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Old 09-25-2006, 07:47 AM
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Default Any one have any input of which oem D2S bulb to go with, Osram or Phillips? Color, output, .....

overall impression? I want to stick with 4300k for the best light output. I have heard Phillips is slightly bluer than the Osram bulb, but can't confirm this.
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The Phillips Ultinons are nice.
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Default There should not be any difference between true 4300K bulbs once they have 'burned-in'

I got 2 new philips bulbs for $67 shipped off of ebay a few months ago.
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I went with Philips 5000K bulbs, 3100 lumens versus the 3200 lumens of the 4300k bulb
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Default Noticeable color difference? Also, were they brighter(more light output) than the old

bulb even thought they were a higher Kelvin rating? I would assume that the old bulbs were dimmer due to age.
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Default I dunno, they are in the mail on the way to me right now.

Should get them today or tomorrow.
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Anyone have a link?
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Default they *should* be brighter than 5 year old stock bulbs

but not brighter than brand new 4300K...not that the difference between the 2 would be noticable to most people.
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And if you are looking for the bulbs, I got them on Ebay. Just search for "D2S 5000k" and try to find the ones using Philips bulbs.<ul><li><a href="http://faqlight.carpassion.info/hl-hid-bulbs.htm">http://faqlight.carpassion.info/hl-hid-bulbs.htm</a</li></ul>
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