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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 05:31 PM
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I saw a pair of brand new 8000K bulbs for sale for a good price and I was going to purchase them, but first I wanted to inquire as to how hard it is to switch the bulbs on the low beams. I apologize if this is a repost: a search provided no results. Has anyone done this to their car?? Any help?!

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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 05:35 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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... ok?
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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You run the risk of wearing out your ballasts substantially quicker by running a bulb in that range. Stock is only 4200k so 8000k is quite a risk.

6000k might be a better choice if you're trying to make it look more blue/purple. But I don't see the point, the stock HID's look great...
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by koala,Dec 14 2005, 07:52 PM
You run the risk of wearing out your ballasts substantially quicker by running a bulb in that range. Stock is only 4200k so 8000k is quite a risk.

6000k might be a better choice if you're trying to make it look more blue/purple. But I don't see the point, the stock HID's look great...
Ok thanks for the advice. I'll see what kind of 6000K bulbs are out there. I'm not complaining about the 4300K, just seeing what options I have, etc.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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I had 8000K on my Fx35...looked very nice.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SojuSoulja,Dec 14 2005, 08:08 PM
I had 8000K on my Fx35...looked very nice.
Is that the Infiniti compact SUV? What are the stock bulbs?
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 07:28 PM
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stock: HID D2S 4300K

Pic of 8000K

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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 08:03 PM
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Did you have any ballast problems? That's what I'm most worried about at the moment ...
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Ludedude,Dec 14 2005, 06:35 PM
hahaha, I didn't think anyone on these forums had that sense of humor. That made me laugh out loud
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