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Dec 16, 2003 | 03:51 PM

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00MaxSE

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Yeah, they are pretty bright. I have the same bulbs that Igor has.

Dec 16, 2003 | 03:56 PM

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Ammi

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OEM HIDs for maxima is what..........4300k?

Dec 16, 2003 | 04:04 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jeepik

you guys can crack on him all you want...Igor's lights are considerably brighter then the stock lights...i dont need numbers to tell me that..i saw that myself with my eyes

Let them say all they want... You and I know what the truth is

Dec 16, 2003 | 07:36 PM

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Hamy

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I'm just telling you guys the facts...thats what this board is all about. I dont want people going around giving mis-info. I mean, i dont really give a **** cause I have 8500k bulbs which are nearly pure purple/blue. So output isn't really a big deal..its all about what looks good. Anyone that says Igors setup doesn't look sick is on crack.

Dec 16, 2003 | 08:27 PM

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00SEinMA

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Here's what soundmike said about this in another thread about kloogy's 7000K lights:

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Originally Posted by SoundMike

I'm a graphic designer and there's this thing i sometimes like to call visual perception trickery. The human eye can see colors much easier than "white", so the first thing that registers in a persons brain when seeing the bluer (yet less luminant) light is that it's brighter - but it's not necessarily the case.

This is most likely the explanation to why the higher K lights appear brighter.

Don't get me wrong, I think higher kalvin looks amazing, and I might run 6000K Philips Ultinon when I finish with my projectors, I'm just stating the facts on light output.

-James

Dec 16, 2003 | 10:05 PM

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HitManSE

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamy

Its a fact that anything over 4500k has less lumens that a stock HID system. Its silly to say that you have more output when the fact its you have less, much less than a stock D2R. Yes they look better...there is no guessing about that. But its a FACT that your bulbs or any others even the Philips Ultinons have less output than stock. If you want to know more about this subject so you dont look like a fool, check out HIDforum.com. A few other org members are on the board as well.

Ok, let me start by saying

to ^this post^. HIDforum, is one of the best sources for info on HID's. Ive been on there for a little while now.

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Originally Posted by Ammi

Is Osram a known company?

Yes, that is another one of the top brands.

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Originally Posted by 2k2nyc

They sometimes look like the put out a lot of light b/c they make everything on the road, no matter how far away, look purple.

An explination of this has already been posted by 00SEinMA, credit to Soundmike. They look great, you wont get any argument about that (not from me anyway) BUT it does pretty much defeat the purpose of hids. Halogen bulbs will have more lumens output then your 12000K kit, it wont "look" like it but it does.

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Originally Posted by Igor911

6000k is the most brightest/whitest output...it was stated on your hidforum site...

6000K is NOT the brightest/whitest output. It is the best compromise IMO between color & light output. You still maintain most of the light output but get a color that really stands out

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Originally Posted by jeepik

you guys can crack on him all you want...Igor's lights are considerably brighter then the stock lights...

Once again, "looking" brighter is the case most of the time. I cant disagree with you do. Igor's HID setup, even at 6000K should definetly be brighter then OEM. The reason for this is due to the fact he has 4 HID ballasts running compared to two for OEM. IF your trying to say just the headlights or fogs alone are brighter then 4100-4300K, dont forget to factor in glare. No matter how you or any1 puts it though, a 6000K kit will never match the lumens output of 4100-4300K. It might put out more glare (d2s capsules) but lumes output still wont be to par