XENON? Different color? ...What do we know?
03-14-2005, 09:19 PM
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XENON? Different color? ...What do we know?
Yes....someone was laughing @ my two different color xenon light. Well, I just got the answer today and here is the story.
Recently I replace one of my xenon bulbs and realized that when I turn my headlights on they both have two different colors for the first 10-15 seconds. In order to match the colors even if both of them have all the same specification...you have to have them on "CONSTANTLY" for the first 20 HOURS. This is what the guy in parts told me today...did anybody tried that before? Did anybody knew something about that, because I feel like a "xenon-virgin", now. LOL
Recently I replace one of my xenon bulbs and realized that when I turn my headlights on they both have two different colors for the first 10-15 seconds. In order to match the colors even if both of them have all the same specification...you have to have them on "CONSTANTLY" for the first 20 HOURS. This is what the guy in parts told me today...did anybody tried that before? Did anybody knew something about that, because I feel like a "xenon-virgin", now. LOL
03-15-2005, 11:12 PM
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You might have the bulb misaligned. Check to make sure both bulbs are aligned the same. If not, the proper burn in time for a xenon D2R/ D2S bulb is 50 hours.
03-17-2005, 01:50 PM
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Remember: Xenon bulb life is 2000 hours, compared to a halogens, 500. You could do those 50 hours in no time. Just run your lights in the daytime, you will see how fast they colorshift. When I first installed the 4100k system in my 300e, initially the light was a little "yellowish", I ran those headlights day and night. In no time, they shifted to a beautiful "bluish white" color.
