Adam-D
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i want a legal colour.
so would i be going for 6k? is 8k consider'd legal?
which gives best visibility?
i have headlight auto levelling,. and squirters. but no projectors so id need anti glare ones correct???
and lastly..where would be a good place to get them from... i want good ones... but i dont wanna be robbed either.
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taylorboosh
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tbh you wont get pulled for 8k, bmws look blue as fuck, 3k is where its at though
[Edited on 13-02-2010 by john-d]
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John
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Get 4300k or 6000k.
Just about everything that has them standard has 4300k, 8000k is far too blue, 3k would be yellow.
Cheap ones are just the same as dear ones tbh, unless you've got a bulb warning system, in which case I'd look on forums for that car.
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taylorboosh
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yeah 3k look ace imo.
i like 8k, had 10k on golf no probs
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John
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You might as well stick with halogens if you go for 3k.
8k and 10k are blue, 10k is verging on purple.
Apart from the massive risk of getting pulled they look stupid and don't put out as much light as lower temperatures.
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Rich H
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4300k or 6. I prefer 6k. I've owned 4300, 6 & 8 
HIDs Direct are regarded as one of the better makes these days I think.
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taylorboosh
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1ok - nowhere near purple
3k - nothing like halogen
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Rich H
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3K just looks wank - we're not in France you know!
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taylorboosh
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i dont know why but i fucking love them, thinking of changing the standards in my vec to 3k
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John
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Either your monitor or your eyes don't work.
The colours are a fact, it's not subjective.
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taylorboosh
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3k looks gold, not yellow, if you put 3k hids next to a halogan bulbed car youd see. also 10k is a bit blue, 8 k would be ok imo depend how blue he wants them
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John
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Halogens are 3200k, just like the 3000k hids, you need to use google a bit.
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taylorboosh
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seems any 1 can use google. imo my evidence is more conclusive than yours
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taylorboosh
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and yeah the yellow is similar to dull standard lights but its soooo deep and i love it
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John
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I wouldn't.
One is a colour temperature chart.
You have a selection of the same picture messed with in photoshop and somebody taking pictures with a digital camera, I'm sure they made sure to get the white balance correct every time.
3000k is shit and yellow, 10000k is at the top end of blue, verging on purple.
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taylorboosh
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ive had 10k and its not
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glasgow_corsa_c
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quote:
Originally posted by john-d
ive had 10k and its not
You clearly have not had 10k's then as they are pretty much dark blue/purple
I've noticed that 6k or 8k's from diff suppliers can vary in colours dramatically.
majority of the time, 6k is blue tinted (light on the road shines a light blue), 8k is full on blue (light on road will be a sort of neon blue).
I've got 5k's in my leon and the light is crystal white, both on the headlamp itself and on the road.
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j10E W
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Anything under 6k looks best anyhting else is Chav
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antnee
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I put some 4300k's in yesterday, they are awesome, got them for £59 from UK seller on ebay too  Got them from Alltronix_ltd
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John
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I got a set of 55w H7R's delivered from the uk for 56 quid.
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antnee
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55W?!?! Bet they are well bright?
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John
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Was only because they were supposed to be canbus compatible, they are really really good though.
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jacko198
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Theres a guy over on allcorsa selling them for pretty cheep, he is a distributor/dealer i think
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Ian
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Photos cannot be considered effective unless the white balance on the camera is configured correctly.
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by glasgow_corsa_c
quote:
Originally posted by john-d
ive had 10k and its not
You clearly have not had 10k's then as they are pretty much dark blue/purple
I've noticed that 6k or 8k's from diff suppliers can vary in colours dramatically.
majority of the time, 6k is blue tinted (light on the road shines a light blue), 8k is full on blue (light on road will be a sort of neon blue).
I've got 5k's in my leon and the light is crystal white, both on the headlamp itself and on the road.
excuse me, who are you to tell me what i have and havent had fitted to my car? if you noticed that 6 and 8k vary does it not stand to reason the 10k which i had may not have been as blue as the ones you have seen?
[Edited on 14-02-2010 by john-d]
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