Dave A
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won the lottery oliver? 
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Olsrey
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Nick-S
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Originally posted by jono22
Can someone explain why some cars HID set ups seem to give off this very bright blue / purple white light output whilst some just give a very strong intense white light ??
whenver you see aftermarket HID set ups for sale on ebay etc you get to choose what colour you prefer what colour would best replicate this colour changing effect off the bmws/audis etc ??
lastly what makes the light appear to actually change colour depending on what angle you are facing the car ??
all to do with the colour temp in Degrees Kelvin
4300k is OE colour, thats what i have, IMO 6k and 8k are to blue and a lil chavy IMO tho 
projector lences chance the color from diff angels
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Jake
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you cant put 6k and 8k in the same league. 8k are alot bluer than 6k. 4.3k just look yellow close up
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Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
you cant put 6k and 8k in the same league. 8k are alot bluer than 6k. 4.3k just look yellow close up
no it dosent
yes 8k is alot bluer but i still think 6k is to blue imo
[Edited on 23-10-2007 by GSi_16v]
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DAZ1985
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i would class 6k as ice blue
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jono22
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So what is the recommende colour choice then guys bearing in mind the want for a strong blue / purple light output ??
must admitt the link to the £50 ebay set looks worth considering, anyone else any knowlege off this particular HID set up ??
take it that replacment bulbs for HID kits are commonly enough available and that if one bulb should go you will be able to still purchase them even if your particular HID kit is no longer produced ie will one bulb ft to another HID kit ??
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corsa-sxi
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also why would they dazzle others? when you adjust the beam pattern on the headlight itself
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
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Originally posted by jake
you cant put 6k and 8k in the same league. 8k are alot bluer than 6k. 4.3k just look yellow close up
no it dosent
yes 8k is alot bluer but i still think 6k is to blue imo
[Edited on 23-10-2007 by GSi_16v]
4.3k look yellow mate, Its a fucking cheek they are even called HIDS.
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Nick-S
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i have 4300k they are not yellow in the slightest 
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DAZ1985
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he said
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Originally posted by jake
4.3k just look yellow close up
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Nick-S
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they dont tho
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DAZ1985
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fair play
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-sxi
also why would they dazzle others? when you adjust the beam pattern on the headlight itself
beecause if your not using projector lenses, the light just gets spread out with the design of normal headlights distributing the light like this.
you can make it better by adjusting the beam, but the beam cant be concentrated enough with normal lenses
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Nick-S
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projectors FTW 
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Olsrey
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quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
projectors FTW
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Rich H
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I've got H7 8K kit from HIDs Direct on Ebay - Cost me £100.
One bulb blew last month though!! But they've replaced it F.O.C and it's all working fine again now. Vision is awesome though
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Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by jono22
So what is the recommende colour choice then guys bearing in mind the want for a strong blue / purple light output ??
must admitt the link to the £50 ebay set looks worth considering, anyone else any knowlege off this particular HID set up ??
take it that replacment bulbs for HID kits are commonly enough available and that if one bulb should go you will be able to still purchase them even if your particular HID kit is no longer produced ie will one bulb ft to another HID kit ??
you can get bulbs of ebay easy, if u want strong blue i sugest you get 8k or evan 10 but the more blue they are the less bright the light given out is, my ebay kit is still as gud as the day i got it ova 12 months ago
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jono22
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quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
quote:
Originally posted by jono22
So what is the recommende colour choice then guys bearing in mind the want for a strong blue / purple light output ??
must admitt the link to the £50 ebay set looks worth considering, anyone else any knowlege off this particular HID set up ??
take it that replacment bulbs for HID kits are commonly enough available and that if one bulb should go you will be able to still purchase them even if your particular HID kit is no longer produced ie will one bulb ft to another HID kit ??
you can get bulbs of ebay easy, if u want strong blue i sugest you get 8k or evan 10 but the more blue they are the less bright the light given out is, my ebay kit is still as gud as the day i got it ova 12 months ago
Okay cheers mate do you have a link to the particular set you have bought from ebay ?? does it look any different to the set that was within the other ebay link ??
easy enough to all fit ??
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corsa-sxi
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quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
quote:
Originally posted by jono22
So what is the recommende colour choice then guys bearing in mind the want for a strong blue / purple light output ??
must admitt the link to the £50 ebay set looks worth considering, anyone else any knowlege off this particular HID set up ??
take it that replacment bulbs for HID kits are commonly enough available and that if one bulb should go you will be able to still purchase them even if your particular HID kit is no longer produced ie will one bulb ft to another HID kit ??
you can get bulbs of ebay easy, if u want strong blue i sugest you get 8k or evan 10 but the more blue they are the less bright the light given out is, my ebay kit is still as gud as the day i got it ova 12 months ago
which kit you got? does it flicker? and is there any problems when you turn them off and then on again quickly
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Nick-S
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i cant remeber the link it was 12 months ago
they look simaler to the link tho, was easy to fit, done in half an hour or so and that was only because its a front bumper off job to change a bulb in my car
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-sxi
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Originally posted by GSi_16v
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Originally posted by jono22
So what is the recommende colour choice then guys bearing in mind the want for a strong blue / purple light output ??
must admitt the link to the £50 ebay set looks worth considering, anyone else any knowlege off this particular HID set up ??
take it that replacment bulbs for HID kits are commonly enough available and that if one bulb should go you will be able to still purchase them even if your particular HID kit is no longer produced ie will one bulb ft to another HID kit ??
you can get bulbs of ebay easy, if u want strong blue i sugest you get 8k or evan 10 but the more blue they are the less bright the light given out is, my ebay kit is still as gud as the day i got it ova 12 months ago
which kit you got? does it flicker? and is there any problems when you turn them off and then on again quickly
whichever kit you go for, anything less than 6k look yellow
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Nick-S
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haha no it dont at all
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Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-sxi
which kit you got? does it flicker? and is there any problems when you turn them off and then on again quickly
no they dont fliker and no there is no problem with turning them on and off fast cant rember the kit name, i think the box said hid cool tho
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A2H GO
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So whats the difference between xenon and Bi-xenon?
Im guessing that Bi-xenon used the HID output for both main beam and high beam?
Also Dave are your Kits capable of this? Would be a bit rubbish if you had HID then put ur main beam on and got a dull yellow light
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