listy Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 Lol! I would have probably picked Black or Red if I had the choice, but chose function > form! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Well my replacement HID bulb came today with the postman and again it left with him...leaving me with the sorry you weren't in card again...despite me sitting having my breakfast at the time stated!!!!!! So sick of this postie and having to go pick up items from the depot!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Want to swap for mine? he just throws everything over the back gate if no one is in...... Perfect for when you have ordered bottles of car cleaning stuff that proceede to leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 I honestly feel if I am expecting something that I now need to sit behind the door waiting for him!!! Would love to see his face if he was putting that slip through and I opened the door...better hope he has my package!lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 I have now been and picked up my replacement HID bulb from the post office depot...hopefully the colours will match now!lol! Will fit it tomorrow and post up a new pic! Also purchased a set of Robs Stainless Sparkplug Cover Bolts - LINK - which arrived today also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 Double post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 Well after all the hassle I have had with the HID kit I spent ages this morning trying every possible connection...eventually getting them to light up! WooHoo! I left them for about 10 minutes to heat up and make sure they were working fine and to my utter dismay the HID bulbs appear to be a different colour!!!! I have phoned the seller and sent him this pic...so my replacement bulb should hopefully be on its way soon! NEW 6000k HID bulb fitted - Spot the difference!!! No I can't see it either!!!! So confused to what the problem is - faulty ballast or higher k on the passenger side...but to me these new bulbs don't look like a 6000k crisp white!? Seller has another e-mail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 6k has a slight blue tint through it bud, 4k is pure white. Like Ian W has on his teg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 6k has a slight blue tint through it bud, 4k is pure white. Like Ian W has on his teg. Agreed mate...so would you not say the passenger side looks 6000k and the drivers side a lower k!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Agreed mate...so would you not say the passenger side looks 6000k and the drivers side a lower k!? yup, right looks 6k and left looks 4k white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 Don't know what else the seller can do apart from send another...but these last two were labelled 6000k!? Could there be a fault anywhere else that would cause a difference in colour like this!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Don't know what else the seller can do apart from send another...but these last two were labelled 6000k!? Could there be a fault anywhere else that would cause a difference in colour like this!? try swapping bulbs over, right > left and left > right, see if it follows the swap bud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'll do that tomorrow...total pain as need to remove my rad expansion bottle on the passenger side! By then I'll have a reply from the seller also...hopefully with some kind of solution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I'll do that tomorrow...total pain as need to remove my rad expansion bottle on the passenger side! By then I'll have a reply from the seller also...hopefully with some kind of solution! this way you will know if the fault follows the bulb or stays with the ballest bud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 Thanks buddy...that's good advice. Will hopefully give me more info to report back to the seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) From the original advert: Available in 5 colours 4300K - OEM WHITE - 3600 lumens 5000K - OEM WHITE - 3400 lumens 6000K - ICE WHITE WITH SLIGHT BLUE TINT - 3200 lumens - SENT BY DEFAULT AND MOST POPULAR 8000K - NOTICEABLE BLUE - 2600 lumens 10000K - DEEP BLUE - 2400 lumens Lumens is the brightness. Standard Halogen is about 1100 lumens. LOWER THE K THE BRIGHTER THE LIGHT Can someone who purchased a 55w 6000k HID kit in the GB post up a pic of your lights please...seller seems to think that my passenger side is wrong and that 6000k is what the driver side is showing. Above is their scale from their website for comparison. Edited October 15, 2012 by Westy (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPG Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 You might be quicker swapping the bulbs over like Geo suggested buddy, least you can rule out a ballast fault after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 I will do that when I get in from work mate...it's just that the seller is arguing that the drivers side looks right!? I wouldn't say so given my previous post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littler Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I didn't take part in the group buy but I have 6000k HID's in mine and they are pretty much identical in colour to the passenger side, the drivers side looks more like a 4300k bulb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Exactly my thoughts Adam...put that to the seller and awaiting their reply. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPG Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I will do that when I get in from work mate...it's just that the seller is arguing that the drivers side looks right!? I wouldn't say so given my previous post. Ahhhhh sorry thought you were at home, my bad. There is no way that the drivers side looks the same as the passengers side, I might be home early enough to show you the difference between my 6000k and 5000k bulbs. One thing to note is that a lower powered ballast can alter the appearance of an identical 6000k bulb when sat side by side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Well I went out to the car tonight and swapped round the bulbs etc to see if there was a fault with a ballast...I kept the passenger side bulb labelled to ensure I knew that was the one with the blue tint and I proceeded. Up until now the engine has been on when turning them on, but tonight I tried it with them off and heard that there was a loud buzzing from the drivers side ballast. I have taken a short video and e-mailed the seller as the one I have is obviously faulty. On the bulb argument...I have just put in the two bulbs that match and kept the blue tinted one seperate as it is obviously a different k level from the others! But here is a quick pic of the new view I have: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Forgot to update this! Seller for the HIDs stated that the buzzing on the video I sent was normal despite me pointing out that it was only coming from one of the ballasts!? So there isn't much more I can do other than wait for it to fail (2 yr warranty). They have stated that if I send back the bulbs I have they will send two more, but given that these were all labelled the same I think the problem is in the ballast as even the two bulbs that I initially thought looked the same appear to have a slight difference in coloration. I'm not sure if I'm just overly fussy or if my eyes are playing tricks but I definately see it!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Did you swap the bulbs over bud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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