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Old 11-05-2007, 03:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Replacement HID Bulb: Where can I find them?

In June of this year (2007) I purchased a 2000 Toyota Celica GTS. The previous owner had installed a CATZ brand HID lamp system. Just 2 days ago I noticed that one of my headlights has begun to turn reddish instead of the whitish-blue color that it is supposed to be. I have figured out that this is probably the bulb going out, and I've been searching, with no success, for a replacement.

Does anyone know anywhere that I can find replacement HID bulbs to fit a 2000 Toyota Celica GTS. It is a Catz system, the current bulb has the ID D-27 02130 and is 35W. As far as I can tell the system accepts either D2R or D2S bulbs.

If no one knows where I can find these HID bulbs, I am planning to revert back to factory halogen bulbs instead. That should be simple right? Or am I missing something.

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I actually just found some replacement bulbs on Amazon.com. However, if anyone knows of a better place, please tell me.

Aside from that, there are many different kinds, and I believe I should need the H7 size, correct? Is there anyway I can verify that this is the appropriate size the system I have?

In my original post I gave all the information that was on the bulb I took out, and it doesn't appear to have any useful information on it.

So, now my task is to figure out exactly what I need. I believe the appropriate series would be H7, as I said above, but they also sell multiple bulbs within that series, i.e. 6000k vs 7000k. I'm sure there has to be some difference in power usage here, how can I determine what I need?

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Thanks for the site! But, I still don't know exactly what to buy. Is the Kelvin rating just based on preference? Surely there has to be a limit to a system, how would I find that? Also, I looked at the ballast in my car and it says light source D2S * D2R. I know for sure that 2000 model Celica's use H7 because I noticed it actually says it on the light fixture. Will I be able to use a H7 size bulb with this ballast, or does it require the other size?

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I have pretty well determined, with the help of the people at Mod-Express, that the kit I had was not the proper size for my car. The ballasts are for size D2S or D2R bulbs and my car is supposed to have H7. Seeing as I was able to buy a whole new kit for only $140 that is the option I choose.

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