upgraded my hid bulbs to 6,000k EBAY FTW
Jul 28, 2007, 04:20 PM
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Exactly, 6ks aren't as bright as stock, which is why they're a downgrade. They're bluer which is why people buy them; For the look. They don't look so bad once they're wamed up though, but they look really blue in the first picture. Meh, they're probably not too bad.
Jul 28, 2007, 04:54 PM
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Read the blue highlight.
6000k doesnt mean downgrade from stockers! The GHC is selling 50 watts output in 6000k with 4000 lumens! That is way brighter than stock!
There is a LOT of misinformation on the brightness of HID kits out there. Please read this section carefully before buying an HID kit from ANY factory!
Most sellers advertise Xenon HID as 3 times as bright as Halogen. This is ONLY true for 4300K bulbs! All stock Xenon on BMW/Mercedes/Lexus ETC come with 4100K or 4300K bulbs.
However because of reflector optics, the actual color output has a blue tint. If you want your HID lights to look like stock BMW/Mercedes lights, you want to get 5000K or 6000K bulbs.
4300K is very close to natural sunlight (4000K-5000K depending on time of day) and is not as tiring to the eyes as normal halogen bulbs, which are about 3000K yellow.
As you go up the kalvin scale to 8000K, 12000K, you lose SIGNIFICANT light output. Also with a darker color like 12000K, you lose a lot of penetration, especially in fog/rain/snow conditions.
I highly recommend 4300K (White with a bit of yellow) or 5000K (Pure White) for maximum visibility. I recommend 3000K or 4000K for Fog Lights If you want blue then I recommend 6000K or 8000K.
Here are the numbers:
Bulb Type...............Light Output:............Fog/Rain/Snow Penetration:
Standard Halogen.......700lm - 1200lm..........Best
3000K Xenon.............3600lm.....................Best
4000K Xenon.............3400lm.....................Best
5000K Xenon.............3100lm.....................Best
6000K Xenon.............2800lm.....................Good
8000K Xenon.............2400lm.....................Good
10000K Xenon............2200lm.....................OK
12000K Xenon............2000lm.....................OK
If you want more LIGHT Output, GHC Has 50WATT Ultra-Bright HID:
Bulb Type......35W Output:......50W Output:
5000K:..............3100lm..............4400lm
6000K:..............2800lm..............4000lm
8000K:..............2400lm..............3400lm
COLOR AND VISIBILITY
There is a LOT of misinformation on the brightness of HID kits out there. Please read this section carefully before buying an HID kit from ANY factory!
Most sellers advertise Xenon HID as 3 times as bright as Halogen. This is ONLY true for 4300K bulbs! All stock Xenon on BMW/Mercedes/Lexus ETC come with 4100K or 4300K bulbs.
However because of reflector optics, the actual color output has a blue tint. If you want your HID lights to look like stock BMW/Mercedes lights, you want to get 5000K or 6000K bulbs.
4300K is very close to natural sunlight (4000K-5000K depending on time of day) and is not as tiring to the eyes as normal halogen bulbs, which are about 3000K yellow.
As you go up the kalvin scale to 8000K, 12000K, you lose SIGNIFICANT light output. Also with a darker color like 12000K, you lose a lot of penetration, especially in fog/rain/snow conditions.
I highly recommend 4300K (White with a bit of yellow) or 5000K (Pure White) for maximum visibility. I recommend 3000K or 4000K for Fog Lights If you want blue then I recommend 6000K or 8000K.
Here are the numbers:
Bulb Type...............Light Output:............Fog/Rain/Snow Penetration:
Standard Halogen.......700lm - 1200lm..........Best
3000K Xenon.............3600lm.....................Best
4000K Xenon.............3400lm.....................Best
5000K Xenon.............3100lm.....................Best
6000K Xenon.............2800lm.....................Good
8000K Xenon.............2400lm.....................Good
10000K Xenon............2200lm.....................OK
12000K Xenon............2000lm.....................OK
If you want more LIGHT Output, GHC Has 50WATT Ultra-Bright HID:
Bulb Type......35W Output:......50W Output:
5000K:..............3100lm..............4400lm
6000K:..............2800lm..............4000lm
8000K:..............2400lm..............3400lm
Jul 28, 2007, 10:07 PM
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say what you want read the statistics but i think my 6k's light the road better than stock ill have a side by side comparison tomorrow hopefully, both bulbs in stock and 6 .
Jul 29, 2007, 11:08 AM
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ya my evo came with hid's these are replacement bulbs but mikeisboosted did the kit from the same vendor on ebay and alot of people i know run his kits very good quality , awesome price , and a no hastle warranty why wouldn't you buy it??