8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

since the bulbs are xenon, i assume i can just upgrade the bulbs to a bluer color such as 8000k. is it easy to swap out the light bulbs or the bumper must be dropped? i havent picked up the car yet so i dont know? thanks

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

I'm pretty sure you can change them from inside the engine bay. I dont know if they are compatible or not.

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

Is this too bright? Wouldn't it melt your housing?

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

I thought xenons rancooler so it wouldnt melt your housing. I'd go 10k if you could, they look sweet!

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

The 8000k will be less luminous than the stock lights. 6000k is the brightest/cleanest. Also, heat shouldnt change, its the differnt kelvin level that determines the color

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

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If measures are taken which could affect headlight setting, headlights are to be re-adjusted.

1. Headlight housing

◆As of approx. 04.00, igniter for gas-discharge lamp -J343 (left) or -J344 (right) is attached directly to headlight housing [/ul]
2. Fog light bulb

◆H3 - 12 V, 55 W
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3. Side light bulb

◆H6 - 12 V, 6 W
◆Bulb replacement [/ul]
4. Main beam bulb

◆H7 - 12 V, 55 W
◆Bulb replacement [/ul]
5. Bulb holder

◆For main beam
◆With holder for side light bulb [/ul]
6. Housing cover

◆With seal
◆For fog light [/ul]
7. Housing cover

◆With seal
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8. Bulb holder
9. Turn signal indicator bulb

◆H12 - 12 V, 21 W
◆Bulb replacement [/ul]
10. Retaining ring

◆For gas-discharge lamp [/ul]
11. Gas-discharge lamp

◆35 W, D2S
◆Bulb replacement [/ul][/ul]

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RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

Dave you really need to send me a copy of that sw [sm=goodidea.gif]

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

Yeah no joke! Is the side light bulb (#3) the bulb that is in the bottom reflector that stays on when the lights are on?

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

#9 is the light in the yellow reflector

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

What level of light am I thinking of that will melt the housing? I always thought anything over 6k would be to hot.

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

The K is how the color is classified. 2000k is yellow 6000k is white 7000k is blue 12000k is purple.

Not sure what bulbs your thinking of

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

You may be thinking of a halogen bulb. Those run hot!

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

so if we have stock (4300k or whatever) i can just go and buy a 6 or 8k bulb and just put that in and it would work?

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

I orderd my D2S 8000K HID's from sharphid.com
They'repretty blue. blue enough for me, sometimes it shows purple as well. Color is perfect imho. Brightness isn't that bad for the other drivers. I had my dad drive my car behind me with the lights on at night, it has more glare than stock, but it's less bright than a s2000 or acura TL/TSX behind you, my gawd those cars have bright stock lights. I think they have one of the nicest stock HID's

Installation was easy. Took me about 20-25 minutes. Here a pic.


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RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

Sweet, I need to do mine. I just noticed the other day, that one of my bulbs are more yellow than the other. I'm beginning to seriously think my car was involved in an mild accident, and it was repaired by a cheap shop, and wasn't reported to show on a carfax report.

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

I may get 7000k when the time has come to change mine out.

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

Bump!

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

I put 10000k in mine, mostly blue with a slight hint of purple. Much brighter that the stock lights. Apparently whoever took out the stock lights before decided to touch the glass like crazy. That's a big no no with xenons as it fogs over the glass and makes it less bright. The only downside to this color is that they may be brighter but they don't light up the road as much. There's a reason that allstock bulbs are the color they are and that's because our eyes are most sensitive to that color (3000-6000k range).

RE: 8000k HID BULBS INSTALL?
 

So does anyone know for sure if the low beams in the TT are 4300K?