djakal47

so i have stock hid's in my 03 TL and my left headlight instead of white turns pink. What does this mean that the bulb is dieing or does anyone have any clue why its pink? its looks awsome but weird

e46civic

Time for new bulbs, replace both of them so the output is the same.

bigweedy

it matches your eyes bump!

illi Adik

This

djakal47

and my fog light is also out could it be something with my batter cuz i replacd my intake and had to removed my battery and also one day my battery wasnt properly connected and my light turned pink and one of my fogs stopped working

Eurobalt

that could be. ive seen it happen on wrecked 300c's

TunerN00b

???

djakal47

hahaha where can i buy for hid for cheap? i need a D2S
D2S 10000K HID Xenon Bulb

Caveman74

You need D2R. Those are OEM Osram bulbs, those are known for turning pink.

djakal47

isnt D2R and D2S the same thing??

alphalanos

D2R is for reflector housings. D2S is for projectors. Get OEM Phillips or Osram. 4300K, not 10000K, thats going to be about the same color your failing bulb has.

djakal47

I want deep blue bulbs i dont want factory and my car doesnt have projectors its a reflector so D2R?

djakal47

Also are the Fogs HID or no cuz I need a new pair of fogs and if theyre hid im going to get white ones

Caveman74

You need D2R bulbs. Anything over 6000k you will LOSE LIGHT. Get 5k

djakal47

my light died today and how will i lose light my stock at 6500K and my RDX is 8000K

Caveman74

4300k is the brightest light. The higher Kelvin you go, the Lumen are lowered.
Color temperature is what usually catches your eye when you spot an HID equipped car on the road. The Kelvin bulbs will appear "brighter"to oncoming traffic, but in reality they output less visible light onto the road.

Lumen is a unit of measuring the light output, brightness, of a source. Traditional low-beam halogen headlight produces 1000 – 1200 lumens, while HID outfitted headlight outputs around 3200 lumens.

4100k - 4300k is the ideal HID color temperature to produce the maximum amount of light, lumens, hence the reason while all OEM manufacturers equip their vehicles with these types of bulbs.

So If you want 8k bulbs suit yourself. Good Luck seeing in the rain.

djakal47

i want 10k driving in the rain is fine here it usually doesnt poor when it rains it just rains all day. Also snow my car is the only problem my lights dont have much of an effect its the loosing control with the 10plus inches of snow and ice.

e46civic

No stock bulb is anything other than 4300k. ALL OEM are this color.

djakal47

and the 10000k only has less lumens of 200 the others have 3300k and the deep blue have 3100k not much of a difference and i bought my 10000k today

mikesblackr

replace both bulbs you should be good to go. replace with 4300 5000 for more light

djakal47

I am replacing both bulbs because one of my headlights is completly dead and the other one you can barley see from the only light that works normally is my left fog thats the only light i see

djakal47

and are the fog lights HID or no??

NuRon

Dude, you don't know that much about your car. That should tell you something: listen to caveman, he is 10,000% right.

djakal47

man i really dont care about Lumens especially in a suburban enviorment I never do country driving and I usually dont drive in the middle of the night so I dont care how many lumens my car has. If the weather is really bad I take my RDX or Pilot

PatrickGSR94

iTrader: (1)

Stop talking out of your ***. Listen to the people on here who know what they're talking about.

Just so you know, OEM 4300K bulbs are rated with a light output of around 3200 lumens.

For comparison, Philips Ultinon 6000K bulbs are rated at just 2400 lumens, a reduction of 25%, and those ratings are for NEW bulbs. All HID bulbs lose light output over their lifetime.

So if a 6000K bulb with CLEAR glass is rated at only 2400 lumens, imagine what a higher color temperature bulb with COLORED glass is going to have - a LOT less output. Probably less than a normal halogen 9005 high beam bulb which puts out 1700 lumens.