MeldyS26

alright im really confused between the 6000k and the 8000k, which one of these bulbs give off the most light? i like the blueness of the 8000k but i dont want my light capacity to go down, and if thats the case are the 6000k the next best to stock hid's?

phins2rt

Here's the output from Philips:

4100K D2R - 2800 lumens (stock)
6000K D2R - 2400 lumens

I don't really know what the 8000K is since Philips doesn't make these but I think you can do some extrapolation.

BTW, both 6000K and 8000K are illegal for on road use. Good luck with your decision.

MeldyS26

so what it looks like is the higher you go up you lose 400 lumens....ohhh man pix would be good right now

alleyesonmeee

6000K is not illegal in all states, but I think you would have a higher chance of being harrassed by cops in a big city. Nothing gives out as much light as stock. 6000K gives out more light than 8000K, but 8000K is bluer. The higher up the Kelvin scale you get, the more blue the light seems. 10000K and 12000K are almost purple, and produces the lowest amount of light.

MeldyS26

ok so which one is better on vision 6000k or 8000k or are they practically the same

alleyesonmeee

What do you mean by better on vision? If you mean best visibility on the road, out of the two, 6000K would be best. If you mean better on oncoming driver's vision, I'm not sure.

MeldyS26

ok, well heres my thing, when i turn my lights on, i want the color of the lights when there warming up, i hate it when they are warmed up and fade out, i just want the color and brightness of when they are warming up

alleyesonmeee

I think you should go with 6000K then. I really don't think its an insanely huge difference of light output.

aaronnn

the 6000k will give you that color when you turn on your stock lights. stick with 6000k, its legal, its bright, and gives you a really nice blue color without fading into yellowish white.

MeldyS26

doesnt someone here work at a light place online....lol i cant remeber what its called xtremelights or somethin like that i dunno

alleyesonmeee

KrazyTL does I think.... Check your state laws and see if 6000K is illegal or not. Even if it is, chances are that you won't get pulled over for it unless your lights are aimed too high.

MeldyS26

well, since every year cars compete with the headlights such as the new infiniti suv's (godamn those things are bright) i dont think the cops around here will have a problem with them

MeldyS26

i think krazytl said he would give a hook up if a person was a member of acurazine but i typed that screen name but nuttin popped up

TeknoKing

I have 6000k, search for the thread where I posted pix.

You have pretty good lumens output, and the color is nice.

MeldyS26

^^^didnt find anything, did you start the thread?

alleyesonmeee

Sorry Meldy...i think its Krazy_TL? I'm not sure....

MeldyS26

teknoking i found the thread but only red x's

MeldyS26

ok well i decided on 6000k's but which is the best?

alleyesonmeee

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ighlight=6000K
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ighlight=6000K
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ighlight=6000K
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ighlight=6000K

If you're looking for quality, go for Phillips. I got mine here http://www.plasmagarage.com/ Other sites have 6000K, I don't remember which one that krazy_tl works at. Make sure the ones that you buy aren't the cheap tinted kind. They should look blue, not green.

MeldyS26

what the it says 6000k (purplish white) on the plasmagarage.com

aaronnn

it is Krazy TL. go to HIDexpress.com. that's where he works. call the number on that website, and it should be him. just tell him that youre from acurazine and he'll give you a pretty good discount on bulbs

alleyesonmeee

Here guys, this site explains everything you need to know about HID bulbs: http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/hl-hid-bulbs.htm It's not meant for Acura vehicles, so not everything on it applies to our cars.

fsttyms1

6000 produces less useabe light output than the stock 4200.
8000 produces less useable light output than the 6000.
so on and so on. the higher the k the more the light shifts to blue then purple, but neither of those colors help you see better, they do the opposite

TeknoKing

well, they killed the acura-tl.hosting site

give me a site to host, I will post the pix up.

alleyesonmeee

Host on www.imageshack.us

TeknoKing

here are some pix with 6000K D2C

MeldyS26

D2c? isnt it D2r?

alleyesonmeee

Both work. D2C is a kind of universal bulb, going between reflector and projector headlight setups.

phins2rt

TeknoKing,
Do you know who makes those bulbs? I know who sells them but do you know who manufactures the D2C?? Thanks.

MeldyS26

^^^teknoking whered you get them bulbs?

TeknoKing

I believe the company that makes them is called Xentronics located in Japan.

I bought them from www.hidexpress.com, the member Krazy_TL is nice a guy who manages it, and has the hook up.

peace

PS by the way I love the bulbs

phins2rt

Hmmm...
Did a google on xetronic and got a lot of places that sell these but not the manufacturer themselves. Maybe they don't have an internet presence. Strange...