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Old 02-09-2007, 08:16 PM
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8000K bulbs for 5.5 are they any good?
hay guys, i was wondering if 8000k bulbs for 5.5 are much bluer then stuck or not. also if $90 for a pair is a fair price for them. does any1 have them installed. also they have an option of D2S or D2R and which1 is the right choice.
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no. leave it stock. you won't be able to see the road with 8000k headlights and it's rice.
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Old 02-09-2007, 08:24 PM
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6000K is the highest I would go unless it's show car or something. We use D2R. D2S is for projector headlamps.
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thanks alot, i did wanted to go bluer but i guess stock is the way to go
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Get some 3000k HIDs for the fogs!
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i was actually thinking about that. but i wasnt sure if i should go with does or the lexus yellows
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Old 02-09-2007, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by MAXIMUS86
i was actually thinking about that. but i wasnt sure if i should go with does or the lexus yellows
3000k="lexus yellows"
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im a noob i ment the blue or the yellow fogs cuz i kinda like the blues 2
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Old 02-09-2007, 08:42 PM
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short answer: no
long answer: no

blue lights anyplace on the car (except maybe gauges) are
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Old 02-09-2007, 08:44 PM
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like 00MaxSE said, blue would be for show, and it would also have very little light out-put compared to the 3000k, which would light up the whole road!
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yup i think im gonna go with the yellow fogs
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Old 02-09-2007, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by MAXIMUS86
yup i think im gonna go with the yellow fogs
You're persuaded easily/quickly!
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well i been thinking about them for a while and i like both but didnt know which was best. i just dont like the oem fogs so now i knoe which is best. now i need to find a pair of 3000k and i saw a post a few days ago about the 3000k so im gonna check that out.
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Originally Posted by MAXIMUS86
well i been thinking about them for a while and i like both but didnt know which was best. i just dont like the oem fogs so now i knoe which is best. now i need to find a pair of 3000k and i saw a post a few days ago about the 3000k so im gonna check that out.
cheapest 3k fogs....automax95 in the g/d section
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thanks !PrjctMax!, im going to check them out
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PrjctMax, are you sure Automax95's Techone kits have the H3 mini bulbs in 3000K?
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Originally Posted by n3985
PrjctMax, are you sure Automax95's Techone kits have the H3 mini bulbs in 3000K?
I was originally supposed to purchase the mini H3 3k kit, but automax95 told me that techone discontinued them because they burnt out pre-maturely, but that the regular H3 would fit my housing...double check with him on fitment with your applications, but I say that they fit.
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That's actually what I am getting at, 5th gen need the minis to fit w/o modding the fog housing.
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Originally Posted by n3985
That's actually what I am getting at, 5th gen need the minis to fit w/o modding the fog housing.
Well then I don't know what else to tell you except for you to PM automax95, and if he does not have the mini's available then check other g/b offers.
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Old 02-10-2007, 07:49 AM
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6000k is the best of both worlds.
go to www.nycmaximas.org and look for HIDS2000, he sells hid mini kit for the foglights for a great price.
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My brother has 8K bulbs and the visability is pretty good I must say! 6K on my Max are awsome, but 8K defenately looks better! The visability in 8K seems like not as bad as people say!
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6k is ok, you can still see at night, but i recently changed it back to stock from 6k and wow what a difference. stock is so much brighter!
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Originally Posted by Teufelhunden
6k is ok, you can still see at night, but i recently changed it back to stock from 6k and wow what a difference. stock is so much brighter!
What do you mean you changed it back to stock from 6K?? You mean you went from 6K to completely non-HID lights and the visability was better???
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ive got 8k on mines top and bottom and i got to say visability is sweet.
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Originally Posted by MaximaGT-R
ive got 8k on mines top and bottom and i got to say visability is sweet.
Hey bro post some pics!
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Originally Posted by shurik
What do you mean you changed it back to stock from 6K?? You mean you went from 6K to completely non-HID lights and the visability was better???
he means he went back to 4300k(stock d2r).

spencediggy...is there something wrong with ur camera? seems driver side light is white and passenger side is blue....is it me?
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^^^ that's not 4300K that looks like 6K color! Well they both seem the same color to me! it's just an angle that might seem like they're different!
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Originally Posted by ShIft_uR FacE
he means he went back to 4300k(stock d2r).

spencediggy...is there something wrong with ur camera? seems driver side light is white and passenger side is blue....is it me?
nah...ur right...one is blu-ish....i gotta change one of them ( one yr warranty ), its been like that for a while, just too lazy to change them.
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here is oem/low vs. 6k/high
 
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Originally Posted by shurik
What do you mean you changed it back to stock from 6K?? You mean you went from 6K to completely non-HID lights and the visability was better???
dude, our cars came with 43k stock HIDs
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Originally Posted by Project323
here is oem/low vs. 6k/high
how often do you use your high beams? imo it's a waste to put in the high beams unless you drive with your high beams on all the time...turning them on/off quickly shortens their lives =/
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Originally Posted by shurik
^^^ that's not 4300K that looks like 6K color! Well they both seem the same color to me! it's just an angle that might seem like they're different!
i do have 6k. i was referring to the stock bulb being 4300k not the picture in my sig.

SPENCEDIGGY - dont worry i have the same problem. look at the picture of the grass in my sig...the drivers is yellower than the passengers...h3 mini defect?? who'd you purchase from?

back to main topic...dont go anything higher than 6k for headlights unless you have the fogs with HID as well..having both kinda makes up for it. Im thinking of switching both heads n fogs to 5k to see if the light output increases..just dont like the yellow of stock 4300k...well c.
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so if you were to install 6k bulbs in your headlights and foglights do you have to upgrade anything or can you just buy the bulbs and install them? im new to hid's...
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Originally Posted by Teufelhunden
dude, our cars came with 43k stock HIDs
Um...yes

00-01 had halogen
02-03 had 4300k HID low beams

If yours didn't have them when you bought it, you got duped
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Why did I always thought that our 02-03 Maximas had 6K HIDs stock???
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Originally Posted by oldskooljdm
so if you were to install 6k bulbs in your headlights and foglights do you have to upgrade anything or can you just buy the bulbs and install them? im new to hid's...
you have an 03 so your headlights should be HID equipped already meaning you can just switch out the d2r bulbs for 6k. For the fogs, you would need to buy an HID kit. You can find what your looking for in the Group Deal section.
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is $70 fair for a set of 8000K?
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Originally Posted by MAXIMUS86
is $70 fair for a set of 8000K?
I say that's a pretty good deal! Where did you find it at? I"m looking to get 6K HID bulbs and so far I found a pair for $110.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/8000K...76219071QQrdZ1


i think he has 1 more pair left
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Originally Posted by ShIft_uR FacE
i do have 6k. i was referring to the stock bulb being 4300k not the picture in my sig.

SPENCEDIGGY - dont worry i have the same problem. look at the picture of the grass in my sig...the drivers is yellower than the passengers...h3 mini defect?? who'd you purchase from?
from the nycmaximas.org site.
a vendor named HIDS200
http://www.hidfoglight.com/productsA...VsBiXenon.html
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