ctgilles

I was wondering if anyone has changed their OEM 4300K Xenons to another Kelvin value. I was thinking about fitting 8000K bulbs, they seem like the perfect color for me.

Now are there "brands" that I should buy? Are the cheaper bulbs worse or do they give less light or something?

I saw Lumenux™ 8000K D1S bulbs and some other no-namers on eBay. Anyone with recommendations? (DRL = always on in my car) Feel free to quote brands, prices and links to shops that supply Europe.

Thanks for the help!

C300Sport

Anything over 6K will reduce the lumens by a large amount. The color may look good but the light output will be pretty low.

raver

I have changed mine to 8000k when I took delivery of my ride and they look delicious on the W204

Bought through a friend and the bulbs came "unbranded".

+1 for 8000k

ctgilles

If I would go for 6000K, whats the difference between a $100 bulb and a WHOPPING $250 for a Philips brand?

Are they 2.5 times better?

e1000

The Philips bulbs will be the best in quality, output, etc etc. The cheaper, brandless bulbs aren't bad though, and for the price difference, may be a better option.

Turboxer

More than 6000ºK doesn't look classy for my personal point of view, too blueish.

micropower99

I changed mine to 6000K generic D1S's. They look gorgeous, but didn't want to do 8000K's because of the decreased light output.

ctgilles

But is the difference betweek 4500K and 6000K so noticeable? 8000K might be blue (in the light) but they give a nice crisp white..

e1000

difference between 4300K and 6000K is noticable, but not a gigantic difference. 8000K looks flat out purple and there is a fair dropoff in lumens. In the end it's your choice.

micropower99

Very noticeable. Love the blue color it outputs with no hint of yellow.

got_thang?

Trust me don't do it!

6k was already blue enough for me
You can buy my 6000k kit if you want.

cjh.

What ****k is closest to the factory xenons?

micropower99

Whoa what's with the language? It's 4300K I believe. So aftermarket would prob be 4000K or 5000K

got_thang?

I would do 5000k

Andr3an

for w204, is it d1s or d2s..? and what's the difference. I ordered the d2s bulbs..

micropower99

D1S. It's different fitments for diff applications. I don't think the D2S will fit, I could be wrong though.

e1000

Stock is 4300K

Factory fitment is D1S. The difference between D1S and D2S is that D1S has the igniter on the back of the bulb itself.

Andr3an

and that means....? you have to explain it like explaining stuff to a noob.

Thanks, e!

e1000

That means those D2S bulbs you ordered aren't going to work.

So basically, any HID system involves 3 major components. A bulb, igniter, and ballast. The bulb produces the light. The igniter is the piece that sends the large voltage through the bulb when you first turn it on. The ballast supplies the correct current to the system to make it work.

On D2S systems, all of these are separate pieces. Some HID systems integrate the igniter into the ballast.

On D1S systems, the igniter is built into the back side of the bulb.

Otherwise, D1S and D2S are the same. Same light output etc etc.

D2S:


D1S:

Andr3an

thanks for the explanation. I already sent pm to the guy who's selling the hid asking him about the type of bulbs.

cjh.

Hah, I probably should have used different symbols to abbreviate the type of bulb. I see though...hmm. I'm a complete amateur when it comes to bulbs.

micropower99

lol

german-anger

Opt for Philips D1S 6000k !

Azn_C300

8000k. It's blueish, but not overly so and looks great with our projectors. Up close, they look more white, but from further back, you get a slight bluish tint. It's nowhere near purple. You will take a hit on visibility, but I've never had any problems to be honest at night.

micropower99

My 6000K's seem more bluer then that ^. Either way, don't go over 8000K (some guys do 10K) or else your just looking for a hard time at night.