heresmymind

All those threads on HID lighting. I figured we should all post what our HID's look like. and discuss them here in 1 thread. Name what Temp you have. And your personal Opinions on them!!! A Picture of the Headlamp itself, and one of the Output would be best.

Please!

MrGone

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only if you say please

heresmymind

I have 6000k H7's in a pair of BMW e36 headlamps put in my 94 Maxima. They nice white light that spreads evenly over the road is amazing compared to the stock Coleman lanterns we had as headlights. Fog isn't too bad. but the nice cut off line and seeing the blue/purple hue reflect of road signs and peoples cars is mint. They have made a few people ask about them. Personally I wonder what the 8k 10k and 12k would look like.

jltibbs

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heresmymind

Bump. I edit'd and posted Better quality Pics.

jltibbs any pictures at night of how much blue tint they put out?

MrGone

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6000*


The only bad thing about 6000* is for me there is a small adjustment period where I'm simply used to driving halogens. The 6000*'s don't seem natural, but they are fun as heck . I do think it would be pointless to go any higher. Even the 6000* are but with the projectors the whole less visible light deal isn't a big concern, they throw out more than enough and then some.

Besides, 6000* makes those running factory HIDs jealous

heresmymind

Aight that the truth. at least yours are stock in the bmw. u have any idea how hard it was to aim and level the projectors in the max? lol

Mr. Blue Sky

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here are pics of my recent move to projectors

!PrjctMax!

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dan

jltibbs

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sorry bro, no night pics yet. i will get one for you though

Mass_Media

8000k headlight 3000k fogs

shift_2kmaxima

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here are my OEM HIDs on my 2000 maxima, these are 4500K temp. I belive, they might be 4200K iam not sure
also iam def. getting 8000K HIDs in a week or so....
here are the pics


also the last pic ^^^^ u guys think thats good, should I re-AIM my headlights or what?

thanks

heresmymind

you lack projectors so aiming hids for you will be hard without glare killing oncoming traffic. unless you think we need more stevie wonder's

heresmymind

also mass media, I love Black Max's!

zero2sixtyZ

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Old Pic - Headlights: cheapo 6000ks, Foglights: Helios 6000k mH3 kit

SmokinMaxSE

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MorpheusZero

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Only the idiots who think bluer is better... 4300K for me, thanks. Output > fashion, function > form.

MrGone

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Please never drive with your fogs on, you are blinding the crap out of oncoming drivers.

Are you running reflectors or projectors.

heresmymind

6000k : fashion + output = function

and 6000k isn't blue. its white. FYI

Big_E-Dog

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was pushin tsx with 4300k but now valeos no cutoff pic yet or headlamp pic but i gots some of the old ones

MorpheusZero

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Sunlight on a clear day is about 5500K. 4300K appears yellow during the daytime but is pretty much pure white during the night, whereas 6000K is blue during the night and very faintly blue during the day. 4300K bulbs will also have more relative output, lumens-wise, than 6000K.

And "function" would be lighting up the road ahead of you so you can see, not making your car look pretty.

FYI.

heresmymind

the lum diff isnt that big to 5000-6000k. my 6000k has NO blue to it. mc cullah kit. if i wanted a cool car i'd buy 10k. 6000k is stil plenty bright enough with good projectors. and if i ever need more light which is rare. ill turn on my 3000k hid projector fogs. and then my highbeams. so yes 4300k may have 200 lm more. but if it was truelly better. the newer cars wouldnt be coming out with 5-6k.



if thats blue i must be nuts. i mean even the cut off line hue is purple not blue...

Rowan

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relative to 99% if HID's which are 4100/4300K, 6000=obviously blue


no pics of mine yet though I've had them for 2.5 years

see sig. 4100K

MorpheusZero

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There's about a 20% difference in visible light between 4300K and 6000K.

Apparently you're not familiar with white balance. Look at all the other pictures in this thread. MrGone's 6000Ks are clearly blue, and Big E_Dog's 4300Ks are definitely white. Most digicams adjust white balance automatically.

heresmymind

it also depends on the company of the hids also. I guess you'd have to see them in person. there is no blue about them. plus they aren't in projectors in their pics. meaning that the glare from theres will show up the same color of the cutoff line of a projector. my cutoff line hue is blue/purple. I am not gunna argue. i drive my car. and i know what the colors blue and white are. there are alot of things to consider and could make others different. but my personal 6000k hids, are WHITE.

This is the rated for my kit:


Lumens (Brightness)
4300k Xtreme White 3100Lm
6000k Diamond White 2900Lm
8000k Iceberg Blue 2500Lm
10000k Brilliant Blue 2300Lm
12000k Violet Purple 2000Lm

Maximaaa

Dang I need some HIDs

97MaximaSE97

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Here's my 7000k kit. I wanna get some 7000k fogs soon.

Iron Scimitar

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whazzzzuup

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Stock 4300k. Stock foglights. The light output is decent. They are not as good as the projector-equipped cars though.

Mr. Blue Sky

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how many washers did you use to get that colorband?

doc2278

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I LOVE THOSE RIMS!!!!!! WHAT MAKE ARE THEY

lowincash

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here's my stock 02...



here's my stock 02 using tsx projectors...

ajcool2

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7000k

jltibbs

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Motegi RT5, flat black wrapped in Nexen lexani N3000's 225 40Z 18. Don't be fooled by the red stripe, i did that myself and, no, it's not paint.

ionblu_max96blk

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jltibbs

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what K are those and what brand/where did you get them?

ionblu_max96blk

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6k, helios group deal but unfortunately one burnt out after about half a year( i had them on at all times)

jltibbs

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i would not be happy if one of mine went out. did you go back with helios?

Tatanko

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BMW E46 bi-xenons, 4300k, mildly color modded



(Max on the left, stock TSX on the right)

irish44j

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I have nothing better to do but post a pic here at the moment:

00 Maxima with 02-02 HIDs (stock 4300k bulbs), cleared, with HIDTech 9006 capsules and stock H3 bulbs in the fogs. Nothing special or original, but I always enjoy the contrast. The yellow fogs make the HIDs look that much whiter.