Best DS1 bulb upgrade

[diagnosticator]

I guess I've been waiting to hear that from someone... my friend has an 08 R32 with the best HID's i've ever seen, and I told him I was gonna match him ahha, that's why i want the high's

For the High-beams to HID, the D1R type lamps with H7 adapter rings, should be used as that is the lamp used for open reflector optics. But the H7 high beam reflector is not properly designed for use with HID lamps. Using HID lamps in Halogen type reflectors will cause high levels of glare that could even effect the night vision of the driver of that car. The high beam D1R lamps would also need a ballast for a total of 4 ballasts. The 2 OEM ballasts fit the housings, then the two high beam ballasts would have to be remote mounted nearby. The HID lamps won't be "happy", unless only used when there is no chance of oncoming traffic that will require the highs to be turned off, then allowed to cool down for a few min before turning on again, frequent hot restrikes, require very high restrike voltage to start the arc when the capsule is still hot, and frequent hot restarts will reduce the reliability and useful operating life of the lamps severely.

[boy412]

That would be over $300 for just 2 bulbs. Not really feeling like spending so much just on bulbs. I was looking around on ebay at some and i was wondering if anyone has ordered bulbs from there?

You can get both bulbs for somewhere around $100-$150.

I made the mistake of going cheap on the bulbs and I'm regretting it. Most of these cheap bulbs (like under $100 each) are poorly made and do not last long at all. I had to replace both of mine within 1 year, whereas the factory Osram bulbs lasted 4+ years.

I recommend the 6000˚K Phillips bulbs. They are better looking than the factory bulbs (4300˚K) and you won't loose too much light output like you would with 8000-10000˚K bulbs. Those look too blue anyway.

[02SILVANT]

^^^Thx for the input!