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I need a better bulb

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Originally Posted by huerdo623 (Post 2480741)

phml is there anyway to find out the actual temp on the PIaa spark blue?

There is the color standard but every company seems to have their own idea of what color their product emits. Maybe its just wishful thinking on their part. To answer your question....nope.

pete

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Originally Posted by upstateGS4 (Post 1673370)

awesome thread bro, as always you outdo yourself with this lighting info...might i ask you to go one further? im looking for a real close match to my hids to swap in for my high beams or my fogs (until i get the hid 3000k philips yellow fog kit)..heres the thing, now that i have all that info on the real color temp outputs of these bulbs, is there any exact info on the true output of the philips 4300k HID kit i have installed in my lowbeams? i bought the kit from xenondepot.com (one of CL's sponsors)..i believe they only have the one 4300k kit for the gs to avoid confusion... also, lots of the bulbs pictured seemed to be h4s and what not, do you think the color temp/output real measurements would change any if the bulb type changed? say instead of h4, 9006? i know its probably a stupid question but who knows...im curious..thanks again.

Even if you stick with the same maker, no two bulbs are ever alike. There will be minor differences....so minor that its unnoticeable by the naked eye. As you know...HID bulb color changes ever so slowing in time. They tend to turn more blue....so if you're swapping out an old HID bulb with new ones, same manufacturer, same production run, etc....there could be a chance the color temp (even if both are labeled 4300K) may look different.

Pete

hmmm, im interested in how the Sylvania Silverstar Ultra's stack up against these other bulbs, anyone know? personaly, ive bought bulbs off egay once, and the day they got in, i went and bought silverstars because of the horrible lighting on the other ones.

I really like this thread.

Hats off to you PHML!

There is the color standard but every company seems to have their own idea of what color their product emits. Maybe its just wishful thinking on their part. To answer your question....nope.

pete

Would also like to know how Sylvania Silverstar Ultra & Philips Crystal Vision Ultra score.

Anyone have pics of these beside Lexus OEM Xenon? What bulb is the closest match?

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Originally Posted by nimit1234 (Post 1883830)

I am 99.9% sure these are not stock harness safe meaning they will melt it.. Stock halogens are 55w.. these are pushin 150-190! not safe I dont think.. Someone let me know if I am wrong..

Where are you getting 190?

Wow this would have made my life a whole litter easier before I went to Super-Autobacs and trying to decide what color/brand to get. *Great info*

great thread! The 80W bulbs are definitely not stock harness thread. Thanks for posting.

Steve

Very good info. Some are accurate and some are way off in terms of the temps.