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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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I have a PNP HID kit on my SC with 8k bulbs currently but Im wanting some more light output. Is there a big, noticeable difference between 5 and 6k? I know 4300k is the brightest but I like the pure white/bluish look.
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I have a PNP HID kit on my SC with 8k bulbs currently but Im wanting some more light output. Is there a big, noticeable difference between 5 and 6k? I know 4300k is the brightest but I like the pure white/bluish look.
There is a noticeable difference between the two. 5000K will look pure white while 6000K will look bluish white. It also depends on the manufacturer, one color temperature for one company might look different than the same color temperature for another company.
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you'd be surprised how 4300k has some bluish tint to it...go for 5000k...6000k is just too blue to be of use.
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my 6k is very lil blue /white
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 09:33 AM
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kaydee - is that with the stock projectors?
louie - do you have decent light output for visibility?
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by PecosBill
kaydee - is that with the stock projectors?
louie - do you have decent light output for visibility?
yes, i do its very bright

i had phillips 6000k bulbs i sold them
cause i wanted the same bulbs as my hid kit for my fogs
so i got banbo d2r 6000k for my heads and fogs


here is a video of my car with the phillips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz0CxMAFgyE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRS5e...eature=related


here is pixs of my newest set up
bandbo d2r 6000k
and hid fog kit 6000k




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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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I have TSX retrofit with 85122+ bulbs











My car is the one on the very right...you can see how white they are, they are not ricer blue, but they are not yellow by any means. and there are the other cars for references


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dammm that looks sweet lookin
what is that 8000k ?
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4300k...the last picture is probably not very good...because i didn't use flash, the light came out bluer than in real life
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man, wish i had the money for a retrofit
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i like this pic a lot.

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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 02:41 PM
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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kaydee i like ur car i never seen 1 with those volk b4
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 12:20 AM
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thanks...those were actually meant to go on my old 240...but long story and I'm glad they look good on the SC. I got lucky on the color too because they match

Cliffud: i got more group pics...that was taken on the 4th floor of a parking lot, I took one from the 2nd and third also. Those were some good times
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kaydee - awesome man.
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