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PLEASE CHECK YOUR CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY XENON HEADLIGHTS, NOT HALOGEN!! This is for a PAIR of replacement D1S Xenon Bulbs. These are much cheaper than the dealers, who often ask £100+ per bulb. Despite this they are still very high quality bulbs, see below for a more in depth explanation. These bulb ware over time, so if your headlights are not what they used to be or your car is more than 3 year old, it may be worth changing your bulbs, even if they have not blown. If a headlight has gone a orangey/pinky colour, it is just about to fail. This is what xenon bulbs often do just before they fail. Specifications:
PLEASE NOTE YOU CAR HAS TO BE EQUIPED WITH FACTORY XENONS AND USE A D1S FOR THESE TO FIT, THESE WILL NOT FIT HALOGEN MODELS! |
The
Bulbs
These bulbs are the best
quality on the market today. A lot of time went into researching which
bulbs we were going to sell. We buy from factories that make bulbs for
the likes of Osram or Philips.
It therefor goes without
saying that the bulbs we use are metal base bulbs rather than cheap
plastic ones. A lot of people think the comparison of bulbs stops
there, when in fact this is far from the truth. There is a lot more to
consider other than just metal or plastic base. There is salt content,
electrode material, type of salt, and the list goes on.
Salt
Yes your Xenon bulb has
salt in it. The salt is the heart of your bulb and is used as fuel
essentially. The air gap between the cathode and anode, and the firing
voltage to excite the salts. Well this is what makes the bulbs tick.
The less salt in the chamber, the less salt vapour and the plasma is
more unpredictable generally producing more heat and less light output.
This makes these bulbs run hotter and unevenly.
Electrodes
The electrodes of
genuine high quality bulbs are made from thoriated tungsten. A long
time ago when microwaves were new technology, thoriated tungsten
electrodes were introduced as an alternative to the use of pure
tungsten electrodes. 1-2% of the electrodes are made up of thorium
dioxide (ThO2) which makes the bulb last longer because the electrode
is more robust.
Cheap bulbs generally
are made of pure tungsten which is super cheap. It erodes quickly, and
the bulb life is short. It also stresses what little salts are in there
and the output can be "wavy" or inconsistent over temperature and/or
time. In general the luminous output is also less with a tungsten
filament because more of the current flowing through the filament is
transferred to heat versus being used to arc the salts (making more
light).
Heat Resistant These bulbs have been thoroughly tested against heat. Usually come winter time many people find themselves without lights, which is probably the time of year when you most need them. These bulbs will perform no matter what the conditions outside are! Colour We stock a range of
temperatures to choose from. If the bulbs in your car came with the car
from new they will be 4300k this is what most cars with Xenons come
from factory with. You can change the temperature (colour) by changing
the bulbs. Please bare in mind that the higher the temperature you go,
the less light you will get, a lot of people think this is the other
way around. Below is a chart to be used as a comparison of colour. Please
say at checkout which colour you require.
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and would like to organise a group by of any of our products them
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We
are a small business based in the north east of England. We offer the
best quality products at the most affordable prices. All our products
are made in factories that comply with all the relevant regulations,
and have the strictest quality controls in place. Our main supplier is
the world’s biggest automotive light manufacturer, making
products for the likes of Osram and Philips. |