Bi-xenons installed.....high beam is yellowish
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Bi-xenons installed.....high beam is yellowish
I got the bixenons from steve and the other day I noticed the high beams look rather yellow and not the same white light the lows project. Is this normal?
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Originally Posted by edd1e22
I got the bixenons from steve and the other day I noticed the high beams look rather yellow and not the same white light the lows project. Is this normal?
Are you sure your not talking about the city lights that are yellow?
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hmmm....I'm not sure. I hit the highs in the garage and noticed a yellowish tint appear. I'm getting my car back tomorrow night and will play with it some more. Very well could be the city lights now that I think abou it....sorry for the dumb post.
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Originally Posted by edd1e22
hmmm....I'm not sure. I hit the highs in the garage and noticed a yellowish tint appear. I'm getting my car back tomorrow night and will play with it some more. Very well could be the city lights now that I think abou it....sorry for the dumb post.
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High beam on bi xenon headlights is a combination of the lowbeam xenon projectors with enlarged opening and HALOGEN high beam bulbs in the inner circle of the headlight...that HALOGEN high beam bulb is yellowish compared to the xenon projector
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yeah but remember you still have a halogen high beam, even though you have a xenon high beam as well. on a dark road, you can't tell, its just a bunch of light! 
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Originally Posted by psk145
I dont think the high beam is a xenon. Mine looks yellow as well compared to the low beam.
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my fogs are yellow, because that makes them worth a damn in foggy weather and my city lights are a little whiter. either way xenon is xenon.
also they use the halogen highbeam because it lights faster than the xenon does. if you were to flash your brights at a car while your headlights are off. the halogen high beam would light (turn on) faster than the xenon highbeam would if it had to turn on after being turned off. its a safety issue really. when the relfector goes up to allow more light to shine out, there really isnt the cut off like there is when the reflectors are in the way with just the low beam. so i havent seen this blending of the light to me. when i drive down a dark road, the light looks white like xenon and it goes up into the tress.
also they use the halogen highbeam because it lights faster than the xenon does. if you were to flash your brights at a car while your headlights are off. the halogen high beam would light (turn on) faster than the xenon highbeam would if it had to turn on after being turned off. its a safety issue really. when the relfector goes up to allow more light to shine out, there really isnt the cut off like there is when the reflectors are in the way with just the low beam. so i havent seen this blending of the light to me. when i drive down a dark road, the light looks white like xenon and it goes up into the tress.
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Originally Posted by mctwin2kman
Bi-Xenons as explained are both high and low beam. Actually the bulb does not get any brighter a reflector is just moved to allow more light out. But they also have a halogen High Beam as well, it is in the City Light part of the assembly.
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I'm pretty sure this...
is the reason it looks yellowish
Originally Posted by FrankW
put it on high beam instead of using the hibeam when you flash someone. The flash hi beam is still the halogen.
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Just change the H7 high beam halogen to a whiter one and you'll be set. If you want to make the entire package look clear but still have the turn signals blink yellow when they're on, take a look at my thread on this at :
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w203/83245-silver-star-paint-bulbs-change-yellow.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w203/83245-silver-star-paint-bulbs-change-yellow.html
