted by blkc230k
VERY CORRECT! note in wet weather....it will just shines on the rain/show/fog and wont shine thru them... thats why the fogs are yellow
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Originally Posted by blkc230k
VERY CORRECT! note in wet weather....it will just shines on the rain/show/fog and wont shine thru them... thats why the fogs are yellow
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with the 6000k's it's really not that much of a difference. i've been in car w/ 8000k's and it's ridiculous the difference over stock. you'll be ok w/ 4000k PIAA's. I think there's even a real xenon bulb in the mid 3k range that supposedly provides great visibility when used in your fogs.
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Originally Posted by str8ridin
Correct, 4300K is the somewhat standard. The bulbs, depending on whether they are a DS2 or DR2 and if in a projector assembly or regular housing will look different depending on the bulb/housing. If you want to upgrade, 6000K is the best/max for color and brighness, however anything over that has been proven to produce more glare than anything.
ps. here is an example of the diff type of bulbs are out there http://www.ambulbs.com/products/category.php/CA=4
