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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 02:41 PM
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I'm thinking of upgrading the head light bulbs to either 6000k or 8000k. Will the 8000k too blue and dim for night time driving? The factory ones are pretty bright but I wanna add some blue tint to them..
Btw, are we talking about reflectors or projectors?
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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since going with a higher Kelvin or w/e they call it, makes the light not as bright, is there some kind of kit or something that makes them brighter?
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ShanesG
since going with a higher Kelvin or w/e they call it, makes the light not as bright, is there some kind of kit or something that makes them brighter?
no, not really.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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^ so when people buy HID kits it doesn't make 'em brighter
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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I would also sugest the the 6000k
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ShanesG
^ so when people buy HID kits it doesn't make 'em brighter
depends on the kit and what your goal is. If you want the brightest, stay with OEM temps (even on hid kits) which is 4300k. If you want to have a slight hint of blue (you lose a bit of visibility but it's still fine) go with 6000k.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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yeah well since everyone talks how you lose visability when you go with higher temps, i was just curious if it was maybe just cause of the amount of power the bulbs get or w/e, i donno i really dont know much about lighting, just basics lol

thx for the info though
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ShanesG
yeah well since everyone talks how you lose visability when you go with higher temps, i was just curious if it was maybe just cause of the amount of power the bulbs get or w/e, i donno i really dont know much about lighting, just basics lol

thx for the info though
No it doesn't have to do with the power the bulbs are getting, it has to do with the mixture of the salts in the bulb that are more optimized for color and not output at the higher kelvins
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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^cool thx
 
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