FEATURED Sylvania D1S High Intensity Discharge (HID) Bulb, (Pack of 1)
- 5000K. An intense blue white light that meets all OEM specifications and is within the legal color region for High Intensity Discharge (HID) light sources
- HID lamps produce 70% more light than traditional Halogen lamps and use less power while producing less heat
- Light lasts up to 3 times longer than conventional halogen technology
- Replacing your current HID bulbs with Sylvania HID SilverStars on both sides of the car will give you the best HID look on the road today
- Compatible with existing D1S headlamp optics
Sylvania HID SilverStar Lamps feature an intense blue white light that meets all OEM specifications for HID and is within the legal color region for HID light sources. HID SilverStars produce 70% more light on the road than traditional lamps making it easier to see the road ahead. The distinctive blue white light of an HID bulb reflects the paint on the road as well as markers and signs. Using less power and producing less heat these bulbs last 3 times longer than conventional halogen technology. Replacing your current HID bulbs with Sylvania HID SilverStars on both sides of the car will give you the best HID look on the road today.
Time will tell…,
Replacing D1S bulbs these days reminds me of what it was like to get disk brakes repaired 30 years ago: it’s newer technology, many folks have no experience yet, thus there is fear. We later found disk brakes to be simpler to repair than shoe brakes, and the rest is history. The point is, the built-in HID headlight system is so complex that when a bulb blows, the failure can send all sorts of mortifying messages to the information display, or the dashboard, making you think you have to go to the dealer and spend five hundred dollars getting your HID system reconfigured, or some other such idiocy. The only trick at all to replacing these bulbs is the matching of the color. HID bulbs come in colors rated 4100º, which is somewhat yellowish, all the way up to about 16,000º, which is very purple, and not good at all for normal driving purposes. The most normal of the choices seems to be about 4,300º, which is almost yellow, to about 6,000º, which is what they call “bright white.” Probably the best thing to do is to just replace two bulbs at a time. It also seems the color shifts as the bulbs age, making it a little tougher to match colors based on a number. These bulbs seem to be in the 4100º area. I’m not sure, and this seller didn’t indicate in his item description what the color temperature is. This bulb does not match my other bulb at all, so I may end up buying a second one just so the car looks normal. The neighborhood retailers all want about a hundred and thirty dollars for D1S bulbs, apiece, so even with this additional purchase, I’m still ahead. Installation took a few minutes. I opened a protective cover on the back of the headlight assembly. This is about 4.5 inches in diameter, and rotates a few degrees to unlock, then just pulls out and gets set aside. Inside, there is a square housing, which is the base of the bulb, held in place by a spring clip. Unlatch this, back out the bulb, disconnect the wire connector from the bulb, and put the old bulb out of the way. Then move the new bulb partially into the assembly. Be very careful not to get any finger oil on the glass. Reattach the wire and slide it home. Latch the spring clip back into place, put the lid back on, and you are done. If you really want to feel good, call a Mercedes dealer and ask how much to replace an HID bulb. Then figure what you just saved yourself. You should then be able to justify going out for a very nice burger and a few beers to use up the hours you just didn’t waste sitting in a waiting room to get skinned. I put mine in a few hours ago. I have no idea how long it will last, or if my car will burn to the ground the next time I turn on the lights. But right now, I know I saved about $244.00 at the SAAB thief, and I’m spending the saved time eating a nice lasagna with my wife.
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|Nice blub!,
Nice German manufactured D1S bulb. Blub markings indicate this is a Osram XENARC 66144. According to the manufacturer spec sheet these are 4150K.
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|Perfect for VW Touareg,
8 months ago the VW dealer replaced my left lamp to the tune of $200. After researching to find the take-apart manual for the Touaege I decided to to do the right one myself. Its a complete pain in the butt thanks to their ‘brilliant German engineering” which requires 3 tools and 4 arms to get the headlamp assembly out of the fender. The bulb appears to be a perfect match for the 8 month old bulb, it may be a hair brighter and ‘bluer’ but I’m sure that is a function of wear on the left bulb. The only way to get a ‘perfect’ match is to replace in pairs but honestly, I’m not looking into my headlights and therefore don’t give a crap. Looks like I saved $160 for 30 minutes of labor (vs. waiting 2 hours for the dealer to get around to it). Other thoughts; the bulb is packed surprisingly well with a hard cardboard tube protecting the glass while the whole assembly is in a flimsy paperboard box. Amazon packaging and shipping is perfect as always.
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