Ok. I need to know what is it that makes one HID kit 4300K or 8000K. Is it the bulb? Or is it the ballast? Or both? If I have a 6000K kit, and I exchange the bulbs from a 4300K kit, will it work?
Thanks,
Jeff

 

Its the bulb, I think the ballasts are pretty much universal.

 

Thanks.

 

depends.. usually its just a bulb dipped in that crappy blue tint.. tinted so much you lose all your light..

i know the philips Ultinon 6000gay bulbs use different salts in the gas mixture to make that ugly purple output.. and mcculloch just uses 4300K bulbs dipped in blue tint..

funny thing is.. when u get up around 8000K, you are at around the same ammount of lumens as a 9005 silverstar conversion..

silverstar conversion = $50
8000K HID = $300 - $500

sad sad..

 

Thanks, but I'm talking about OEM hid kits. Reason for my question: I just ordered OEM Maxima kit to retrofit in my Accord. I definitely want 4300K , so I figure if Maxima's kit is 6000k, then I would replace the bulbs with OEM CL 2001 bulbs whose kit is 4300k. Am I right about this, or just telling myself stories?

 

oem HID's are 4100k
they color output is due to their headlight housing.

 

My HID bulbs are clear and they output a bluish purple light and theyre 6000k

 

dont worry.. car companies dont use BS 6000K bulbs..

 

Sorry, but it's the ballasts that determine the intensity. The BULBS are "universal". I just did the test with 3 different ballasts using the same bulb.....each output was a different hue.

 

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hes talking color temperature.. not intensity.. the bulb determines the color temp.

 

The ballast are universal, the bulbs are not. The metallic salts inside the bulb as well as the gas mixture is what is responsible for the colour temperature of the light.

The ballasts merely regulate the voltage to keep the arc stable so that the bulb stays lit

 

lol, you really have something against 6000K bulbs anyhow the philips 6000K is not bad, i've gone from a philips d2s 4100K to the ultinon d2s and the light output is very white on the ground. I can hardly see any difference in the light distribution between the 4100K and the 6000K but I believe it's because the philips 6000K is decent since it's not a coated bulb

 

yeah..it is decent compared to other bulbs.. philips ultinon is actually 5800K and 2400 lumens.. its not really 6000K..

 

Well that was actually a downgrade since 4300ks are rated at 3200 lumens

 

Anyways thanks for the info guys.

 

someone with a brain finally!