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Guide for ABL Bi-Xenon bulb replacementViews : 34784 Replies : 33Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Nov 14th, 2017, 23:47 | #31 |
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The French stopped using yellow headlights because eventually they realized that the yellow filter in the lamp glass took away too much of the intensity of the light.
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Nov 15th, 2017, 10:28 | #32 |
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I think there is a real difference between ancient technology coloured headlamp glasses and the colour temperature of light emitted by HID lighting systems. Light in the area of 4500° is white but tinged yellow. 5000° light is bright white but tinged blue and 6000° is much more blue. 4500° is probably the nearest to standard halogen bulbs but much brighter while 5000° is what a lot of factory fit units emit. 6000° is what is generally favoured by the owners of garish modified hot hatches. Units emitting light in excess of that in the purple range seem to be used by motorbikes who's owners have a death wish anyway!
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Jan 17th, 2020, 05:39 | #33 |
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Do the Xenons need to be replaced as a pair? Just lost one but seems a bit expensive to replace both if not really needed to
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Jan 17th, 2020, 12:33 | #34 | |
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Plus it would have to be a matching model of bulb otherwise the colour output will be different which can be distracting. And finally, there is always the law of sod where the old bulb will blow the week after you've changed the other one.
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