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Old 01-21-2010, 05:25 PM
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I was thinking of changing some of the lighting on my TL 06 and was wondering what you guys would recommend. 10000k HIDs? and how would you install them?
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Old 01-21-2010, 05:47 PM
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I wouldn't go over 6000k. You will start losing a lot of light output after that.
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Old 01-21-2010, 06:30 PM
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^ werd. Welcome to the forums. If you look in the 3G Garage, there are threads in there that have DIY instructions on how to change them.
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Old 01-21-2010, 07:35 PM
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6000K is a nice blue color. Anything higher will start looking purple.
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anything past 6000k is pointless. If you're wanting a hint of blue, then 6000k would be the way to go, but if you want a bright white, 5000k would be good
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wait are these legal on public roads?
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Old 01-21-2010, 11:26 PM
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same question from me too. What bulbs to get and are they legal? I'm guessing thats not going to be a hard mod to do.
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naa it seems like an easy job unless the bulb is hard to access.
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Old 01-23-2010, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Prelude1897
anything past 6000k is pointless. If you're wanting a hint of blue, then 6000k would be the way to go, but if you want a bright white, 5000k would be good
And for ricers....10k is blinding to oncoming traffic and you can't see anything behind the wheel.
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And for ricers....10k is blinding to oncoming traffic and you can't see anything behind the wheel.
^ agreed .. 6k+ is pointless
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Ok 6K then. Any recommendations on what to buy? Weather is not too bad today in Cincinnati and I will try this mod.
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my friend had 20k in his CTS and they were blue as Hell. You could see him a mile away and would light up the whole road
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