12,000k hid's
03-04-2005, 10:23 AM
#1
12,000k hid's
i was just wondering if anybody bought these from the group deal or if anyone has them at all i like the blue output on them but i would like to know if they are very bright at all and what they look like on a 4th gen from some different angles. if any1 has pics or an answer for me could u either post pics or respond back. thanx in advance
i like the acura 3.2 blue hid if anyone knows what plug n play kit would give me that type of blue and light output could you please tell me. thanx again
i like the acura 3.2 blue hid if anyone knows what plug n play kit would give me that type of blue and light output could you please tell me. thanx again
03-04-2005, 11:24 AM
#2
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Originally Posted by nelly97
i was just wondering if anybody bought these from the group deal or if anyone has them at all i like the blue output on them but i would like to know if they are very bright at all and what they look like on a 4th gen from some different angles. if any1 has pics or an answer for me could u either post pics or respond back. thanx in advance
03-04-2005, 11:49 AM
#4
12000k wouldn't be blue output, its more like ultra-violet. Hids in a 9004 housing is not practical unless you are gonna do a retrofit. If you want the blue light, get some 9004 blue bulbs, buying hids without projectors are a waste of $$$.
03-04-2005, 12:01 PM
#6
Can you please explain in technical terms how a 12,000k is "too much" in terms of light output (lumens) vs 8000k or 4300k? Thanks.
Originally Posted by Maximus_95
i have 8000k, check out my sig or my cardomain. my 8000k light output is awesome, but 12,000k is a little too much.
03-04-2005, 12:09 PM
#7
Originally Posted by Jeff92se
Can you please explain in technical terms how a 12,000k is "too much" in terms of light output (lumens) vs 8000k or 4300k? Thanks.
Edit:
well i meant too much as in 12,000k is too high for you to be able to see anything.
i know my 8,000k does not shine as good as a 6,000k. sometimes i wish i would have ordered the 6,000k or even the 6,500k (if they make them)
03-04-2005, 12:14 PM
#8
Are YOU being serious about stating "12,000k is TOO much?". Since you must be referring to brightness, please explain in technical terms how 12,000k is brighter.
Originally Posted by Maximus_95
.....are you being serious? or are you being sarcastic.
03-04-2005, 12:17 PM
#10
Originally Posted by Jeff92se
Are YOU being serious about stating "12,000k is TOO much?". Since you must be referring to brightness, please explain in technical terms how 12,000k is brighter.
just edit my quote on top. Did not mean to sound that it is brighter.
03-04-2005, 01:46 PM
#13
Looks like you got your daily requirement of sarcasm here on the Org. 
Realistically, your better off taping two MAG-Lites to the front of your car than going 12k. Those will give you more lumens than your 12k bulbs. If your doing this to a show car then 12k will give you th UV look to make your car stand out. Otherwise, if it's your daily driver then you should stay away. As with everything, the choice is yours but you may regret your purchase so you have been warned.
Realistically, your better off taping two MAG-Lites to the front of your car than going 12k. Those will give you more lumens than your 12k bulbs. If your doing this to a show car then 12k will give you th UV look to make your car stand out. Otherwise, if it's your daily driver then you should stay away. As with everything, the choice is yours but you may regret your purchase so you have been warned.
03-04-2005, 03:21 PM
#14
its just that i would like get a hid kit with a good amount of blue in it and still b bright and not like a teal or greenish blue either maybe u guys could help me out with that? thanx again
03-04-2005, 03:52 PM
#17
WOW, 10,000 is blue! get 8,000k it will give you some blue but also you will be able to see a lot.
Have you checked my cardomain like i told you to? feeling lazy huh? here's the pic of my car from inside my car with the 8,000k hid kit i have.
Here you go, some blue and nice light output. again, you will be able to see more with lower k's but 8,000k does it for me, i can see everything, way better than stock!
Have you checked my cardomain like i told you to? feeling lazy huh? here's the pic of my car from inside my car with the 8,000k hid kit i have.
Here you go, some blue and nice light output. again, you will be able to see more with lower k's but 8,000k does it for me, i can see everything, way better than stock!
03-04-2005, 03:59 PM
#19
Originally Posted by Jeff92se
Got glare? Damn, I'd high beam the hell out of someone if they were coming at me like that
Do you have something against me or something? seems like you are always trying to dog on my posts. ?
03-04-2005, 04:01 PM
#20
All I know is how high the light shines in the background. Tell me that's not into another driver's view. If it's not bad then okay I guess.
Not ******* on you. But I do hate when hid users come at me with 9004 housings and blind the crap out of me. So I high beam away.
Not ******* on you. But I do hate when hid users come at me with 9004 housings and blind the crap out of me. So I high beam away.
03-04-2005, 04:04 PM
#21
Originally Posted by Jeff92se
All I know is how high the light shines in the background. Tell me that's not into another driver's view. If it's not bad then okay I guess.
Not ******* on you. But I do hate when hid users come at me with 9004 housings and blind the crap out of me. So I high beam away.
Not ******* on you. But I do hate when hid users come at me with 9004 housings and blind the crap out of me. So I high beam away.
well yeah, i would hate that too. I have had people high beam me when i first put them on and i kept lowering them until i stopped getting high beamed at. i had cops staring right at me and never got pulled over for it so i guessing im good now.
Dont worry, im not that inconsiderate. (Is that how you spell it?)
03-04-2005, 05:26 PM
#22
dont worry maximus 95 i've looked at your page a few times and your pic is on alot of the ebay sales for the mcculloch 8000k that is what you have right? and yours doesnt give a teal or greenish tint? is it really bright and nice and blue
03-04-2005, 10:11 PM
#25
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Originally Posted by nelly97
and your pic is on alot of the ebay sales for the mcculloch 8000k
works good.... www.hidplace.com has them for a reasonable price
03-04-2005, 11:23 PM
#26
WHat? why are they using my car pic on ebay? anyways. i had no idea. well....it does not have any green or anything like that, its white, with blue, but no rice blue at least i dont think.
Mr****s95se knows. We chill together all the time. i think what i have is what you are looking for.
Mr****s95se knows. We chill together all the time. i think what i have is what you are looking for.
03-05-2005, 12:49 AM
#27
yea if u type hid conversion on ebay some the mcculloch sellers are using your pic but from what i can see i think i should b going w your kit, it is the mcculloch 8,000k right? could you compare it to the acura 3.2 w/ the blue hids? i like that amount of blue and brightness
03-05-2005, 09:25 AM
#28
i've got 8K in my foglights and love them......small hint of blue but they produce a strong beam of light
the only time you're going to see the color look greeish is in a picture b/c a picture doesn't show the true color of the light......in person all HID produce a white/blue/purple light
the only time you're going to see the color look greeish is in a picture b/c a picture doesn't show the true color of the light......in person all HID produce a white/blue/purple light
03-05-2005, 03:27 PM
#31
Originally Posted by nelly97
mr****s95se is maximus95 light more of like teal or greenish blue or is it like blue like the sky or ocean?
nelly97: if you're thinking about 12,000k, dont do it. its completely useless other than the fact that it looks really cool. waste of money and it doesnt give you sufficient light output for going with hids. youre much better off with 6000k or maybe 7000k if you want good light output. but 4-5000k gives you the best output over any k.
03-06-2005, 12:03 AM
#32
thanx mr****s95se but u guys have already got me away from the 12k's but i think i will go w/ maximus95's kit unless some1 can tell me which plug n play kit would get me the blue and lightoutput from the acura blue hid's
03-06-2005, 09:58 AM
#35
any hid you get w/o projectors is not going to give you the blue of the acura's
the color change they experience is due to the cutoff on the projectors, that's why from a distance they're purple and close up they are white
you, by just sticking the bulbs in a reflector housing(non-projection), will have the one color of the bulb at all times and it'll be scattered everywhere
it'll still look cool, but there is more to an acura's lighting system than just bulbs and ballasts
the color change they experience is due to the cutoff on the projectors, that's why from a distance they're purple and close up they are white
you, by just sticking the bulbs in a reflector housing(non-projection), will have the one color of the bulb at all times and it'll be scattered everywhere
it'll still look cool, but there is more to an acura's lighting system than just bulbs and ballasts
03-06-2005, 10:40 AM
#36
a flood99 on the acura 3.2 i dont think those have projectors i have seen some w/ purple and blue hid and i have seen them up close the headlight housing dont have a projector in them as far as i can see anyone let me know if i am wrong
03-06-2005, 01:20 PM
#39
Originally Posted by jcy98maxse
12000k wouldn't be blue output, its more like ultra-violet. Hids in a 9004 housing is not practical unless you are gonna do a retrofit. If you want the blue light, get some 9004 blue bulbs, buying hids without projectors are a waste of $$$.
03-06-2005, 05:36 PM
#40
Originally Posted by FormorAccordMan
could not have said it better myself. Believe me, I wasted my money too- went abck to stock and got my light back on the ground again