My first DIY- HID bulb replacement
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They actually go higher than that. There are 30000K and higher, after the blue they start to look violet and then they turn purple/pink.
That I can tell you for a fact is not true because I sell HID's myself. There are kits like the 3000K hyper yellow HID's where the glass is covered in a yellow film, but those reduce the life of the bulbs as the heat wears down the film over time and cause the bulbs to fail. The coloring in HID's are due to ionized xenon gas reacting with metallic salts inside the bulb.
That I can tell you for a fact is not true because I sell HID's myself. There are kits like the 3000K hyper yellow HID's where the glass is covered in a yellow film, but those reduce the life of the bulbs as the heat wears down the film over time and cause the bulbs to fail. The coloring in HID's are due to ionized xenon gas reacting with metallic salts inside the bulb.
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so how do I know which are real kelvin ratings vs fake colored glass bulbs ?
everyone set I've seen have had colored bulbs.
everyone set I've seen have had colored bulbs.
They actually go higher than that. There are 30000K and higher, after the blue they start to look violet and then they turn purple/pink.
That I can tell you for a fact is not true because I sell HID's myself. There are kits like the 3000K hyper yellow HID's where the glass is covered in a yellow film, but those reduce the life of the bulbs as the heat wears down the film over time and cause the bulbs to fail. The coloring in HID's are due to ionized xenon gas reacting with metallic salts inside the bulb.
That I can tell you for a fact is not true because I sell HID's myself. There are kits like the 3000K hyper yellow HID's where the glass is covered in a yellow film, but those reduce the life of the bulbs as the heat wears down the film over time and cause the bulbs to fail. The coloring in HID's are due to ionized xenon gas reacting with metallic salts inside the bulb.
Is your HID kit for your fog lights are the ones that has a connector to the battery? I just installed HID into my fogs, but my fuse keeps on blowing. I am using the HID where it just plugs and play.
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ya well, that's what I mean.
How do I know what I'm getting if I order online ? is there a particular brand that uses cheap coated bulbs vs real kelvin ?
How do I know what I'm getting if I order online ? is there a particular brand that uses cheap coated bulbs vs real kelvin ?
If you see a set of HID bulbs that are , say 8000K, and the glass is clear, then you know it isn't coated. If you see a set of Hid bulbs that are said to be 8000K but the glass is blue, then you know it is coated. The color of the coated HID's are not what they are rated to be, because most of the time it is a 3000K bulb with whatever color filament on the glass. As I have said before, these bulbs tend to fail more because the color filament heats up and melts and causes the glass to break, as If you were to touch the glass with your bare hands, leaving oil all over the glass. Also, the coating robs light from the bulb because the light has to travel through the colored filament first. Just look for quality HID bulbs with nothing coloring the glass on the bulbs, and you should be fine .
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Thanks cuz!! Feels good to save a few bucks for once.
Even though i proably could have taught my 1 yr old to do this one
It was almost too easy....
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