Tony Torque

I've always used 6000k HID's in all my cars im not a fan of the blue so much. But i recently noticed there is 5000k available now i havent seen them in person myself and i want to replace the low beams bulbs and the fog lights but not sure what color to go with just worried about the 5000k looking a little dull towards a yellow color.

HEAVY_RL

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There are color comparisons all over the nets.

Tony Torque

Thanks 5000k it is...

oo7spy

OEM white is 4100K and is claimed to be the brightest. 5000K is a pure white that fringes on blue. 5000K will be my next choice for low beams and fogs.

Tony Torque

Yeah im use to 6000k so i went with 5000k, they should be fine i like the nice clean white look.

HEAVY_RL

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I honestly don't think you will see the difference unless they are side by side.

oo7spy

I dunno 6000K are pretty blue. I suppose I haven't seen 5000k in person, but I hope they aren't as blue.

db22

The amount of light output is similar in all of the D2S bulbs irrelevant of color temperature. The relevant part is the temperature that allows you to decern objects better. Your eyes will perceive objects the best with a K in the 4000's because of your eyes sensitivity. Fog or situations of reduced visability may be served better with a lower K of around 3000.
The other thing to consider is what you want your lights to do: Do you want your lights to illuminate objects or do you want your lights to be an object of recognition? Do you always drive in the city with illuminated streets or do you drive on non illuminated streets? Are those streets light concrete or are they black tarmac? Do yo want to look like a riced Corolla with blue tinted 100watt incandesant bulbs or do you realize that headlights actually have a function?
No one size fits all conditions but 4500K is about optimum for most conditions with 3000K in the fogs.

Tony Torque

I like the visablity of the hids that's why I'm doing the fog lights as well but I don't light the oem color of them I like the more white color. I bought 5000k already I'll find out how they look when I get them.

tlmaster1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRybsIEYPf4&feature=share

you can see my 5k hids

tlmaster1

you can see the
5K Osram Cool Blue HIDS

scottycruz

I had 6k and....i went back to stock. Much wider and I can see in the rain again lol

Tony Torque

So I installed the Xantec 5000k hids in the for lights and they look like 6000k. And I replaced the low beams I wasn't aware of what bulb I was going to find it was Osram 5585 I believe. I replaced it with a 5000k from eBay the color ended up being more like 4300k. So now I have hids and neither in the color I wanted which was 5000k pure white. So I'm just going to get 6000k for the low beams and leave it at that. My buddy sells hids and he told me that there is no 5000k color it's either 4300k or 6000k that you end up getting try or false?

Tony Torque

Osram bulb that was in my low beam..These looks closer to 6000k then the new 5000k ebay specials I replaced them with.


Ebay 5000k Super Vision HID brand lol..


The outcome.....It was suppose to be 5000k low beam and fogs but it looks more like 4300k and 6000k.

oo7spy

From the pics alone, the fogs look like 5000K and the low beams look like a poor quality OEM (~4000K). I would not "just get 6000K for the low beams." Why not get 5000K Xantecs to match the fogs? I think you will be disappointed if you get 6000K in the low beams.

Also, there is such a thing as 5000K, and you get what you pay for. Good quality OSRAM 5000K D2S are like $150/pair.

Tony Torque

The fog lights are Xantecs "5000k". So of I order Xantec 5000k they should match my fog lights then right? The Osram bulbs I took out don't match the fog lights either they are lower in "K" color also just don't know what they are exactly.

Sniffles

one thing when buying bulbs and when you want them to match...you should always buy the same brands....even then, its might not be a perfect match. If you want cheap bulbs but good quality, go buy the morimoto d2s 5k...shines white on ground and has a hint of blue from the sides...$45. And there is such things hahaha. Hard to match our car's fog and low beam since the fog isn't a projector..what color is the fog looking straight on? I am guessing white...since I had 6k in the fogs before and it was just white....

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pro...oducts_id=1250

oo7spy

Yes, same brand = best color match. I was not suggesting the OEM bulbs should have worked. OEMs are 4100K. The fact they are OSRAM shows they are a good quality. My suggestion for buying a very good quality bulb was to get OSRAM 5000K DS2. They are a high quality bulb with a very pure white color.

Tony Torque

So what effect does the projector have on the color? Does it make it less or more blue? Dims it or makes the light whiter?

Tony Torque

I'm going to compare my fog lights to my girlfriends I just installed her fog lamps on her 08 civic sedan and installed Xentec 6000k. So hers technically should look more blue compared to mines since my Xentec fogs are "5000K"...

HEAVY_RL

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my penny says they look the same.

oo7spy

I'll raise the wager.

Tony Torque

So I ended up getting in contact with the eBay seller that sold me the "5000k " bulbs for my low beams. And he said 5000k is 4300k that the manufacturer just labels them as 5000k. And so that's what I got 4300k. So if you order 5000k it's going to be 4300k or 6000k. And that's exactly what I got when I ordered my 5000k low beams and fogs I got 4300k and 6000k lol. So he is going to exchange the 4300k for 6000k free of charge. Lol I should of just went with the 6000k from the get.

HEAVY_RL

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You get what you pay for on eBay... SMH

EL19

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yea on my 2g TLS I went through ebay bulbs pretty quickly I'll probably just grab the morimoto

HEAVY_RL

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I have yet to buy HIDs for the car, but I have "china made" bulbs in my truck and bike and had no issues.

Nothing from eBay for me.

oo7spy

I would not chance more than $5 on a set of eBay/China bulbs.


Well, I guess I spent $8 on some LED H11s for the fogs, so no more than $8.

ojmcduffie

Buy the morimoto bulbs from http://www.theretrofitsource.com/ couple of guys run them here, great quality bulbs. I used to run 'ebay special' 6000k in my A6 and besides the poor quality (replaced 3 bulbs in a year), the light output was horrible. I just installed the morimotos and have yet to be flashed by oncoming traffic, and light output looks great. However the 6000k in the fogs was a bad idea, the lightoutput is poor, should've went with 3000k. We get alot of fog in Florida.

Tony Torque

The 6000k Xentecs in my fogs looks great!! Zero complaints bright and I can see alot more. I'm not into the yellow fog lights I was when I use to drive a civic but I just can't do it on my RL AGH!(ain't gonna happen)lol. I've been buyin and using eBay hids since 2007 and I haven't had any problems Ive ordered and installed a ton of them. Untill I prove myself wrong I'm good.

oo7spy

Tony Torque

On a road trip to florida at the moment when I get back to mass ill take the comparasen pictures.

ojmcduffie

Oooohh where in FL?

Tony Torque

Staying at Liki Tiki resort in kissimmee.