2slow

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llamaboiz likes to start arguments in my threads just cause of a thread couple months ago. He has nothing nice to say to me.

tchan1- My 8000k all around is better than the yellow stock bulbs. And FYI its not foggy 24/7 365 days in San Francisco. You probably don't even know the size of any bulbs.

mikeho

Have you ever used 8000K lights? If you haven't, I would suggest being nice and refrain from making comments like this. There are brand new Hondas out there with halogens that are dimmer than 8000Ks. I only have 6000Ks, but I saw a Ford Lightning with 8000K lows and fogs and they were frickin' bright! I knew they were 8000Ks because when he drove next to me, his lights were even bluer than mine.

The differences in lumens between 8000K, 6000K, and 4350K isn't that big. My 6000Ks are brighter than some ISx50s with OEM HIDs. It's also all relative. Take MP3s for example. It's very easy to tell the difference between 128kbps and 160kbps, but it's hard to tell the difference between 160kbps and 192kbps. 256kbps is more clear than 192kbps, but you can't tell the difference - just like how 4350K is brighter than 6000K and you still can't really tell the difference.

128kbps, 192kbps, 6000K, 8000K... in the end, it's all about preference. He likes it. You don't. It's his car; let him do what he wants. He'll ask for opinions if he wants it. This thread is just him talking about changing his highs to HIDs and commenting on the lighting/performance.

That being said, igofast, be nice too. No need to make comments about his knowledge. For the sake of keeping things friendly, I think you should edit and remove that from your post.

Hartawan

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dammit where is the pictures?! I was thinking about doing this...
If you dont like what he did then get out of this thread.

Thinking about using it when I drive in the mountains where there are no cars around -.-

2slow

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Sorry, Hartwan but my car's headlight has a leak, so theres hellla condensation. When its fixed i will post some pictures.

n8236

Mike,

Actually, 4.3k HIDs simulate sunlight the best, and provides the best visibility for all kelvins. Manufacturers use this measure for a good reason Anything higher than that is proven to lose intensity (lumens).

4.3k temp from one car to another can look different due to their setups. A car suited with projectors will shine a much more focused beam w/o much glare while a vehicle w/ reflectors will provide a large amount of glare since the beams are being spread by it. Angle/height which 4.3k beam is being seen can also give the illusion that one is "brighter" than the other.

As for putting in HIDs in the high beams/drl, fun idea, but it could really put other drivers in danger HIDs are typically 3-4x brighter than their halogen counterparts of the same wattage, so you can imagine how blinding that is. Now, add reflectors and you have a beam that will literally blind God itself w/ the glare haha.

I also live in San Francisco and as being as busy as it is, I've encountered countless drivers with blinding headlights to a point where I had to shield my eyes w/ my hand just to see what was in front of me. Luckily, there aren't many places in SF that require the high beams, but just a something to think about since half the drivers here are insane to begin with.

And, yes. High beams are really bad for fog and rain.

2slow

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But the high beams are not always on..so how would it endanger other drivers?

llamaboiz

You'd be running hids as drl, the housing isnt designed for 'focused' beam you'd be blinding ppl in the day running hid's

2slow

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The DRLs aren't running in the day time. And plus in the day time, it'd be hard to get blinded. I took them off anyways..the high beam had to "warm up" before it got to full power.

passnu2

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Not True

The DRL for this would not Blind on coming traffic? The DRL only uses a percentage of the output of that light. Just because they are HID won't change that. The biggest problem as others mentioned is the flickering. Sounds like the OP is just using them as their highs anyway.

If you are using your High Beams then there is no on coming traffic to blind. I would like to see how this looks when you have it all back! Our lights (HID) SUCK in this car!