He is saying because of the purple tinge it looks like the aftermarket 12000K rice bulbs that are pink lol

And yes its not a ballast, if it was you wouldn't get enough power to strike the bulbs on. Fading to pink is a dying bulb, it doesnt die like an incandescent

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