i got the helios 6k hid bulbs on my car, and it seems like the bulbs give out alot of glare, is that normal? thinkin about going back to 4k.

 

hmm, how weird...i know light output is supposed to be slightly compromised...but glare

 

ya it's normal to have glare with higher K bulbs. the color it gives off kinda mess with your eyes making it look brighter than it really is but what you are seeing is the glare not the brightness. it's something like that.

 

you can't go wrong with stock 4300k HID's ... talk about glare, i don't have caps on my D2R bulbs

 

point your car so that the lights hit the wall. keep about 20ft away from the wall. take a picture. we'll tell you if its fine or not

 

Well, because we don't have projectors, we would experience a slight bit more glare because of the housings themselves. If its because of the 6000ks, it just might be the color difference that adds a little more visible glare as opposed to the 4300ks. I have 6000ks as well, and my output is fine, mainly the glare is noticeable within the housing because they need to be polished.

 

When I first put in my 6000k bulbs I would get the high beam flash a lot from oncoming cars. I checked to see if my lights were level and they were not. I leveled them based on housecor's instructions on his website and I have not been flashed since. http://www.innerbean.com/housecor/headlight_aim.html Hope this helps.

 

well glad to know its not just me. everytime i drive behind my friends they tell me my headlights look real bright, like they have glare, and you can tell by the way the signs get all lit up more than usual and i kinda dont like that. i still havent got flashed yet, maybe once, but ill try to aim them a lil lower or something.