i think if you want to improve ur lights or look better at night, invest in a good HID bulb upgrade (6k, 8k, 10k) and a good fog light combo (2.5K, 3K, etc)

im currently running 10k hid bulbs and still debating on wat color i should go for my fog lights, im leaning toward 2.5k (yellow) or 13k (purple) you can play around your self

but thats just an idea for u

 

if you really want to do leds you should make them as hidden as possible... i would consider cathodes, instead for that area behind the bumper though... cheap, bright, easy to mount. although the same can be said for the leds, you can get a good strip for -30.00 at oz... and fwiw if you wanted to you you could just mound the leds not the strip to the backside of the bumper then let them shine through a pinhole you drill out.... that's what i'd do, i think.

 

But you also could mount them inside your light housing....have seen several of those...I don't think it looks good on the bumper

 

yeah thats true. I was picturing your car being silver like mine haha

 

If by "look better" you mean appearance, then it's entirely subjective. If you mean "see better", then putting in 10K or 13K bulbs will significantly degrade your ability to see at night. Far too much of it's color spectrum is beyond the human eye's range, so the light will appear to be dimmer, not brighter. A bulb's Kelvin rating is entirely about it's color, not it's brightness.

 

Most people here prob care more about their vehicles appearance to others vs actual usefullness of the light.

Sadly, they would rather put 12K HID's that "look dope" and then struggle to see in a pouring rainstorm at night.

 

13k yes a little dim. 10k no, still really bright

 

i wish i would of bought 10k instead of 8k i like the little bit of blue on the hids and i dont have it with the 8k like i thought i was gonna get

 

I did this recently with 10k bulbs to match, I'll try to take some pics soon.

 

I would do it if I could get them molded into the same spot you got marked

 

Yes, bright to other cars but not bright on the road. Put your car next to a stock G35 with OEM Hids, and you will see the difference on the road for level output. I had 10K on my TL prior to my G, and it sucked. Thank God for the lights here in Florida, its still bright even at night, so my lights didnt matter as much. In the rain, forget it.

 

Sorry, but you're wrong. 10000K may appear to be "really bright", but it's actually dimmer than an 8000K or 6000K. Every 35W HID will have the same radiant flux, or amount of radiant/light output, since they're all 35W. But as you go above about 5000K, the luminous flux, or amount of light visible to the human eye, actually decreases. The light is still there, but part of it is drifting into the ultraviolet range, which humans can't see.

Those 10000K and 13000K bulbs you want only produce about 2/3rds of the visible light that a 5000K bulb does. They're still about twice as bright as a halogen, but they're noticably dimmer than a stock HID.

 

stock HIDs are uglyy though

 

Oh, I agree. 4300K is a dull white with too much yellow. A 5000K is about 3% dimmer, but whiter. I think a 6000K bulb is a very good compromise between color spectrum and visible light output. It gives you a mostly white light with hints of blue and is only about 10-12% dimmer than the stock bulbs. If you're going to go 10000K and above, you'll be doing it for style points, not functionality.

 

true, but i feel like my 8000k look like 6000k lol i would hate to go lower in K's than i am now, i can see great though cuz i got 8000k in both