What HID bubls are people using ???

gaveup · 02-01-2011, 06:36 AM

So uh,

Modding your lights to produce less of an output is now the cool thing to do?

RockStarKick · 02-01-2011, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaveup

So uh,

Modding your lights to produce less of an output is now the cool thing to do?

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.

gaveup · 02-11-2011, 01:41 PM

Quote:

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.

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.

Quote:

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.

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.

HiDplanet : The Official Automotive Lighting Forum - The Buzz

RockStarKick · 02-11-2011, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaveup

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.

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.

HiDplanet : The Official Automotive Lighting Forum - The Buzz

Ding Ding Ding... We have a winner, there is always someone trying be smarter than everybody else and post some sh!t that they read on the net..

Good job on the copy and paste..

Contribute something good to this thread or GTFO..

Oh, P.S,, I will have the pictures of the RIGG bulbs up later this evening.... I have them on my camera but forgot the proprietary Sony cable at home..

gaveup · 02-11-2011, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockStarKick

Ding Ding Ding... We have a winner, there is always someone trying be smarter than everybody else and post some sh!t that they read on the net..

Good job on the copy and paste..

Contribute something good to this thread or GTFO..

Oh, P.S,, I will have the pictures of the RIGG bulbs up later this evening.... I have them on my camera but forgot the proprietary Sony cable at home..

I think I contributed some sort of knowledge to this thread. I happen to read up on and do quite a bit of work with HID lights. Retrofitted TSX projectors/lenses into my WRX before I got my Z and did quite a bit of research on the HID subject and decided to pass along some knowledge about light output. Not everyone knows this, so what's the harm in saying something about it?

Just because it was copy and pasted doesn't mean it isn't factual...

You know, I must say this whole thread in general is funny. Everyone jumps on people who want to tint their headlights saying how it will decrease his light output and isn't safe. Yet, when someone wants to put light bulbs in their car to get a certain color that decreases the light output no one seems to care.

toxik · 02-01-2011, 09:05 AM

I have personal experience with retrosolutions.com, their bulb and kit quality is amazing. highly recommended. I'll be getting them for the Z soon.

Z_you_Later · 02-01-2011, 05:51 PM

You could get Phillips 6700K D2S if you want ... Here is a picture of them ..

I RUN LA has them on his car ... I saw them on Saturday and they look better than the stock ones with a hint of blue

RockStarKick · 02-01-2011, 07:35 PM

Thanks guys for all the suggestions.. I should have some more bulbs in by this
weekend.. I will keep you guys informed on how they work..

SM5654 · 02-01-2011, 07:42 PM

I talked to a Philips rep and he said that true Philips bulbs are not made above 6000k. Knock off bulbs that use philips technology are anything above 6000k. You can tell if it's a real Philips bulb if it has that red "bloodstain" in the bulb, and they are made in Germany, not Japan or Taiwan. Just a heads up for anyone lookin to get Philips bulbs really cheap. If they're really cheap, they're probably fake.

RockStarKick · 02-07-2011, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockStarKick

Thanks guys for all the suggestions.. I should have some more bulbs in by this
weekend.. I will keep you guys informed on how they work..

Ok, well I got the bulbs in and they finally work. These are my replacement ijdmtoy bulbs in 6000K. The first set I had, only one bulb would work.

My pictures are not very good, my camera sucks at night and I am no where
near a photographer..

JJ-NISMO · 02-02-2011, 01:31 AM

in for pics

Ron · 02-07-2011, 10:46 PM

nice! I will get those then! Thanks brother!

RockStarKick · 02-08-2011, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron

nice! I will get those then! Thanks brother!

No prob, I hope it works for you .. The bulbs seem to be hit or miss.. I had to go through two pair for me to find two that worked ..

dainedazz · 02-08-2011, 01:09 AM

PIAA 8k

209Z · 02-08-2011, 02:40 AM

as promised pictures. But with a crappy cell phone =[ sorry! better pictures later.

8k Deep Blue Left/Stock right

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SM5654 Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 56 Drives: 09 MB 370Z M6 Rep Power: 15	I talked to a Philips rep and he said that true Philips bulbs are not made above 6000k. Knock off bulbs that use philips technology are anything above 6000k. You can tell if it's a real Philips bulb if it has that red "bloodstain" in the bulb, and they are made in Germany, not Japan or Taiwan. Just a heads up for anyone lookin to get Philips bulbs really cheap. If they're really cheap, they're probably fake.

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