2G: Yellow high beam bulbs

[goldeninja20]

I am real curious as to who runs yellow high beam bulbs. I have heard scientifically that the yellow bulbs are best for seeing. (something about your eyes being able to see it the fastest). I would love to know if anyone runs them (HID or not) and if they recomend them. I am not too worried about cops since they will only be on where there are few people around.

[urbansmoker1]

3000K HID is yellow, and has the most lumins in the spectrum, i think 3000K or 3500. i personally think they are bad ass, but i dont want to go through the hassle of hookin up the ballists. had enough fun with that on my 7k HID kit on my GSX-R600 lol:P yellow is badass on blue or black cars also white.

[goldeninja20]

Originally Posted by urbansmoker1

3000K HID is yellow, and has the most lumins in the spectrum, i think 3000K or 3500. i personally think they are bad ass, but i dont want to go through the hassle of hookin up the ballists. had enough fun with that on my 7k HID kit on my GSX-R600 lol:P yellow is badass on blue or black cars also white.

I think they look good too. How do they perform though?

[96' Eclipse GS]

Three thousand Kelvin HID's are great for Fog lights, but are BAD for everything else. I had them for both, then to "low" & switch back to "High" and then now "fog" only. I would NOT recommended them for anything else besides "LOOKS" & "Fog".

[goldeninja20]

Originally Posted by 96' Eclipse GS

Three thousand Kelvin HID's are great for Fog lights, but are BAD for everything else. I had them for both, then to "low" & switch back to "High" and then now "fog" only. I would NOT recommended them for anything else besides "LOOKS" & "Fog".

nice to see someone who has them. Its just crazy how good they are for foglights but wouldnt be good for high beams.

[Blurred Talon]

Originally Posted by 96' Eclipse GS

Three thousand Kelvin HID's are great for Fog lights, but are BAD for everything else. I had them for both, then to "low" & switch back to "High" and then now "fog" only. I would NOT recommended them for anything else besides "LOOKS" & "Fog".

HIDs in halogen reflectors are junk anyhow.

Yellow bulbs are really only good in bad weather (snow, fog, rain) so unless you have a lot of that then stick with regular halogens (or do a projector retrofit).

[urcarisslower]

Yellow does look good but not great for daily driving, and yes ive tryed lol

[InfiniteGSX]

Originally Posted by urbansmoker1

3000K HID is yellow, and has the most lumins in the spectrum, i think 3000K or 3500. i personally think they are bad ass, but i dont want to go through the hassle of hookin up the ballists. had enough fun with that on my 7k HID kit on my GSX-R600 lol:P yellow is badass on blue or black cars also white.

I have yet to find a HID Kit that is not plug and play.

Originally Posted by goldeninja20

I think they look good too. How do they perform though?

I've ran Amber Highs and anything reflective really popped. IE: Cops, Road Lines, Signs, Animal Eyes, ect... I thought they really helped visibility on rough mountain roads.

Originally Posted by 96' Eclipse GS

Three thousand Kelvin HID's are great for Fog lights, but are BAD for everything else. I had them for both, then to "low" & switch back to "High" and then now "fog" only. I would NOT recommended them for anything else besides "LOOKS" & "Fog".

I wouldn't be running HID's period in a High Beams. Not enough use to justify the cost esp. since your turning them on and off all the time. Its like stop and go driving.

Originally Posted by Blurred Talon

HIDs in halogen reflectors are junk anyhow.

Yellow bulbs are really only good in bad weather (snow, fog, rain) so unless you have a lot of that then stick with regular halogens (or do a projector retrofit).

I never had issues. Ofcourse Projectors are better but the OP is talking about High Beams. Projector High or BiXenon Projector doesn't even come close to competing against a Reflector High.

[LUNARFX]

I come from the old school where Catz and PIAA had some nice foglights long before HID's were even OEM on cars, much less aftermarket. That's where I learned the differences between the Kelvins. Fast forward to present time, I rock out 3000K HID's in my foglights and 6000K's in my driving lights. In the 14 years I've owned my DSM, I can probably count in one hand how many times I used my high beams.

Like he said, street signs are more fine tuned in rainy conditions, and not just foggy which most people think they are used most effective for. I love them because people see YOU coming, and when it's storming outside or in the midst of traffic, 3000K HID's are by far much easier to spot in traffic than the collection of old halogens and HID equipped cars, trucks, and semi's out there.

Here's some pictures so you can see how they'd look...







There's my contribution for the year.

[Chill Kill Kult]

Yellow would probably look kick ass with my black cherry/silver. There is something else about yellow too. like anti glare or something. I guy I work with wears yellow tint glasses in the morning if he takes his Harley. He swears by them.

[NHerron]

Originally Posted by LUNARFX

There's my contribution for the year.

lol, but great post. Speaking of which, the teal font helped my eyes

Here's a good article on the subject
What is Selective-Yellow Light?

[InfiniteGSX]

LUNARFX, That is soo f'n sexy! I wish I could but cannot run fogs due to intercooler. I'm going to try to pickup some slim projector fogs and lower my intercooler a half an inch, hopefully I can get some installed.

[GST_RIC_99]

Originally Posted by LUNARFX

I come from the old school where Catz and PIAA had some nice foglights long before HID's were even OEM on cars, much less aftermarket. That's where I learned the differences between the Kelvins. Fast forward to present time, I rock out 3000K HID's in my foglights and 6000K's in my driving lights. In the 14 years I've owned my DSM, I can probably count in one hand how many times I used my high beams.

Like he said, street signs are more fine tuned in rainy conditions, and not just foggy which most people think they are used most effective for. I love them because people see YOU coming, and when it's storming outside or in the midst of traffic, 3000K HID's are by far much easier to spot in traffic than the collection of old halogens and HID equipped cars, trucks, and semi's out there.

Here's some pictures so you can see how they'd look...







There's my contribution for the year.

i like your fog lights i was thinking doing the same one day looks pretty clean man

[goldeninja20]

Originally Posted by LUNARFX

I come from the old school where Catz and PIAA had some nice foglights long before HID's were even OEM on cars, much less aftermarket. That's where I learned the differences between the Kelvins. Fast forward to present time, I rock out 3000K HID's in my foglights and 6000K's in my driving lights. In the 14 years I've owned my DSM, I can probably count in one hand how many times I used my high beams.

Like he said, street signs are more fine tuned in rainy conditions, and not just foggy which most people think they are used most effective for. I love them because people see YOU coming, and when it's storming outside or in the midst of traffic, 3000K HID's are by far much easier to spot in traffic than the collection of old halogens and HID equipped cars, trucks, and semi's out there.

Here's some pictures so you can see how they'd look...







There's my contribution for the year.

I would like to say that your car looks amazing and i do love the yellow fog lights with the hids. I wouldnt spend the money on hid high beams either even though i use them alot. I am out where there is not many people so i can pretty much cruise with them on. I may grab a set of yellow and check it out for myself and see what i think. I have never really seen another dsm with them and its always cool to be different

[Tha Fella Dylan]

I wish fog lights weren't such a bitch to install.

[JOLTY TacoMan]

I recall seeing a pic of a yellow 2g with yellow high beams once before. Fairly certain I saved it on my phone. Anyway it looked sick! Also you dont necisarily need HIDs to have a yellow high beam. Im fairly certain HOEN makes a bulb the same size as our high beam and my friend uses there bulbs in his fogs and it is very very yellow.

[GST_RIC_99]

Originally Posted by JOLTY TacoMan

I recall seeing a pic of a yellow 2g with yellow high beams once before. Fairly certain I saved it on my phone. Anyway it looked sick! Also you dont necisarily need HIDs to have a yellow high beam. Im fairly certain HOEN makes a bulb the same size as our high beam and my friend uses there bulbs in his fogs and it is very very yellow.

do you have pictures of your friends fog lights ? i was thinking of making mines a bright yellow but i dont know where would i mount & put the ballast for the hid fogs ? so a bulb sounds easier lol

[JOLTY TacoMan]

Originally Posted by GST_RIC_99

do you have pictures of your friends fog lights ? i was thinking of making mines a bright yellow but i dont know where would i mount & put the ballast for the hid fogs ? so a bulb sounds easier lol

Dont have any pictures right now, I can get some if you really want. As of now all I have is this video. Look on the ground in front of the red Mazdaspeed3

[jtmcinder]

Wondering if yellow is good?

Old Top Gear 1990 - French Yellow headlight law - YouTube

[NHerron]

Psh 'French' yellow, no wonder...

Aside from that, that was 22 years ago. I think efficiency losses are reduced nowadays..

[7"exhaust_tip]

Why would you put 3k bulbs in your high beams? They are specifically made for fog lights, because it is the best color for seeing in FOG. Under normal driving conditions, IE running lights, or highbeams, you want a color that is closest to daytime, because it outputs the most lumens, or the brightest light possible. This is somewhere between 4300-5000k. Anything higher and you are sacrificing light output for color.

I'll never understand some people. Have fun with your "stance movements", "herrafrush", "3k high beams", "purposefully rusted hoods", "useless bike racks on sports cars", and whatever other fads that are stupid or have a negative effect on performance.

[NHerron]

Jeesh bro take a chill pill

Have you read this thread at all? And for the record, I'm not saying yellow is better or worse, because well, I don't study the subject. However, color temperature CAN effect vision and that's what is being discussed.

FYI, we can get more lumens out of a lower color temperature with a higher power consumption, so lumens is not a problem. 3000K vs 5000K will have a decrease in lumens ONLY WHEN the power consumption (wattage) remains unchanged.

Clever username, by the way.

[Paching]

They look nice but I just wish everybody installing HID's would do it the right (projector) way, just saying.

[NHerron]

True that^