since i have an 08 if i do swap out my high beams with different bulbs will my DRL function in a different way? i mean for DRL's the high beam isnt fully engaged correct? its like dimmed in a way? how does it work with different bulbs?

 

It's about 50% power for DRLs. Here are some of the pics of my bulbs.
As you can see, the Polarg's 5000K comes out with the best color, with the least yellow. As you can see, the the farther down the light spectrum you go, the dimmer the light is. The 7050K I got was a mistake. It's barely brighter than the HIDs.

OEM lo-beam - Not sure of the kelvins, but it's below 5000K


OEM hi-beam


Polarg lo-beam - 5000K


Polarg hi-beam


Luminics lo-beam - 7050K


Luminics hi-beam

 

I swapped mine out with PIAA's and they work the same way. I was hoping it would lose some of the yellowness but running at half power didn't help matters. Looks good at full blast high beam but that is hardly used.

 

i swapped mine out with the PIAA xtremeforce 4700k bulbs and i am very happy with the color. nearly identical to OEM HID.

found them on the bay for $65 pair.

 

How is that possible? As you can see in the pics posted above, my 5000K lights were still quite yellow. I recall asking some Super Autobacs employees once about the color issue with lo-beam and hi-beam bulbs. They claimed that they've tried it with numerous bulbs, but because lo-beams use >50% of the power, you just can't get the white color. Could you post pics?

 

they are still yellow during DRL operation but are less yellow than OEM H1 bulbs. they are very close to OEM HID color when in High Beam mode.

DRL mode


High Beam mode

 

so its the computer giving out 50% of the power? im trying to change to some yellow high beams. would this affect anything in terms of the high beam being TOO bright during the day?

 

You'll be fine. I have no idea how the DRLs will look with yellow bulbs. I suspect them to look more yellow than OEM, but more along the incandescent-light yellow, not yellow yellow. The hi-beams will have th color you're looking for though.

 

okay thanks. im trying to go for that jdm yellow style color. thanks for the info.

 

Post pics after you install it. I'd like to see what the lo-beams look like.