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Old 01-09-08, 05:39 AM
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6k is great if you want to get a little more colour out of your OEM HIDs without sacrificing too much light output.

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Old 02-29-08, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by XenonDepot
6k is great if you want to get a little more colour out of your OEM HIDs without sacrificing too much light output.

Steve
what Steve said.
Old 02-29-08, 08:27 PM
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Can anybody post a side by side photo of the 8000k and 6000k on two 2IS? it will be great if both are almost in the same type of condition and wather! so this way we really can tell the different and ppl can decide what color they prefer the most
Old 05-07-08, 09:56 PM
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^ yes, can someone post pics? whats the best brand for a HID 6000K or 8000K bulb? still contemplating on brand and which kelvin to get.....
Old 05-08-08, 12:08 AM
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lol, i guess im different? i went with 10K "iceberg blue"
ebay kit, 2 yrs and counting, still shining brightly :-)
Old 05-08-08, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dangp
lol, i guess im different? i went with 10K "iceberg blue"
ebay kit, 2 yrs and counting, still shining brightly :-)
10k ftw
Old 05-08-08, 09:09 PM
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Sorry but 10,000k looks like black light ... for glow in the dark?
Old 05-08-08, 09:25 PM
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Someone should start making 7k bulbs. People clearly are torn between 6k and 8k. 6k is too white, 8k is too blue, 7k would be perfect. It's just like 7min abs in Something About Mary.

Hitchhiker: You heard of this thing, the 8-Minute Abs?
Ted Stroehmann: Yeah, sure, 8-Minute Abs. Yeah, the excercise video.
Hitchhiker: Yeah, this is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen to this: 7... Minute... Abs.
Ted Stroehmann: Right. Yes. OK, alright. I see where you're going.
Hitchhiker: Think about it. You walk into a video store, you see 8-Minute Abs sittin' there, there's 7-Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man?
Ted Stroehmann: I would go for the 7.
Hitchhiker: Bingo, man, bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute folk.
Ted Stroehmann: You guarantee it? That's -- how do you do that?
Hitchhiker: If you're not happy with the first 7 minutes, we're gonna send you the extra minute free. You see? That's it. That's our motto. That's where we're comin' from. That's from "A" to "B".
Ted Stroehmann: That's right. That's -- that's good. That's good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with 6-Minute Abs. Then you're in trouble, huh?
[Hitchhiker convulses]
Hitchhiker: No! No, no, not 6! I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes? You won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel.
Old 05-09-08, 06:33 AM
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Can i get an option for 10,000k. I like to stand out
Old 05-12-08, 06:39 PM
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I have 8K on top and bottom
8K FTW
Old 05-13-08, 01:40 AM
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4300K vs 8000K

















Old 05-23-08, 12:22 PM
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The 8k looks pretty good in that pic! I have 5k fogs so I think i am going with 6k bulbs for the OEM hid so its close in color. I like the bluish tint but more importantly I want my light output to be good.
Old 06-03-08, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by XenonDepot
6k is great if you want to get a little more colour out of your OEM HIDs without sacrificing too much light output.

Steve
I agree now that I have this exact bulb from Steve. Its perfect color and works out great with the 5k HID fogs I installed.
Old 06-03-08, 12:11 PM
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Sorry if this is a noob question but can those 8000k bulbs be inserted into the stock HID system? Also what is the best brand of bulb to get. Thanks!
Old 06-03-08, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by IceZ
Sorry if this is a noob question but can those 8000k bulbs be inserted into the stock HID system? Also what is the best brand of bulb to get. Thanks!
Yes its a direct replacement of your OEM HID bulbs. You can get them from XenonDepot, our vendor on here, Steve is the contact. PM him at XenonDepot


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