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ham6817

Post subject: colored bulbs look a like.what gives

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:34 am

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i know what HID are but why are those colored bulbs labeled hid when they are not.Is that false advertisement? here is a example

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:11 am

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Get the HID appearance and improved visibility without the HID price!

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Post subject: Re: colored bulbs look a like.what gives

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:10 am

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i get that part,but where is the gas charged?

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The Guz

Post subject: Re: colored bulbs look a like.what gives

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:19 am

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It's the gas mixture within the glass bulb.

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:52 pm

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Marketing so people that don't know the difference fall for it or as Alex said, people that don't want to mess with HID's can at least get the look of them without the price and complex install (even though it's not hard at all.) HID's aren't even bulbs at all, they are arc tubes. Regular bulbs have some sort of filament with a gas inside.

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:58 pm

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^ so true and they usally dont last to long i had those coloured things and they went out in 2 weeks l.e.ds last for a good time

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:58 pm

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Planeboy18 wrote:

LOL, hard install....

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:19 pm

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Hey for some people, replacing a regular bulb or changing the oil is a "hard install" :lol:

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:36 pm

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Planeboy18 wrote:

Exactly, and they definitely are less reliable, they blow out way more often, get the HIDs and be done with it

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:37 pm

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Planeboy18 wrote:

Marketing so people that don't know the difference fall for it .

Ever heard of "digital headphones?

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:44 pm

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i had those in the 01

i actualt lost visability becuase you are trying to shine light though blue paint

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:32 pm

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Mater wrote:

i had those in the 01

i actualt lost visability becuase you are trying to shine light though blue paint

Good point. Any bulb that had a blue coating will produce less light output. If you stick with halogens, then stick with one that has a clear lens such as the GE nighthawks or even the philips x-treme bulbs.

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:30 pm

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Jae wrote:

Planeboy18 wrote:

Marketing so people that don't know the difference fall for it .

Ever heard of "digital headphones?

Depends. Where are you going with this? :scratch:

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ham6817

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:07 pm

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i just thought it was misleading to some people.but then again some companies mislead in order to market there products.

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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:24 am

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The Guz wrote:

Mater wrote:

i had those in the 01

i actualt lost visability becuase you are trying to shine light though blue paint

If you can ever find them, Osram Silverstars. Not the Sylvania ones, those are crap. The Osram ones are insane but IIRC they are not DOT legal and are not sold here.

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I have Sylvanias 9007 Performnce i had them for 6 months and the lights brighter wider and not yellow !

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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:04 pm

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They do pair nicely in the highs with real HID's FYI

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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:36 pm

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white4d96 wrote:

The Guz wrote:

Mater wrote:

i had those in the 01

i actualt lost visability becuase you are trying to shine light though blue paint

If you can ever find them, Osram Silverstars. Not the Sylvania ones, those are crap. The Osram ones are insane but IIRC they are not DOT legal and are not sold here.

I had HIDs when I had the spyder projectors. Since then I have gone back to halogens and stock lights. Using philips x-treme for the headlights and osram H3's for my aftermarket fogs. It's a very good combo for sticking with halogens.

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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:28 pm

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Gotta watch the 55w fake HID bulbs... they will melt yur housings...

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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:59 pm

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Mr.Angry.GTP wrote:

Gotta watch the 55w fake HID bulbs... they will melt yur housings...

Yup seen it happen

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Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:21 am

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Meh. I'm running the 100w fake HID's in my highs. No issues here with either housings or wiring. YMMV

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