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Originally Posted by RockStarKick
The output is hardly noticeable between stock 4300K and aftermarket 6000K,
the color is what we are trying to change.. I hate that yellowish look of the
stock headlight.
The 6000K has a tinge of blue in it.. You can go up in K (kelvin) and change
the color even more. But I personally think it looks tacky.
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Incorrect.
4300K is well known to be the brightest (IE - light travels further)
To quote:
"4300K lamps are approx 10% brighter (measured in Lumens, not degrees K) than the 6000K"
10% is noticeable, sorry if you think otherwise.
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Color Temperature: 4300K
4300K has an approximately 3200lm output, which is more than 3x the light output of the traditional halogen light and is the color temperature with the most output. The light appears fairly white, and has light yellowish hue when reflected off the road identical to the OEM HID equipped vehicles. This color is for the customer who is looking for pure performance white improving the looks of their headlight. It is ideal for customers who does a lot of back road or canyon driving and need the optimal visibility. This is the color temperature that will put the absolute most light on the road
Color Temperature: 6000K
6000K has an approximately 2800lm output, which is 3x the light output of the traditional halogen light and slightly less light output compared to the 4300K. Although it has a bit lesser light output, it emits pure whiter light with very slight and barely noticeable tint of blue and purple.
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The thing people don't notice is that they want the color changing effects from a far like most factory equipped BMW's have. BMW's equipped with 4300K HID's..... The cutoff and lens in the projector have a lot more to do with the color shift then the bulbs.
Before you guys mod your lights to be less efficient, please read up on the subject a little more.
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