What Color Hid

Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.

edgaranah1

Full Access Member
Joined
Jan 30, 2011
Posts
3,049
Reaction score
10
Location
Corona California
Got 10k on mine and a buddy of mine has 6k like the 6k way better. if only I sjould of listened to him haha
 

Boomer73

Boom Boom
Joined
May 16, 2010
Posts
247
Reaction score
39
Location
Crownsville, MD
IMO, 6000K looks a little blue. I don't think you can go above 4800K without starting to see blue actually. Visibility starts to deteriorate after 4300K, though admittedly 6000K is still a lot more light than a standard halogen and not substantially less than 4300K. I have 4300K Xenon HIDs in my BMW with matching fogs and it is pure white and very bright. 10000K seems to be a very popular color but the 4300K temp is something like 40% brighter than 10000K and much less eye strain (and also less offensive to other drivers).
 

jomulk56

Resident Lurker
Joined
May 1, 2009
Posts
1,237
Reaction score
11
Location
IN
I have 4500k in the denali 5000k in the lincoln. Both are DDM kits, and I do not notice a difference.
 

Venom One

Full Access Member
Joined
Nov 23, 2009
Posts
97
Reaction score
2
It's only like $15-20 for new bulbs.....

+1 I bought some 9006 bulbs for $15 to use on my stock headlights while I get the retrofit done at the end of this month to some RX projectors with TSX-R clear lenses....

The bulbs that are both hi/low and a couple of other ones are $25....
 

Splatmaster527

Full Access Member
Joined
Mar 11, 2011
Posts
240
Reaction score
0
Location
Cleveland, OH
I have 8000K and wish I had 6000K
the fact is not all pictures will be the same...most cameras that people are using on here to snap pics have terrible meeting screens and dont really get accurate white balance readings so you could take a pic of 10,000K lights and it might look white
I say 6000K on down is the blue cutoff...
 

Forum statistics

Threads
132,376
Posts
1,866,980
Members
97,009
Latest member
micdzi
Top