Which HID is nicer looking 5300k or 6000k?

[SilviaSR20DET]

What HID temprature would look nice on a zenki s14. Opinions needed.

[Maxtype 240]

I say as close to OEM color is best: 4300K. Sunlight ranges from 4300-5000K so you're call. (I got 5000K). Make sure you buff and polish those headlights to make 'em look nice...

Jesse

[S14DB]

I'm running 4300K everything else looks ghey.

[mr_240sx]

go big or go home!! 6000K all the way!!!!

[projectRDM]

Originally Posted by SilviaSR20DET

What HID temprature would look nice on a zenki s14. Opinions needed.

Are you looking for form or function? Asking what looks nice is not the same as asking what will perform best.

[KiDyNomiTe]

ya umm it kinda depends on what you want, 4300 is best lighting, the higher you go the crappier lighting, but its whiter around 7000K, then begins to get blue then purple.

[mr_240sx]

Originally Posted by KiDyNomiTe

ya umm it kinda depends on what you want, 4300 is best lighting, the higher you go the crappier lighting, but its whiter around 7000K, then begins to get blue then purple.

that post just made me really confused!! could you reword it?

[Var]

4300K is the best usable light spectrum. The light coming from your headlights will illuminate the roads better. The higher you go, the light gets brighter but less of it actually helps you see the road. SO it will look better when you look at the headlights from outside, but what's more important is that you see the road, so go with 4300K

[SilviaDriver]

Originally Posted by mr_240sx

go big or go home!! 6000K all the way!!!!

typical ricer bmw look

4300K is the best. its cloest to sunlight pure white

5500K is blue

7000K is blue/purple crap

10000K your just being gay

[S14DB]

I have 4300K lows and it looks blue on the lense but white on the ground. With the 6500K high beams everything is blue.

[KiDyNomiTe]

Originally Posted by SilviaDriver

typical ricer bmw look

4300K is the best. its cloest to sunlight pure white

5500K is blue

7000K is blue/purple crap

10000K your just being gay

lol well I am getting 7500K, if I really wanted optimum lighting I would get rid of my flip ups and get some projectors.

HIDs in general have a ton better light output/efficiency so I'd rather get something that looks cool while I am at it. Especially since my lights are just going to be all over the road to begin with.

[SilviaSR20DET]

Hey thanks alot for the help, i ended up buying the 5300k HID kit.

[Ian]

i personally want 10000k bulbs lol cuz i love that look...

though i wont get them cuz i'll die


if you already have HID's can you switch the temp of the bulbs by changing just the bulbs or do you have to change the hardware as well?

i have a cooper S w/ stock Xenons and i was wondering if i could jump up to a higher temp bulb...like 7000k

[SilviaDriver]

Originally Posted by mainevent212

i have a cooper S w/ stock Xenons and i was wondering if i could jump up to a higher temp bulb...like 7000k

why?

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[Ian]

cuz it looks fuckin awesome...why else?

[RBS14]

the most light output made for cars is had in 4100-4300k. above that, output falls off. People percieve more light from blue bulbs, but it's just because our eyes are more sensitive to blue light than any other color. There is not as much light as people think there is coming from blue halogen bulbs or high color temperature HID bulbs.

putting HID in halogen reflectors and most halogen projectors is a horrible idea, but none of you care so I'll save myself the time explaining it. Just know that it is unsafe and you aren't getting near the performance you could be getting for the same $. If you guys would wake up, you'd find out that you could get OEM HID projectors, with OEM bulbs and ballasts into your car for less than you paid for your shitty drop in kits.

If you don't believe me about the blue light thing, here's proof. 6000k on the left, 4300 on the right in identical projectors.


mainevent: yes you can use higher color temp bulbs, but look at the above pic again before doing so.

kidynomite: actually with higher color temp bulbs (8k-10k), light output is no more than weak high beams or good low beams. And with HID bulbs in halogen reflectors, a lot of that light isn't being directed at the road, so light output is no more than stock, it just looks like it is.

[Ian]

so if i get like 7000k bulbs to replace my stock HID's, it wouldnt be so bad right...since the reflector housing is built for HID already...and i'll get the awesome blue light right? lol

[SilviaDriver]

you want the look, juss swap projectors. the reason y companies made those stupid K colors is for the bMW color look. its for people who are clueless in lighting and thinking its the actual bulb when its the projector.

if you want reduced lighting get a higher temp K

[Ian]

i just want the super bright blue look lol

[TurDz]

I've had retrofitted HID projectors on my car for quite some time now (1.5) years and in my experience, with long trips (1+ hours) on the highway in dark roads, if your light isn't anything below 5000k your eyes will strain like hell. I remember I wasn't even used to my 4100/4300k Philips D2S bulbs....after a long drive my eyes would be a bit tired. I'm used to it now, but imagine what happens with blue/purple light.

The wavelengths of those lights are MUCH more intense...therefore straining your eyes and also providing less USEABLE light.. all temps put out the same amount of light, it's just we see best with sunlight shades.

also..I was in heavy rain in Sunnyvale the week before new years (for those in the bay area, you might remember how bad it was). Anyway, there was a really uninformed and ignorant driver driving a Honda Odyssey and he had about 8000-9000k HID bulbs inside his halogen reflector housing. He was behind me for a time and it was the WORST drive I've ever had. The light was so bright and so intense in purple that it was reflecting everywhere...road signs, anywhere where there was water, etc. He was a stupidly aggressive driver in an area of heavy rain....so dangerous and it was probably worse for him too. Being in front of him, I couldn't see anything in my mirrors (it was all filled with light).

Light that is blue/purple is deadly in rain...it will reflect off of raindrops, the road, and blind you, please stick with 4100/4300k. If you must have color (which many people do), research on shield modifications to get that flicker (@ the cutoff) that you desire.

[Ian]

ah, i dont actually care that much...if i REALLY cared i'd just get those blue city lights lol


i love my stock Xenons to be honest, perfect lights

[240silvia]

I have 5300K.... In my car and my bike!!!!

[RBS14]

Originally Posted by TurDz

all temps put out the same amount of light, it's just we see best with sunlight shades.

not true, lower color temps put out more light. Once again, look at the pic I posted above for proof.

[TK]

Originally Posted by S14DB

I'm running 4300K everything else looks ghey.

yup, anything higher is just pointless... go buy some super white bulbs or something

[SilviaSR20DET]

any you guys have pics of your cars with 5300k?

[NI_YON_Zenki]

Here, www.Misterjung.com. This will definatley assist you in yah quest to blind the hell out of whomever you are trying to keep up with.

[Edgar]

Ill have to say 4300 thats what im looking to get for my Zenki.

[SilviaDriver]

Originally Posted by SilviaSR20DET

any you guys have pics of your cars with 5300k?

i do. i have the Catz which i want to get rid of

misterjung.com sucks ass!! do not go there! go there if you want ur bulbs to not burn into correct color as well has have them burn out asap

[TurDz]

Originally Posted by RBS14

not true, lower color temps put out more light. Once again, look at the pic I posted above for proof.

are you sure? i said in my post, lower color temps put out more USEABLE and VISIBLE light. Our eyes can only see a tiny spectrum of light...remember, there are x-rays, infrared...etc.

Probably the only reasonable explantion less light is put onto the ground is the blue/purple stain that they color the glass lens of the capsule with (if there is one).

[S14DB]

This is 4300K it's only yellow/white on the ground.