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Philips ultinon 6k or garax 6k

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Old 03-01-13, 05:19 AM
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Go with Phillips for sure!

Ive never used garax, but Ive heard good and bad things. If you dont mind the price tag, get the authentic phillps, you wont regret it!
Old 03-01-13, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Stavros
Ultinons are too dim in my opinion. They're 2400 or 2600 lumen instead of 3200 lumen for the original Philips Xeneco D4S bulb. I'm removing the D4S ballast this weekend and replacing it with a D2S so I can run Osram CBI's. They're rated 5500k at 3200 lumen. Best of both worlds.
Philips Xeneco is a 4300K bulb so this isn't a appropriate comparison. We need to compare other bulbs is 6000K. In the appropriate case, Ultinons has the best lumens output for the color temperature.

D2S, too also is a different bulb which also isn't a fair comparison to the D4S however; Philips does have Ultinon D2S as well so that can be a comparison.

On the side, I'm not quite fond of mercury based bulbs.

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Old 03-01-13, 06:49 PM
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i say phillips. its a bit moer pricey, but so worth it. i have the phillips in mine which i bought from nigel-jdm. worth every cent.
Old 03-02-13, 08:46 AM
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Heres the light output of the 6K Phillips Ultinon

Old 03-02-13, 09:59 AM
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I know this is off topic, but has anyone tried D4S XenonDepot HID Bulbs? Are worth buying?
Old 03-04-13, 09:16 AM
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I'm biased but I can honestly say that you WILL NOT go wrong with the XenonDepot D4S bulbs. We sell both Philips Ultinion D4S bulb and XenonDepot D4S bulbs so at the end of the day I can offer you both products. However, The XenonDepot D4S HID bulbs at $49.99/bulb (using CLGB08 coupon code at checkout) is an awesome deal for a high quality aftermarket D4S bulb.

Steve

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Old 03-12-13, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by XenonDepot
I'm biased but I can honestly say that you WILL NOT go wrong with the XenonDepot D4S bulbs. We sell both Philips Ultinion D4S bulb and XenonDepot D4S bulbs so at the end of the day I can offer you both products. However, The XenonDepot D4S HID bulbs at $44.99/bulb (using CLGB08 coupon code at checkout) is an awesome deal for a high quality aftermarket D4S bulb.

Steve
CLGB08 only put it down to $49.99/bulb for me...is there anything special I have to do?
Old 03-12-13, 10:36 AM
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Nope. You save the $20/bulb with that coupon code.

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Old 03-12-13, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by XenonDepot
Nope. You save the $20/bulb with that coupon code.

Steve
I have an extremely broad and subjective question - in your opinion, how much brighter in percentage do you think the Ultinons are compared to the XenonDepot bulbs at the same color temperature? It would be helpful to have a lumens chart to help shoppers decide so they know exactly what they're getting.

Originally Posted by XenonDepot
The XenonDepot D4S HID bulbs at $44.99/bulb (using CLGB08 coupon code at checkout)
I think you meant to say $49.99 in your message above instead of $44.99? Also, do you offer any warranty on your individually sold bulbs?

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Old 03-12-13, 04:44 PM
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i recently installed xenondepot HID kits for both my lowbeams and fog lights.. I went with 6500k lows and 5000k fogs and believe me when i tell you they are bright.. i would buy them again anyday.
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I recently installed Xenondepot 8K in my fog lights, and even for 8K they are brighter than my 6K garax in my headlights.


Ultinons are simply the best bulb, however with a nice price tag.
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ericsan13: Whoops... you are correct =) Thanks for pointing that out.

SeanO: Thanks for taking the time to post up some feedback! Glad to hear that you're happy with your XenonDepot HID kit.

Yohan@Concavo: Thank you to you as well for posting up some feedback! If you take a any pictures I would love to see the results.

Steve
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Originally Posted by XenonDepot
5000k bulbs will get you approximately 7-10% less light than your stock bulbs.
Found this post from Steve last May for anyone who is curious on what to expect for 5K bulbs.
Old 03-13-13, 11:41 AM
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I have the Garax 6K installed both in my headlights and fog lights and I love the light output and visibility. I usually keep the fogs on with the headlights at all times and have had no problems with them so far. They match the 2012 headlight LED's pretty good also. iJDMtoy is currently out of stock for the 6K D4S bulbs so you might have to order them somewhere else...
Old 03-13-13, 12:15 PM
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I bought Philips 6K on ebay for $55 and they have been great. No flickering, no on off turned to cycle lights back on and the color is really nice.
I did try some cheaper ones on ebay first for only $18 and they were nothing but issues.


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