Are 6000k xenon bulbs cop magnets?
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Are 6000k xenon bulbs cop magnets?
I am looking into upgrading my 4300k HID to the 6000k. I have a few questions:
1) do they give the bluish/white hue better than the 4300s?
2) are they too strong for oncoming traffic?
3) will i be pulled over alot with them?
thanks.
1) do they give the bluish/white hue better than the 4300s?
2) are they too strong for oncoming traffic?
3) will i be pulled over alot with them?
thanks.
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This has more to do with properly aiming your headlights than what temperature bulbs you run.
Depends completely on your local law enforcement. I've had my 6000k's for over a year, and lived in three different law enforcement districts. Cops have never even looked twice at my car.
It depends what you're looking for. Some want the whiter/bluer color that 6000k bulbs offer, some want the most light output possible. A xenon 6000k setup won't produce as much visible light as a 4100 or 4300k setup will, but it's far superior to halogen lighting. Hope this helps!
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(this is why you see the true purple and blue when you see a car with OEM xenons approaching) while the IS doesnt do this as much as other cars, it still does, stick with OEM
as for if they are too strong only way this would be is if you are putting them into a non HID headlight, then it trully does depend on the headlight some headlights shoot up a TON of glare and this is dangerous, I have seen HID kits, and all colors of bulbs in lexus' and they all disperse the light pretty well
a cop once told me that while they are not ontop of the whole HID game, they pretty much now what cars come with it OEM and which ones dont,
if you drove a neon, or a cavalier and you have glare going all over the place, and purple azz headlights a cop knows better, lol I dont think you are fooling anyone
but when cops see our cars with them they think its OEM
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I had 6000k hids on my 98 accord for about 2 years while living in north mississippi. I probably drove though reform and gordo, on my way to tuscaloosa and birmingham 10-20 times, and I never got hassled by the cops. I'm sure you know how much some of those places love to pull people over and hand out tickets. I moved back to california when I got out. I was in san diego for a year and never got hassled there either about my lights. I sold my car to a friend in san deigo, and to my knowledge he's never been pulled over about the lights and thats been another 2 years now.
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my lights are rated at 7500k and cops never looked twice at my car. *knock on wood* I must admit though, they look more bluish than white but then again, mine didnt come with HID's... So i have to stick with aftermarket.
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really ? every car i went to the dealership to look at had them already .. the sales person said i dont have to worry about adding them on even if i didnt want to because all the cars that come in have them ... but maybe the 2006's didnt all have them right ?