Trying to decide on what K HID to get.. your input?

[ViciousLord]

nothing higher then 4300k... I would go with 4300k for lows, keep the halogens for highs and 3000k for the fogs.

 

[Kyle_T]

Ive got 8000k 55w. Its pretty much a pure white.

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Personally Id either get 6000 or 8000k 55w or 5000k 35w.

 

[Ppayer38]

I went with 6000K 55w and they were to blue for me so I switched to 4300K and it looks so much better and cleaner to me with a true white light instead of the blue tint.. Plus no trouble from the police
I say 4300K and a Retrofit

 

[yepes281]

I have 10ks

 

[ramsack]

Retrofit and 4300K! Look at these beam patterns on the projectors and then look at the listing of the rainbows at the top of this thread. Without a projector made for HIDs you are projecting too much light in one area. That's good for a deer spotter lamp, but dangerous when it shines into oncoming traffic's eyes. Real HIDs that come on cars don't blind people because the light is spread out at a wide, consistent angle, not just on one spot. I wouldn't even put HID bulbs in the ebay 2g projectors. It may be expensive to retrofit, but a lawsuit from someone you blinded and caused to crash will cost more, and the fines will too.

 

[razrman8]

Retrofit and 4300K! Look at these beam patterns on the projectors and then look at the listing of the rainbows at the top of this thread. Without a projector made for HIDs you are projecting too much light in one area. That's good for a deer spotter lamp, but dangerous when it shines into oncoming traffic's eyes. Real HIDs that come on cars don't blind people because the light is spread out at a wide, consistent angle, not just on one spot. I wouldn't even put HID bulbs in the ebay 2g projectors. It may be expensive to retrofit, but a lawsuit from someone you blinded and caused to crash will cost more, and the fines will too.

I installed my 6k's a couple of days ago and i love them. White without a whole lot of color.. Minimal. And my light output isnt less either.. I would say the light is easier to see and detect.. I just want to get my fog lights going

 

[ramsack]

I never said they would be dimmer, but all the light is focused in a narrow beam rather than an even wide spread. If someone's eyes get caught in that beam they will be blinded because HID bulbs output much more light than a halogen and you are focusing it into a spot. Real HID projectors utilize the bulb's super-extra-brightness by spreading the light out. Ever look at LED specs? The narrower the beam pattern the more light output there is. The die is still putting out the same lumens, but the candlepower is different. Lumens is how much light something can produce regardless of area (basically at the source.) Candlepower takes area of the beam into account because of the inverse square law. Ever wonder how deer spotters have such a higher candlepower than so many other things despite not using some super insane bulbs? Because the beam is narrow. I get pissed when I come onto someone who just slapped HID bulbs in their non-HID housings as it blinds me and I already have glare problems from my contacts and astigmatism.

 

[razrman8]

I never said they would be dimmer, but all the light is focused in a narrow beam rather than an even wide spread. If someone's eyes get caught in that beam they will be blinded because HID bulbs output much more light than a halogen and you are focusing it into a spot. Real HID projectors utilize the bulb's super-extra-brightness by spreading the light out. Ever look at LED specs? The narrower the beam pattern the more light output there is. The die is still putting out the same lumens, but the candlepower is different. Lumens is how much light something can produce regardless of area (basically at the source.) Candlepower takes area of the beam into account because of the inverse square law. Ever wonder how deer spotters have such a higher candlepower than so many other things despite not using some super insane bulbs? Because the beam is narrow. I get pissed when I come onto someone who just slapped HID bulbs in their non-HID housings as it blinds me and I already have glare problems from my contacts and astigmatism.

I see what your saying now

 

[Silver99OZ]

I have 6000K in the lows and 3000K the fogs, I really like this setup.

 

[razrman8]

I have 6000K in the lows and 3000K the fogs, I really like this setup.

Would yours blow the fuse?

 

[ramsack]

What amperage is your fuse, and which fuse are you talking about, and how many watts are these HIDs? I wanted to get 75-watt bulbs for my fogs a while back but I did the math and it was past the relay's and fuse's rating so I went with 65-watt Silverstars, which were right on the borderline. I feel comfortable with 55-watt HIDs in there now because the standard H3 bulb is 55 watts.

 

[razrman8]

What amperage is your fuse, and which fuse are you talking about, and how many watts are these HIDs? I wanted to get 75-watt bulbs for my fogs a while back but I did the math and it was past the relay's and fuse's rating so I went with 65-watt Silverstars, which were right on the borderline. I feel comfortable with 55-watt HIDs in there now because the standard H3 bulb is 55 watts.

I want to say that it is either a 10 or a 15..But its probably the orginal one.. could be weak its a 55w 3k hid im going to try it again when i get home.. i never tried putting a new fuse in it cause i figured it would just keep doing the same thing

 

[ramsack]

A 10-amp fuse is going to JUST handle a 55-watt HID kit. I think the 1g is a 15-watt fuse so I don't worry. The current on starting a cold bulb is going to be higher than a constant warmed up power draw so that may be what is blowing the fuse. It could benefit from a large value capacitor in front of each ballast to reduce the initial shock on the fuse.

 

[razrman8]

A 10-amp fuse is going to JUST handle a 55-watt HID kit. I think the 1g is a 15-watt fuse so I don't worry. The current on starting a cold bulb is going to be higher than a constant warmed up power draw so that may be what is blowing the fuse. It could benefit from a large value capacitor in front of each ballast to reduce the initial shock on the fuse.

i think mine is a 15 to i will have to check

 

[Dsmj89]

I have 8k and love them, iceberg looking blue.

 

[Silver99OZ]

Stock fog light fuse on a 2g is 15 A. I had to get a relay harness for mine because it kept blowing. You can get them off ebay for roughly 8 bucks with free shipping. My 3000K's are 35 W units.

 

[ramsack]

A 15 amp fuse should be good for like 200 watts. Very strange. Mine work perfectly, but it's a 1g, which doesn't make any difference. Electrical physics still works the same.

 

[greenwitenvy98]

to tell u the truth it also depends on the color of your car by the looks of it your car is red so i would suggest a 12k which i have on my talon and it looks sik its kinda a light violet also 8 or 10 which is a light almost crystal blue

 

[Blurred Talon]

Halogen bulbs are brighter then your ridiculous 12K HID kit.

 

[Paching]

It all depends on the amount of lumens that you need and the look that you want, In my opinion and I said "IMO" anything over 6000k is a waste of money unless you like the rice feilds

And don't just install the hid's in the halogen equipped lights, do the full retrofit. If you don't you gould cause a head on accident.

 

[Blurred Talon]

After you pass 4100k the lumens drop dramatically. I've got 5000k bulbs in my retro but I'll be dropping that down to something else to get more light.

Everyone talks about the color of lights but what they want is color flicker or a colorful cut off like this.

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[gusu]

Blue makes reflectors much brighter at night. It is also easier to see objects when in fog, snow, rain, or just a dark black top road that has nothing really to identify the road from when it is raining. This happens on just about every road I take on the way to work.

From what I have seen from my friend's cars the more blue you have from your HIDs the better it seems.

Pretty much everyone here is giving no real reason as to why you should go one color or another other than the fact of what they think looks cool, so I just thought this might help.

 

[Blurred Talon]

I'm pretty sure I've been talking about lumens and how 4100-4500k has the most. Lumens are how bright the bulb is.
Plus a yellow/white-ish light is easy on your eyes.

 

[mezzio]

Actually 55W will make the bulb seem like a higher K as it washes out some of the color.
At 55W my 5000K bulbs are fairly white with a hint of blue, at 75W they are pure white.

isnt that what i said?

the higher the K the more blue it is, the lower the K the less blue it is... applying more power causes the color to wash out, giving the appearance of a lower K.

 

[Blurred Talon]

isnt that what i said?

the higher the K the more blue it is, the lower the K the less blue it is... applying more power causes the color to wash out, giving the appearance of a lower K.

Blue to a point then into purples, pinks and greens
I skimmed through your post too fast and missed that, my bad.