i just got some 14k hids for my 07' TL, waiting till spring to put them on. If anyone has any pics of 14k hids on their TL please post them.. thank you.

 

14000k?

 

isnt that like green? lol

 

actually its purple....

 

I wonder if you will be able to see anything with them

 

to be honest 14k hids isn't really as bright as a 4300k or a 6000k hid, the higher the k value the less light output but more color input...your probably asking yourself why would you want less light out. I went with 14k hid because i liked the color of it and the way it elluminates the road. "ATTENTION WHORE" LOL

 

You might not be able to see much at all in the rain at night.

 

your going to get a lot of tickets this spring

 

14k is gona look like a black light. at least white shit will glow in front of you

 

might be kinda interesting to see

some chick with a 8th civic in my neighborhood has 30000k...

 

i GOTTA see this

 

my 95 civic has the 3000k and I actually like it. I would go 5000k or 3000k but nothing darker

 

he said thirty thousand, not three thousand

id like to see pics of the 30 thousand

 

hey just wondering. do you have to add that hid box? or can you just switch the bulbs? I was wondering if i just added like a 6k or 8k would i be able to just swap the bulbs? or would i have to change everything.

another thing, is stock 4300?

 

No doubt. Believe it or not 30,000K IS supposedly out on the market.

Just the other day I saw a pickup truck on Cross Island Pkwy with 30,000K in his headlights and 8000K in his fogs. It looked SOOOOO Stupid!! There was NO output whatsoever out of his headlights. They looked like blue LEDs in there. When I looked close it was an actual HID system in there but it was PURE dark blue color and no output. It was totally like a blacklight! I am serious, the wavelength of light we are dealing with here was totally in the UV range. What a waste of money because this dude was totally driving with the vision of his 8000k fogs. He couldn't see JACK with those headlights..If he was doing this all for show he should have done 8000ks in his headlights and 30,000ks in his foglights so he could turn heads. In any case he was a dimwit!

And all the 6000k guys out there think us 8000k guys have gone overboard!

 

that box your referring to is called a ballast, if your just replacing a bulb then theres no need to buy a ballast a stock one should do just fine, unless you wanna buy a whole damn kit which would be kind of point less if your car already came stock with HIDS.

 

At first i was gonna go with 3000k hid, but from doing a little research i be hearing that shit was illegal and same goes for a 14000k hid. I had a couple of friends who had a 3000k hid in his lexus sc 300 and another with a 14000k hid on his truck if they can drive around without getting a ticket then why can't I. If i get a ticket for having these bulbs on imma be so ******* pissed!!!

 

im working with 8500k Kaixens, and they are DEFINITELY a nicer color, and the light loss wasnt that bad at all... 2500k halogens in the fogs, love `em

 

Honestly my man, aftermarket HIDs in general are illegal.

It's just that if you upgrade your headlights on your TL you can always argue that HIDs come standard. A cop is not going to break out with some "Kelvin temperture reading machine" You won't get in any trouble unless you get into some funky colors like past 10,000k. That can land you with a "improper lighting equipment" citation.

Also technically speaking HIDs in lower fogs etc. that you see on the street are really illegal, cops don't usually hassle that's all. You gotta aim them low to not irritate them. If they deem them unsafe to uncoming traffic, that's a another ticket for "off-road lights". Most aftermarket fogs say "for off-road use only"

A lot local acessory shops have stopped selling them and major companies like Hella and Phillips stop making retrofits, they stick to D2S etc.

The market is filled with the cheap Chinese ones and they're sold on Ebay for a reason.

 

i drive on the highway everyday, and it really bores the hell out of me seeing the same dull yellow halogen bulbs coming towards me... once in a while i would see a car with hids and I start to play a little game of lets identify that car... lol

 

how long have you had your car? for some reason, ive noticed my HIDS have gotten a bit bluer then when i first had it.

 

yep, it's not just your eyes. the color will change slightly over time

 

yea i did 30k in my friends gti and 14 in my boys 05 tsx...nice colors very limited light travel.

 

what are the stock HID headlights? 4300k?

 

14000K? crazy haha


yepp

 

any pics of 14,000k and 30,000k?

 

yea cars that use philips stock bulbs have 4100 and cars that use osram like ours are 4300k
ill post pics tomorrow of the ones i installed

 

I think that 14000K is a little to much.

 

Errr ok 14k .. Waste of money .. The grass, road, street signs, etc etc etc is gonna be purple .. You wont be able to see anywhere near as well as your stock 4k & you'll definatly get harassed by the po po .. I look at every car w HID that passes me & I laugh & point when I see anything above an 8k ..

 

My phillips in my accord are 43k .

 

I had some 14K's on my STI...

HORRIBLE HORRIBLE light output... although the car looked cool at night. I would suggest you get a GOOD set of foglights, because that will be your primary light source.

 

Here's what they looked like ON the car...

 

they never produced an accord with stock HIDs...... if u put them in... its diff. i know philips makes 4100 4300k bulbs but they dont put the 4300 in cars stock or stock replacement. they put osram 4300 the color has a slightly bluer hue to it. i want to find osram 6000k for mine.....but I just got the 6000k GE and those r naaaaaaasty....i dont know how the osram would stand next to em

 

^^^ No they're not .. The 7th gen does , no ? The 8th gen has gotta have factory HID .

Yeah 14k is like ALL color. Hardly any light output ..

 

No they dont, and you should know lol..unless you have aftermarket HID's- which apparently you do.

 

best ones are 6k 8k 10k nuttin higher then that

 

i had "Sakuya" my cars name for about six months she's my pride and joy!!!

 

not bad for a cell phone pic, my lovely "Sakuya"

 

buddy with a 14000k hids on his subie.....prrrrr pssshh!!!

 

very nice