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Old May 2, 2021 | 02:53 PM
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Quick question about headlight bulbs

Hey guys, driver side xenon is dead, i need to buy a new one, 2 questions;
I believe any D1S would fit into the casing, but which color and K should i buy to match passenger side? (i don't wanna deal with error codes etc.)
I took a look to Osram and Philips's prices, they are really expensive, should i buy OEM brands or cheap Chinese brands would do the trick?




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Old May 2, 2021 | 03:59 PM
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i ran morimoto d2s bulbs in my audi s6 for several years and was happy with them. you will absolutely want to replace both bulbs at the same time however, there is no way they will match otherwise.
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Old May 2, 2021 | 07:06 PM
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Yes, replace both bulbs. Even if you bought the exact same replacement, due to age the color won't match exactly. Also, you'll be saving yourself some time as the other side is probably going to fail soon.
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Old May 3, 2021 | 10:08 AM
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I believe the factory color is 4300k. You can shop around, but I'd only get the name brand stuff. The cheap China stuff doesn't last as long and they flicker when they go bad. Get it from a legit source, lots of fakes out there.
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