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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 11:35 PM
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Yesterday my passenger side low beam 8000k HID turned to stock color, and today one of my driver side 6000k HID burn out. The weird part is 8000k HID turn into stock color on my side .
When I turn on the car the color isnt like that until few seconds later
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 11:49 PM
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Bulbs wen't bad........... My 4,300k foglight wen't dim purple from white.
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by GS350Lexus
Bulbs wen't bad........... My 4,300k foglight wen't dim purple from white.
thats suck. those bulbs only on for few months
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 11:59 PM
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Well there is 2 options really, Genuine Phillips 6k/8k which cost about $250+ or back to stock. We have few members running garax 6k's and they are pretty good quality, might want to look into that.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 12:05 AM
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do you know how much is Garax 6k?
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 12:08 AM
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$80 IIRC...I've had them on for a while and they lasted me quite well. What brand bulbs did you have?
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 12:12 AM
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unknow brand. I was too rushed to get it, so I ended up got it from some korean shop in chinatown for $80. The foglight HID kits was purchased from eaby xentec.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 05:04 AM
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^ well theres the problem. most cheaper bulbs do not usually last long at all. I had Garax 6000k headlights and i liked them and also the HIDXtra foglight hids and they were good for the price.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by IXI187IXI
^ well theres the problem. most cheaper bulbs do not usually last long at all.
Amen to that.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by IXI187IXI
^ well theres the problem. most cheaper bulbs do not usually last long at all. I had Garax 6000k headlights and i liked them and also the HIDXtra foglight hids and they were good for the price.
Yep, I went with cheap bulbs before and they're more of a hassle then anything. And you're not really saving much money because you'll end up buying new bulbs so soon. Go with Garax OP and you'll be more satisfied I have it on my car as well
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 09:12 AM
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xentec ? stay away from that brand, my HID ballast gone within 2 months of using it. eBay seller didnt even wanna cover the warranty.

get HID from vendor here, you can't go wrong w/ any of them, they all good.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by masboy
xentec ? stay away from that brand, my HID ballast gone within 2 months of using it. eBay seller didnt even wanna cover the warranty.

get HID from vendor here, you can't go wrong w/ any of them, they all good.
I agree Xentec is not that good they are rather cheap but does not last. you get what you pay for.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 11:53 PM
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how about DDM?
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 04:18 PM
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picked up my Garax 6000k from JDMtoy yesterday and installed earlyer, but the color came out a little white similar to stock bulb I thought it will be white blue
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by JH48
picked up my Garax 6000k from JDMtoy yesterday and installed earlyer, but the color came out a little white similar to stock bulb I thought it will be white blue
You didn't give it enough time, let the bulb burn in a bit and mine is clearly blue almost with a tint of purple to it
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