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6k or 8k hid?

Old Jun 28, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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6k or 8k hid?

on a black sedan ?
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 02:18 PM
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For you I recommend ....RICE ...no really stick with OEM 4300k-5000k and you will gain light output instead of loosing light and gaining ghey color

 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 02:20 PM
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6k for sure.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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6k is not rice. Anything over 6k is.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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i have 5ks on mine, but honestly think 6k look a lot better.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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i would go with 6k, thats my personal preference.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 04:01 PM
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5000k if you can, or else go with the 6000k.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 04:15 PM
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When i went from 4300K to 6000K, i defintely noticed a loss of some visibility.

So, out of those two, if you want to see...6K

Of course, some people only care about looks...those are the guys with 12K HID's and 20% tint on the windshield.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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6k isn't half bad once you get used to it. Just depends on if you're going for looks vs functionality.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 05:59 PM
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Like everyone else said 6K for sure....
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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When the headlights first come on, is that close to 6000k??
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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If you drive in a city like I do, the streetlights make up for it. No issue at all

Now, when i drive in the suburbs down roads with no lights at all, i find myself flipping on my 3K High beams a lot. But i prob would do the same with the stock 4300K lights as well
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 09:18 PM
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LOOL @faiz23

6k it is.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Mustang5L5
When i went from 4300K to 6000K, i defintely noticed a loss of some visibility.

So, out of those two, if you want to see...6K
Same experience here. Don't go over 6000.
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Old Jun 29, 2011 | 01:56 AM
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I went with 6K and a 55W ballast (washes the color out a bit) and I'm very very satisfied with the color and output.
Nice white with just a hint of blue, clearly "HID" looking, but far from "ricer blue"
I've recently seen 8Ks on a 25w ballast, and I definitely wouldn't go that route. Far too blue IMO.
 
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