Had my drivers side xenon go out last night, went to the dealer today and they replaced it no problem. . . . except now that its evening again and I have them on the new unit is much whiter than the drivers side which is more of a purple cast. Anyone experience this? Is there a "break in period" for the new unit-perhaps is fades into more of a purple? I have a call back in to the dealer but thought I'd post and see what info might be out there.

 

As the HID capsule ages, there is a gradual shift in color. Phillips designed their 5000K bulb to address this issue.

 

Heard back from the dealer - says this happens and even if they replace both sides there are often visible differences from side to side. Guess I live with it. Any other opinions?

 

age can change the color, I would have them put in a new one on the other side....the color should be a better match. There is better quality control than the dealer is suggesting. If you buy bulbs at the same temperature, ie--5000K or 6000K, they should match. I replaced my 4300K bulbs with 6000K and the bulbs I put in are exactly the same.

Don't let the dealer con you out of having them match, if the new bulb is a different temperature than your original one, make them switch to a new one.....they should match, end of story.

 

you want to replace both bulbs for a new ones ... as long as you have the same bulbs, you will not get any dif. in the color.

 

Two new bulbs should match pretty closely, go to the dealer and take them up on there offer !

 

just buy 2 new 6k bulbs so its brighter