HIDs

[Mr Bigs]

Originally Posted by RidgelineGuy4Life

I am sure this has been stated elsewhere, but just want to reiterate that the lower the degrees Kelvin of the bulb, the brighter the light you will get from the bulb. This goes beyond reason, because most of us are used to a higher wattage meaning brighter light, but this is the way it works for HID's. I am only stating this becuase after reading a few posts, I get the impression that some of you believe the higher the K, the brighter the light.

Exactly !!! which is why most oem hids are 4100 to 4500K Alot of those higher # kits are dyed bulbs. 6,000-65000 k are the true highest with a purple hue to them.

[dzorn21]

Just did a 6000k conversion and night and day. I've been used to the lighting from my Acura, so was needed. LOVE it. Did have to adjust the lights because they were slightly high, but since have had no flashing at me or anything. Luckily in AZ, vehicle laws are very laxed, yes they are illegal but the cops will never ticket for it, just like limo black tinted windows, missing body parts, etc. Unless your missing the plate, speeding or driving drunk, they never pull anyone over.

[Just Ask]

Originally Posted by dzorn21

Just did a 6000k conversion and night and day. I've been used to the lighting from my Acura, so was needed. LOVE it. Did have to adjust the lights because they were slightly high, but since have had no flashing at me or anything. Luckily in AZ, vehicle laws are very laxed, yes they are illegal but the cops will never ticket for it, just like limo black tinted windows, missing body parts, etc. Unless your missing the plate, speeding or driving drunk, they never pull anyone over.

Can you share details on which kit you have?

[dzorn21]

I got mine from here. http://stores.ebay.com/hidkitsconversionshop
Went with them since the chipset was german and the bulbs from Japan, you can get cheaper sets but everything is a chinese knockoff and not looking to have to deal with lighting issues every 6 months.

[Warrendrivesacrx]

Originally Posted by RidgelineGuy4Life

but just want to reiterate that the lower the degrees Kelvin of the bulb, the brighter the light you will get from the bulb. This goes beyond reason, because most of us are used to a higher wattage meaning brighter light, but this is the way it works for HID's. I am only stating this becuase after reading a few posts, I get the impression that some of you believe the higher the K, the brighter the light.

Some links about this
Kelvins in this case refers to color temperature and has nothing to do with wattage. It’s simply telling you the color of the light that will be output in a more measurable scientific way

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin#Color_temperature
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_t...or_temperature

Now there is a correlation for color temperature and output lumens when discussing HID’s but I will leave that discussion for other posts that have been well covered other places and state this:

5000-6000k hid’s have higher output lumens than 8000-10000k hids kit

[Warrendrivesacrx]

Originally Posted by dzorn21

you can get cheaper sets but everything is a chinese knockoff and not looking to have to deal with lighting issues every 6 months.

agreed cheap kits suck i have had good luck with these kits in the past and currently have had one now for 2 years with no issues
http://stores.ebay.com/VVME-CAR-PARTS?_rdc=1
there website is
http://www.vvme.com/
and they have a brick and mortar location in delaware

plus they sell d2s and d2r kits which are good for retrofit projects