I recently had an accident, the bodyshop replaced the $750 headlamp assembly on the drivers side. I moved the car into the garage and notice that the HID bulb color seems to be different than the Rt side which was not replaced. The newer headlight has less white color to it. I did get the old headlight from the body shop since I figured i'd retro fit the HID to my CBR, so I can stick the old bulb back in. Just interested if anyone knows if nissan changed bulb colors (k's) or knows why they would be different color. I know that if HID's go bad they start to look pink but I didn;t see any pink in the color. Thanks in advance.

 

HID bulbs color shift as you use them, they become whiter with age. Usually they are suppose to replace both bulbs at the same time, I guess you weren't so lucky.

 

+1 thats your answer.

 

Well I guess I can just swap the bulbs from the old headlight, or call the shop and tell them to fix it. I was happy that they gave me the old one, had to ask for it but still got it. Thanks for the help.

 

i think hidplanet sells colorshifted bulbs (5000k 85122+) something like that. it's suppose to match the older bulbs. i just got new 4300k bulbs not long ago and they are so yellow compared to my 3 year old bulbs lol

 

Just buy a new pair. the are only $46.88 each! http://www.hidexpert.com/
FYI-The FAQ section on this site is great and will answer all you questions.
They even have pictures!
What is color shift?
The labeled light color on an HID bulb is an average that it will maintain over 2-3000 hours. After passing around 100-500 hours the phenomenon "color shift" will take place. Color will change slightly from a yellowish tone to a crisper bluer tone. The magnitude of color shift will vary depending on brand, model and rated color. It is a very gradual change and unless paid close attention to, a customer might not notice. OEM 4100K Bulbs manufactured by Philips has a colorshift of approx 250K after 500 hours, which will bring it to up to 4350K. Asian manufactured bulbs have been reported to have little or no color shift. Most of them come with output stealing blue filters, which may be part of the cause.