03 BS Sedan Front Bumper LEDs
#16
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
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
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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.
#20
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
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
#21
#22
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.
13k yes a little dim. 10k no, still really bright
#25
#26
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.
#27
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.
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.
#29
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.
Last edited by BuckeyeInMI; 09-02-2009 at 01:42 AM.
#30
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.