Anyone found a better H8 35w bulb then these? They work great but I'm still looking for a brighter solution to get closer to my HID's (5500k).
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I returned the PIAA bulbs in exchange for: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0031RBID2/. These are much cheaper and are a perfect white. There are only a few reviews and some people have mentioned they don't last long, but I installed them on a 2012 Kia Optima roughly 9 months ago and they're still working fine. Hope this helps!
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If you need the size of the bulb check oriellys. If your looking for a god hid set up then sdx is a good choice. I've had mine for almost a year, everybody wants a set.
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Yes, these headlight housings work excellent with HIDs. I have a 2004 F140 with these lights installed, and I'm running 35W 6000K HIDs (takes 9006 style bulbs in the low beam projector and H1 bulb in High beam) and they light up the road VERY well and evenly between the road ditches. If you're looking for an affordable HID projector setup, this is your setup. I've been running mine for over a year now and they're still going great.
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I have the same results with these. I am running Philips OEM HIDs in these. The general output is great but there is not much of a blueish color at the cutoff if any at all. I have heard of people modding other projectors by bending the cutoff shield closer or farther away to get the desired color layer. However, I have not tried that with these or if it's possible with this model. Good luck on your search for a good mod that will work.
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I wouldn't swap the halos. The CCFL halos are the way to go. LED's aren't a fraction of the brightness of CCFL. As for the HID kit, all you need is a h3 55w kit. I found mine off eBay.
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55W-H3 bulb from Quadratec or 4WD. Also available at Walmart, Advance Auto Parts and Autozone. About $7.99 each. Have had my lights since 2009 and still going
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The ballasts themselves will guard against flickering. More than likely the stock/oem bulbs used more power than these HIDs would. I know the load dropped considerably since my lights used to dim when my sound system played bassy songs whereas with the HIDs it doesnt anymore.
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i just wanted to add that if you really need better light output , there is no better than a HID upgrade , the retrofit source is your best at complete retrofit kitshttp://www.theretrofitsource.com/complete-retrofit-kits/morimoto-sealed7-headlights.html#.UwUhVpiYNyA
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I think if you have the option to pick just the basic 9006 bulb, try that instead of the HB4. If you don't have the option, I can't really help with this answer. Srry. Maybe someone else can. Good luck.
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Honestly when i put hids in my cvic which had reflector house the beam pattern was the same when compared to oem but just bright obviously. Id reccomend getting morimoto 9006 hid bulb in 5000k.
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Got them to replace the halo fogs for my 300 SRT8, replaced the HID headlights at the same time. The HIDs have more of a blue hue but the Putcos are brighter, definitely 8k!
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Hi Liset, Did you find replacement bulbs that would work? I am searching for some for my wife's Epica but have not found them.
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Find one with a higher wattage equivalent, they work but not as bright as i would like.I also need to keep one of the original bulbs in the circut. (7) LED & (1) regular filament bulb.If I didn't bulbs would constantly flash. Has to do with Malibu transformer voltage regulator.
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these lights are not as bright as your hid,, hid 4300k to 4500k are the best bright white lights,, these philips xtreme light are just regular light but is brighter then most of the halogan you can find,, its kinda yellowish and white , thats what i seen when i install them,, i replace my hid 4500k ddm tunning with these philips, cause the hid was to bright in my reflector halogan housing and to much glare,,
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I have personally used these with 85w halogens. I don't think 9006 bulbs come with much higher wattage than that. I believe these will even work with those HID retrofit kits as well. Hope this helps.
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This bulb is designed for the car Fog/DRL bulbs which has a little bit less brighter (1200 Lumen) than 35W halogen bulb. We recommend you to H4 headlight model at the link below. Thanks http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0090E4RN8
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This is what i would do: Find out for SURE if your car uses a headlight RELAY. If it does, fine. IGNORE people who claim you have to change the wiring to bigger wire. THAT is what causes the bulbs to over-amp and burn too bright and hot. BUT, get on AMAZON and query CERAMIC HEADLIGHT SOCKETS for your particular bulb. The factory sockets are CRUMMY and the CERAMIC replacements are much more heavy-duty. The CERAMIC sockets come with pigtails to connect to your original wiring harness. But anyway, the CERAMIC sockets are inexpensive and they are VITAL to insure you do not have problems -- and problems with the 100/80 bulb are way too common. It's the folks who insist on providing too high a voltage who run into problems. My neighbor has been using these bulbs for eight years with no problems. The lights are WAY brighter so adjusting them "down" is vital to avoid blinding oncoming drivers. Buy an extra bulb "just in case". I am a retired electrical engineer.