HID headlight upgrade
03-08-2018, 03:18 PM
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HID headlight upgrade
I have the Prestige edition with Xenon Plus headlights. I wish I got the Prestige with the LED, but since I didn't get it, can someone tell me a good replacement bulb for my HIDs? What bulb size ... D3S ? I'm thinking 6000k bulbs. I need more light on the my dark roads. Stock HID bulbs aren't cutting it for me. Thanks in advance!
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03-09-2018, 08:18 AM
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I have the Prestige edition with Xenon Plus headlights. I wish I got the Prestige with the LED, but since I didn't get it, can someone tell me a good replacement bulb for my HIDs? What bulb size ... D3S ? I'm thinking 6000k bulbs. I need more light on the my dark roads. Stock HID bulbs aren't cutting it for me. Thanks in advance!
03-09-2018, 09:13 AM
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"AMAZING: What makes them so amazing? Osram's Cool Blue Intense bulbs offer more lumens than the once industry-standard Philips 4300K bulb, but with a higher Kelvin rating of up to 6000K. Whereas most bulbs lose lumens when their Kelvin rises, the CBI's still manage to give users the benefit of brighter light combined with whiter light - the best of both worlds indeed!"
Most OEMs are using higher Kelvin ratings now. Where as 4300K used to be the norm.
Most OEMs are using higher Kelvin ratings now. Where as 4300K used to be the norm.
03-10-2018, 11:03 AM
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"AMAZING: What makes them so amazing? Osram's Cool Blue Intense bulbs offer more lumens than the once industry-standard Philips 4300K bulb, but with a higher Kelvin rating of up to 6000K. Whereas most bulbs lose lumens when their Kelvin rises, the CBI's still manage to give users the benefit of brighter light combined with whiter light - the best of both worlds indeed!"
Most OEMs are using higher Kelvin ratings now. Where as 4300K used to be the norm.
Most OEMs are using higher Kelvin ratings now. Where as 4300K used to be the norm.
03-12-2018, 07:39 AM
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We offer 5500k - bright clean white:
New D1S / D2S / D3S Xenon Bulbs - Bright White - No errors - Fits: Many Volkswagen & Audi Models | deAutoKey
Compared to CBI:
New D1S / D2S / D3S Xenon Bulbs - Bright White - No errors - Fits: Many Volkswagen & Audi Models | deAutoKey
Compared to CBI:
So I went around looking through forums and such and many recommend the Sylvania osram bulbs if you were replacing oem bulbs. So I got them to compare to the deautokey ones.
My garage wall is gray and camera doesn't truly get the color but you can tell the difference.
This is at startup car is off.
Here is after 2min and the car is on bulbs now fully warmed up
You can see the osram on the left is more yellow than the deautokey on the right. As far as brightness goes they are equal if not deautokey is a tad brighter. This is their 5500k color. In person the color is pure white with a hint of blue. Way better than oem imo
Don't mind the dirty headlight
So overall I'm very happy with the deautokey set that I bought. And it costs less than the Sylvania osram. Another reason I like them is every other bulb so far has been great and deautokey is an active member on here and backs their product.
Hope this helps
My garage wall is gray and camera doesn't truly get the color but you can tell the difference.
This is at startup car is off.
Here is after 2min and the car is on bulbs now fully warmed up
You can see the osram on the left is more yellow than the deautokey on the right. As far as brightness goes they are equal if not deautokey is a tad brighter. This is their 5500k color. In person the color is pure white with a hint of blue. Way better than oem imo
Don't mind the dirty headlight
So overall I'm very happy with the deautokey set that I bought. And it costs less than the Sylvania osram. Another reason I like them is every other bulb so far has been great and deautokey is an active member on here and backs their product.
Hope this helps
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10-15-2018, 10:23 AM
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The stock 4300k gives you the most light in terms of lumen. 6000k gives you less light output. However, they do not differ significantly when the bulbs are new. I have used 6000k for almost 3 years until one of them died. Now back to stock 4300k. One thing to note is, the light output will decrease over time. If you are going for 6000k with less output to begin with, you may have to change them more frequently to maintain optimal lighting.
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