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Originally posted by RandallNeighbour
Are your blue replacement bulbs brighter and that much of an improvement?
I've shyed away from them because I tried them in my Lexus and one burned out quite quickly and my mechanic told me they were junk and to stick with factory spec bulbs.
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These are not just a bulb swap - i know there are plenty of claimed 7500K blue bulbs on eBay. I cannot comment on there effectiveness, i just believe you get what you pay for in life.
I used PIAA extreme whites (Xenon) bulbs on previous cars which gave a significant improvment (cost GBP75, or $130), but nowhere near what the pukka xenon unit upgrade can do.
I have jut put a xenon kit into the std headlight units. They have a H7 base pattern so just slip in like std bulbs - but you need to pass the additional wires to the ignitor boxes (23000 Volts startup !) through the rear cover. Here's a few pics.
The kit as received - note the green sleeves are only protecting the xenon bulb unit prior to installation
Rear of unit after installation - ignitor/ballast box clamps onto rear of headlamp housing with no clearance issues.
Std headlight bulbs:-
Xenon upgrade:-
