53XYN Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) Hey guys wondering if anyone here has changed their factory xennon bulb and ballest successfully to a higher temperature spec (6500K etc) Im looking to change mine but unsure of what xennon bulb it is weather H9 , 9009 I do know by changing the xennon bulbs to a higher temp varient gives better light and performace from the stock ballest Has anyone done something like this?? Thanks Give you a Idea These one are available on the market .. Edited March 20, 2007 by 53XYN Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mud Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Maybe try general maintenance section? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2994572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
53XYN Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Thanks mark , already have no responce on there .. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2995354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
satanic Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 So you want to make the R34 xenons brighter... why would you want to do that? They are bright enough already and I reckon any brighter and they'll be c**p - not to mention risking you lenses melting down on you Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2995428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_R34_GT-T Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Vish, i bought those 6500K bulbs off you a while back, and i put them in my car. Ive had no problems at all. an they look great. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2996176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
n15m0 Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Vish, i bought those 6500K bulbs off you a while back, and i put them in my car. Ive had no problems at all. an they look great. They were replacement halogens I assume? Vish, if you have factory xenons I wouldn't touch them. Go any brighter and it'll be like high beaming ppl everywhere you go. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2996183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
53XYN Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 They were replacement halogens I assume? Vish, if you have factory xenons I wouldn't touch them. Go any brighter and it'll be like high beaming ppl everywhere you go. ah yeah i remeber you bought that HID Xennon kit off me , wasnt your car converted ti H1 ?my xennon says H9 on it so im aussuming its a H9 bulb .. Reason im replacing it is the factory ones are getting dimmer one side .. time to get them out and in with new ones... John i still have those H1 halogen bulbs MTEC brand 4700K ones if uw anna grab them off me sometime this week Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2996270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky71 Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 So you want to make the R34 xenons brighter... why would you want to do that? They are bright enough already and I reckon any brighter and they'll be c**p - not to mention risking you lenses melting down on you They were replacement halogens I assume? Vish, if you have factory xenons I wouldn't touch them. Go any brighter and it'll be like high beaming ppl everywhere you go. I've just got the stock ones still in mine and people still flash me as they think i got high beam on. Good to see whilst driving but yeah any brighter and a waste and asking for trouble. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2996277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
53XYN Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 So you want to make the R34 xenons brighter... why would you want to do that? They are bright enough already and I reckon any brighter and they'll be c**p - not to mention risking you lenses melting down on you Well not really instead of yellowish xennon id prefer white , and plus makes car look newer too .. ive seen a 33 with 12,000K on it S2 they have plastic lenses as well dont know what temp these things will melt Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2996280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky71 Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Well not really instead of yellowish xennon id prefer white , and plus makes car look newer too .. ive seen a 33 with 12,000K on it S2 they have plastic lenses as well dont know what temp these things will melt Umm mine are already white.. my parkers are the yellowy colour. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2996292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
n15m0 Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Well not really instead of yellowish xennon id prefer white , and plus makes car look newer too .. ive seen a 33 with 12,000K on it S2 they have plastic lenses as well dont know what temp these things will melt Are u 100% sure u've got xenons? When u turn them on, does it take a few secs to fully illuminate to full brightness? If they are yellow sounds like u've got halogens! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2996507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
satanic Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Always remember; just because your headlight casing says "Xenon" does not mean you have xenons Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2996920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
53XYN Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Always remember; just because your headlight casing says "Xenon" does not mean you have xenons yep sure do have xennons , takes a few seconds from yellow get a lill whiter it is whiteish nothing compared to the 6000K ones , im thinkin the stock ones are maybe 4700k? ... Anyone here removed the bulb and the ballast from their car b4? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2997066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
satanic Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Something doesn't sound right... you have described the xenon warm up process correctly but it should not be "yellow" to start off with - mine are white from the beginning. Maybe you need to give the lens a good polish to remove any residue that's formed up over the years = that may be the cause of this "yellowness". Removing globes and balasts is easy - not really reccommended though as the less dust you expose the globes to the better life they will have. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2997110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotr34 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Good Luck! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2997427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
53XYN Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 Something doesn't sound right... you have described the xenon warm up process correctly but it should not be "yellow" to start off with - mine are white from the beginning.Maybe you need to give the lens a good polish to remove any residue that's formed up over the years = that may be the cause of this "yellowness". Removing globes and balasts is easy - not really reccommended though as the less dust you expose the globes to the better life they will have. Ok i have checked the lenses out polished them again with meguires plastic X came up clear n like new .. still starts off with yellow then goes white.. i think maybe my bulbs are on the way out as one side is completely dim.. So no one knows what xennon globes they use? Nissan isnt any help at all as they dont know Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2997910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
satanic Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 From memory someone said something about the Nissan globes costing close to $400 a pop when they last checked (must be over a year ago now) There was someone (I remember clearly) who said that Hella make a substitute bulb which is like $40USD. Do a search for R34 Xenon Bulb I guess. Still strange how it starts off yellow - first time I've ever heard of that. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2997955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
53XYN Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 From memory someone said something about the Nissan globes costing close to $400 a pop when they last checked (must be over a year ago now)There was someone (I remember clearly) who said that Hella make a substitute bulb which is like $40USD. Do a search for R34 Xenon Bulb I guess. Still strange how it starts off yellow - first time I've ever heard of that. yeah i know i can get a whole new kit made by hella for 400 bucks including ballest.. thing is im not sure on the type of bulb it uses... ah well this weekend i might try and pull it out as i need one side fixed b4 i get defected Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2998199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chook Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) My Stagea factory Xenons are D2R, prob same as R34s, check if they look like this, cheap on ebay from USA. Edited March 22, 2007 by chook Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2998893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
53XYN Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 My Stagea factory Xenons are D2R, prob same as R34s, check if they look like this, cheap on ebay from USA. Thats the ones ! thank you big help Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/161277-r34-xennon-bulb/#findComment-2999792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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