hyperspeed

i was wondering what temperature is the deep blue HID going to be? and is it legal to use that on the street?

peterrr

10000K; it's illegal, but some cops dont bother. but since it does gain a lot of their attention, they can find reasons to ticket you. i'd go with 6000k, you'll wont regret it!

hyperspeed

that's what i have for my accord, but i want something slightly bluer than that!!

woot427

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8000k then

http://www.mobilehid.com/8000k.htm

hyperspeed

what light bulb does the 3rd GEN TL used? 9500?

woot427

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9006

You can use the Sylvania Guide for future references:

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/

hyperspeed

o i c !! on my last reply i meant 9005 not 9500!! lol

ballerjai

Go 8000k, it's a blue look and it's still legal.

Phambam12

anyone have any pictures?

woot427

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http://www.mobilehid.com/8000k.htm

JTS97Z28

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Why anyone would go with a blue headlight is beyond me. Certainly doesnt look cool and in most cases puts out LESS light than even a standard halogen bulb.

As stated above the absolute max I would do is 6000K. The factory OEM D2S bulbs are 4300K and are the brightest (as far as lumens go) that are available. Anything above 4300K the light output actually goes down.

subbuzz

I ran 10k and 8k for a while and it looked good but you do lose output but with hid fog's it's fine visibility wise. I drove my sister accord with halogen's,now they SUCK.The cop's can be hard here and I never got pulled for my hid's. I'm now running 6k love the setup look/function.

here's some pic's my 8k setup










pic suck's but it show's the best color.....

usc

Say wha? 8000K Legal? Um... good luck with that one.

Even the Ultinon's (6000K) ones are not DOT stamped and approved. The bluer the light, the more glare you'll give off to on-coming traffic (and more noticeable to the cops), and more reflection driving in the fog. Reflection = bad for visibility, but you like it because you want to look like a UFO coming down the road.

Unless the bulb has a DOT stamp at the base of the bulb, then it is not approved for use on the road. Whether you get pulled over for it or not is by chance and luck. If the cop's in a bad mood, he has every right to use that as an excuse to pull you over and then check for any additional mods (engine/exhaust/headlight height off the road if you're lowered, tint, etc...) and write you up for it.

import4life

deep blue would be 20,000k and its illegal

FiftyFive

I still think that anything over 4300k looks cheesy. And it certainly won't help you with cops/visibility.

hyperspeed

will i get the same effect if i tinted my headlight blue and have a white hid bulbs for the light?

peterrr

:shakehead

08 NBP TL

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i have deep blue 20k both of my light. Headlight n Fog never ever got pull over.

csmeance

20K? Wow.... That's pretty dim, isn't that worse than halogen lights?

usc

he drives by candlelight.

Jays_04TL

Yep & that will get you into trouble with the Law
The higher the color temperature, the darker the color produced. (www.mobilehid.com) IMO 8000K would be the highest I would use.

BTW HID Kits are not street legal

08 NBP TL

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the light are not dim at all. Never ever got in trouble with the law. my area is very very small n strict. the light is very very bright. i see everything with it. i recommend to other.

nick1acura04

If I wanna change my fog lights to com out blue what do i go and buy for it just two hid bulbs or what? and if I want it to be like blue but not pure blue what should i get

cpm06wdptl

My friend has 12000k hid's. When he's coming at you they are extremely bright but when I get in his car the light output isn't as good as my factory TL bulbs.

paperboy42190

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Lol this is like a ricer thread. Blue lights are dumb. I got 8000k bulbs for my car to try it out but immediately i was damn this thing has no visibility, so i went to 6000k it was better but i wanted maximum visibility, so then i got philips 85122+ bulbs which are the best 4300k bulbs. I put 4500k hids in my fogs. At night i can see everything and i laugh at ricers with hids who think they see well with blue hids

paperboy42190

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We have tl projectors which are the best bixenon projectors in the world so please respect that and dont degrade it by putting in cheap chinese ricer lights

csmeance

The OSRAM CBI's have taken the crown from the 85122+'s! 5000K light with the same intensity! It's pure science that the bluer the light the more your eyes get fatigued and as well the lower the intensity since it's a blue tint over a bulb that glows whiteish yellow!

don't rice out your TL with 10K + bulbs. It looks stupid beyond belief with purple headlights and even moreso when you can't see infront of you!

nate_0022

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Blue=rice.

Most people are confusing the color band for the Kelvin temp. Any car you see on the road has stock 4300k bulbs but I believe the newer Mercedes are coming with the CBIs. So when you see this deep rich blue or purple, that's the color band. Not the bulb color. Except if you're a ricer.

greco9885

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i have blue fogs and oem headlight bulbs.

one of these days i will get around to making the fog lights independent so they will go on regardless if the headlights are on....ones of these days...

carfreak55

Sorry^ second pic doesn't look that clear.

I liked them very well, but I am thinking about changing it to 6000k.

TripAcez

what camera did you use? i posted up pics of my car wit 8k HIDs and i got flamed saying they look like 6k lol

Aretardedorange

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^^ Depends on company. My 8k in my 5 series looks like 6k. At start up they look like 8k but then go down to 6k. Every company measures kelvins differently. Some companies 12k is deep blue while others its violet.

For me I am going to go 6k on the low beams and 10k for fogs.

paperboy42190

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yea im aware of that, thats why i said philips is the best 4300k bulb, haha. i do want the osram CBI's though...but they're so expensive lol

csmeance

They aren't that much more than the Philips, a place had them going for around 120 for the set. I was looking at a set of D1S bulbs and the CBI's were around 200 dollars for the set!

nate_0022

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Those have to be fakes.

Matt @ TRS sells the Osram 66240 non CBI for the same price as the philips 85122+

csmeance

it was some German website ; I had a friend translate for me shipping and VAT included.

GoldnKnight22

wtf??

did i just get transferred to h0ndatech????

paperboy42190

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i might buy them for $120 a set....where?

djflex167

i have yet to see a set of hids 20k's!! never heard of them till now! every time you go to a site for hids they range from 3000k to 14k but 20k? where at??

tinteduptls

i had 12k before and got a 25 dollar ticket