SRT Handz said:Ok i am think i am gonna go with the 6000 or the 5300...what does everyone think. Both From ultrabrightlights.com. Tell me what you guys think.
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Henceforward said:All you need is 4100K, Osram Sylvania makes them, and all the BMW, Mercedes flagship cars have 4100K
Anything higher is rice. You don't need blue, or purple lights...
http://www.intellexual.net/hid.html
"There are many companies and private merchants out there that will advertise 7000K, 8000K, and even 12000K HID kits. Most of these vendors lurk around on ebay, online car forums, websites, and ricer accessory shops. 100% of the people that buy these kits do so because they are uninformed, uneducated, or misguided in the field of lighting, and will buy these junk kits thinking three things: that these bulbs are brighter, that these bulbs should cost more money, and/or that they will perform better. All three statements are completely false. Perhaps this misconception and frenzy for purple lights originates from BMW and Audi's infamous Hella projector HIDs.
So allow me to explain the real truth of the matter... Philips is the number one manufacturer of HID bulbs. The Philips OEM D2S bulb is rated at 4100K at 12.8 volts and produces 3200 lumens of light. The Philips Ultinon D2S is 5800K at 12.8 volts and produces 2400 lumens of light. As you can see, with all other factors remaining constant, the brightness of an HID bulb declines the higher up the color index you go. Vision, a Korean bulb manufacturer, makes an 8000K bulb, which they used to advertise on Acura-Forums as 2000 lumens bright. This is barely a marked improvement over halogens, and will produce more glare and eye fatigue than it is beneficial. 4100K has been proven through tireless independent research by the Germans, Japanese, and Americans to be the most functional, truest white and thus the brightest possible color temperature (ceteris paribus).
Every car manufacturer in the world (including BMW and Audi) uses none other than a standard 4100K gas-discharge bulb. No exceptions. The reason being is that 4100K is daylight white in color and produces the same color visible light as direct sunlight. This is least fatiguing functional color on the eyes and produces the most comfortable contrast on the road."
Notice the glare, ebay kits really do suck.
Proper HID kit with no glare, very crisp sharp lines. 4100K.
-=NightHawk=- said:this thread has made me research this topic a little bit...i went to ultrabrightlights.com and found a few pictures that make me warry
the luminosity is great...however it doesnt go very far out and just covers whats directly in front of you...i thought hids were supposed to fill the viewing area with light...or would this require projection headlights? im not liking how short of a distance it goes...or is the picture a bad example?
Give Me TP said:Note that you can adjust your headlights vertically, but I have not found that to be necessary with the two cars on which I have installed HIDs.
Not meaning to preach, but again make sure the wiring harness in whatever kit you may buy, whether from www.ultrabrightlights.com or elsewhere, uses relays. These are being omitted from some cheap kits lately, and it's worth the extra $$ in my opinion to buy at least a good quality kit. It also doesn't hurt for you to add a diode into the kit wiring harness, your stock headlight wiring circuit may thank you.
derek02gt said:nighhawk..well those look like 8000k to me..IMO they *look the best but they dont emit the Most light..thats because they are 8000k..thats how mine look..but let me tell you something..they are about 26 times better then stock in distance and viewing..On a dark road you can see *everything*..that picture doesnt mimic what you will be seeing in real life..regular halogens light up like 1 foot..*properly*
AmBo said:Why even bother buying them if you won't pass inspection?
twogts4us said:Classic StangNet - the hot topic, 3 page thread is about....headlights.
va01gtstang said:Is it true that if you do buy projectors for 99+ Stangs, that HID's will not fit in the projector housing? I have heard this many times from friends and people online. If this is so, why can't you put HID's in the projectors?
Give Me TP said:It also doesn't hurt for you to add a diode into the kit wiring harness, your stock headlight wiring circuit may thank you.
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