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light bulb fail~ any suggestion which one should i get?

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Old 02-01-11, 12:39 AM
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Default light bulb fail~ any suggestion which one should i get?

found out that my left headlight HID lightbulb fail . check on the dealership, and cost me total $337 to get a new one. so i m not goin to fix it at dealership. any suggestion which light bulb should i get? i want a brighter and whiter bulb, but not turn blue yet. which one is good and how much is it?
Old 02-01-11, 02:17 AM
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Garax 6000K
Old 02-01-11, 08:56 AM
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You generally can't have brighter AND whiter. The brightest bulbs I know of are 4300K Philips 85122+ bulbs. The best bank for the buck would probably be 6000K Garax, which is white with a hint of blue. Perhaps Philips 5000K would be a good choice for you, albeit fairly expensive.
Old 02-01-11, 09:19 AM
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If money is not a factor, then you can go with Philips Ultinon 5000K or 6000K.
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+1 for garax 6000K
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also replace them in pairs or else the colour temp of both will not be the same.
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looks that there's lots of Garax 6000k. and I will get that!! how bout the fog light?
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Get HIDs for your fogs.

Originally Posted by joechan819
looks that there's lots of Garax 6000k. and I will get that!! how bout the fog light?
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i should get my Garax 6000K by the end of this week cant wait hopefully the weather stays nice
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

phillips ultinon 6000K $229 shipped this is the cheapest i found them.....
jzs international wants $399 plus shipping and fee
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Originally Posted by my1s250
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

phillips ultinon 6000K $229 shipped this is the cheapest i found them.....
jzs international wants $399 plus shipping and fee
Just a warning, that ebay auction is run by EuroHKparts which is the same company as Cargym.com. They are a company which operates in China. Their Philips Ultinon bulbs are fake. They will send you OEM Xenoco bulbs in a old ultinon Box. If the item seems too cheap, its most likely not real... in this case I can say its fake!
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lol thanks for the heads up......
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Originally Posted by my1s250
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

phillips ultinon 6000K $229 shipped this is the cheapest i found them.....
jzs international wants $399 plus shipping and fee
Originally Posted by 9relude8
Just a warning, that ebay auction is run by EuroHKparts which is the same company as Cargym.com. They are a company which operates in China. Their Philips Ultinon bulbs are fake. They will send you OEM Xenoco bulbs in a old ultinon Box. If the item seems too cheap, its most likely not real... in this case I can say its fake!
Originally Posted by my1s250
lol thanks for the heads up......
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Here is a legit place, I recently purchased from and got the 6000K. Will plan to install them sometime soon.

http://en.item.rakuten.com/wattsu/d4-5000k/
http://en.item.rakuten.com/wattsu/d4-6000k/
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A quick question, which might sound dumb to most of you, but hey I'm new at this, do you really need a whole kit to install HID[s] if your car did NOT come with them? For instance cant I just buy Xenon bulbs that come with most 2IS's?
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Originally Posted by MoeIS350
A quick question, which might sound dumb to most of you, but hey I'm new at this, do you really need a whole kit to install HID[s] if your car did NOT come with them? For instance cant I just buy Xenon bulbs that come with most 2IS's?
If your car does not currently have HID's then you have to buy the whole kit. You would not be able to just install HID bulbs.


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