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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 11:50 AM
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one of my headlights bulbs went out and i was looking at getting anohter set of 6k. i originally had Garax 6k but i have been researching and theres alot of people having Fakes or issues with this brand.

My question would be which brand buld should i go with????? im looking for 6k HID D4S bulbs
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 11:54 AM
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Xenondepot.

They dont make 6K, but 6.5K D4S bulbs. The difference is negligible

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Do you know what the difference between the D4S XenonDepot HID Bulb and Philips Ultinon 6000k ??? like is one brighter than the other
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 12:46 PM
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Do you know what the difference between the D4S XenonDepot HID Bulb and Philips Ultinon 6000k ??? like is one brighter than the other
Cant comment on brightness, but the Phillips Ultinon are german made and are probably the best bulbs that you can get.

Pricing is very different between the two though
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 01:09 PM
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I'm running 5000k Morimoto. Bought it from the retrofit source.

Great quality for the price
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 01:19 PM
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has any one heard of the new bulbs that mad-express is selling XTC bulbs
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 01:20 PM
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ooops sorry Mod-expresss
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Originally Posted by GiantsFan
I'm running 5000k Morimoto. Bought it from the retrofit source.

Great quality for the price
how long have you had your Morimoto bulbs?
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i recommend xenondepot and ddm tuning, thats about it...
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Do not use DDM tuning D4S with an OEM ballast, it will burn your socket! Garax all the way
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Originally Posted by DFig619
Do not use DDM tuning D4S with an OEM ballast, it will burn your socket! Garax all the way
Yea that's what I have now but my passenger side went out and I don't know where to get Garax from. Plus I keep hearing there's a lot of fakes ones
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Originally Posted by jorgie523
Yea that's what I have now but my passenger side went out and I don't know where to get Garax from. Plus I keep hearing there's a lot of fakes ones
Sure there are fake ones around, but I also couldnt seem to track down a local store that carries them, so I took a gamble with an eBay seller, and theyre legit.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Garax-6000K-D4S-HID-White-Color-Bulbs-Lexus-IS250-IS350-IS-F-/400543809479?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d42457fc7
Contacted seller about the legitimacy of the Garax bulbs, he said they where authentic, plus the description states authentic Garax, on top of that a 9500+ Feedback score with a 99.5% positive rating, only negative feed back didn't re-guard Garax bulbs.

So with all that, if they even TRIED to screw you buy giving you fakes, PayPal will back you up in a case.

I got them on, and matches my LED strip perfectly!
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by GiantsFan
I'm running 5000k Morimoto. Bought it from the retrofit source.

Great quality for the price
+1 great lights for the price. Great color and brightness. Couldn't be happier with mine
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Originally Posted by lopaka07
+1 great lights for the price. Great color and brightness. Couldn't be happier with mine
I will look into them ..
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Originally Posted by DFig619
Sure there are fake ones around, but I also couldnt seem to track down a local store that carries them, so I took a gamble with an eBay seller, and theyre legit.

Garax 6000K D4S HID White Color Bulbs Lexus IS250 is350 Is F | eBay

Contacted seller about the legitimacy of the Garax bulbs, he said they where authentic, plus the description states authentic Garax, on top of that a 9500+ Feedback score with a 99.5% positive rating, only negative feed back didn't re-guard Garax bulbs.

So with all that, if they even TRIED to screw you buy giving you fakes, PayPal will back you up in a case.

I got them on, and matches my LED strip perfectly!
Are you sure that seller is legit and is not selling fakes. He is selling them on ebay I dont remember where I got my Garax last time
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