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Old 07-21-2009 | 10:14 PM
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hello fellow scion lovers... question i have H.I.D xenon lights on my 2008 xb the queation is. i want to go to a 6000k light bulb i have 10,000 now to me they are to blue,, i want more white than blue.. the 6000 will give me a hint of blue which is what i want.. now if i order me a replacment bulb that are 6000 k how do i take the old ones i have now on the scion and install the new ones... i looked at them alread and they have a red and black wire going to the ballast.. any experts out there
Old 07-21-2009 | 10:56 PM
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If you buy replacement bulbs from the same company that you originally purchased your kit from, then I would think that the new 6000k bulbs would have the same kind of connectors as the original 10000k.
Old 07-21-2009 | 11:01 PM
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well i purchased the xb used,, and the lights already came with them. so.. i found this web site that sells replacement bulbs omni x visions. that should fit ,. iam just wondering if anyone has done what iam trying to do. just replace the bulb?
Old 07-21-2009 | 11:09 PM
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yes, you can just replace the bulb. it's simple, just like changing a normal halogen. just disconnect the connectors that are attached to the bulb from the ballast, pop out the bulb, swap the new bulb back in. you pretty much can't screw it up.
Old 07-21-2009 | 11:15 PM
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hmm ok so iam disconecting the wire that conected to the balast right then remove the bulb ,, or the whole housing.. it seems to have a tape or rubber casing mid way up the housing that holds the bulb. iam guessing this is a protector against water.
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you're going to have to pop out the rubber protector thing and unlatch the bulb from the headlight assembly. if it doesn't look like it was meant to be ripped apart, you probably shouldn't. otherwise, just fiddle around, it won't break.
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ok got it and thanks for your help..
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