Xenon Fogs installed today!!!
01-30-2007, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by katheikia' post='385378' date='Jan 30 2007, 08:18 AM
I have the PIAA 4150 on my car and have also tried the xenesis true match from bimmian. They both look better than stock, but I still see some blueish light. I really want ones that dont look blue because when you look at the xenons directly they look bright white. Before buying the PIAs and the xenesis I looked at some other members pics and didnt see any blue in the pics, but in real life they look different. How do these look in real life, any blueish tint?
I also bought two sets of Hoens for my wife's MDX for use on her headlights as well as her fogs. They look great. I just don't have any pictures.
01-30-2007, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='385393' date='Jan 30 2007, 11:35 AM
At some angles, xenon-look bulbs like these Hoens or PIAAs will give you a hint of blue/purple because the bulb is coated with blue paint. The blue paint is used to diffuse the yellow light output to provide for a more whitish/blue hue. The difference in shading from the real xenon headlights to the xenon-look foglights is also due to the fact that the headlights have a projector housing whereas the foglights have reflectors. If you look directly at the bulbs, they will look white.
I also bought two sets of Hoens for my wife's MDX for use on her headlights as well as her fogs. They look great. I just don't have any pictures.
I also bought two sets of Hoens for my wife's MDX for use on her headlights as well as her fogs. They look great. I just don't have any pictures.
01-30-2007, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by cmansbimmer' post='385399' date='Jan 30 2007, 11:44 AM
Actually ECF, my HOEN bulbs are not coated blue like the PIAA's. I thought this was really strange when I opened the box. I was actually nervous that they were the wrong bulbs. The entire bulb, including the tip, is clear. This is why I think the HOEN's give off more of a white light compared to that of the PIAA's.
01-30-2007, 07:47 AM
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Ah! I forgot that you got the xenonmatch 4000K bulbs while I got the xenonmatch titanium 4300K bulbs. My bulbs are coated blue to give it a more whitish-blue shade. This is the effect they're trying to create because with real xenons, the higher the temperature, the more blue or purple the light will be. I know the PIAA 4150K are coated because I used to have them on my E60.
01-30-2007, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='385402' date='Jan 30 2007, 11:47 AM
Ah! I forgot that you got the xenonmatch 4000K bulbs while I got the xenonmatch titanium 4300K bulbs. My bulbs are coated blue to give it a more whitish-blue shade. This is the effect they're trying to create because with real xenons, the higher the temperature, the more blue or purple the light will be. I know the PIAA 4150K are coated because I used to have them on my E60.
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Originally Posted by katheikia' post='385401' date='Jan 30 2007, 11:46 AM
Thats what I needed to hear, I will order them right now
01-30-2007, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by cmansbimmer' post='385406' date='Jan 30 2007, 08:57 AM
You're right. I forgot too that you got the titaniums. Yeah, mine are just the 9006's.
01-30-2007, 08:01 AM
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Thanks for making me look like a retard. Hahahaha! Tell me again why you are not working for BMW NA???? 
