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Posted by Zebra on June 18, 2001 at 17:20:55:

In Reply to: Has Anyone used Jimmy's Xenon Bulbs? posted by Albo on June 17, 2001 at 23:04:06:

In defense of Jimmy, I bought mine somewhere else, but I did compare the lighting of my car to a friends with Jimmy's bulbs and they were both the same. They looked good as a bystander looking at the car from the outside, but the experience behind the wheel was quite different. Colors were washed out. All of these bulbs claim a color closer to sunlight, but to me it seemed to be more akin to the effect flourescent lights have on colors, as sunlight is not really white or blue at all. Also, the beam pattern was terrible, with broken patches of light and hot spots. Perhaps I am picky, but this annoyed me greatly, as I like a nice even light with a good cutoff.
In the end I simply installed some factory bulbs and have been much happier.


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