brother its about 3.30 am in my country (india), and i was trying to understand the diff in hid or led and now after so many hours on youtube and google i found ur video. thank u very much for this upload. Love and greetings from India. Thanks once again. Take care mate.
Thank you. Seems as most other videos let the camera adjust white balance so the results are useless. Thanks, this is very good... The human eye is more sensitive to the warmer end, more amber/yellow wavelengths, so more visible than toward the cool blue end...
5000K seems a little "spooky" kinda light which reflects with low contrast. 4300K may appear a little yellowish but it's more "visible" light which brings more contrast and definition, at least to my eyes.
Thank you so much for this video! You're awesome man, it helped me a lot. I was deciding between 6000k or 8000k but people say that 8000k is borderline ricey and cop's are also able to distinguish you from groups easier. So I went with 6000k HID.
Very helpful video. Thanks for the good job. I will upgrade my 2014 Kia Sorento headlight to H7,55 watts, 5000K hoping it will produce more bright light in front of vehicule.
My GMC Sierra stock lights are too bright. I get the high beam flash a lot when driving at night. I switched cars with my wife to see my GMC coming towards me. Sure enough they look like high beams. I need to decrease the light so I might go with either 8 or 10K.
Thanks a lot for such good explanations, was wondering about and HID kit for my Fabia 2, hallogen bulbs are terrible, I can barely see anything when I have a night drive... As it's a bit illegal I would go for the 5000 K, 6000 K color is really nice but it's too evident that you have xenon bulbs.
55W at 6000K is the best look and best visibility. 35W at 6000K is way too blue. At 55W, its white with a blueish tint. If you're looking to get a 35W kit, then get one with a 5500K bulb. DDM Tuning kits are by far the best I've used.
Ah, didnt know that.. ive always used ~35W kits with 6000K. Never tried 50 or 60..etc.. mostly because im afraid to blind other cars and/or they will flash me.. dont know if that will be the case with going from 35-40W to 50-60W?
@@orfeous with halogen housings, the 35W doesn’t produce a bright wide beam. Works fine with HID projectors. As long as your headlights are aimed right, you shouldn’t be blinding anyone.
5000k is white, anything higher is blue, I would rather have 4300k over 6000k ANY DAY. Adding a blue filter to the bulb reduces light output. That's why manufactures use 4300k no color filter used for the bulb glass so maximum brightness.
Drivers side is always the left side of the vehicle. Just in case you ever ordered something you would say I need the left fender skirt. That's the drivers side. And before anyone argues the fact get a flashlight and go look at your taillight on the drivers side you'll see an L or if you were to take out the skirt it will have an L or any part for that matter. Always stand in the back of the vehicle and go by left and right not the front. Just trying to help. :-)
Aftab Alam Yeah I thought of that, but in America drivers side is always left side. No ones perfect, I'm sure not but if your doing a tutorial try to be as correct as you possibly can. I mean someone went through the trouble to get the camera and car and bulbs, etc, etc. Mine as well do it right!
Excellant Video Man!!👍👍 very well detailed and Honestly probally the only video on youtube that shows the true TRUE in-Life Color look of these hids. Was debating soo much on 5,6, & 8 k but all other videod and pictures on google just show blue on all of them 🙀 Great Work!
I have been seeing a lot of those new HID kits with a fan and the bulb facing down i seen them on ebay and other sites its called cree, if any one knows anything about those lights please let me know
SalemMillion These are actually LED bulbs not HID. They are not as bright as HID. The technology just isn't good enough to be used in a headlight application. In the future, we will probably see LED being brighter than HID but currently HID is the superior, brighter technology.
your head lights were just dirty... 5000k Is super white without any hint of yellow i have done this time and time again and i have no hint of yellow in my light output... 5000k Is pure white and is the brightest output.
Two things to highly consider is your type of headlight housing one is if your running a reflective housing with hids you will blind on coming traffic however if you are running projection housing with hids or leds you will not blind on coming traffic so consider this tips.
Great Vid. I seen some vids about different power outputs of the ballast also causes a colour differentiation given the same temperature, commonly a 35W vs a 55W. It'll be great if you could do a vid on how 'washed out' a given temperature will be with a same temp bulb. One things is not talked about clearly or lacking info online is the major differences between an 'S', 'R' and 'C' bulb as I understand fundamentally what each stands for and hence need to match the type with the design of the headlight but would be interesting to see footage of 'mismatched' setups, ie D4S bulb on a D4R Headlight or vice versa given the ballast specs are the same.
I've known the basic of "higher temperate, lower output," but that bar graph was really helpful. I didn't know the output would drop so drastically from a 5000k to a 6000k. Thanks!
I always hated 4300k light bulbs, not just in cars but also in home lighting fixtures. For cars, I tried from 2500k to 12000k and I love having 2500k on fog light and high beam (for DRL function), and 6000k/8000k for low beam. For dinning room lighting fixtures, I used 5000k, and for bed room I used 6000k. I wonder why did manufacture not using 5000k for all cars instead? 4300k stock halogens are sxitty with limited light output, and there should be a law that bans the manufacturing of 4300k bulbs.
LIMASTAR 5000K D2R Bulb HID Headlights Replacement Car Xenon Bulbs 35W IS WHAT IM LOOKING TO GET YET ONLY COMES IN 5000K 4300 6000 8000 I DONT LNOW WHICH ONE TO BUY SEEN YOUR VIDEO AND I LIKE THE 6000 BUT I HAVE FACTORY HEAD LIGHTS THAT USE HID. SO IS THIS SAFE TO BUY WITH OUT OVER HEATING
Hey dial, Thank you for uploading this video. I have been thinking about putting some hids in my Lexus sc400. And when ordering it gave me a huge variety of anything from say 3k-12k+ The main reason I want hids is because I am blacking my car out. So i am tinting the headlights a bit, so that in itself will put my visibility/brightness down alot. So I want hids too help me with my visibly and brightness and being able too see more. And you have made it clear that 6k is the way too go!! Thank you soo much.
dial2fast That's what I thought too. I bought 5000K V3 Triton switchbacks, but my fog LEDs are 6000K, and the mismatch in color is driving me nuts, especially during the day. After seeing both colors in person, I think 6000K will look the best. 5000K LEDs don't look right during the day. 6000K matches daylight much better.
The average human eye has its greatest sensitivity to light at a wavelength of about 550 nm, in the yellow to green region of the visible spectrum. The eye's sensitivity to light drops off and eventually goes to zero as light goes below red into the infrared spectrum and past violet in the ultra-violet region. A blackbody radiator with a color temperature of about 5300 K has its peak emission at 550 nm and so that is the color temperature that I shoot for when looking for a bulb that will maximize nightime visibility.
Put a 8k hid conversion kit on my 07 Sentra in highschool it was pretty sweet(I know it was ricey as hell I had a loud exhaust on it to lol). Now I'm 29 and have a 4series coupe with oem HIDe but I'm thinking of what color to upgrade the foglights to, definetly won't do 8k again lol probably 6k though.
Hi there, excellent video! You mention in the video that 5000K is whiter then 4300k with a slight tint of yellow. 6000k is the bright white. Your response to comments below you state that if you want all white with no tint of (blue or yellow) go with the 5000k. I'm a little confused. Is there a tint of colour in 5000K and does the 6000K have blue tint? I'm looking for a bright white HID with no tint of colour. Your input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
michael rodrigues The reason I mentioned 2 different answer is because after doing this video, I realize the type of ballast (AC or DC voltage output) affected the color output on the same bulb. So the recommendation is get AC Ballast with 5000k bulb for pure white (meaning sunlight white). Some people perceive 'white' on HID as having a hint of slight blue, in which case 6000k.
dial2fast dial, thanks for clarifying! I'm new to this and my research has just began. One final question. I want to convert to xenon hid lights on my cayman 2007. I've narrowed it down to the Philips h7 kit recommended by porsche and the VVME kit, half the price. The philips H7 kit offers the 4200K and 6000K option only, No 5000K which is what i want. What are your thoughts and recommendations for good brand quality conversion kit? Is the philips kit worth the price? Thanks again for your help!
michael rodrigues Not having used those kits, I can't really say much about them. Best bet is to go on the car forums and ask people who owns that car.
4200K color temperature has less blue light spectrum and also produces less UV invisible spectrum light than 5000K color temperature; also the cops generally don't like anything that is blue light spectrum light also well its not worth the hassle of being potentially pulled over and issued a citation; the cop will no doubt say your light is bluer than his whiter looking headlights on his police car; yes you can fight the ticket citation but then one has to appear in traffic court before the judge and still pay the traffic court costs to appear for the judge; its not worth the hassle probably; one has better chance with the 4200K color temperature Hid light as that is the whitest available Hid light on the warmest available Hid spectrum with the least amount of blue spectrum light; so ones chances of successful appeal are the best overall and in your favor if you have to get pulled into traffic court before the judge.
The chart that u show is not right. The 5000k is more white then 6000k . Also 6000k is more of a hint white and blue. .I changed my 6000k to 5000k becuase of that and it look good to me
correct me if im wrong but with the colors nomatter what differnt charts say will all the tempitures be the same nomatter the brand example apex or kesun or xenon or xentec i orderd 6 fog light 6k low beams and 12k high beams will the 6 be the same color will they vary because of differnt brand name
They will vary slightly if you use a light spectrometer, but to the naked eye they will look the same. You can even go up/down by 20% of the lumens and not really notice by eye either.
Hello, I would like to fit Zorbes H4 12V 60/55W Halogen Bulbs 6000K Xenon in Hyundai i20 car which has H4 60/55w bulb connector . But below are some dauds and would be pleased if you could kindly help me. 1. Being of the same specs with this particular car, can I used just by replacing the factory fitted bulbs? 2. Do any extra wiring is necessary for the new bulb and should relay be compulsory for the bulbs to work in this car? Thanks.
very nice and informative video bro , that was very usefully to decide put a xenon 4300k on my car, to get the more high visibility on the ways to avoid the potholes, thanks a lot. Regards.
dial2fast bro but talking in real terms what is the grade temperature to get the better high visibility on the way? I need the best option because here in Monterrey México we have a lot potholes every where and today i had 3 tires damaged about that so could you suggest me the better option please?
+Alex Villarreal Wow that sucks that your tires are damaged. My opinion is anything from 4300k to 6000k has good light output. Anything higher and it's useless. 5000k has very good light output and that's the one I like to use. Just be aware there will be glare in reflector housing to on coming traffic when you install HID bulbs in these type of housing.
dial2fast yep ou are right thats another problem my car has a reflector and aint want to spend to a head lights with a proyectors so the one advantage to do is that the head lights has a elevators to reflector the light more dar or closed so might be with that i cant avoid bother the other people , so i got another question how does the 5000 k un the mist or rain and the twight light?
I can't choose whether to get 4300k or 6000k. Please help with advice. A couple questions right off the bat, Do 6000k really make a significant hindrance during driving in wet conditions? and, Are 4300k noticeably yellow in hue?
When this video was made, it was mainly based on HID xenon lights and LED was coming into market. With HID, 6000k definitely had a blue hue. But with LED, the color temperature rating seem to be different. What I mean is LED 6000k often is a pure white color. So if you want a pure white color, either get 5000k HID or 6000k LED. 4300k on it's own looks white, but next to 5000k or 6000k it looks like it has a yellow hue.
What do you prefer in terms of light output and color temprature? 4300K or 5000K? I have a 4300K bulb and 4 6000K bulbs laying around, but I haven't gotten to test the 5000K yet, but very hyped to try it doe :)
That's exactly what I'm thinking. I want the best amount of light, and to be honest, for a street car/motorcycle, I like what I've seen of the 5000K temprature, but hard to imagine through a screen :p I'm helping a friend in his Toyota Supra getting som HID's, and I don't want it to look like a cheap add on! Thanks for the help :)
+SchweinungHD One more thing, try to get AC ballast. DC ballasts makes the 5000k look blue also. I have a video showing you this th-cam.com/video/wm6j_HTx28g/w-d-xo.html
+dial2fast I really did not think that the type of voltage would have any effect on the color temperature. I have a couple AC ballasts laying around, and those cost me a bit more. They last longer and I believe they warm up the bulb faster. I also have some DC, of the same type and design as the one in the video you sent, but haven't tried those yet. Will definitely be looking out for some AC tho! Thanks for the heads up! :)
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Folks, you don't drive looking at your bulbs!!! There is a reason why factory bulbs from most if not all manufacturers are 4300K!!! Anything over 5000K and the amount of light will actually be LESS!!! This is not how your eyes work. Looking at the color of the bulbs is meaningless if you don't understand what they mean and actually do!!! The amount of lumins of 6000K and above is actually LESS than 4300K!!! To put a blue or purple looking bulb just for the sake of bulb color is STUPID and tells the world you are a moron.
awesome video man, probably the only guy on youtube that actually explained it well.
Thanks for your comment!
brother its about 3.30 am in my country (india), and i was trying to understand the diff in hid or led and now after so many hours on youtube and google i found ur video. thank u very much for this upload. Love and greetings from India.
Thanks once again. Take care mate.
Thanks for this, Great explanation...6000k it is then!!
This is the best explanation of HID temperature I've seen on youtube so far, exactly what I am looking for, thanks so much!
Thanks for your comment!
Thank you from Saudi Arabia. Such a great effort.
Thank you. Seems as most other videos let the camera adjust white balance so the results are useless. Thanks, this is very good... The human eye is more sensitive to the warmer end, more amber/yellow wavelengths, so more visible than toward the cool blue end...
5000K seems a little "spooky" kinda light which reflects with low contrast. 4300K may appear a little yellowish but it's more "visible" light which brings more contrast and definition, at least to my eyes.
Thank you so much for this video! You're awesome man, it helped me a lot. I was deciding between 6000k or 8000k but people say that 8000k is borderline ricey and cop's are also able to distinguish you from groups easier. So I went with 6000k HID.
thx man u gived me all answers, what i need to learn bfore shoping.
Thank you for your educational video. Extremely helpful.
Thanks alot .. to the point .. I was looking for the right color for 3 days .. I think you reflect the real color.
Very helpful video. Thanks for the good job. I will upgrade my 2014 Kia Sorento headlight to H7,55 watts, 5000K hoping it will produce more bright light in front of vehicule.
i really dont like 6000
way too blue for me
great video!! ill go with the 6000k 55w for my 99' Camaro SS
U gnna burn threw ur housing...happened to me.
@@vicmon9869 does the 6000k 35w burn through the housing as well? 2013 camaro
My GMC Sierra stock lights are too bright. I get the high beam flash a lot when driving at night. I switched cars with my wife to see my GMC coming towards me. Sure enough they look like high beams. I need to decrease the light so I might go with either 8 or 10K.
If they are stock HID, then re-aim them.if they are aftermarket, then you should add a custom anti-glare shield , i have a video on that.
Very good definition and help full. Thanks to this video.
Thanks a lot for such good explanations, was wondering about and HID kit for my Fabia 2, hallogen bulbs are terrible, I can barely see anything when I have a night drive... As it's a bit illegal I would go for the 5000 K, 6000 K color is really nice but it's too evident that you have xenon bulbs.
Really very thorough and helpful.
Steve Ryder Thanks for your comment!
Great video thanks I think 6000 K it’s the champion thanks again I have a 2003 Acura TL with stock hid I will change them to 6000 k
Thanks for posting this, very helpful
thank you for making this video!
Thanks for your comment!
thanks! I was looking for this.
55W at 6000K is the best look and best visibility. 35W at 6000K is way too blue. At 55W, its white with a blueish tint. If you're looking to get a 35W kit, then get one with a 5500K bulb. DDM Tuning kits are by far the best I've used.
Ah, didnt know that.. ive always used ~35W kits with 6000K. Never tried 50 or 60..etc.. mostly because im afraid to blind other cars and/or they will flash me.. dont know if that will be the case with going from 35-40W to 50-60W?
35w 5000k is perfect. Crisp white no yellow nor blue
@@orfeous with halogen housings, the 35W doesn’t produce a bright wide beam. Works fine with HID projectors. As long as your headlights are aimed right, you shouldn’t be blinding anyone.
Have been debating on 6000k or 5000k for weeks. This video saved the day. Thanks so much, made my decision so much easier. 6000k it is.
too blue, you will get the high beams on you
5k looks better and performs better
5000k is white, anything higher is blue, I would rather have 4300k over 6000k ANY DAY. Adding a blue filter to the bulb reduces light output. That's why manufactures use 4300k no color filter used for the bulb glass so maximum brightness.
Great video man, very helpfull. Thank you :)
Thanks for your comment!
Your 6000k is way too blue. Probably it’s because you got cheap made bulbs for your low beam. If you get a good quality 6k it will be white
Terima kasih banyak pak sudah membantu ☺
THE TRUTH ABOUT THESE BULBS, LIES SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE.
Thanks man really helped bless ya bro
Drivers side is always the left side of the vehicle. Just in case you ever ordered something you would say I need the left fender skirt. That's the drivers side. And before anyone argues the fact get a flashlight and go look at your taillight on the drivers side you'll see an L or if you were to take out the skirt it will have an L or any part for that matter. Always stand in the back of the vehicle and go by left and right not the front. Just trying to help. :-)
There are cars that are right hand drive... and instead of running around the vehicle it's smarter to mention the screen corner...
Aftab Alam Yeah I thought of that, but in America drivers side is always left side. No ones perfect, I'm sure not but if your doing a tutorial try to be as correct as you possibly can. I mean someone went through the trouble to get the camera and car and bulbs, etc, etc. Mine as well do it right!
I'm not American.. ;d
Very well done. Good job.
isnt 5000k or 6000k more optimal for 55 watt HID kits as opposed to 4300k for a 35 watt kit?
5000k is perfect for 35w, I’d go 6000k with 55w to make it look bright white like the 5000k 35w. If you go 6000k with 35w it will be light blue
Finally someone with manual white balance on the camera 👍👌👏
Excellant Video Man!!👍👍 very well detailed and Honestly probally the only video on youtube that shows the true TRUE in-Life Color look of these hids. Was debating soo much on 5,6, & 8 k but all other videod and pictures on google just show blue on all of them 🙀 Great Work!
thx for video.. it help me alot
Great video comparison! Using the Nikon really helped to show the difference in color temperature!
Perfect video could have not made it better 👍
Thanks for your comment!
another question sorry what abt 4300 vs 5000k which one will you suggest me?
another question sorry what abt 4300 vs 5000k which one will you suggest me
I have been seeing a lot of those new HID kits with a fan and the bulb facing down i seen them on ebay and other sites its called cree, if any one knows anything about those lights please let me know
SalemMillion These are actually LED bulbs not HID. They are not as bright as HID. The technology just isn't good enough to be used in a headlight application. In the future, we will probably see LED being brighter than HID but currently HID is the superior, brighter technology.
Great video definitely made my choice of going with 4300k makes it look more "stock" in a way cops where I live hate blue lights lol
Thanks you!
which one served you best in rainybor foggy conditions?? and what should be the ideal color temp combo (hi, lo and fog) in your opinion??
your head lights were just dirty... 5000k Is super white without any hint of yellow i have done this time and time again and i have no hint of yellow in my light output... 5000k Is pure white and is the brightest output.
5000k is pure white but 4300k is the brightest.
how's everything sir when you get the kit does it comes with fog lights too and will let work on honda pilot 2016
the 6000K looks great but I'm not a big fan of the blue hue. I'll settle for the 5000K
finally i know the difference between 4300k and 5000k! nice work! best video of the web, better than official manufacturers websites!
Thanks for your comment!
Great explanation on different temperatures!
Glad you found my video helpful. Cheers!
Nice video but to me, right from the beginning the drivers 4300k looks like it's brighter on the ground than the 5000k drivers side.
Putting high color temperature bulbs in your fog lights completely defeats their purpose...
Two things to highly consider is your type of headlight housing one is if your running a reflective housing with hids you will blind on coming traffic however if you are running projection housing with hids or leds you will not blind on coming traffic so consider this tips.
Great Vid. I seen some vids about different power outputs of the ballast also causes a colour differentiation given the same temperature, commonly a 35W vs a 55W. It'll be great if you could do a vid on how 'washed out' a given temperature will be with a same temp bulb.
One things is not talked about clearly or lacking info online is the major differences between an 'S', 'R' and 'C' bulb as I understand fundamentally what each stands for and hence need to match the type with the design of the headlight but would be interesting to see footage of 'mismatched' setups, ie D4S bulb on a D4R Headlight or vice versa given the ballast specs are the same.
I got HID Xenon headlight 4300K when you look at it ... it gives the color yellow but on the streets its White-ish
Yes, when you look at it compared to how it looks with the light shining out are different.
I like 60k or 65k anything but them yellow old lights they put on them trucks and cars..
Very good video buddy, thanks for taking your time to make this. I want thr blue 8k but now i think i might go with the 6k. Cheers.
great video. definitely worth the watch. providing multiple examples and different camera\video shots was super useful!
Great Video
I've known the basic of "higher temperate, lower output," but that bar graph was really helpful. I didn't know the output would drop so drastically from a 5000k to a 6000k. Thanks!
Really doesn't. I have 8k HID and it throws light just as far as both.
Great video. I got hid kit wqith 6000k bulbs. To me it looks blueish and "dark". I'm trying 5000k next week will se how that goes
you have them in projector headlights?
yep. 5000k is definitelly brighter
Great/succinct/informative video. Thank you sir
Thank you extremely helpful!!!
I always hated 4300k light bulbs, not just in cars but also in home lighting fixtures. For cars, I tried from 2500k to 12000k and I love having 2500k on fog light and high beam (for DRL function), and 6000k/8000k for low beam. For dinning room lighting fixtures, I used 5000k, and for bed room I used 6000k. I wonder why did manufacture not using 5000k for all cars instead? 4300k stock halogens are sxitty with limited light output, and there should be a law that bans the manufacturing of 4300k bulbs.
LIMASTAR 5000K D2R Bulb HID Headlights Replacement Car Xenon Bulbs 35W IS WHAT IM LOOKING TO GET YET ONLY COMES IN 5000K 4300 6000 8000 I DONT LNOW WHICH ONE TO BUY SEEN YOUR VIDEO AND I LIKE THE 6000 BUT I HAVE FACTORY HEAD LIGHTS THAT USE HID. SO IS THIS SAFE TO BUY WITH OUT OVER HEATING
Anything above 6000K is ridiculous and defeats the purpose of HID. I personally love OEM 4300K and won't travel above 5000k.
Very good explained!!
Hey dial, Thank you for uploading this video. I have been thinking about putting some hids in my Lexus sc400. And when ordering it gave me a huge variety of anything from say 3k-12k+ The main reason I want hids is because I am blacking my car out. So i am tinting the headlights a bit, so that in itself will put my visibility/brightness down alot. So I want hids too help me with my visibly and brightness and being able too see more. And you have made it clear that 6k is the way too go!! Thank you soo much.
4300-5000k is the most bright
I meant gives out most visibilitu
Do your 6000K bulbs look blue like they do at 2:19? Which color matches your LEDs the best?
+ThingsDemystified Personally, I like 5000k, pure white. Don't care for any tint of blue.
dial2fast
That's what I thought too. I bought 5000K V3 Triton switchbacks, but my fog LEDs are 6000K, and the mismatch in color is driving me nuts, especially during the day. After seeing both colors in person, I think 6000K will look the best. 5000K LEDs don't look right during the day. 6000K matches daylight much better.
The average human eye has its greatest sensitivity to light at a wavelength of about 550 nm, in the yellow to green region of the visible spectrum. The eye's sensitivity to light drops off and eventually goes to zero as light goes below red into the infrared spectrum and past violet in the ultra-violet region. A blackbody radiator with a color temperature of about 5300 K has its peak emission at 550 nm and so that is the color temperature that I shoot for when looking for a bulb that will maximize nightime visibility.
Thank you very much!
You helped me a lot :)
Put a 8k hid conversion kit on my 07 Sentra in highschool it was pretty sweet(I know it was ricey as hell I had a loud exhaust on it to lol). Now I'm 29 and have a 4series coupe with oem HIDe but I'm thinking of what color to upgrade the foglights to, definetly won't do 8k again lol probably 6k though.
do you recommend these on lifted truck?
Hi there, excellent video! You mention in the video that 5000K is whiter then 4300k with a slight tint of yellow. 6000k is the bright white.
Your response to comments below you state that if you want all white with no tint of (blue or yellow) go with the 5000k. I'm a little confused. Is there a tint of colour in 5000K and does the 6000K have blue tint?
I'm looking for a bright white HID with no tint of colour. Your input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
michael rodrigues The reason I mentioned 2 different answer is because after doing this video, I realize the type of ballast (AC or DC voltage output) affected the color output on the same bulb. So the recommendation is get AC Ballast with 5000k bulb for pure white (meaning sunlight white). Some people perceive 'white' on HID as having a hint of slight blue, in which case 6000k.
dial2fast
dial, thanks for clarifying! I'm new to this and my research has just began. One final question. I want to convert to xenon hid lights on my cayman 2007. I've narrowed it down to the Philips h7 kit recommended by porsche and the VVME kit, half the price. The philips H7 kit offers the 4200K and 6000K option only, No 5000K which is what i want.
What are your thoughts and recommendations for good brand quality conversion kit?
Is the philips kit worth the price?
Thanks again for your help!
michael rodrigues Not having used those kits, I can't really say much about them. Best bet is to go on the car forums and ask people who owns that car.
4200K color temperature has less blue light spectrum and also produces less UV invisible spectrum light than 5000K color temperature; also the cops generally don't like anything that is blue light spectrum light also well its not worth the hassle of being potentially pulled over and issued a citation; the cop will no doubt say your light is bluer than his whiter looking headlights on his police car; yes you can fight the ticket citation but then one has to appear in traffic court before the judge and still pay the traffic court costs to appear for the judge; its not worth the hassle probably; one has better chance with the 4200K color temperature Hid light as that is the whitest available Hid light on the warmest available Hid spectrum with the least amount of blue spectrum light; so ones chances of successful appeal are the best overall and in your favor if you have to get pulled into traffic court before the judge.
how many watts tho? 35w or 55w
The chart that u show is not right. The 5000k is more white then 6000k . Also 6000k is more of a hint white and blue. .I changed my 6000k to 5000k becuase of that and it look good to me
Thank you so much for the video. You really broke down the kelvin scale well. 👍 👍
correct me if im wrong but with the colors nomatter what differnt charts say will all the tempitures be the same nomatter the brand example apex or kesun or xenon or xentec i orderd 6 fog light 6k low beams and 12k high beams will the 6 be the same color will they vary because of differnt brand name
They will vary slightly if you use a light spectrometer, but to the naked eye they will look the same. You can even go up/down by 20% of the lumens and not really notice by eye either.
6000k is the all around best temp
What's the color that gives you that LED fluorescent color. Basically white with a very, very small hint of violet.
Hello,
I would like to fit Zorbes H4 12V 60/55W Halogen Bulbs 6000K Xenon in Hyundai i20 car which has H4 60/55w bulb connector . But below are some dauds and would be pleased if you could kindly help me.
1. Being of the same specs with this particular car, can I used just by replacing the factory fitted bulbs?
2. Do any extra wiring is necessary for the new bulb and should relay be compulsory for the bulbs to work in this car?
Thanks.
very nice and informative video bro , that was very usefully to decide put a xenon 4300k on my car, to get the more high visibility on the ways to avoid the potholes, thanks a lot. Regards.
+Alex Villarreal Good choice. My favorite is 5000k also, very nice clean white light.
dial2fast bro but talking in real terms what is the grade temperature to get the better high visibility on the way? I need the best option because here in Monterrey México we have a lot potholes every where and today i had 3 tires damaged about that so could you suggest me the better option please?
+Alex Villarreal Wow that sucks that your tires are damaged. My opinion is anything from 4300k to 6000k has good light output. Anything higher and it's useless. 5000k has very good light output and that's the one I like to use. Just be aware there will be glare in reflector housing to on coming traffic when you install HID bulbs in these type of housing.
dial2fast yep ou are right thats another problem my car has a reflector and aint want to spend to a head lights with a proyectors so the one advantage to do is that the head lights has a elevators to reflector the light more dar or closed so might be with that i cant avoid bother the other people , so i got another question how does the 5000 k un the mist or rain and the twight light?
+Alex Villarreal I did a video on making a anti-glare shield, check it out th-cam.com/video/-XFYbJn68U0/w-d-xo.html
great info! well done
I don't know why they call 4300k factory if all the factory I see are more like 6000k or 5000k. They. All look white with little blue.
I saw one that looks a lil green white blue depending how far is the car but not deep colors just a lil which one is it ?
I have 6000 thousand k and I find there perfect no yellow look
now i know, thank you! =)
Thanks
thank you for the nice video.. that explains witch colour TEMPERATURE we want for our light car.
All the factory hid comes with 35 watts if we increase the watts to 55 watts that will increase the lumens .
What is the standard temperature that cars with HID ship with standard these days? BMW, Mercedes, Infiniti etc..?
My 2011 Corolla (in Brazil the top of the line corolla came with factory HID) is 4300k.
4300K 5000K 6000K which one will give you the best light in brightness
Thanks for the info. :)
+Michael Teo Glad you found my video helpful!
Great video. Exactly what i was looking for. Only wished the main headlights had the 5k and 6k installed for better comparison.
5000K for the output!
I HAVE A 04 INFINITI G35 I NEED TO REPLACE THE BULB ITS A HID XENON BUT CAN I UP TO A 6000K BULB OR IS THE HEAT TOO MUCH
I can't choose whether to get 4300k or 6000k. Please help with advice. A couple questions right off the bat, Do 6000k really make a significant hindrance during driving in wet conditions? and, Are 4300k noticeably yellow in hue?
When this video was made, it was mainly based on HID xenon lights and LED was coming into market. With HID, 6000k definitely had a blue hue. But with LED, the color temperature rating seem to be different. What I mean is LED 6000k often is a pure white color. So if you want a pure white color, either get 5000k HID or 6000k LED. 4300k on it's own looks white, but next to 5000k or 6000k it looks like it has a yellow hue.
4.800 K it's the best
What do you prefer in terms of light output and color temprature? 4300K or 5000K? I have a 4300K bulb and 4 6000K bulbs laying around, but I haven't gotten to test the 5000K yet, but very hyped to try it doe :)
+SchweinungHD I love 5000k because it's bright and pure white. I don't care for any blue as it makes it look like a cheap add on.
That's exactly what I'm thinking. I want the best amount of light, and to be honest, for a street car/motorcycle, I like what I've seen of the 5000K temprature, but hard to imagine through a screen :p I'm helping a friend in his Toyota Supra getting som HID's, and I don't want it to look like a cheap add on! Thanks for the help :)
+SchweinungHD One more thing, try to get AC ballast. DC ballasts makes the 5000k look blue also. I have a video showing you this th-cam.com/video/wm6j_HTx28g/w-d-xo.html
+dial2fast I really did not think that the type of voltage would have any effect on the color temperature. I have a couple AC ballasts laying around, and those cost me a bit more. They last longer and I believe they warm up the bulb faster. I also have some DC, of the same type and design as the one in the video you sent, but haven't tried those yet. Will definitely be looking out for some AC tho! Thanks for the heads up! :)
Folks, you don't drive looking at your bulbs!!! There is a reason why factory bulbs from most if not all manufacturers are 4300K!!! Anything over 5000K and the amount of light will actually be LESS!!! This is not how your eyes work. Looking at the color of the bulbs is meaningless if you don't understand what they mean and actually do!!! The amount of lumins of 6000K and above is actually LESS than 4300K!!! To put a blue or purple looking bulb just for the sake of bulb color is STUPID and tells the world you are a moron.
So 4300k is the brightest? I use 6000k and not bright hmm
10,000k we call that boater blue. You can’t even see with those lol
Very helpful. Exactly what I was looking for. Very informative, thank you!