dave9172

im interested in upgrading the bulbs to 6k, im looking for a bluer color but dont want to lose visibility. i just need bulbs correct, nothing else is needed is there? which bulbs are reputable. ive seen blinglights.com, europeanautosport.com, hidplace.com, is one place better than the other. also the replacement foglight on the 03 evo are h11 correct? thanks in advance.

dave9172

nobody w/ bulb upgrades?

HiRevnVIII

iTrader: (6)

bump for a good question.

EVIL_EV0

iTrader: (6)

I have the plasma H11 fog light bulbs.....got them off of ebay for $5. They match the factory HID's perfectly.

If you go with 6k HID lights your vision will be reduced. The bluer the light the less visible illumination you get. I think the stock HID's are about as good as you can get.

evo 8 ya

iTrader: (31)

the low beam HID bulbs are D2S

dave9172

i am willing to sacrifice some visibility for a bluer light, i am just curious where those w/ bulb upgrades purchased them from.

evo 8 ya

iTrader: (31)

www.hidplace.com

dave9172

anyone who has upgraded the bulbs, how difficult was it to do and do any of the other parts have to be changed or just the bulbs is ok.

ballistic speed

iTrader: (19)

if u have SSL, easy, if your don't, you'll need a conversion kit with the ballast, the converted DS2 bulbs to w/e the low HID is, and then wire it up, not that hard if ur compentent enough to take off ur front bumper, besides that, xenon depot have HID conversion kits so just those those and u won't have to buy nething else

kdogg

iTrader: (3)

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=67956

Anyhoot, I had the 5800K from European Autosport. EA has a lower K scale than some other companies. So an EA 5800K rating may be 10000K for another company .

That's flat out purple. It definately took away from the brightness of the light since it's basically shining a purpled edged beam. If I were to do it again, I'd go for the 5100K which is more bluish. Although, driving around town @ night with the only purple headlights in town - definately turned heads.

dave9172

im not sure about the ssl package, i have hid lights already(stock setup), if i want to upgrade the lights i need just the bulbs right. no conversion kit or ballasts are necessary?

texas911

Man, that's a lot of work just to change bulbs? On all my other cars you just reach into the engine bay to change them.

kdogg

iTrader: (3)

You have an '03. HID were standard on '03s. So, correct - you only need to purchase bulbs.

texas911, it isn't that bad. I went very slow the first time since I had no clue what I was doing. When I pulled the bulbs after I sold my EVO, it only took me 45 to take apart and put back.

dave9172

thanks

EVILutionVIII

iTrader: (6)

It's not difficult to do the install at all. Like kdogg said, once you get the hang of it, it takes about 30-45 minutes for the entire job. With the plastic undercarriage guard removed, the task is a walk in the park.

Whichever company you decide to go wth, just remember.....STAY AWAY FROM ANYTHING HIGHER THAN 6000K. It's a waste of money and time. I've had 6000K, 8000K and stock. By far, stock is the best.