(NEWB) Question on HID's?
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From: MD
'09 C350
Quick Question guys,
what is the exact HID bulb for our cars? I have biXenon, and I want to switch the stock bulbs for a 6000k but i'm not sure which one??
http://store.ijdmtoy.com/JDM-D1S-D1R...Lights-s/1.htm
thanks!!
what is the exact HID bulb for our cars? I have biXenon, and I want to switch the stock bulbs for a 6000k but i'm not sure which one??
http://store.ijdmtoy.com/JDM-D1S-D1R...Lights-s/1.htm thanks!!
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We use the D1S on our W204's with the Premium 2 Package. And yes, the bulbs are normally that expensive. :/ There's a difference between the HID kits and the xenon bulbs dadangman is currently referencing. For HID conversion kits I'd go to DDMTuning. For D1S Bulbs, I'd go wherever the price/quality is the best. The range of D1S bulbs available is rather....narrow.
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We use the D1S on our W204's with the Premium 2 Package. And yes, the bulbs are normally that expensive. :/ There's a difference between the HID kits and the xenon bulbs dadangman is currently referencing. For HID conversion kits I'd go to DDMTuning. For D1S Bulbs, I'd go wherever the price/quality is the best. The range of D1S bulbs available is rather....narrow.
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For my taste, I would not go with 8000K, way to blue in appearance and reminds me of the Honda Civic kids racing around with their coffee can exhaust. 4300K is more of a white light. The real blue lights scream after- market.
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Actually i've been searching for a set of Philips 6000Ks but it seems all are out of stock. Sellers who have them won't ship them to India. So i bumped into this company called GARAX, completely unheard of. I just wanted to know if anyone on the forum could possibly be knowing about the same and give me an opinion. 
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09' E350 AMG Sport, 09' C300, 03' Honda S2K
I was really debating on swapping out my D1S bulbs for Philips, same color temp. I know everyone that retrofit HID always use Philips bulbs as it gives out a nicer white blue color instead of a white yellow color that Osrams give. I got a deal for two Philips D1S bulbs OEM color 4300k for $95. Debating if I should swap it out or not. I liked the way my TSX and S2K looks as they all use Philips bulbs. Not sure if it the color shifts or not but there definitely no yellow. What do you guys think?
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Royce, it does not light up as much ground as the stock, as someone said here, anything that is tinted and filtered will always looose some lighting. The stock halogens are also more noticeable because of the yellow color comparing with our xenons so you know it there where the CV somewhat flushes in with the whole beam. I hope I made sense.
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Royce, it does not light up as much ground as the stock, as someone said here, anything that is tinted and filtered will always looose some lighting. The stock halogens are also more noticeable because of the yellow color comparing with our xenons so you know it there where the CV somewhat flushes in with the whole beam. I hope I made sense.
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Well i've ordered the same pair from iJDM itself. Shall arrive to me within a week or so. Though i want to order a pair of D1S bulbs, but not pretty sure about their quality(Long term usage)
. I mean i just hope they don't mess up the OEM HID system.
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Sorry for the late replies, I've had limited access to the internet for some time and just got it back up. Thanks for all the information everybody, much appreciated.
Anyway, I was wondering Asianguy if you had any night time pics of those lights from the drivers point of view and how well they lit up the ground?
Thanks again.
Anyway, I was wondering Asianguy if you had any night time pics of those lights from the drivers point of view and how well they lit up the ground?
Thanks again.
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Sorry for the late replies, I've had limited access to the internet for some time and just got it back up. Thanks for all the information everybody, much appreciated.
Anyway, I was wondering Asianguy if you had any night time pics of those lights from the drivers point of view and how well they lit up the ground?
Thanks again.
Anyway, I was wondering Asianguy if you had any night time pics of those lights from the drivers point of view and how well they lit up the ground?
Thanks again.
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I was really debating on swapping out my D1S bulbs for Philips, same color temp. I know everyone that retrofit HID always use Philips bulbs as it gives out a nicer white blue color instead of a white yellow color that Osrams give. I got a deal for two Philips D1S bulbs OEM color 4300k for $95. Debating if I should swap it out or not. I liked the way my TSX and S2K looks as they all use Philips bulbs. Not sure if it the color shifts or not but there definitely no yellow. What do you guys think?
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Hey. To be honest, the main reason why i'm shifting to Philips 6000K is because of the white light with a light bluish tint to it. My C230 came fitted with Osrams which actually burn at 4250K. I personally haven't used the Philips 4300K, but the 6000K is my choice. They look amazing, and there is negligible loss of illumination if you compare it with the 4300K
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Thanks for the input Nik, is it true that all hid bulbs will have a color shift over 100hrs etc. So let say if the bulb is 6000k from the start, will it shift to 6200-6300k over time? Which is now more of a blue color. Im wondering if Philips makes better bulbs than Osrams simply because many people uses Philips.
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If you're just ordering bulbs for a bulb swap I doubt they would do anything at all to the rest of your lighting system if by some rare chance of fate, something does go wrong. I'd go with them if you want. Many of us on the forums have tried generic/no-name brands apparently, and I'm expecting some D1S bulbs soon too (not from JDM, but a friend). If I get em in soon I'll post em. And in case you're worrying about warranty, the dealer needs to prove that, if anything goes wrong, the lights were the main cause of the malfunction at hand. They can't just void a warranty ***** nilly.
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Where can we find these bulbs, I know many generic company sells all sorts of color bulbs and for D2S. Anyone know where I can get Philips or Osrams 5k or 6k bulbs that are D1S.
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Thanks for the input Nik, is it true that all hid bulbs will have a color shift over 100hrs etc. So let say if the bulb is 6000k from the start, will it shift to 6200-6300k over time? Which is now more of a blue color. Im wondering if Philips makes better bulbs than Osrams simply because many people uses Philips.
If you're just ordering bulbs for a bulb swap I doubt they would do anything at all to the rest of your lighting system if by some rare chance of fate, something does go wrong. I'd go with them if you want. Many of us on the forums have tried generic/no-name brands apparently, and I'm expecting some D1S bulbs soon too (not from JDM, but a friend). If I get em in soon I'll post em. And in case you're worrying about warranty, the dealer needs to prove that, if anything goes wrong, the lights were the main cause of the malfunction at hand. They can't just void a warranty ***** nilly.
http://www.philips-d2s.com/d1s-bulbs.html
http://www.suvlights.com/index.php?cPath=25_50_30
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From: Punjab, India
2018 S350 D, 2011 E350 Coupe, 2017 G63 AMG, 2017 Ford Mustang
I have a Bi-Xenon option. In India, the Avantgarde versions come equipped with Bi-Xenon clusters with H7 halogens as High-Beams! So i'm just going in for stock replacement bulbs
I would further like to clarify here that, now all W204s in India come equipped with Bi-Xenons as they're now a part of the Indian Standard Package (ISP). Except the Classic version; which is the manual transmission.
I would further like to clarify here that, now all W204s in India come equipped with Bi-Xenons as they're now a part of the Indian Standard Package (ISP)
. Except the Classic version; which is the manual transmission.
