Hey guys looking to upgrade my bulbs and i am having a tough time between what 6000K ultra white and 8000K brilliant blue would look like so if anyone can give me a nice set of pics to distinguish the two that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone

 

6000k ftw

looks like this at night.. im about to change the Foglights to 5000k or 6000k as well

 

I would suggest matching your clearance strip/clear corners to your headlights. You got a few different colors going on there. I need to do the same too.

 

Yeah im about to change the clearence light to white but the bulb doesnt fully light up the whole strip compared to the diamond blue.. =T the fog lights r changing asap

 

I actually have white in both my clearance strip and clear corners and the don't match lol. So I bought the same bulb to make sure it matches this time. Their only two bucks on eBay. As for the OP, I would go with 6000k to have more of a white bulb incase you ever do clear corners/clearance strip so that it matches. Post pics when your done. Goodluck!

 

Thanks guys now are the stock D2R and D2S 4300K can anyone else confirm that.. because i have super white for the side marker and the strip lights. and i have H1 for the low beam by i believe PIAA which they said is the closet light intensity that i could get to the Stock D2R color. So if i go with the 6000K am i going to see a noticeable difference in brightness and will that match the super white led i have already?

 

The stock bulbs are 4300k which give off a white light with a bit of yellow. Over time, once the bulbs have had their break in period (100hrs usually), they will become less yellow.

6000k bulbs start off white with a bit of blue, and will get slightly bluer over time.


As for the original post; I wouldn't bother getting anything over 6000k. After that your usable light goes down the drain. And you will look like a riced out civic. IMHO.

 

Thanks brotha i appreciate that..

 

6000k gets bluer over time? I would have thought the opposite. Good to know...

 

Yep. It's a general rule.. but there are so many HID bulbs out there (varying qualities, manufacturing differences), that it is not a guarantee. It's usually refereed to as break-in or sometimes color shift, and the amount of time can vary as well (100hrs, 200hrs, etc..).

It's easy to tell if your car has one bulb that goes out after you have had the car a couple years. When you get a replacement, even though it can be the exact same OEM bulb, you will notice the color doesn't match. That's why its always recommended to change them in pairs (as well as the lifespan difference between the bulbs).

 

I have 6000K in the headlights and fogs

 

^^ Super clean looking lights!

 

^^ Thanks man

 

That does look great imperial!

 

6k to the left 30k to the right


stock to the left 8 k to the right


I went from stock to 8k to 30k back to 6k. 8k was ok but without fogs I couldnt see with the darker streets. I ran all the lights with 2.5k yellow fogs. The best visability was with the 6ks