mclasser

One of the HIDs went out on my I35. Philip D2Rs seem to be a good and cheap replacement. How is the longevity and output of these bulbs?

TallTom

The OEM ones are decent, be sure to swap out both or the colors may be slightly off.

ChrisMan287

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Suggest Morimoto D2R from theretrofitsource.

IsaacFall

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What a coincidence! One of the bulbs on my I35 also went out about a week ago. I thought about going with OEM phillips and buying them from xenondepot.com, but they were $70 a piece which would work out to $140! So I decided to get the xenon depot brand, which has all the same stats and is just as high of quality as the phillips ones (they actually use Phillips German quartz glass), except they're $60 for the pair (reg. $160). Plus I wanted 5k instead of OEM 4300k. I also have their 3000k HID xtreme setup (with balasts) for my fog lights and they've been amazing.

Heel Til I Die

Agreed. $50 for the pair from TRS. You can choose from 4500K, 5500K, or 6500K.

https://www.theretrofitsource.com/co...l#.VnlkJpMrIUE

Prophecy99

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5500k , aint to bad ! no blue is nice !

mclasser

Hmm never heard of Morimoto before. Price seems great. How's the brightness of their 4500K bulbs? I want to stay at or as close to the OEM kelvins as possible.

Heel Til I Die

Morimoto is legit. Don't be swayed by the cheaper price. I think the OEM Philips D2R 4300K is rated at 2800lm and the Morimoto D2R 4500K has an output of 3500lm.

Color temp in kelvin is going to be just about the same between 4300K and 4500K. They will be slightly whiter.

Prophecy99

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thanks for the feedback ^ good to know

mclasser

I researched the Morimotos a bit more and they seem solid. Unfortunately they're backordered on Amazon and TRS I need new bulbs soon because driving on one is dangerous and the other can blow anytime.

IsaacFall

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Get Xenondepot brand. You won't be disapointed. They're just as good or better than Morimotos.

mclasser

Update: Installed a set of Morimoto 4500K bulbs. Pahanorlando's write up was golden. Only hiccup was one of the headlight bolts was so rusted that it snapped. No biggie since the other 2 bolts are holding the housing in place just fine. The hidden security bolt was a bit of a pain to get to. I'm glad to have full visibility at night now

Heel Til I Die

Just curious - What do you think about the output? Better or same as OEM?

I never compared mine with the OEM Philips since I was doing a retrofit at the time.

mclasser

Output is much improved but that's because the old ones were tired at 14 yrs old. The light is crisp white and the down road & side throw is solid. For $50, they're well worth it. I went ahead and also polished & sealed my headlights to maximize visibility. Interestingly, the old bulb died because it was cracked! Don't know how that happened.

Skicrazer

I've also got a bulb out...thanks for the writeups. One question regarding the xenondepot bulbs - the "H1 H1LL HID KIT BULB" is 24.99 ea - I wonder why the pair is $60 (" D2R HID BULB | D2R XENON BULB".) They're both the same manufacturer, from what I can tell. Also, do you know why they call it a kit - is there some other fitting I will have to do?

I'm debating about just going ahead and buying the full replacement light kits...$500 for the pair. My covers are so scratched up, even after trying the polish, I know a new glassy set would make the car look 10 years newer....don't know if it's worth it, though, for $440.

I guess my only other question is are there kits to change over to halogens...though with the $50 price tag for these HID's, maybe wouldn't think so.

Skicrazer

I've also got a bulb out...thanks for the writeups. One question regarding the xenondepot bulbs - the "H1 H1LL HID KIT BULB" is 24.99 ea - I wonder why the pair is $60 ("H1 H1LL HID KIT BULB".) They're both the same manufacturer, from what I can tell. Also, do you know why they call it a kit - is there some other fitting I will have to do?

I'm debating about just going ahead and buying the full replacement light kits...$500 for the pair. My covers are so scratched up, even after trying the polish, I know a new glassy set would make the car look 10 years newer....don't know if it's worth it, though, for $440.

fat_kid

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Those are 2 different bulb types that's why they cost different.


.That's up to you.

.It'd wouldn't be worth it.

Mattx

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I'm going to tell you what I did and it works fantastic. Go get some 2000 grit sandpaper soak it in water. Wet sand the lens covers. Don't think it going to scratch or remove the coating just do it. This process works on $20,000 paint jobs your 14 yro lens covers will be fine. If you want to get super **** start at 1000 work your way to 2000 grit. Each grit believe it or not has it own purpose. Just make sure it's went. After you've sanded, clean up the lenses real good. Now get a car polish I love Maguire's ultimate line but whatever. Polish it. Buff it out. Then take a nice wax again Maguire's ultimate buff it out. Done. Now will they stay mint forever no nothing does just redo this procedure when they start looking ruff. It will last a good while. It's sure better then spending 500.

Skicrazer

Mattx- thanks! I have a lens cleaner/buffer from Auto Zone but it isn't impressive. I've used small grit sandpaper on paint before, so get what you're saying. Definitely will try that out!

Mattx

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It will work without a doubt my lenses are clear and new looking.

Mattx

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Be sure to let me know how it turns out for you.

Skicrazer

Sure. Just placed the order, and added high beams to complete the full swap out. Free shipping with the high beams added, plus there was a 15% discount code. I'm not complaining! In all, around $70. And, WalMart has the sand paper.

Mattx

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Yep and they might have meguires ultimate there too

maxinout93

wow everyones hid bulbs are dying at the same time lol including mine. At least from what i can tell is the light isnt as bright or blue as it used to be. Looking from the front, the pass side hid is still purple but driverside is white, low beams.

Prophecy99

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unless you bought purple or pink colors, those colors on stock oem bulbs is a sign of hid on its way out ,
for some reason i see the pink on the older acura TLs (same era as 5th gen) all the time, almost 50% of time

maxinout93

Yeah I def noticed they are not as blue as they used to be, i see amazon has the stock ones for about $40 a peice pretty expensive.

Prophecy99

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doesn't seem to expensive to be honest especially if name brand.

maxinout93

nah price is not all that bad plus i have a gift card, I need to clean my lenses also, although some new ones would be nice.

mclasser

Go with Morimoto's. I was initially going to get the same $40 Phillips off Amazon but the Morimoto's are a steal at $50/pair; good reviews as well.

03VQMAX

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I have crystal vision Philips 5K im letting go soon.

maxinout93

are they near the same color as stock and where do you get those from?

mclasser

OEM is 4300K and these are 4500K; color's the same white. Got mine from The Retrofit Source. Was turned on to these bulbs from people earlier in my post.

maxinout93

ok kool im kinda new to the world of hids lol, So the higher the number the brighter the light? I see them on amazon also a little less then the phillip bulbs though not bad at all.

maxinout93

you have a picture of how they look at night?

Prophecy99

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^^^ +8

Heel Til I Die

The higher the lumens - the more light output.

DEFINITELY not higher kelvin (K) rating equals higher brightness contrary to what others (hopefully not on this forum) may tell you. I would not go higher kelvin that 6000K. 4300K-5000K is going to be optimal. Your eyesight actually gets impaired with "blue-ish" lights or lights with a kelvin rating higher than 6000K.

I would suggest reading up on HIDs from the TRS website(https://www.theretrofitsource.com/kn...hidbulbs.html/) before making any purchases.

maxinout93

thanks for that info man, i will go with the moritmoto brand from amazon, seems like the best thing for the money.

Heel Til I Die

Sure thing, bud. I think you'll like the Morimoto's. I would post pics of the output from mine, but I have D2S bulbs with FX-R projectors so the beam pattern, flicker, and cutoff is going to be different from you guys running the stock reflectors.

maxinout93

ok thanks man gonna go ahead and get those cant wait to see how they work!

maxinout93

got my morimoto bulbs in the mail this week. Installed them, and what a difference they made! Im very pleased with the light output! Installation was a breeze!