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Old 07-13-16, 01:59 PM
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I'm running CBI bulbs from XenonDepot in both my cars and love em! Highly recommended.
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Do yall have yellowing? My headlights are so yellow.
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Order genuine Phillips from Amazon...that's what I did...HID lights get dim after a while and change color.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00480J4I2
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Originally Posted by vraa
Do yall have yellowing? My headlights are so yellow.
My OEM headlights turned bluer as they aged and had reduced light output. My car had about 57k on it when I replaced them.
Old 07-13-16, 02:41 PM
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@mikedtrd - Thanks for the feedback!

@vraa - Generally Philips bulbs get "crisper" as they age. However, the stock 4300k d4S bulbs are definitely on the "yellowish" side - even when compared to OEM D2S 4300k bulbs.

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Oh I meant the headlight assembly itself. I tried having the dealer polish/buff out the headlamp but it's still yellow
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oh, gotcha! That happens with age due to the sun. I'm assuming you have your factory HID bulbs installed?

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Originally Posted by XenonDepot
We carry both Philips D4S WX 42402WX 6000k HID bulbs and Osram CBI D4S 66440

I personally am more of a fan of the CBI bulbs. They are not as blue and offer more light.

You cannot go wrong in terms of quality though.

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awesome thanks for your input, i am pretty sure i will be ordering a set of this soon
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Originally Posted by mikedtrd
I'm running CBI bulbs from XenonDepot in both my cars and love em! Highly recommended.
nice that is great to hear, i can't wait to get mine soon
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Originally Posted by vraa
Do yall have yellowing? My headlights are so yellow.
i have yellowing on both of my headlights and moister on the drivers side one.
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Originally Posted by blackisF08
awesome thanks for your input, i am pretty sure i will be ordering a set of this soon
you're welcome!
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