i wanted to change my stock lightbulbs to 6000k. is there a significant amount of difference between the stock 4300k and the 6000k? is it worth the change? is there a noticeable difference between the two? if not i was thinking about going with 7000k. and i know about the light output, the more temp the less light, but it doesnt really matter to me. thanks.

 

I would not go above 6k, but the output will be less, but I love the look of 6k...

It depends on what you want, maximum output or looks. I would do the 6k because they look really nice and I think have good output still.

 

I'm thinking about going with some 10K Mcculloch bulbs...

Yeah looks of the 6k is a nice touch!

 

Just so you know, the output will suck from them...

 

10k, why stop at 10k? get 30k bulbs y0.

 

man all your posts are invalid, i need someones input from those who has 6000kfrom 4300k. please.

 

ThAt WoUlD bE mAd TyTe y0!!!11

Back to the topic. Im going to go from 4300k to 6k They look good and out put is good. I would go for it. I know many people are happy with them (6k hids)

 

mass, i need to know, if there is any difference between the two., im not asking about the output, im asking about the looks wise, if there is much difference at all. like color wise.

 

I have seen the difference. Just because I dont have them on my maxima does not mean I have not seen the differnece. My old Saab had 4300K hid's that I put 6ks in.


Edit: to keep it clean... sorry

 

haha, my bad son.. no need to be callin names and all that junk... maybe im not asking correctly or people are not understanding. or maybe this has been covered and people dont wanna answer. o wait, the search button!

 

I upgraded from the stock HIDs to 6000k. I like the results and did not notice any loss in output. I also purchased a 6000k HID Foglight kit.

 

i had both the 6k and 12k never really noticed a difference so i kept the 12k because of the color it gave off.... out put looks good no problems here knock on wood

 

go for it.. im going to get 6k hids eventually as well to match my fogs. i highly doubt the loss is that significant at 6k but any higher and im sure that would be the case.

 

anymore 6k pics? i've never thought about changing mine, but now i want to get hid fogs, and i want them to match and have a little color to both the lows and fogs. what is the shade of color on these? i'd really like to see more pics if anyone has more.

 

6k bulbs are bluer but puts less light on the road than a 4100 - 4300k bulb.

 

If your going from stock 4300k to 6000k you will definately see a change in color, although it seems minor to some. I had 6000k in my old car and have 4300k in my car now and i can tell the difference buts its not night and day difference. My friend put 8000k in his 2k3, and eventhough the output sucked i definately saw a bigger difference.

I say go for it, but if you want a dramatic change between stock and dont care about output then you will probably wanna go higher in K. I believe anything above 6k is kinda worthless though, just my 02.

 

Yeah...there's a difference. with stocks there is more light on the road. But I do have 6000Ks with the lights pointed up a bit.

 

ok thanks for the replys, im gonna get the 6k, i dont want too much blue, but if there is a difference between the 4.3k and 6k, then im going for the 6k. the 7k sounds tempting though... like i siad, light out put doesnt matter since most raods are lit around here.
argggg dont want to buy 2 sets to find out...

 

where do you plan to get the bulbs from?

 

you can get them from the group deal, helios.

 

My HIDs are 4300 and my fogs are 6000k.

I do notice a difference in color.... i do like the 6000K color better. Although when i do need to see better i turn on my 4300(i usually just run my angel eyes and fogs). I would def go for the 6000K HID upgrade... i am waiting on mine to blow!!

Hope that helps

-Cornelia

 

thanks cornelia, that helps alot. i dont think our stock healights blow out that fast, so you mind as well get one. where did you get yours?

 

Is it true that your not supposed to have the high beam as a HID because it's not meant to be flashed or something like that?

 

6000k D2R headlights and 6000k foglights

 

thanks yaco for the bulbs.... cant wait to put them on....6k it is...

 

your ride is hot! I like!!

 

ok, i got the 6k.. and im not really impressed with the color. so if your looking into changing your HID color, i suggest getting 7k, since 6k and 4.3k, are almost the same. no i dont have pics, even if i post pics, you cant tell the difference anyways. the 6k is just whiter, no blue at all. i just wanted a little blue,but if you look at the headlights from far away, they just look white. the light out put is the same also, but i felt like the 6k was brighter since it was more whiter than the stock ones. since i already spent 100 bones on it, im gonna keep em. but just to let people know, 6k and 4.3k are prety much the same, just a little whiter.

 

Try leaving a 4.3k bulb in one head light and 6k in the other. I know when im looking at people who have 6k's mine 4.3's look like halogens

 

I could tell there was a bit of difference when I went from OEM to 6000k.

 

I noticed a big difference in the color from stock to 6000k. Maybe it depends on who makes the bulb?

 

Yea we had our cars next to each other, His stock bulbs actually looked almost yellow. I did not notice any difference in light output either. I love having 6000k in the lows and fogs.

 

the bulbs were helios, and they are different, i know. but not much at all... 6k is like pure white, i think 7k would of been nicer IMO

 

My hid fogs are prolumen and i do notice a big diffference between the fogs and my stock 4300K... like you guys daid.. i guess it just depends on the Production company
- Cornelia

 

anyone got matching headlights and fogs at 7k then? ;D

 

I got 6000K. Pretty close to 7000K

 

can anyone compare 6k or 7k to cars already out there. for example, ever notice how you can see new 04+ maxima from a mile away? or how bmw's and mercedes are a much brighter and colorful beam with almost purple/blue characteristics. i guess some may not like that but i love it. i thinkour 2k2 are very bland looking in comparison. i know some are projector which gives it that blinding look every time that person hits a bump but as far as color and intensity; can that be determined by just diff. bulbs? if so what would the bmw's or mercedes be, as i like them best. thanks for any help......

 

color and light output has to do w/ types of projectors, not so much bulbs.

 

What you are seeing is all the different colors coming thru the projector. Thats why we chose to go more blue, so it may seem as if there is a projector. I think 6000k is plenty of color. It may not be as cool looking as a projector coming down the road, but it gets the job done.


EDIT: Dang... Ammi beat me to it

 

Since no one has provided comparison pics yet:

OEM HIDs left and 6000k HIDs right

 

I vote pictures just dont do justice. But thanks for the pics Puppet