Any tips on HID's?

[kngabby]

Im thinking about getting some 6K projection HID's. I want 8K HID's but will i get a ticket for those?

[Betrivent]

you'll get a ticket for having HIDs period. If it doesn't come with the car, it's illegal. That being said, a lot of people have HID kits without issue. But 8000k (ridiculous blue) will get you noticed a lot more than 6000k (slightly less blue)

[Brian]

Your visibility will probably be worse with 8000k compared to halogen. Don't go any higher than 6000k, preferably 4300k or 5000k and projectors are a must with aftermarket HIDs.

[SAV912]

Go 4300K or 5000K. Any higher (even 6000K) is going to reduce your visibility. It's not about how many lumens of light are thrown onto the road, it's about what the human eye can see clearly, and that range is between 4300K-5000K.

[kngabby]

I mostly wanted the 6k because the blue tint it has to it. Does the 5k have any blue in it? Also is it incredibly bright?

[SAV912]

...yeah. They're all whiter than standard halogens, but if all you're after is color, then I guess just do what you're gonna do.

-C

[Betrivent]

5k doesn't really have any.. but it varies with manufacturer. 6k will be the best bet for you if you want both visibility and colour

[mario98c]

Retrofit with 4,300k or 5,000k hid...

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Retrofit with 4,300k or 5,000k hid...

+1


Trust me, you'll get tired of 6000k quickly.

[Kioshi]

+1


Trust me, you'll get tired of 6000k quickly.

*im not* ＼(＾▽＾)／

Stick with 5000k. And buy Garms HID kit....i vouch for them since...end of 2008.

[SAV912]

The kit itself from Garm is awesome. The retrofit process, not so much.

Also, I already don't care for 6K. The light is pretty white with just a hint of blue, but the bounce back off road reflectors and signs is pretty violet. And I don't like that.
-C

[thebarber]

The kit itself from Garm is awesome. The retrofit process, not so much.

Also, I already don't care for 6K. The light is pretty white with just a hint of blue, but the bounce back off road reflectors and signs is pretty violet. And I don't like that.
-C
retrofits go better when you know what youre doing...

4300k will give you the best light output....and if garm gets the same kits i do, then you have the option of 4300k or 6000k...there is no 5000k

the refraction of the light in the curved part of the projector housings will give you that blue look you want regardless of the colour of the light output...

i sell a lot of hid's locally and i get a lot of young people asking me for "the same colour as a bmw". well, the lights in a bmw are 4300k....its the way the light bends at the edges of the projectors that give it that blue-purple look at certain angles.

[Betrivent]

Oh god.. "the bmw look' hahah

[33OH]

I always have used 8000K and can see fine and have never had issues with the po po's. :)

They're not bright blue they are more bright white/purple.

[kimona]

Here's a tip: They're illegal and a public menace to others on the road.

[thebarber]

Here's a tip: They're illegal and a public menace to others on the road.

Always a ray of sunshine...

[WeeYari]

and a public menace to others on the road.

...only the 90% that are installed with the cut-off all F'd up.

[Arkhangel]

+1 on this
...only the 90% that are installed with the cut-off all F'd up.

Also the HID's i have are like regular bulbs when you turn them on but HID when you use the high beams, my fog lights are also HID made sure they are pointing down.

[SAV912]

retrofits go better when you know what youre doing...


It's not necessary to be condesending just because you have more experience than most here with retrofits. Everyone had to start somewhere.

-C

[33OH]

...only the 90% that are installed with the cut-off all F'd up.

Yep, totally agree.

[thebarber]

It's not necessary to be condesending just because you have more experience than most here with retrofits. Everyone had to start somewhere.

-C

but i didnt start a thread saying that retrofits are crappy...

[SAV912]

but i didnt start a thread saying that retrofits are crappy...

I started a thread to ask how to make my retrofits not crappy like most everyone else. It's a forum. That's what we do.

That said, they don't seem to be the end-all for my personal needs. If you have a personal vendetta against that, then...well, they're called your problems. I'm not trying to start a beef, and I even thanked you for the help in the other thread, so I don't know why you're on my nuts about my opinion of projectors.

-C

[kngabby]

So all in all the 5000k are good? Sorry imma noob :/

[Betrivent]

500k is closest to white you're going to get.

[kngabby]

I want lights with a blue tint but i cant seem to find one that i wont get a ticket for.

[Betrivent]

Well as I've said before, ANY HID you put in is technically illegal, so do whatever colour you want. 6000k is your best bet if you want it blue-ish

[kngabby]

Ok thanks :)

[thebarber]

4300k is what i prefer

[jamal1984]

If you live in a harsh condition state where is raining all year long or foggy most of the time , 5K is your best option out there, but like me in Georgia i am ended up with 6000K because it's give me the whitest color out there without any blue or yellow in there., any AC or Can-bus ballast out there will put 6000K into purewhite no blue or blue at all, stay away from cheap ballast another word DC Ballast will shift color.

[_S7V7N_]

I lived in Orlando (Sanford to be exact ) and never had an issue with my 6000k's. just adjust the lights down, and move them to the center.

[kngabby]

Did you use projectors with them?

[_S7V7N_]

Loll you're gonna get me flamed but, no.