Hi all.

Need suggestion for H1 bulb for 06+ projector headlights for a coupe.


I got 60000k HID in a projector and trying to decide if I should go with yellow bulb in a for light or something to match up to HID.


So which way would you go and what bulb should I use to match up to 60000k HID?


Thanks.

 

Yellow. You'll go crazy trying to match your HIDs perfectly.

And I'm hoping you mean 6000K.

 

^haha yeah, went little crazy with zeroz there

What bulb tho?

 

My experience so far.

Oem ballasts wash out color in the bulbs. So if you're trying to match, take a step down from what you have from your low beams. I have 8000k low beams with 6000k foglights and they match dead on.

I put 6000k in my low beams recently and they don't match my 6000k foglights what so ever. Maybe it's just the bulbs I'm buying, but my 6000k look pure white with the OEM ballasts, yet with their aftermarket ballasts they appear to look like what they're supposed to. I tried getting 5000k from my local place with no avail (rarely stock 5000k).

So basically, bulbs with the OEM ballasts make it look like 1 step down from what they known to be.

8000k lows -> 600k fogs
6000k fogs -> 5000k lows
etc. etc.


Personally, unless you do see a lot of fog and adverse weather, I think color matching should be fine. If I'm correct, 3000k is just as useful as a 8000k aftermarket kit during normal clear nighttime driving, just the difference is when it comes to fog, that is when it really shines.

Hope this helps.

And remember to please aim your headlights. Even try to get a friend or somebody to be in another car and have you drive towards them to see if there's any glare from the fogs cause if anythings gonna glare, it's the fogs.


Edit: Here is my 8000k low to 6000k fog setup.