HID-LIke Bulbs
03-06-05, 09:11 PM
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All - I've read the posts on the HID kits many of you have instaled. I used to have HID on my X5 and GS400 before that - and kind of miss them on the new GX. Since this is a lease, I don't want to put money in it in the form of an HID kit to just turn it back in in 3 years.
I have Sylvania Silverstar bulbs in another vehicle. They are brighter (rated ~4,000K), but not great. Is there something better out there in the form of a replacement bulb that can get the same temperature color as HID (or close)?
After driving for years with that white/blue light, the stock yellowish lights just don't cut it.
Thanks - Donger
I have Sylvania Silverstar bulbs in another vehicle. They are brighter (rated ~4,000K), but not great. Is there something better out there in the form of a replacement bulb that can get the same temperature color as HID (or close)?
After driving for years with that white/blue light, the stock yellowish lights just don't cut it.
Thanks - Donger
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03-07-05, 01:27 PM
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All - I've read the posts on the HID kits many of you have instaled. I used to have HID on my X5 and GS400 before that - and kind of miss them on the new GX. Since this is a lease, I don't want to put money in it in the form of an HID kit to just turn it back in in 3 years.
I have Sylvania Silverstar bulbs in another vehicle. They are brighter (rated ~4,000K), but not great. Is there something better out there in the form of a replacement bulb that can get the same temperature color as HID (or close)?
After driving for years with that white/blue light, the stock yellowish lights just don't cut it.
Thanks - Donger
I have Sylvania Silverstar bulbs in another vehicle. They are brighter (rated ~4,000K), but not great. Is there something better out there in the form of a replacement bulb that can get the same temperature color as HID (or close)?
After driving for years with that white/blue light, the stock yellowish lights just don't cut it.
Thanks - Donger
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Why not install the HID kit and sell it on ebay after 3 years? Maybe the cost is about the same as performance bulbs.
03-17-05, 10:51 PM
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If you get a decent aftermarket kit and run it with a properly constructed wiring harness (with diode such as 1n4005) with a relay connected to the stock connector, it's a 30 min install and can be transferred right out of and into another car should you so choose.
I would seriously consider it. There are no consumer bulbs that match HID in intensity.
I would seriously consider it. There are no consumer bulbs that match HID in intensity.
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