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Xenons - Colour - chiggy - 10-02-2012 02:55am
Hey guys!
So very happy with the evoque - picked it up on Monday and yet to post pictures and give my views on the car - will do over the weekend.
I have a few questions though, has anyone changed the bulb of the Xenons? i.e. to make it into a slightly different colour?
My question is, I love the Xenons etc, however I would like to make it a bit more "blue" I guess. It seems a bit of a whiteish/yellow (or... off-white) colour at the moment. How do I do that? What size/specification/etc should I be looking for if I want to change?
Just got a new C-Class a few months ago as well and the lights definitely seem a bit more whiter/whiteish blue.
Any recommendations or has anyone changed them for that matter? Am I the only one who thinks they aren't white enough?
Or maybe its the windscreen making it look different.....
Thoughts?
RE: Xenons - Colour - nctran19 - 10-02-2012 07:04pm
it could be just the color temp of the bulb itself, (factory is around 4300K?). a higher temp, 8000K+ would definitely make it it look more blue, but would reduce some visibility.
RE: Xenons - Colour - dspralph - 10-02-2012 08:12pm
I just change it last weekend.
D3S Bulb-6000K
You can go with 8000k for more "blue" effect, but your will lost visibility. I think 6000k is the best.
D2S for your C-Class.
RE: Xenons - Colour - cutter7 - 10-02-2012 09:38pm
Can anyone confirm what the colour temp's are from the factory D3S Xenon headlamp bulbs?
4200K or 6000K.
RE: Xenons - Colour - chiggy - 11-02-2012 04:08am
I think the factory standard are 4300K.
Yes I thought 6000K would be the best option - definitely want to do that.
I didn't want to go too blue cause then it may just look fake but I guess 6000K is optimal now. Need to look into it now a bit more.
CHeers
RE: Xenons - Colour - chiggy - 13-02-2012 03:06am
(10-02-2012 08:12pm)dspralph Wrote: I just change it last weekend.
D3S Bulb-6000K
You can go with 8000k for more "blue" effect, but your will lost visibility. I think 6000k is the best.
D2S for your C-Class.
is it possible to post pics?
do you prefer the 6000K or the 4300K now?
RE: Xenons - Colour - dspralph - 13-02-2012 09:22pm
(13-02-2012 03:06am)chiggy Wrote: is it possible to post pics?
do you prefer the 6000K or the 4300K now?
6000k for sure. I changed all my cars to 6000k since my very first car.
Tried 8000k few times, but stay with 6000k for now.
I got 6600 D2S bulb on my CLS which is my fav now, but can't find a 6600k for D3S
RE: Xenons - Colour - invoke - 14-02-2012 02:39am
I rather prefer yellow as most of my driving is either at night or in conditions like fog, snow, where more visibility is needed. yellow works great - just brightens up the path.
RE: Xenons - Colour - chiggy - 14-02-2012 03:40am
does 6000K reduce the amount of light emitted significantly?
or is it just about the same? I know 8000K reduces the amount of light emitted by quite a bit and its too blue for me as well. was driving at night yesterday and just wasn't happy with the yellowness of it... seemed a bit too halogen-ish for me compared to the C-Class for some reason.
RE: Xenons - Colour - cutter7 - 14-02-2012 01:30pm
(10-02-2012 08:12pm)dspralph Wrote: I just change it last weekend.
D3S Bulb-6000K
You can go with 8000k for more "blue" effect, but your will lost visibility. I think 6000k is the best.
D2S for your C-Class.
Did you remove the whole headlamp unit to up-grade D3S bulbs to 6000k? or was there enough space in the engine bay?