I'm going to be getting HIDs pretty soon and I was wondering what temperature is the best, I'm leaning towards 8k or 10k. I like how blue 10k is, I'm not sure if it will be too blue though.

 

4300k for me, but if i had to go with something else, it probably be with a purple hue to it.

 

4300k they are the brightest

 

if you want the 10,000k, you might as well just get a coated halogen bulb. once you hit about 6k, you start losing lumens fast. those 10k bulbs MIGHT (and thats a very generous might) give you 2000lm, which is comperable to a decent halogen. if you want blue but improved lighting, id say look around 6k and not much higher

 

I just recently put my 4300k bulbs back in. I used to run around with my 6000k bulbs, but I'm just wanting a new look for now when people see me coming

 

alright, thanks guys
I'm leaning towards 6k or 8k now, is 6k noticeably blue?

right now I have some cheap 4500K blue halogen bulbs, they are not bright at all. I need something a little bit brighter.

 

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I'm leaning towards 6k or 8k now, is 6k noticeably blue?

right now I have some cheap 4500K blue halogen bulbs, they are not bright at all. I need something a little bit brighter.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well of course your 4500k halogen bulbs are not bright, because they are coated bulbs and are halogen.

For hid bulbs these are the specs.
4300k =3200 lumens
6000k=2400 lumens
7000k + = less and less lumens

All stock OEM hid uses 4300k for a reason

And the blue/purple you see from OEM HID is not from the bulb.
It's from the cut off of the projectors.

 

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And the blue/purple you see from OEM HID is not from the bulb.
It's from the cut off of the projectors.</TD></TR></TABLE>\

I cannot stress this enough...!!!

 

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I'm leaning towards 6k or 8k now, is 6k noticeably blue?

right now I have some cheap 4500K blue halogen bulbs, they are not bright at all. I need something a little bit brighter.</TD></TR></TABLE>

They are blue ricer bulbs.

4300k is the best color for light output. But if you want to fake the funk, 6k is where i'd set the limit.

 

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Well of course your 4500k halogen bulbs are not bright, because they are coated bulbs and are halogen.

For hid bulbs these are the specs.
4300k =3200 lumens
6000k=2400 lumens
7000k + = less and less lumens

All stock OEM hid uses 4300k for a reason

And the blue/purple you see from OEM HID is not from the bulb.
It's from the cut off of the projectors.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ok cool, thanks for the help guys

 

I just got my HID's yesterday and I went with 10,000K. Biggest mistake of my life because its ridiculously blue with a hint of purple. As for visibility there is none what so ever because everything is blue.

I say if you want the "Cool Blue Color" of HID's like you see on all the luxury car ie. BMW, Lexus, Infiniti, etc. Then just retrofit projectors with either 4,300K(Stock) or Phillips Ultinon Bulbs.

10,000K = 24/7 Blue Man Group Concert

 

Color temperature has nothing to do with how bright the light is. It's simply a color scale. The OEM is the brightest but there are 3rd generation HID's with 50W ballast & Philips 50W bulbs that produce 5,200 lumens.

Just never ever get anything beyond 6000K color temperature. Not to mention how ricey it looks, it's a cop magnet.