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Old 17th October 2016, 03:56   #1
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Could somebody tell me what type of xenon bulbs i got in my 2005 75 with factory xenon?
I think they need replacement (weak light beam)
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Old 17th October 2016, 06:18   #2
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Could somebody tell me what type of xenon bulbs i got in my 2005 75 with factory xenon?
I think they need replacement (weak light beam)
D2s at about 4600k. Also dismantle and clean the fish eye lens
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Old 17th October 2016, 12:41   #3
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Dipped beam will indeed be a D2s, these are a second mortgage at places like Halfords, but Matt @ DMGRS does a good deal for these, so well worth a look.

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https://www.dmgrs.co.uk/collections/...aces-xbi000040

Enjoy fitting them, not quite the same as the standard bulb to fit, but worth the effort !
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Old 17th October 2016, 22:18   #4
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D2s at about 4600k. Also dismantle and clean the fish eye lens
Do not do this, its a total pain in the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-, and its not really worth doing. Plus the only way of taking the unit out is to separate the headlight.

All the ZT headlights Ive ever seen have a sort of coating inside the lens... cleaning it you always risk bits of dust, even tiny ones getting into the glass fish eye, and it will haunt/annoy you forever more if it happens.
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Old 18th October 2016, 06:02   #5
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Do not do this, its a total pain in the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-, and its not really worth doing. Plus the only way of taking the unit out is to separate the headlight.

All the ZT headlights Ive ever seen have a sort of coating inside the lens... cleaning it you always risk bits of dust, even tiny ones getting into the glass fish eye, and it will haunt/annoy you forever more if it happens.
Ha ha.... Do this in my sleep... Hour to do each out and in again... You do get a fogging and cleaning it does make a difference...
Dust is not a big issue as the lenses are not hermeticaly sealed etc. And a can of air clears dust...
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Old 18th October 2016, 16:24   #6
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Replace your burners with 6000k white, a brilliant upgrade and a lot of light on the road
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Old 18th October 2016, 17:59   #7
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Ha ha.... Do this in my sleep... Hour to do each out and in again... You do get a fogging and cleaning it does make a difference...
Dust is not a big issue as the lenses are not hermeticaly sealed etc. And a can of air clears dust...
Lol I Just remembered you do them for a living! ))
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Replace your burners with 6000k white, a brilliant upgrade and a lot of light on the road
I thought the higher K, the lower the visible light output for the same power - hence 4300k, though appearing more yellowish, are actually brighter.
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I have tried many combinations while testing lights and find 6000k give a more pure, white light with good distance contrast. Above that and you start getting blue and less use again...
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K (Kelvin) is the colour of the output, not brightness, 4300K is the OEM for the xenons, this might help http://www.mobilehid.com/3000k.htm
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