I've been looking around for a bit now and know I saw it not long ago. Anyway, does anyone know what the different lumens output ratings are for different HID kit temperatures? I'm trying to decide between 6k and 8k for my bike. I really think I like the color of 8k better but don't want to lose too much output. Also does anyone know how many lumens the stock h7 halogen bulbs put out? Will 8k be better vision wise than the stock bulbs or will it be the same with just more color? I can't decide if I want 6k or 8k.

 

Usual HID's are in the 4300 K (pure white) range the more blue ones are around 6000 K.

Personally I want to get something in the 4300 range.

Good thread on HT

https://honda-tech.com/zero...age=1

 

There are a lot of kits out there, to tell you each one, and the differences.

Manufactures tend to stay around 5K to 6K. Anything after 6K, gets pretty unusable as the light spectrum and wave length shift toward violet/Ultra Violet.

 

 

I've been very happy with the 6000k set I put in my Accord. I've played with 4300k and 8000k and the 6000k works the best for me on wet nights which I drive in a lot around here.

 

I got the 5000k 55watt kit from sharphid.com. I didn't wanna do the 4300k because different companies have non-uniform colors.

 

I run 35w 5k kit and couldn't be happier. Nice and white with good color (for stock projectors) at the cutoff.

 

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As a general rule (and there are exceptions), the higher the color temp, the less light output. This is why OEM HIDs are all 4300K, it is the brightest.

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Between 1200 and 1700 lumens, depending on brand of bulb. H7 are a fair bit brighter than most other bulbs.

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You probably want 6000K then. 8000K will be less light, and quite possibly less total light than an H7 bulb. I'd say, if you're going through the effort of trying to increase total light, use 4300K capsules, as they will be the brightest.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TunerN00b &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

As a general rule (and there are exceptions), the higher the color temp, the less light output. This is why OEM HIDs are all 4300K, it is the brightest.

Between 1200 and 1700 lumens, depending on brand of bulb. H7 are a fair bit brighter than most other bulbs.

You probably want 6000K then. 8000K will be less light, and quite possibly less total light than an H7 bulb. I'd say, if you're going through the effort of trying to increase total light, use 4300K capsules, as they will be the brightest.</TD></TR></TABLE>That's not good since I decided to just go ahead and get 8k bulbs. I know the stock headlights which are halogen are pretty decent. I kept going back and forth between the 6k and 8k. I want the look of HID's with the color but I also want increased vision. I know the higher the k rating the less light output but kept hearing that 8k would still be way better than stock but not as good as 6k so I decided to just get them as I like the color much more. Oh well, hopefully I will see an improvement over the stock bulbs. I also ended up just getting some Farenheit H7 super white bulbs for the high beams to hopefully get a closer match and some leds from Super Bright Leds for the corner light things that are the same color as the headlights stock but they are the yellowish of the stock headlights. Hopefully I like this setup. If not I may change to a lower k rated bulb later on down the road.