HID LIght upgrade ?
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I would have never thought to change out the bulb for better visibility as the OE HID lights are great. A friend of mine put a pair of 10K bulbs in and wound up with bluish, brighter looking lights. As I am well versed in lumen output and different color temperatures I figured the 10K bulbs would in fact be dimmer.
The truth is, we were parked next to each other at night and compared our lights side by side. I could no longer see my dim, halogen-looking lights in contrast. I saw first hand that the 10K bulbs he had were indeed brighter. Even if this is just a trick of the eye, I use my eyes to drive, not a lumen sensor.
That being said, I installed a set of 10K bulbs in my car for $75 and have been extremely happy with the results. Call it "ricer" if you will, I just call it an upgrade.
And that's my $0.02
The truth is, we were parked next to each other at night and compared our lights side by side. I could no longer see my dim, halogen-looking lights in contrast. I saw first hand that the 10K bulbs he had were indeed brighter. Even if this is just a trick of the eye, I use my eyes to drive, not a lumen sensor.
That being said, I installed a set of 10K bulbs in my car for $75 and have been extremely happy with the results. Call it "ricer" if you will, I just call it an upgrade.
And that's my $0.02
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Originally Posted by aemkitfox,Feb 20 2010, 09:09 PM
I would have never thought to change out the bulb for better visibility as the OE HID lights are great. A friend of mine put a pair of 10K bulbs in and wound up with bluish, brighter looking lights. As I am well versed in lumen output and different color temperatures I figured the 10K bulbs would in fact be dimmer.
The truth is, we were parked next to each other at night and compared our lights side by side. I could no longer see my dim, halogen-looking lights in contrast. I saw first hand that the 10K bulbs he had were indeed brighter. Even if this is just a trick of the eye, I use my eyes to drive, not a lumen sensor.
That being said, I installed a set of 10K bulbs in my car for $75 and have been extremely happy with the results. Call it "ricer" if you will, I just call it an upgrade.
And that's my $0.02
The truth is, we were parked next to each other at night and compared our lights side by side. I could no longer see my dim, halogen-looking lights in contrast. I saw first hand that the 10K bulbs he had were indeed brighter. Even if this is just a trick of the eye, I use my eyes to drive, not a lumen sensor.
That being said, I installed a set of 10K bulbs in my car for $75 and have been extremely happy with the results. Call it "ricer" if you will, I just call it an upgrade.
And that's my $0.02
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Seriously if you dont like the yellow tint, go with 5000k i wouldnt go with anything highier than 5000k.
I have them and its almost the same as stock performance, its icewhite with a whiff of very subtle blue more white than anything.
I have them and its almost the same as stock performance, its icewhite with a whiff of very subtle blue more white than anything.
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From: New England
Originally Posted by Irvatron,Feb 21 2010, 11:45 AM
Seriously if you dont like the yellow tint, go with 5000k i wouldnt go with anything highier than 5000k.
I have them and its almost the same as stock performance, its icewhite with a whiff of very subtle blue more white than anything.
I have them and its almost the same as stock performance, its icewhite with a whiff of very subtle blue more white than anything.
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From: Oxnard, Ca
Originally Posted by myslow1,Feb 20 2010, 06:18 PM
I have had 6000k in every car i have ever owned. I think it looks the best and i plan on getting some 6k bulbs to swap them in the spring.
