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      11-04-2008, 04:09 AM   #1
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Replacement bulbs

Hi guys Im think of replacing the bulbs on the front of my car because the standard ones look very yellow . I would like to keep all the lights the same color so Im thinking of replacing all the bulbs so angel eyes , high beam , low beam and fog lights . Im looking for a whiter color not blue and dont want to effect performance for the sake of looks , can some one please advise what size bulbs I need and recomend what brand to buy .
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      11-04-2008, 04:18 AM   #2
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You need 6000k D1S bulbs (low beam and high beam) and 6100 GP Thunders (H8) for the angel eyes.
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      11-04-2008, 04:36 AM   #3
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This is 7500k Thunders vs OEM

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      11-04-2008, 07:21 AM   #5
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You need 6000k D1S bulbs (low beam and high beam) and 6100 GP Thunders (H8) for the angel eyes.
Thanks xenon can you advise where best to get these ? also do i need 2 sets of 6000k D1S bulbs ( 1 set for high and 1 set for low beam ) also any advise for the fog lights ?
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No, one D1S per-side. This takes care of the high beam and low beam (a mechanical shutter switches between the two). Get them from Imran or Sal at Evolve.

Fog lights are H11 or H8, depending on year.
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I've tried both 7500K and 8500K GP Thunders and I couldn't tell the difference, they are very similar and a close match to the standard xenons so you don't really need to change those too.

Why bother changing the fog lights? They should only be used in poor visibility. I did change mine as I already had the H11 bulbs but I never use them as its rarely that foggy.
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See the attached pic when I changed my xenon bulbs.

New 6000k on the left, stock 4800k on the right

The picture also shows my 8500k GP Thunders
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See the attached pic when I changed my xenon bulbs.

New 6000k on the left, stock 4800k on the right

The picture also shows my 8500k GP Thunders
And no wheel lol....hello Paul
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Yeah alright no wheel!!

You need to take the buggers off to de the xenons
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