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Old 02-09-2012, 10:54 PM
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Best HID Bulbs?

I was wondering what bulb you all think is the best for our cars? I'd like it a little bluer than stock and definitely brighter. I've noticed lately our stock ones are not that bright compared to many other cars. I don't want it to look ricey but a little more bluish tint would be nice.

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I bought these HID bulbs off of eBay for my E63. Awesome crispness of light over stock HIDs. And just a bit bluer than 4300K.

They're perfect for me.
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I thought our cars run D2S bulbs?
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5k have a nice crisp white color to it. Anything higher to begin to present the color blue. Osram or Philips are two good brands that I use.
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I thought our cars run D2S bulbs?
E63s use D1S bulbs
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I've got mine from http://www.v-leds.com/. They have many variety of bulbs including XENON for the best price...
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Retrofitsource dot com is another good place to find hid products.
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Originally Posted by IndiumGreyE63
E63s use D1S bulbs
Oh ok Thanks.

So can you confirm the E55 uses the D2S bulbs?
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Your sig says 5000k?
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Your sig says 5000k?
Well then I need to change my sig
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haha fair enough
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Would you please be able to send me the links for the HID bulbs and the fog hid kits?
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Sorry for all the questions but what do i enter into the following:

Wattage:
Bulb Type:
HID Harness:
Error eliminator:
Adaptor cable:
Mounting brackets:
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I think that also depends if your lights came Halogen or Bi-xenon (with factory ballast)
Like mine are bi-xenon and I have been looking for 6000k Philips D2S bulbs for direct swap while retaining the factory ballast. I think if you had halogen lights, an Hid kit like Andrew posted above would work... (What I did for my foglights).
Sweet pic btw, Andrew
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Yes i and getting the replacement D2S for my bi-xenon and i want to get the hid kit for my fog lights:

They ask this question in the link above for the hid kits for the fog lights.

Wattage:
Bulb Type:
HID Harness:
Error eliminator:
Adaptor cable:
Mounting brackets:
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Just get an error-free HID kit, 9006 35w for fogs.
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Originally Posted by IndiumGreyE63
E63s use D1S bulbs
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Just get an error-free HID kit, 9006 35w for fogs.
Sorry i dont see that on their site.

See link below
http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DD...ast-35W-or-55W

See the drop downs that need to be filled in
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So we use 9006 and not H11 for fogs?
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Mine are Bi-Xenon factory. So all I need to do is find a D2S bulb and it should be plug and play with my stock setup? I'll probably go 6000k. Do they make different brightness levels cause I'm tired of being literally outshined by the Honda Rice Rocket next to me.
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Agreed on ddmtuning. Have their kits in all my cars.
Just get the 35w kit, it's plenty bright

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Mine are Bi-Xenon factory. So all I need to do is find a D2S bulb and it should be plug and play with my stock setup? I'll probably go 6000k. Do they make different brightness levels cause I'm tired of being literally outshined by the Honda Rice Rocket next to me.
5k, 6k, 8k, 10k, 12k

The higher the number the bluer/ purple

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Modern ballasts are error-free already. You dont need that extra crap imo. Never dealt with ddm.
E63 low beam is D1S, E55 is D2S
E63 fogs are H11 (or H7), E55 is 9006
I've redone hid fogs 4times in this car, I lost track.

NSX, yes. But 6000k alone wont do the trick, its our headlight lenses/projectors fault.
Those ebay headlights look tempting..
4300k will be actually brighter on the road but look worse.
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Originally Posted by AKnight55
5k, 6k, 8k, 10k, 12k

The higher the number the brighter, obviously.
? The higher the number, the color changes.

3k are yellow, 12k are purple. 6k is a nice white. 8k is a tad blue.


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