I have noticed in a lot of 2k2+2k3 maximas, that their HIDS are much more bright and white than mine. I did not ground mine. Could that be the reason? In not, what else may cause that?

BTW: I have the OEM bulbs...

 

same here i noticed some have even a little blue shade mine are kinda yellowish.

 

it's a mystery

 

You could try grounding them to see if that makes a difference. Otherwise, HID bulbs 'wear' out (so to speak) so with age, the bulb emits a more purple hue and gets more purple as time passes.

 

I thought HID bulbs turn red when they burn out?? Mine are more blue/purple when I first turn them on and I can only see yellow in them from up close after they have been on a while. From far away they look whitish blue though.

 

exactly what happens to mine. they are almost a blue tint when first turned-on, then they kinda turn yellow.

 

Did you convert or something? (your small profile below your avatar says 2000)

 

yes i did. it is been recently that i have noticed that they are yellow as compared to other maximas i see

 

My stock HID's were ugly!!

I put 8000K in my low beams and 6000K in my fogs. Let there be LIGHT !!!!

 

anyone running 6000K low's here? I want to see if they will match the XTEC kit

 

I don't "think" there is a 6000K D2R bulb. But even if there is, the reflectors in the headlights are completely different than those in the fogs, so unfortunately you won't be able to get an exact match.

When I run with just my DDE's and fogs, the fogs have a blue tint to them. When I have the headlights on with the fogs, the headlights look blue and the fogs look "whiter".

Just for ***** and giggles I put PIAA Xtreme whites in my highbeams. hahahahaha....the PIAA's look golden brown next to my headlights. My son says it makes the car look mean, I think it just looks damn near stupid.

I wish there was a perfect match, but so far I have had no luck.

Trex

 

Why didn't you ground the HIDS? Yes they WILL be dimmer by not grounding them properly. Make sure you don't ground them on top of paint, but on bare metal. A lady came into the shop the other day and had a dim blinker.... ended up being that the ground was loose and when you secured it her blinker came back bright.

 

There are 6000K D2Rs

 

Phillips Ultinon are 6000K D2R. But they are expensive!

 

There are other brands that are cheaper

 

Yeah, but most of the other brands don't come with the U-shaped masking on the bulb. I had the KOPS 6000K and they didn't have it. Need it to keep the glare to a minimum.

 

Nah, maybe when its about to die on you, but over months, the arc emits a more purple hue vs. new

 

jason, she is looking sweet

 

do you have web address for them?
thanks

 

I got a picture of 6000K fogs if you want

 

i have the 6K fogs. looking for a pic of 6K low beams

 

Ah.........

 

Thanks Jay.