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4300k- = if you want bright as hell
6000k = if you want a nice look, but still excellent brightness
8000k = if you want a great blue look, and still good brightness.
greater then 8000k is pretty much just for looks, and wont give you much brightness.
and 3000k might be illegal in some states? im not sure, dont hold me to it.
The crystal blue/white will give your ride a nice look that's classy, without jeopardizing the brightnees. After all, that's why you're getting HIDs, right? To improve light output.
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4300k gives you the best output because it is a pure white light.
3000k is yellow which is the best for the foglights if you go this route.
+1, I was going to respond but I saw you did first.
4300K is the most ideal for light output, 6000K is too blue IMO. I prefer 5000K because you are still close to the light output of the 4300K, but it's just a bit more whiter.
you want as close to 6000K as you possibly can for max. visability ....
anything lower would make a good fog light (or just stay halogen), and anything higher than 8000K is crap
As close as possible to 6000K? LOL you must be a prime supporter of all the "street racer" kids with 1990s Civics with 6000K reflector-beam headlights.
HID is about getting MORE light output. If you want to stand out (in a negative way of course), then go ahead with 6000K and above. Then you might even be putting our less light than the original halogens made.
4300K is the ONLY correct color for low and high beam applications.
For fogs, 4300K is good, as well as something in the 3000K range for a yellow light.
Look at the lovely glare from the HID reflector based headlights on this old Civic:
Shit, even by looking at this picture, I'm feeling the glare!
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4300k gives you the best output because it is a pure white light.
3000k is yellow which is the best for the foglights if you go this route.
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Originally Posted by geoff5093
+1, I was going to respond but I saw you did first.
4300K is the most ideal for light output, 6000K is too blue IMO. I prefer 5000K because you are still close to the light output of the 4300K, but it's just a bit more whiter.
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Originally Posted by Yazovets
As close as possible to 6000K? LOL you must be a prime supporter of all the "street racer" kids with 1990s Civics with 6000K reflector-beam headlights.
HID is about getting MORE light output. If you want to stand out (in a negative way of course), then go ahead with 6000K and above. Then you might even be putting our less light than the original halogens made.
4300K is the ONLY correct color for low and high beam applications.
For fogs, 4300K is good, as well as something in the 3000K range for a yellow light.
+3 Listen to these guys. They know what they are talking about. 4300K is the ONLY correct color for low and high beam applications.
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you want as close to 6000K as you possibly can for max. visability ....
I was going to jump on this and saw all these good, educated responses. Thank you, guys. You've been saving me lots of trouble. I don't have to preach to the masses as much anymore.
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This chart is INCORRECT. 4300K is NOT that yellow. 4300K is a very pure white color with a SLIGHT yellow hue. 6000K is bordering on blue. And 12000K is an ugly purple.
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Last edited by white3ch0c0late; 11-24-2007 at 01:48 PM.
its true that 5200K bulbs are about 10% brighter than a 7000K bulb, however a 6000K bulb is right in the middle ... which is why i said its the best for all-around (better look, and great "performance")
4300K is close to OEM, like you said .... well, if youre going to upgrade, then why the hell would you want to keep it like OEM? dont even upgrade....
and nobody should be using reflector housings or lens-optics headlights for HID, IMO ... i never supported that
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I can't decide for myself, so I figured I could use the Nation's opinion.
I would really hope that at the very least, you've got a Gen 6 Camry. If you're installing HIDs into a Gen 5 without a projector retrofit, you're doing everyone on a road a great misdeed.
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Glaring blue HID bulbs are NOT classy, and don't make your car look nice, no matter what that kid in the Civic told you.
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