Rebase HID bulbs
#1
Rebase HID bulbs
Has anyone ever rebased a HID bulb or at least knows how to do it? A link to a write-up could be helpful too. Thanks!
The reason I'm asking is that I want to use Philips HID bulbs in the fog lights, and the only way to match the color is to rebase the bulbs into H3. Anybody?
~limsandy
The reason I'm asking is that I want to use Philips HID bulbs in the fog lights, and the only way to match the color is to rebase the bulbs into H3. Anybody?
~limsandy
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Testimonials:
http://hyundaiperformance.com/forums/topic.php?t=8938
http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...page_id=374204
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...threadid=19415
http://www.sonataspeed.com/yabbse/in...17225#msg17225
http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.ph...07861&t=207861
http://www.topendmotorsports.com/mem...searchid=11937
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/ar...c/19071-1.html
#5
i wouldnt bother going that rout,rebasing your own bulbs sounds like a real pain. If you already have a set of bulbs, sell them on e-bay, for $50 then buy a set of H3 rebased bulbs from ebay, they only cost around $100, the bulbs arc will be as close to H3 fillament placment that you can get & 5000K should be pretty close to a 4300k bulb that has color shifted.
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The thing is I don't even want better HID bulbs or a different brand. All I want is something that match the color of my original OEM HID bulbs(Philips) and as I said before, the only way to match the color is to get the same bulbs and rebase it into H3. I'll look into the links later, I gtg now. Thanks for the help, keep them coming.
~limsandy
~limsandy
#7
thats why i sugested 5000K, after about 100hrs bulbs color shift towards a bluer color i think about 300K, so a older (color shifted) 4300K philips bulb will be close to 5000K,
I acutaly have a set of 5000k philips, am using 1 to replace a 4300K osram,and theres no difference (they were sold so when a single 4300k bulb broke the replacement doesn look yellower than a colorshifted 4300k)
but if you are set on rebasing your own bulb, do a search on hidforum.com thats the place to get info on something like that.
I acutaly have a set of 5000k philips, am using 1 to replace a 4300K osram,and theres no difference (they were sold so when a single 4300k bulb broke the replacement doesn look yellower than a colorshifted 4300k)
but if you are set on rebasing your own bulb, do a search on hidforum.com thats the place to get info on something like that.
#8
Originally Posted by Dr. Roy
thats why i sugested 5000K, after about 100hrs bulbs color shift towards a bluer color i think about 300K, so a older (color shifted) 4300K philips bulb will be close to 5000K,
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Originally Posted by Dr. Roy
thats why i sugested 5000K, after about 100hrs bulbs color shift towards a bluer color i think about 300K, so a older (color shifted) 4300K philips bulb will be close to 5000K,
I acutaly have a set of 5000k philips, am using 1 to replace a 4300K osram,and theres no difference (they were sold so when a single 4300k bulb broke the replacement doesn look yellower than a colorshifted 4300k)
but if you are set on rebasing your own bulb, do a search on hidforum.com thats the place to get info on something like that.
I acutaly have a set of 5000k philips, am using 1 to replace a 4300K osram,and theres no difference (they were sold so when a single 4300k bulb broke the replacement doesn look yellower than a colorshifted 4300k)
but if you are set on rebasing your own bulb, do a search on hidforum.com thats the place to get info on something like that.
Dr. Roy,
I appreciate your help so far.... but getting 5000k HID bulbs only matches the color of my headlights. If I get 5000k Philips HID bulbs, they still come in D2S or D2R, while the fog lights require H3 base.
~limsandy
#11
i ordered a pair of these not to long ago for my fogs, but plan to use yellow bulb covers, still waiting to install.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...950589291&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...950589291&rd=1
#12
hey dr.roy, how are the halogen output of the mdx projectors? Im pretty sure they are better than the h3 projectors, am i correct? I just bought som from HID forum so i was just curious. I will be doing your retrofit pretty soon.
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