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ALL stock HID's are 4300K. Doesn't matter what car brand. You can get high temp bulbs however in 6K 8K 10K 12K. The higher you go the more blue & purple but less light output.
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Originally Posted by ironsurfer129
what is the best temp, because i feel that the stock is not bright enough, probably cuz it is not projected and such.
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The 4300K as everyone else has mentioned are the brightest and whitest. If you're car doesn't have those currently installed, then get a set of 4300K bulbs. If it does have 4300K bulbs and you still think they aren't bright enough, well get some fogs or add some other lights, because there isn't anymore you can do since 4300K is the best.
The 4300K as everyone else has mentioned are the brightest and whitest. If you're car doesn't have those currently installed, then get a set of 4300K bulbs. If it does have 4300K bulbs and you still think they aren't bright enough, well get some fogs or add some other lights, because there isn't anymore you can do since 4300K is the best.
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Originally Posted by fuzzy02CLS
ALL stock HID's are 4300K. Doesn't matter what car brand. You can get high temp bulbs however in 6K 8K 10K 12K. The higher you go the more blue & purple but less light output.
Some are 4100k (I.e. Lexus), just for future reference.
I couldn't agree more with every other comment in here though. Any higher than 4300K and you start to lose visability in wet conditions quickly.
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Originally Posted by ironsurfer129
what is the best temp, because i feel that the stock is not bright enough, probably cuz it is not projected and such.
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Originally Posted by ironsurfer129
what is the best temp, because i feel that the stock is not bright enough, probably cuz it is not projected and such.
Originally Posted by notorious7182002
in your own opinion.
Degrees K = COLOR ONLY
Lumen= BRIGHTNESS
http://mytightride.blogspot.com/2008...discharge.html
There is a misconception that color temperature is a rating of the brightness of the HID bulb. The truth is that the higher the color temperature, the less light output from the HID bulb. Again, if you're looking for the maximum amount of light from your HID kit, choose the 4,300k bulb. 4,300k bulbs will have the highest lumens output of any HID system.
as bulbs get older there's a "color shift" and the color temperature increases as the bulb life starts dying. this might be why it seems more white/blue than newer stock hid equiped cars.
thus older cars, the CL, have a higher temperature say 5000k because the bulb life starts dying, thus output is slightly less and color is slightly more white/blue
thus older cars, the CL, have a higher temperature say 5000k because the bulb life starts dying, thus output is slightly less and color is slightly more white/blue
Originally Posted by LIPPSTUH
as bulbs get older there's a "color shift" and the color temperature increases as the bulb life starts dying. this might be why it seems more white/blue than newer stock hid equiped cars.
thus older cars, the CL, have a higher temperature say 5000k because the bulb life starts dying, thus output is slightly less and color is slightly more white/blue
thus older cars, the CL, have a higher temperature say 5000k because the bulb life starts dying, thus output is slightly less and color is slightly more white/blue
Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
Don't the bulbs turn pink in color when they go bad?
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
Don't the bulbs turn pink in color when they go bad?
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