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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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hmm, i'll put it this way. I had 6000k for 2 years and i bought my girlfriend 5000k for christmas and oh man a LOT brighter and looks a lot cleaner. I bought 5000k bulbs, plus my friends also converted from 6000k to 5000k.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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whoa whoa whoa...lemme save you some money buddy.

Go to DDMtuning.com

My supra buddies have suggested me to them and I approve!
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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4300 are best, but not too "fashionable" as they are vanilla color, but 5k is really the most you should go and still get a safe amount of light output. I took my 4300 out and put 5000 in and lost about 20% total light output to go from vanilla to crystal white. It really is hardly worth it IMO, I might actually take the 5000 out and go back to the 4300 and sell the 5000 with only 20 minutes of use on them. Dunno yet.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sc300jz
hmm, i'll put it this way. I had 6000k for 2 years and i bought my girlfriend 5000k for christmas and oh man a LOT brighter and looks a lot cleaner. I bought 5000k bulbs, plus my friends also converted from 6000k to 5000k.
I been running 6K's for as long as I know(cars, trucks, bikes), but Im gonna give the 5K a shot and see whats-da-deal-ie-o
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by VinnyMac
whoa whoa whoa...lemme save you some money buddy.

Go to DDMtuning.com

My supra buddies have suggested me to them and I approve!
ddmtuning is the way to go for a reliable and cheap solution with a lifetime warranty.

I've been dealing with them for over 4 years and have no complaints except they can't stock enough 55w kits :O)
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 10:48 PM
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right now i have 6000k but am seriously thinking of changing to 8000k it looks nicer
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 11:09 PM
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i would go oem its like 4300k or something like that!! do a retrofit. I have oem 4300k i think and i have a blue flicker from the audi projectors!
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 11:21 PM
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8000k
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 11:40 PM
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Looking at the lights dead on they look similar

but when you look at them from the side you can see the difference in color

Headlights: DDMTuning 8k 55w
Cornering lights (modded to fogs): V-Led's 6k led bulbs


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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 11:49 PM
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i have 8000k on my car but through the projector lens they look just like 6000k so im pretty satisfied that there not blue blue, but yeah 8k all day
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 11:52 PM
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i guess its where the lighting is but sometimes its blue and somtimes its a mix
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 12:23 AM
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Dunno if this helps anything at all, but here's a comparison from
my old car (95 240sx) vs my friends lights on his car (06 TL-S)
6k halogen headlight vs 8k projector

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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 12:35 AM
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I've got 6000k's on my SC. They look awesome at night. I recommend 5000k's or 6000k's.
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 03:19 AM
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i gotta say 5000k .. Factory look is crack in my opinion
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 03:25 AM
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Are these the ones that fit on the SC's ?

http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DDM-Ballast-D1-35W
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