Blue/White Halogen bulb actual color temp results
 

I found a site that did a light meter temp. test on the following blue/white halogen bulbs.

Pete


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Product: Philip Diamond Vision
Light bulb specification: 60/55W
Indication color temp: 5000K
Actual color temp: 4552K

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Product range: MTEC MT-413
Light bulb specification: 100/90W
Indication color temp: 4750K
Actual color temp: 4838K

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Product range: Osram Coolblue
Light bulb specification: 60/55w
Indication color temp: 4000k
Actual color temp: 3336K

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Product range: Bjunion Blue Bullet
Light bulb specification: 60/55W
Indication color temp: 8300K
Actual color temp: 3964K

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Product range: Top Fuel
Light bulb specification: 60/55W
Indication color temp: 4600K
Actual color temp: 3738K

https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/da...xenonblue1.jpg
https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/da...xenonblue2.jpg
Product range: Emperor Xenon Blue
Light bulb specification: 100/80W
Indication color temp: NA
Actual color temp: 3613K

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Product range: MTEC MT-447
Light bulb specification: 100/90W
Indication color temp: 4350K
Actual color temp: 3711K

https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/da...ewcoolblue.jpg https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/da...wcoolblue2.jpg
Product range: Osram New Cool Blue
Light bulb specification: 85/80W
Indication color temp: 5600K
Actual color temp: 4215K

https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/da...xenonblue1.jpg https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/da...xenonblue2.jpg
Product range: IPF Xenon Blue
Light bulb specification: 60/80W
Indication color temp: 5000K
Actual color temp: 4048K

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Product range: PIAA H-244
Light bulb specification: 60/55W
Indication color temp: Near lamp 4200K/ far lamp 3950K
Actual color temp: 3699K

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Product range: PIAA H-208
Light bulb specification: 60/55W
Indication color temp: 4150K
Actual color temp: 3556K

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Product range: Run lucky X-White
Light bulb specification: 90/100W
Indication color temp: NA
Actual color temp: 3505K

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Product range: Run lucky X2-White
Light bulb specification: 90/100W
Indication color temp: NA
Actual color temp: 3804K

worth being a sticky imho :)

Is there any way for you to obtain other data values for each? I'm esepecially interested in how many lumens each puts out...

Lumens data not available.....but the wattage may be somewhat helpful....cuz its somewhat proportional to lumens.

Philip Diamond Vision? Where do they sell them?

Thanks for the data and your time...

Great info...


LexGS

awesome thread bro, as always you outdo yourself with this lighting info...might i ask you to go one further? im looking for a real close match to my hids to swap in for my high beams or my fogs (until i get the hid 3000k philips yellow fog kit)..heres the thing, now that i have all that info on the real color temp outputs of these bulbs, is there any exact info on the true output of the philips 4300k HID kit i have installed in my lowbeams? i bought the kit from xenondepot.com (one of CL's sponsors)..i believe they only have the one 4300k kit for the gs to avoid confusion... also, lots of the bulbs pictured seemed to be h4s and what not, do you think the color temp/output real measurements would change any if the bulb type changed? say instead of h4, 9006? i know its probably a stupid question but who knows...im curious..thanks again.

are there any that can give me a nice deep blue look with out going hid,like really really blue

I am 99.9% sure these are not stock harness safe meaning they will melt it.. Stock halogens are 55w.. these are pushin 150-190! not safe I dont think.. Someone let me know if I am wrong..

phml is there anyway to find out the actual temp on the PIaa spark blue?

HID = More Bang for your Buck :thumbup:

I need a better bulb

There is the color standard but every company seems to have their own idea of what color their product emits. Maybe its just wishful thinking on their part. To answer your question....nope.

pete

Even if you stick with the same maker, no two bulbs are ever alike. There will be minor differences....so minor that its unnoticeable by the naked eye. As you know...HID bulb color changes ever so slowing in time. They tend to turn more blue....so if you're swapping out an old HID bulb with new ones, same manufacturer, same production run, etc....there could be a chance the color temp (even if both are labeled 4300K) may look different.

Pete

hmmm, im interested in how the Sylvania Silverstar Ultra's stack up against these other bulbs, anyone know? personaly, ive bought bulbs off egay once, and the day they got in, i went and bought silverstars because of the horrible lighting on the other ones.

I really like this thread.

Hats off to you PHML!

Would also like to know how Sylvania Silverstar Ultra & Philips Crystal Vision Ultra score.

Anyone have pics of these beside Lexus OEM Xenon? What bulb is the closest match?

Where are you getting 190?

Wow this would have made my life a whole litter easier before I went to Super-Autobacs and trying to decide what color/brand to get. *Great info*

great thread! The 80W bulbs are definitely not stock harness thread. Thanks for posting.

Steve

Very good info. Some are accurate and some are way off in terms of the temps.

nice info thanks