i know this is the color chart:
KELVIN SCALE COLOR DESCRIPTION:

4300K - BRIGHT WHITE (BRIGHTEST)

5000K - INTENSE WHITE

6000K - CRYSTAL WHITE

8000K - CRYSTAL BLUE

10000K - AQUA BLUE

12000K - BLUE-PURPLE

14000K - PURPLE

Would I have problems if I went with 12000k? Also is D2S & D2R the same size? And would I have any problems if bulbs I got were D2R?

*i have 02-03 headlights on my car


Thanks

you wouldnt have problems, only thing would be cops.....d2s and d2r are for different kind of headlights, one is for projector...d2r i think and the other is for regular set up like the 02 headlihgts. most here will say anything over 8000K is rice and output of lighting decreases...blah blah. blah but you should alreayd know that, if you just like the color go for it

Might want to stay away from blue. As far as color temp (K) goes, you can go as high as you like, but don't exceed the power output.

K rating/color varies between companies.

Don't get 12000K. Might as well drive around with headlight covers.

I would recommend 6000K for both brightness/color. Higher you go, dimmer it gets.

You need D2R bulbs. D2R and D2S are different.

If you go with 12000K you should consider getting tinted halogens instead; similar output.

Here are a few pics with 6000k D2R HID Headlight bulbs and 6000k H3 HID Foglights.

actually i'm thinking of doing 8000K - CRYSTAL BLUE (which i think is what mercedes or bmw uses)...so i guess from what u guys are saying i can go higher but it has to be D2R bulbs...right?

thanks

bmw and mercedes both use 4100k. the color you see is because their projector creates that purple lookin cutoff, so you see purple they see white. As for what you should get i say you should get 6000k but its your car so if you like the color then go 8000k.

i second that. 4100k is the oem color of all cars. 6000k is fine but personally i wouldnt even go beyond 5000k. you must get d2r's because putting in a d2s will create glare in a reflector housing.

so you mean a d2s bulb fits in a d2s bulb socket? Am not sure cuz i wanna get some 3.2tl hids but i wanna get d2s and i don wanna have to splice wire

oh ok...i never knew that...thanks for info...

aight cool...i think i read that somewhere too about the d2s bulbs when researching...

if you want the light use what the above recommended. If you want the color, use colored halogens, no point wasting your money just for the color.

d2s and d2r have the same bulb socket... the only difference is where you put the bulb in.

good to know... anyone happen to have pictures of the 8000k bulbs? And is that safe to have on the car?

http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/view...ighlight=8000k
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/view...ighlight=8000k


hope this helps nyautostyle...

inshort, not a lot of light output and a lot of glare.

Go for a 50,000K kit. It will be like night vision.

haha.. better yet.. put some black lights in there.. ultraviolet style.

For real though.. anything higher than 6000k ultinons is probably a bad investment for 3 reasons... light output, glare, and bulb quality. Phillips, Osram and Stanlely are the ONLY reputable companies that automakers use for their lighting systems. the highest kelvin that any of companies makes is PHillips' 6000k. Go to a japanese brand and you shouldn't expect the same quality.

Get some UV lights

if you wanna be real tough and O.G., go with airplane lights. someone on hidplanet is seriously considering this...

Thats pretty OG with the airplane lights. Or maybe go to home depot and get half a dozen flood lights. Or put a motion sensor light that will only turn on when you drive.