initialD

These are my 10000K bulbs.

Darkshear

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tottaly blinding.....

@cUr@-TL

halogens bulbs will light up the road better

6000k is enough


@cUr@-TL

njtls

looks pretty cool..but im a pretty big ******* when i drive and even i wouldnt want to be blinding people like that

DRDDA

Did you just change the bulb or the whole hid system?

corey415

all you need to change is the bulb.

njtls

i dont think so...to run 10000k your gonna need to change the whole system....the stock ballast wont handle that

fsttyms1

yea any thing over 6k and i believe you have to change the balasts

nym31mp

WOW

dark inspire

damn homie, what u tryin' to do cause accidentz? that ish is BRIGHT

hzm82

10000k? I seen 8000k in real life and that doesn't light up the road at all, I hate to drive your car at night.

initial D huh? Don't tell me that 10000k are on the Toyota AE86 haha (I'm just messing with you)

maxx96

This is exactly the kind of BS that gives HID a bad rep.

initialD

Just the bulbs,for $600CDN. I don't have an AE86 yet,but i wish to have one.I drive 2000 TL-P with tein ss,5 zigen 17 and cold air intake...

@cUr@-TL

if u only swappe the bulbs then they are not real 10000k cuz you'd have to replace the ballast!

oh btw where r u from?


@cUr@-TL

njtls

yeah....stock ballast cant handle 10000k...if those are really 10000k bulbs i'd expect your ballast to burn out sooner then it should

hzm82

I doubt they are 10,000k also if you're using stock Ballast, 8000k needed a new ballast. I still don't understand the point of anything beyond 6500k, you just defeated the purpose of having HID.

TeknoKing

agreed with hzm82.

if you ever drive on the highways that dont have any extra lighting, basically, the guys with halogens will have a better visibilty than you, even though you have 'HID'

best output is still stock bulbs, 6000K is max I would put.

10,000K would look good in fogs, not headlights.

BlackShadow

Those must be fake cause our stock ballast can't handle anything above 6000K.

initialD

Don't say that if you don't know!I'm using it.

initialD

I'm from montreal

@cUr@-TL

i might come over this summer to check out ur ride then


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cma2180

Quick Question - Most newer cars(audi, bmw, etc..) that have are HID are all 6000K, correct. They look much bluer that our stock bulbs, but they don't light the road as good. So my bulbs in my 2000TL light the road up better then a brand new audi with the 6000k bulbs? Or am I missing something.

Even though they look good, I just don't see the point of getting less light output from your lights. Wouldn't waste my money on it.

BlackShadow

If I am correct, the reason they look bluer is because they have projector headlights while ours is reflectors. I believe all stock cars come with 4300K HIDs. And yes, stock HIDs will light up the road much better than 6000Ks.

As far as 10000Ks, might as well drive with the lights off.

corey415

the kelvin temperature is not related to the wattage that the bulb is run at (35W for HID). I dont see why a 10000K bulb will not work with an oem ballast.

Alexxx

The ballast generates the 35W into a lot of power which is why they don't want u touching it or you could die. Our ballast can only output 6000K at most. Those are not 10000K in the picture, just a shot taken at a certain angle or the lighting was different. I saw 8000K in person, the road is not lit at all, just blue bright light. I can't imagine what 10000K would look like.

iNteGraz92

i really hate it when people say they want 6000k or higher HIDs because "it looks like audi and bimmer HIDs"
what they don't know is that if you just look at the headlight it looks purple/bluish, but the light on the ground is WHITE

NYDesi80

The light on the groud actually looks whiter, than the Audi or BMW with stock HID's. And isnt that the point to get that bluish/purplish look? If you line up your car with a BMW, MERCEDEZ, AUDI, and see the different light output on the road, it will make the other cars light look yellow or halogen like. This I've tested for myself and know for a fact. So, the light that comes out on the road is whiter compared to the other cars having stock HID's or 4300K.

Vicman17

You could've save a lot of dough by getting a 9006 conversion and buying those el-cheapo toucan blue painted bulbs, same effect.

elah

i had some hardcore 8k hid... brightest **** ive ever seen till this day.. i used to turn off my lights to mess with people with aftermarket hids because they were BRIGHT... too bad they only lasted 6 months that was in my old ride

badazzTL

holy sheit even the pic is blinding, i cant even imagine what they look like in real life..

BlueXTC

get these...6000k Ultinons from Philips

Alexxx

As many pictures as I've taken of my 6000K, I honestly see no difference between the "10000K" and BlueXTC's pics of his 6000K.

I think those 10000K are fake, either the guy who made this post is full of it or he was sold on 10000K

Pure Adrenaline

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A total overkill. Even 6000K is more than enough for real world application, while combining the cool looks of HID. My stock 4200K still draws attention and compliments. Upgrading the headlights is not on my priority list, but even if I were to change it, I wouldn't go above 6000K. Above that, you start getting purple tints. I like my lights white, not purple.

BlueXTC

i actually like the purple hue i get from 6000k bulbs. i hear D2S 6000k has lil bit higher color temperature than the D2R. i wish i had D2S, but didn't feel like grinding out another slot to conver d2s to fit d2r

etxxz

I CANT SEE PICTURES

for some reason i cant acces InitialD's gallery....where do i find clear headlights? $$$?

since i dunt know anything about balast system, id say my 6000ks are tight.

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'99TL @ 64k miles
NAV
6000k Ultis
OEM spoiler
WW body kit
Mesh grill
lack of CHICHIN for more mods...

for those non-venezuelan people...it means $$...

dark inspire

hey BlueXTC those look wikid. is the performance/visibility same as stock? hmm when mine blow i might get those. they look like the light up the road decently.

BlueXTC

yea i think the stock 4200k bulbs are little brighter but i honestly can't tell the difference. some nights my 6000k seems bright as hell...and some nights it looks dim. i think it has to do with your eye adjusting to night time differently depending on the moon lights...correct me if i'm wrong. some nights i see better and some night i feel like bat walking down the street.