Finally got a hold of a digi cam... Got the 8000K Kit... yea i know it doesn't have as much output as the 4300k but im in the process of receiving some 4300K in the mail that i purchased... but they look pretty white when they hit the wall... So watcha guys think?

Yeah i know they have a glare to em and the cut off is horrible... im in the process of fixing that too so dont point out the obvious lol...




[Modified by spankey167, 11:24 PM 3/11/2003]

 

Yep what you said about the glare and cutoff, other than that they're cool. 8k is kinda high for me though.


[Modified by WhiteEJOne, 1:05 AM 3/12/2003]

 

that is a pretty high amounts of k.. i like the way it hits the walls though, nice color

 

i would hate to drive towards you or in front of you..

also.. good choice on the 4300K's .. i saw a supra tonight with 8000K HID and his output was dimmer than stock halogens.. i mean, i know it has like 400 more lumens than a stock 9006 bulb, but the dark blue light on the ground hurts more than it helps.. i was laughing at him for wasting so much money to put such crappy HID on such a nice car..

 

I don't have any first hand experience with these, but it seems like they'd do the the trick.

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do they carry the reflector shields for 9006 applications? Yea i guess the glare is bad... some people high beam my *** on the street when they drive towards me... lol But only a couple...


[Modified by spankey167, 8:34 AM 3/12/2003]

 

i did the 9005 conversion and boy are my lights bright now

 

are there any problems with ur 9005 conversion? Cause i heard that the 9005 are only made for high beams and not made to stay on for long so the bulbs blow out quickly... is that true? and u did a 9005 HID conversion?

 

Take a picture of your cutoff line when you are sitting inside your car.

It looks as though the cutoff on the wall pics is scattered really badly.

 

I totally agree with you.. the 8000K blues might look nice, but light output is bad... the road absorbs the blue too much... its like using a regular flashlight and if u used a blue flashlight... which one do u think will help u see better?

 

you heard it right here newbies.. all u idiots that try to argue with me and tell me that 8000K kits are better than halogen.. this guy has them and he compared them to a normal household flashlight... hmmmmm..

oh, and i never said they look nice.. haha i dont even think 6000K looks nice.. anything that doesnt have the look of 4300K is ugly to me..

 

Yea i know the cutoff is bad... never said it was good thats wat happens when u use stock housing... im in the process of looking for some hid projector retrofit for my car...

 

Yea... when i sit next to a bimmer or s2k at a stop light mine looks really bad light output compared to theirs... thats why im goin with the 4300K

 

no not hid conversion. i "modified" the 9005 hi-beam bulb to fit in the 9006 socket (the lo-beam socket). to answer your question on reliablitiy, i wouldn't be able to say. i have also heard a lot about it burning out quickly but i'm still not sure. i did it last week so i would have to wait a while longer before i can answer that. it was pretty easy. just have to modifiy the 9005 bulb a little. the good thing about my conversion, was that i used sylvania silverstar 9005 bulbs. they are produce 4000k on their own, but then to have the 9005 in the 9006 socket, you get a much brighter light. as soon as i get a digital cam, i'll take some pics and show you. i can also put the old 9006's back in on one of the headlights and show you the difference.

if you want to do it, and need some help or directions, pm

 

Looks nice, and thats mostly what it is...looks. Good call on the 4300k, I think you will be more happy.

 

I originally wanted to go with 6000k bulbs because I love the intense purple color but I'm afraid to attract the wrong attention. So I think I'll go with 4300k. Get the added benefit of the better lumens.

This is a really intense 6000k...

 

I really like those.

 

woah..those are tooo purple..

 

9005 silverstar conversion sucks

i did it and both bulbs burnt out within 2 weeks of each other, only 4 months after they were installed correctly (no finger prints). And of course no warranty.

If your too cheap for HIDs just stick with the right bulb for the righ job non of this hack job conversion crap.

 

Wow... those are purple man... my 8000K doesnt even output that much color... my light output is a white/blue color when it hits the groud and objects in the road. for the 6000K's if they are that purple... You can't even see the road with those puppies... I always thought they would be more white because they are 6000K but i guess not... My 8000K's are even more white then those...

 

The VW... Thats not purple, thats INSANE.

 

sad to hear that happened to you. hope it dosn't happen to me. and i've heard mixed stories but most of them are good. we'll have to see.

who are you to say im cheap? just cause i don't want to spend hundreds on a mod that won't make me any faster? i get good enough light output with the 9005 conversion. please think before you type next time.


[Modified by 5th Gen, 9:33 PM 3/12/2003]

 

gg glare Did you adjust your beams??? That's too much. But I do like the color even though 8000K has almost 50% less lumen intensity...

 

If you have an Integra w/ projector low beams, the 9005 conversion is THE best lighting mod you can do short of HID. I ran the same set of 9005 converted Cool Blue bulbs for 1.5 years w/o problems before 1 burned out on me, 2 days before putting my HID in. That's not a bad lifespan if you ask me, and you get ALOT more light than stock 9006.

 

yea i know the glare is bad... never said i didnt actually i said it did glare... lol i don't think there is a way to adjust the beam on my 4th gen accord... i know of the long screw on top of the housing but im not sure if that will do the trick... can anyone help? Where can i adjust it?