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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 04:43 AM
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To those of you with factory installed bi-xenon(hid) lights, who has changed their bulbs to a brighter temperature? I know factory is 4300k, I am interested in going up to 6000k. Just wanted to know what type of bulbs you used and how satisfied are you?
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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a) it's not brighter, it's bluer (4200 to 6000 is a shift in color, not candle power)
b) the light is less efficient the bluer it is.

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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 03:15 AM
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Originally Posted by r6rider
To those of you with factory installed bi-xenon(hid) lights, who has changed their bulbs to a brighter temperature? I know factory is 4300k, I am interested in going up to 6000k. Just wanted to know what type of bulbs you used and how satisfied are you?
I do find the OEM 4300k a bit yellowish to my taste. I was thinking of this mod too. If I do I would choose something between 5000-6000k. Phillips makes really good HID replacement bulbs.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 06:12 AM
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I do find the OEM 4300k a bit yellowish to my taste. I was thinking of this mod too. If I do I would choose something between 5000-6000k. Phillips makes really good HID replacement bulbs.
I installed Phillips Replacement Bulbs 6000K and love the color... Bright White with a lil blueish color.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 05:21 PM
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i love 6000k as well. nothing higher than 6000k tho.
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8000k. I like the slight bluish tint. Here are some pics, but it's NOT as blue as the pictures...camera effect.





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Thanks for the inputs guys. I've been reading and Phillips seems to come up quite a bit as a good replacement. I've also found some MTEC bulbs which are suppose to be as good as PIAA bulbs. Anyone have experience with MTEC bulbs?
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if you want 6000k bulbs are the philips ultrion bulbs. Also straight from the factory there actually 4100k then color shift to 4300k after about a 100hrs of use. So the bulbs will turn a little whiter over time.
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