HID headlight going yellow
05-24-2017, 03:58 PM
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HID headlight going yellow
Hi Folks,
I have a 2005 A8 with about 120k miles. Today I noticed that the left xenon is a little yellow compared to the right. They are both the original bulbs. Should I just replace both bulbs or could something else be wrong?
Thanks for your help.
Adil
I have a 2005 A8 with about 120k miles. Today I noticed that the left xenon is a little yellow compared to the right. They are both the original bulbs. Should I just replace both bulbs or could something else be wrong?
Thanks for your help.
Adil
05-28-2017, 02:22 AM
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It is a great time to upgrade to HID Xenon bulbs - we have an actual clean white 5500k HID Xenon for your car - compared to OSRAM they are more white vs yellow:
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Customer review:
New d1s / d2s / d3s:
Features:
Plug and play
No errors
Half the price of competitors who sell similar xenon bulbs
clean white color temperature
no break-in period - these are a clean WHITE the first time you install it
Clean white vs yellow compared to OSRAM CBI model (and half the cost)
-LIFETIME WARRANTY -FREE SHIPPING!
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05-28-2017, 03:43 AM
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We are referring to the CBI D1/2/3 models.. as those seem to be more yellow vs our 5500K, not blue though:
So I went around looking through forums and such and many recommend the Sylvania osram bulbs if you were replacing oem bulbs. So I got them to compare to the deautokey ones.
My garage wall is gray and camera doesn't truly get the color but you can tell the difference.
This is at startup car is off.
Here is after 2min and the car is on bulbs now fully warmed up
You can see the osram on the left is more yellow than the deautokey on the right. As far as brightness goes they are equal if not deautokey is a tad brighter. This is their 5500k color. In person the color is pure white with a hint of blue. Way better than oem imo
Don't mind the dirty headlight
So overall I'm very happy with the deautokey set that I bought. And it costs less than the Sylvania osram. Another reason I like them is every other bulb so far has been great and deautokey is an active member on here and backs their product.
Hope this helps
My garage wall is gray and camera doesn't truly get the color but you can tell the difference.
This is at startup car is off.
Here is after 2min and the car is on bulbs now fully warmed up
You can see the osram on the left is more yellow than the deautokey on the right. As far as brightness goes they are equal if not deautokey is a tad brighter. This is their 5500k color. In person the color is pure white with a hint of blue. Way better than oem imo
Don't mind the dirty headlight
So overall I'm very happy with the deautokey set that I bought. And it costs less than the Sylvania osram. Another reason I like them is every other bulb so far has been great and deautokey is an active member on here and backs their product.
Hope this helps
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06-01-2017, 04:08 AM
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This can happen to xenon and you should replace them as they lose brightness after 5+ years.
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06-01-2017, 06:45 AM
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