mikelee223

Just needed some suggestions. I'm looking for something whiter, without the blue color to it, slight blue is ok.

@cUr@-TL

6000k

phins2rt

Why pay more for less light?? 4100K!!

Bxscig

6000ks but then why not stay with 4300k w/ what you are looking stock is what u want.

fsttyms1

you wont get any thing. the higher you go the more blue to purple you get

asloudasitgets

i was thinking about gettting 6000k too but am holding back cause of trhe post say its a bit hard and delicate to change this bulb out.

so im guessing its not like changing a regular halogen bulb like in my previous 2000 honda prelude. that cars blb was a snap to change.
pull out rubber seal unclip the bulb then pull out.

PDX3.2TL

if you want the stock look, just get the 4300K's. If you want blue without being illegal in most states get 6000K anything higher would make your car look like a ricer anyhow...

SHINY TL-13

6000K is more of a purplish look. 8000K is a blue look. I use the 8000K bulbs and I think they look great.

Bxscig

It is not that hard, the driver side is a little difficult to get your hand in there thats all.

badazzTL

sounds like you want stock bulbs

MeldyS26

ok you guys know how the 2001-2002 beemers got those bright blue lights, but they still give off the xenon light that stock lights give out but are a little brighter, you guys know how to get those onto a tl??

1fasttl

Yeah that's called a real projector headlight.

MeldyS26

and you cant get them isntalled into tls right? or you can?

shawn744

mikelee- looks to me like you want a 4300k stock bulb....i'd personally recommend something in the 5k range if they make one. 4300k to 5ks are just no bullshit, good, bright, white light, without being all blued out like mine.

fsttyms1

no one makes a projector for the TL. you can if you want hack apart the factory lights and get a pair from a bemer from a junk yard and custom fit them into the TL headlights

mikey3.2

i just got my 8000k bulbs and i love i dont even relize the loss of light and as for changing out the bulbs it took me 10 min. as for the drivers side i have a AEM cold air intake i guess that gives more room to play with.

phins2rt

Not to nit pick, but the higher the Kelvin rating, the more purple the light. The only Kelvin ratings I trust are Philips/Osram. The other manufacturers Kelvin ratings may/may not be accurate. Do you realize 12000K is technically a black light??

Shiny, just curious. What brand bulbs did you get?

Some good info here:
http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/hl-hid-bulbs.htm

mikelee223

I'm looking at more of a daylight bright white color. That wont effect nighttime driving also.

mikelee223

Need a good color chart website for the colors. I might go with the 5000k ones.

MADCAT

WTF?..I aksed this question before and I hardly got a response! Some people you are!

Doc Holliday

Mike,

Are you trying to change your stock headlights to almost the same color?

4.3k to 5k?

I'm curious as to why you would do such a thing?

mikelee223

I was thinking of 6000k. But I dont like the blue tint to it. I wanted something more to daylight. OEM is 4100k

bkzjimmy

theyre hottt

bkzjimmy

http://www.hidexpress.com/index.asp?...ATS&Category=5

Bxscig

Just go with 4300ks, OEM philips... I got some 5000ks and I can't even tell the difference but I think that it takes some time to burn in or something.

yunginTL

how much u think that would run

MeldyS26

so the 8000k lights give off a blue light, AND still keeps the xenon but brighter and better at night right?

bkzjimmy

yup

MeldyS26

deff gonna get those, any good websites for the 8000k lights, and is philips the best you can buy?

phins2rt

Philips only goes as high as 6000K. Anything else is more than likely Asian.

MeldyS26

haha well you know a website where i can get good quality 8000k lights

phins2rt

Projectors can be had anywhere from $80-300. A lot of it depends on what will fit in the TLs headlamps. OF course you would need new bulbs, too. I retroed some Valeo projectors in my MDX and love them!!

phins2rt

These aren't 8000K (but how would anyone know anyway? How would they measure it?) but these would probably be your safest bet.

http://www.autolamps-online.com/gasdischarge/index.htm