Looking to buy new D2S bulbs since my HID's on a 2003 Evo I just bought were in horrible shape. They had an aftermarket kit on it and were never sealed properly so I actually have dirt and water inside the 2003 HID housings. Im going to take them apart and re-finish them back to factory condition using the factory ballasts.

I came across this test showing the Morimoto bulbs brighter than Phillips and Osram.
http://hidlightreviews.com/brightest-d2s-bulb/

Has anyone tried this brand of bulb?

 

I have 3Five 5000K in my car.

Honestly you're not going to notice much of a difference between any of the good bulbs at the same temperature. For the money, I don't think you can beat them.

 

Osram nightbreakers then osram cbi cool blue intense coming in second. The retrofit source did a test with lumens output and other tests.

They did a more indepth test posted on hid planet.com

 

I have the Osram CBI on my X and they are fantastic

 

Thanks guys. Just curious on those bulbs since the price isn't bad and I'm using the factory ballast. They don't need to be the best but I thought it was interesting they were brighter than other good brands. Anything is better than whats in there now. They have HORRIBLE lighting with the crappy aftermarket kit.

 

When I changed mine out in the X, the oem only had two years of use and I noticed a decent change with the CBI. You will see a change. You know I just thought of something I still have my oem bulbs. Would you be interested in buying them?

 

Cbi will look brighter due to the increased contrast with the 5000k bulb. The oem 4300 k is more of a warm white. It actually have more lumens than higher kelvin bulb. However the choice between cbi and nightbreakers would be do you want the warm white or a more blue white. I went with more lumens for my lumen addiction. Still can't beat my 88 scirocco 16v with 760 watts of forward lighting. That car was ridiculous on terms of output.