HIDs
yup, i agree, anything more than 4100K emits less light. 8000K is way too much imho. but lex400sc, do you have a feeling that 4100K and 6000K still appear to be the same in terms of light emitted? i have both and i think so (i tried 8000k before too and that's a big no no)
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Listen to Lex400SC...with HID's, he really knows his stuff...honestly, I would say more than any other single person here...
As for aftermarket kits, since the older SC's have no OEM kits, aftermarket was really the only option...well, you can do a "hybrid" system (using the optics of another car) but that's a wee bit more involved than what I think most people would want to do...maybe one day, someone will make a "hybrid" kit...
Anyways, since I own BOTH a OEM equipped HID car (my GS430) and a aftermarket HID car (my SC400). I can definitely say the GS430 puts out a better light pattern and puts out more light....however, I am happy with my SC400's AutoLamps-Online HID kit...it's SUCH an improvement over the stock halogens.
As for 4100K vs. 6000K, I am in the process of getting another 6000K bulb (right now, I only have one) to do some "long term" testing. Since I've been using the 4100K for the past month or so, I decided to try the 6000K out and see if 400 lumen loss matters to me...aesthetically, I'll have to wait and see. Side by side, the 6100K looked purplish and the 4100K looked yellow/greenish through my SC's projectors. However, with the 4100K alone, they definitely look white (check out my photos in the group buy section).
As for aftermarket kits, since the older SC's have no OEM kits, aftermarket was really the only option...well, you can do a "hybrid" system (using the optics of another car) but that's a wee bit more involved than what I think most people would want to do...maybe one day, someone will make a "hybrid" kit...
Anyways, since I own BOTH a OEM equipped HID car (my GS430) and a aftermarket HID car (my SC400). I can definitely say the GS430 puts out a better light pattern and puts out more light....however, I am happy with my SC400's AutoLamps-Online HID kit...it's SUCH an improvement over the stock halogens.
As for 4100K vs. 6000K, I am in the process of getting another 6000K bulb (right now, I only have one) to do some "long term" testing. Since I've been using the 4100K for the past month or so, I decided to try the 6000K out and see if 400 lumen loss matters to me...aesthetically, I'll have to wait and see. Side by side, the 6100K looked purplish and the 4100K looked yellow/greenish through my SC's projectors. However, with the 4100K alone, they definitely look white (check out my photos in the group buy section).
Originally posted by manaray
Listen to Lex400SC...with HID's, he really knows his stuff...honestly, I would say more than any other single person here...
As for aftermarket kits, since the older SC's have no OEM kits, aftermarket was really the only option...well, you can do a "hybrid" system (using the optics of another car) but that's a wee bit more involved than what I think most people would want to do...maybe one day, someone will make a "hybrid" kit...
Anyways, since I own BOTH a OEM equipped HID car (my GS430) and a aftermarket HID car (my SC400). I can definitely say the GS430 puts out a better light pattern and puts out more light....however, I am happy with my SC400's AutoLamps-Online HID kit...it's SUCH an improvement over the stock halogens.
As for 4100K vs. 6000K, I am in the process of getting another 6000K bulb (right now, I only have one) to do some "long term" testing. Since I've been using the 4100K for the past month or so, I decided to try the 6000K out and see if 400 lumen loss matters to me...aesthetically, I'll have to wait and see. Side by side, the 6100K looked purplish and the 4100K looked yellow/greenish through my SC's projectors. However, with the 4100K alone, they definitely look white (check out my photos in the group buy section).
Listen to Lex400SC...with HID's, he really knows his stuff...honestly, I would say more than any other single person here...
As for aftermarket kits, since the older SC's have no OEM kits, aftermarket was really the only option...well, you can do a "hybrid" system (using the optics of another car) but that's a wee bit more involved than what I think most people would want to do...maybe one day, someone will make a "hybrid" kit...
Anyways, since I own BOTH a OEM equipped HID car (my GS430) and a aftermarket HID car (my SC400). I can definitely say the GS430 puts out a better light pattern and puts out more light....however, I am happy with my SC400's AutoLamps-Online HID kit...it's SUCH an improvement over the stock halogens.
As for 4100K vs. 6000K, I am in the process of getting another 6000K bulb (right now, I only have one) to do some "long term" testing. Since I've been using the 4100K for the past month or so, I decided to try the 6000K out and see if 400 lumen loss matters to me...aesthetically, I'll have to wait and see. Side by side, the 6100K looked purplish and the 4100K looked yellow/greenish through my SC's projectors. However, with the 4100K alone, they definitely look white (check out my photos in the group buy section).
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I've had my philips 6000k bulbs for about 1 week now and for me it seems brighter than my oem hid bulbs. Maybe my old bulbs were fading because the 6000k definately looks like its giving off more light.
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