Xenon Bulbs off ebay anyone tried these?

[A1BMW325iSport]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0177788628



are these any good guys?

[StuBeeDoo]

I tried them a couple of years ago. Cheap tat is the politest way I can put it. The ones I had - I think it was the same seller - didn't fit in the bulbholder properly and the focus was way off.
Like with most things, you get what you pay for.

[A1BMW325iSport]

thanks mate i won't be buying those then, did seem to good to be true.

can anyone recommend me a set of bulbs? i want them all to be ice white/blue

[smithy318i]

I cant complain about the set I bought.
They makes the road ahead 'look' brighter by blocking out the blue.


http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech ... white.html

[StuBeeDoo]

thanks mate i won't be buying those then, did seem to good to be true.

I thought that, but I still went for it and got caught.

can anyone recommend me a set of bulbs? i want them all to be ice white/blue

I got my latest bulbs from powerbulbs.com. They do Philips and Osram (both known quality manufacturers) and their own brand, and they do blue ones of all of them too.
I can't comment on the blue bulbs, but I got Philips Vision Plus which have a slighy blue tint to the glass and are definitely whiter than the Halfords Super Brilliance bulbs I had in before (I've put those in the main beams now).
HTH
Stuart.

[A1BMW325iSport]

ok cheers i'll look on that site now

[Rkive]

Yeah go for the Phillips ones, Ive got the blue vision ones and for the money its quite a noticable improvement.

[hongkongfuey]

hello mate i got the ones from ebay,Item number: 130163740400, ive found them to improve the light, a noticeable difference , they fit fine i've had no probs.

[jcjdavis1]

Hi check link for a couple of bulb suppliers.
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/home.php?cat=253
http://www.dashlights.co.uk/cart.php

[Cloggy Saint]

I fitted osram silverstars (i think) and couldn't see any difference at all.

[kam325itouring]

Try autobulbs direct.....

[Rkive]

When changing the bulbs, do you definatly need 4 bulbs?

[StuBeeDoo]

When changing the bulbs, do you definatly need 4 bulbs?

Change as many as you want. But if you're upgrading you want to be doing either a pair, or all four.

[Rkive]

So is that 2 for the main lights and 2 for the side lights?

[Morat]

HID kit. Accept no substitute!

[BadDave]

HID kit. Accept no substitute!

X 10
Them cheap nasty bulbs are NO comparison with the "proper" HID kits

Why spend £25 on replacement bulbs when you can get yourself anice HID Kit for about £70(have heard of some going for round about £50)

They are worth the extra initial outlay IMO

[psychochild187]

i just got the hid kit

40 mins later and wow !
80 quid done the best mod ever

[Rkive]

Post some pics up psycho

[aceraf]

Drove my 316 for the last time on monday....couldn't believe how bad the driving lights are compared to (what i'm now used to) HID lights. I have 10,000K fitted which isn't even the brightest, but there was a massive difference between them and the normal halogen bulbs!

1st mod i would do to any car i buy!

[Jhonno]

i bought osram silverstars and they made a big difference imo.. only £12 also.

www.powerbulbs.co.uk

[Rkive]

Think il prob get some hids after christmas, just got phillips blue vision bulbs and for 15 sheets you cant really go wrong, nice difference.

[aceraf]

Think il prob get some hids after christmas, just got phillips blue vision bulbs and for 15 sheets you cant really go wrong, nice difference.

Just wait till the 1st time you use your HID's at night...then you'll see a difference...no halogen bulb can compare!

[Rkive]

Fair enough, whats a good brand to go for, are the bosch ones the best for money?

[mattyb240]

I have 10,000K fitted which isn't even the brightest

10,000 is not a measure of brightness, it's a measure of colour temperature, considering tungsten halgoen are in the regions of 3500K which is why they are far more yellow. And HID's are discharge lights meaning different temperatures creating different colours/shades of light

[aceraf]

I have 10,000K fitted which isn't even the brightest

10,000 is not a measure of brightness, it's a measure of colour temperature, considering tungsten halgoen are in the regions of 3500K which is why they are far more yellow. And HID's are discharge lights meaning different temperatures creating different colours/shades of light

Yes i know that, but 10,000K is a much richer bluer colour than say 6000K or 4300K which would a produce a whiter and also a brighter light.

[mattyb240]

I have 10,000K fitted which isn't even the brightest

10,000 is not a measure of brightness, it's a measure of colour temperature, considering tungsten halgoen are in the regions of 3500K which is why they are far more yellow. And HID's are discharge lights meaning different temperatures creating different colours/shades of light

Yes i know that, but 10,000K is a much richer bluer colour than say 6000K or 4300K which would a produce a whiter and also a brighter light.

Your correct in saying it produces a richer bluer light but not necessarily brighter light. The wattage from the discharge remains the same no matter what colour temp you purchase, it,s just the appearance that changes, so it may/can appear brighter. 6000K tends to be the point where the beam light will appear no further. Anything beyond that is usually just cosmetic.

[aceraf]

10,000 is not a measure of brightness, it's a measure of colour temperature, considering tungsten halgoen are in the regions of 3500K which is why they are far more yellow. And HID's are discharge lights meaning different temperatures creating different colours/shades of light

Yes i know that, but 10,000K is a much richer bluer colour than say 6000K or 4300K which would a produce a whiter and also a brighter light.

Your correct in saying it produces a richer bluer light but not necessarily brighter light. The wattage from the discharge remains the same no matter what colour temp you purchase, it,s just the appearance that changes, so it may/can appear brighter. 6000K tends to be the point where the beam light will appear no further. Anything beyond that is usually just cosmetic.

Precisely, when i bought mine i was unsure what to get, and got the 10,000K as i wanted a rich blue light similar to the light you get on prestige cars.

Having seem mine, my bro had to get the same on his cab.

If i do buy another set however i'd probably go for 6000K or 8000K to see how different it is.

I've been told that all standard lights on the new prestige cars use 6000K, and have a tinted projector lense, which is what produces the purple-blue-white colour that they produce (as they come closer to you).

That said though, my lights look a real rich blue from far, but close up they look alot whiter....not too dissimilar to how prestige cars look purple/blue from far, and as they come closer the light gets whiter.

[mattyb240]

Completely agree, to re-create a luxury car i think they look the bees knees an not meaning to take anything away from you or what you have bought! At the end of the day anything is better then standard

The only reason I posted what i did was because your statement was incorrect (I study lighting for my degree)

Hope to get myself a kit when my next loan comes in, but best of luck hope they work well for you!

Matt

[aceraf]

Don't think i explained very well intially what i meant...so i see where you were coming from.

[Rkive]

Where is a good place to get HID's from?

[BadDave]

Got mine from visionperformanceuk on ebay

[Rkive]

Sound, cheers.

[Rkive]

I cant make my mind up what temperature to go for

Anyone got pictures of the different ones?

[BadDave]

Couple of mine for ya fitted with the 6000K kit

[Morat]

The ones in the sticky at the top of this section are 4300k.