Does anyone know the Kelvin temperature of the stock HIDs used on the 7th Gen??

Thanks!

 

pretty sure most factory HIDs are 4300k

 

Yup 4300K is the standard for factory HIDs.

 

Thanks!

 

I'm still trying to figure out if mine has the stock HID's or if the previous owner upgraded them. I installed 5k HID fog lights and my headlights have a very slight blue tint compared to the 5k fogs. 4300 sounds like it would be more yellow than blue, is that right?

 

4300K is a warm white/yellow color. Sometimes projectors can make that color seem more white or blue.

 

6000k is the whitest color right?

 

no 5000k

 

I read that Kelvin rating can vary slightly from brand to brand. Are they the same brand?

I have never heard of a car that didn't have 4300k stock HID bulbs.

 

I think Audi OEM uses a higher temp. They always have more of a blue tint to them.

 

Nope 5000K is pure white, once you go up to 6000K+ there's a hint of blue.

Again, that's all tricks from the projector. Look at my projectors for instance:


You see that blue/purple color right at the cutoff? From a distance at certain angles the projectors will have that blue/purple "tint" because of that color at the cutoff.

 

That makes sense. I'm sure you are correct.

 

From what I've been told the bulb manufacturers make a ton of bulbs in varying colors and then sort them later into "closest fit" groups. So they'll grab everything close to 5000k and label it 5000k, and so on. This is why matching HIDs can be irritating.

I got 5k for my fog lights, and this is what they look like together with my headlights on. Is it just me or do my headlights look blueish and do I need to try 6k for the fogs to even get in the ballpark of matching?

 

where did you get your 5k hid from

 

I just bought HID's for the fogs and the guy really knew his HID's!! I told him what car I had and he immediately said H11 6k is the best match to the headlights. Here's what I got:




Hoping to install them next weekend then I will post pics

 

Cheap waterproof kit off eBay. Changed them out to 6k and they match my headlights muuuuuch better. 5k are for sale with light usage work great ~$35