Vitamin CL

I'm in on the group HID buy, but everywhere on the internet, the color temperature given keeps representing different colors...

Some places have 6000k as pure white, others say blue

Some places say 7000k is blue, while others say it is purple...

Then i saw 9000K at purple!!..

For example, this site:Auto Direct Save shows two examples...

These examples shows purple/violet at supposedly 9000K (top) and the bottom, blue at 7000K



Sometimes I think these color temp numbers are just tossed out there for the sake of marketing..

So here the question...does anyone know which would best match OEM HIDs (for current gen TL/CL's)?

dustbuster4

I believe it's 4200K (somewhere in the 4000K range).

I have 6000K, and they have a blue tint!

1StGenCL

I got the 9000K purple ones from autodirect and they were really purple and not too bright. I just got the blue ones from them and they are much brighter and look pretty good. I will post pics soon and you can look for my other post of my purple ones

Vitamin CL

Alright then! 6000ks it is! What color would 7000k be? I wonder how much different they are from 6000k?

azn5ucka86

for some odd reason my 7000K bulbs shine bright blue, when warming up, then after a little while it goes more white white blue

tw1112

anything over 6000k basically is more for the color and less for the brightness in the lights. 7000k is still alright because it's not that far off 6000k...but 9000k???? that is just ridiculous! The lights must come out pretty dim.

1StGenCL

All HIDs do that. They are always bluer when they first turn on and when they warm up they are whiter.

Tw1112 the 9000K ones are super dim

SumkidwithaCL

I have "normal" osram bulbs, which are the same things new Acura's come with. The color temp is listed at 5400K. I am more than happy with these... anything over that temp is a waste in my mind. I had a pair of Philips bulbs in my car before... and they are more of a blue tint, what you see in the new Maxima's and Altima's... and suposevly they run at 4200K.

Vitamin CL

Oh yes, I saw a last gen civic coupe (most likey 99 or '00 model) speeding down past me on HWY 401 in the east end of Toronto, with lights that looked like the PIAA H4 plasmas (which IMO, are horrible). When I was able to catch up to it and pulled out in front, I was blinded by super intense purble beam that looked exactly like 1stgenCL's pics. In person..they look horrible! Not to mention, hardly any usable light in front of it...

Make mine 6000K (maybe 7000K)!!

1StGenCL

Yeah if i had to do it again i would get 6000K bulbs, granted my new 7000K bulbs are amazingly bright and i love them but 6000K is the way to go for a slight color and nice output (JMO) I really would rather have the purple/white light but the crappy output isnt worth it Glad my pictures could help you guys out.

Vitamin CL

Do you have any pics of your new 7000K HID's?

1StGenCL

Here is a quick pic of them They really arent as blue as the camera shows. I will take some night pics and start a new thread for everyone to see tomorrow
Oh just for color comparision, the corners are polargs that have faded alittle