Philips D2S CrystalVision Xenon HID Headlight Bulb, Pack of 2

by Philips

Product Features

• Xenon HID: State-of-the-Art Lighting Technology
• Highest Light Output
• Precise Light Distribution
• Brilliant "Daylight" Whit Light
• DOT Compliant and Street Legal

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000W20LKK
• Item model number: 85122CVS2
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,162 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)

Product Description

Philips CrystalVision was already the upgrade bulb that came closest to the bright blue/white look of HID. Now, improved technology makes CrystalVision Ultra even whiter and brighter, and even closer to the look of HID. CrystalVision Ultra delivers the whitest light available from a halogen bulb. At a color temperature of up to 4,000K, no halogen is whiter. If you want the look of HID, CrystalVision Ultra is the light for you!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad-Not Great - Last Image Incorrect, February 19, 2011

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Jeffrey Struss "chemist/electronic music freak" (Lexington, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips D2S CrystalVision Xenon HID Headlight Bulb, Pack of 2 (Automotive)

The Good:
Decent color
If your D2S bulbs have been used for a few years (or one year heavily) this one will easily appear brighter.

The Bad:
Colored glass which means lost output due to filtering out lower wavelengths.
Not as good as the previous Crystal Vision Series

Detailed:
This is the second series of Crystal Vision bulbs by Philips (as indicated by the product name CVS2). The original Crystal Vision was the 85122 CX, which was actually a renamed 85122 CM (the CM stood for color match and was meant to match the color of aged bulbs). When Philips released a bulb that no longer got bluer as it aged (the 85122+ which starts at 4300K and stays there), the color match name no longer made sense, so the bulb was renamed Crystal Vision. Clear as mud? Good :-P

Unfortunately, this bulb is a downgrade from the original. Instead of using a more expensive (and effective) salt mixture to get the 5000K light, the designers opted to use blue colored glass instead. This is bad because the filter serves to absorb some of the light that would otherwise be directed at the road. This can be a significant amount because HIDs emit a good amount of light in the yellow region (which the blue serves to filter a good amount out). It isn't uncommon to see decreases in output of up to 20% just due to the filter alone (this is just in the 5000-6000K range bulbs, by the time you reach 8000-10000K you are absorbing up so much that they are dimmer than halogens).

If you have been using the current bulbs in your vehicle for a while, these will definitely be brighter (HIDs lose output as they age instead of burning out, by around 2500hs of use the bulb is no brighter than a halogen). That being said there are much better 5000K range bulbs than this one to be honest. There is the aforementioned 85122 CX, but the best is the OSRAM 66240CBI "Cool Blue Intense". The OSRAM CBI has clear glass and actually is the first 5000K color bulb to have the same number of lumens of output as the OEM 4300K bulbs(3200 lumens) usually you lost around 300-600 lumens just in the jump to 5000K output.

NOTE!!!! The last image (supplied by the user allen) is not of this particular bulb. That image is of a Philips DL35 or DL50 "Fat Boy" style bulb. The body of the glass part is MUCH MUCH wider than on a standard 35W bulb. Don't let the image mislead you. Also, this bulb has a pale blue glass envelope and pale blue return wire.

EDIT: The last image appears to have been pulled by Amazon or maybe the user.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great direct replacement for my 9 yr old audi d2s headlights, June 6, 2011

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T. Maurice - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips D2S CrystalVision Xenon HID Headlight Bulb, Pack of 2 (Automotive)

Worked out great, fit perfectly and I couldn't believe how much the oem bulbs had dimmed over the years. The philips crystalvision really made a difference at night, it was like driving a new car. When you remove the old bulbs make sure you see how they are oriented in the socket so you insert the new philips the same and installation is a couple of minutes. Hardest part of the installation is getting the rear headlight houseing out of the way to get to the back of the socket.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best D2S HID bulb value on the market, January 23, 2011

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nasdaqboom - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Philips D2S CrystalVision Xenon HID Headlight Bulb, Pack of 2 (Automotive)

i have the bulbs installed in a 2005 maxima 3.5sl. they replaced the oem bulbs (sylvania) because one of them failed to illuminate which lasted 6 years and 1 day, typical bulbs last 5 years. i would recommend using these bulbs especially if you have a hard to reach or in my case have to disassemble the front end to replace. this bulb will also be much brighter than the blue or purple bulbs on the market and more reliable as well. make sure not to touch the glass but if you do touch the glass do not clean the glass as the coating could get damaged. always replace these bulbs in pairs not only will it look hideous if you do not but they tend to fail around the same time.

the packaging from amazon could have been better and may have caused the damage to the manufacturers packaging with plastic prongs that broke in the packaging causing one of the HIDs to be loose in the package. no damage was caused to the product.