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HID turned pink

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#1 ·
I turned my headlights on last night and noticed that my passenger side HID headlight was pink. I don't know what caused this. Can someone off insight, please?
 
#2 ·
That's what happens (color shift) when an HID bulb is burning out. This happens before the bulb actually burns out, unlike a halogen bulb that dims over time and then goes out (or just goes out unexpectedly).

Time for new bulbs, I am a big fan of these:

Whatever bulbs you chose to go with, just be weary of knock-offs commonly found on Amazon, eBay, etc. TRS sells verified legitimate bulbs.
 
#8 ·
Thank you to all who replied. I replaced the bulbs with Osram Laser Xenarcs as one user suggested and, needless to say, I am very impressed. I also took the time to polish the headlights so that I could best utilize the new lights. The headlights look amazing and the light performance is outstanding!!
Very happy it worked out for you! Nice job on the lenses too.