9004 Dual Beam Catz HID released
07-13-2003, 09:43 AM
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9004 Dual Beam Catz HID released
Now available!!!
With proper shielding to make 9004 HID effective and with proper beam pattern and alignment... AND you dont lose your high beams. check it out..
http://www.liteswap.com/merchant2/me...y_Code=DualHID
9004 Shielding
With proper shielding to make 9004 HID effective and with proper beam pattern and alignment... AND you dont lose your high beams. check it out..
http://www.liteswap.com/merchant2/me...y_Code=DualHID
9004 Shielding
07-13-2003, 12:07 PM
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Catz is infinitely better than Hanabi. Hanabi uses generic ballasts and capsules. Generic capsules can fail in less than a year!
Plus Hanabi does not use a dual beam setup or shielding which generates proper light output.
In addition, Hanabi sells kits that are something like 8000K... kits upwards of 6000K generate less light, scatter more and are so colored that the amount of useful light is less than that of a premium halogen bulb.
I'd stay away from Hanabi, kits with capsules higher than 6000K or kits that have tinted or generic capsules.
Plus Hanabi does not use a dual beam setup or shielding which generates proper light output.
In addition, Hanabi sells kits that are something like 8000K... kits upwards of 6000K generate less light, scatter more and are so colored that the amount of useful light is less than that of a premium halogen bulb.
I'd stay away from Hanabi, kits with capsules higher than 6000K or kits that have tinted or generic capsules.
07-13-2003, 02:11 PM
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If you knew anything about HID, you would know that it is a general fact that 6000+K HIDs are inferior... if you don't believe me, hop on over to http://www.hidforum.com or any of the many other car forums, internet articles, or anyone for that matter that know anything about HID.
07-13-2003, 02:18 PM
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http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/hl-hid-bulbs.htm
"6000K, 7000K, 15000K HID bulb scam
Many people said, "oh no, not another blue bulb!", and thought that the blue low quality bulb "scam" finally spread over to hit the real HID market in late 2001. Philips Ultinons made in Germany have equal quality, like the OEM Philips bulb, so you cant really call that product a scam.
There are other blue HID bulbs made other places in the world that can be scam products. They maybe even have the Philips or Osram name on the box, or the base, but bulbs are made or modified by someone else. Equal bulbs can also be markeded to have different color temperature. Most customers would never know if color temp was was off, as long as they are matched as a pair. Some kit and bulb suppliers advertise with 7000K and higher. This can be suspective because a lower than OEM quality bulb can have been used. No bulb OEM manufacturer makes any versions with more than ~6000K. So either it is 6000K, or the bulb might have been painted. Painting bulbs decreases brightness and in most cases decreases life. So be aware what you are buying. "
"As an example, a 6000K bulb in some headlamps might not show much difference at all, others will look more blue. These are observations when standing in front of the car looking into the headlights from above. After getting over the initial thrill of cooler light, many drivers have noticed that important traffic information are not as appearant as with OEM standard bulb. White traffic signs is being lit too much and can feel glaring.
During winter 2002, exponensional use of Kelvin (K) rating is used as brightness improving advertisement. Its all just big empty words. Do a search for "kelvin color temperature" on a search engine (ie: yahoo.com) and you will see that it has nothing to do with brightness and all to do with color. "
I suggest you educate yourself a little before calling people rude and obnoxious names.
"6000K, 7000K, 15000K HID bulb scam
Many people said, "oh no, not another blue bulb!", and thought that the blue low quality bulb "scam" finally spread over to hit the real HID market in late 2001. Philips Ultinons made in Germany have equal quality, like the OEM Philips bulb, so you cant really call that product a scam.
There are other blue HID bulbs made other places in the world that can be scam products. They maybe even have the Philips or Osram name on the box, or the base, but bulbs are made or modified by someone else. Equal bulbs can also be markeded to have different color temperature. Most customers would never know if color temp was was off, as long as they are matched as a pair. Some kit and bulb suppliers advertise with 7000K and higher. This can be suspective because a lower than OEM quality bulb can have been used. No bulb OEM manufacturer makes any versions with more than ~6000K. So either it is 6000K, or the bulb might have been painted. Painting bulbs decreases brightness and in most cases decreases life. So be aware what you are buying. "
"As an example, a 6000K bulb in some headlamps might not show much difference at all, others will look more blue. These are observations when standing in front of the car looking into the headlights from above. After getting over the initial thrill of cooler light, many drivers have noticed that important traffic information are not as appearant as with OEM standard bulb. White traffic signs is being lit too much and can feel glaring.
During winter 2002, exponensional use of Kelvin (K) rating is used as brightness improving advertisement. Its all just big empty words. Do a search for "kelvin color temperature" on a search engine (ie: yahoo.com) and you will see that it has nothing to do with brightness and all to do with color. "
I suggest you educate yourself a little before calling people rude and obnoxious names.
07-13-2003, 02:32 PM
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