HID Kit Color Comparison Video Footage 3000K vs 6000K vs 8000K
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Many folks out there shopping for HID kits are hesitant to purchase simply due to the fact that they don't know what color will best suit their needs. When we purchased our first HID kit we had the same concern. We searched and searched all over the web for the best comparison of HID kit colors. What we found, however, was a single image, continuously photoshopped to artificially modify the color appearance in the photo.
In an effort to provide an accurate representation of the color you can expect out of each model of HID kit out there, we installed ten different color temperatures in our test vehicle.
3,000K - Yellow
4,300K - Pure White
5,000K
6,000K
8,000K - Brightest we tested and pure white/blue
10,000K
12,000K
15,000K
20,000K
30,000K - Approaching purple
In addition to these video shots we also measured the light output of each HID kit, and posted the results on our website:
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Additionally, we took photos of each installation and have pictures of each on our website for your reference:
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If you wanna have high visibility at night go no higher than 6000.
The only real difference between 5 and 6 is the hint of blue when pointed at a white surface.
4300 k will be white with a bit of yellow. However, it will provide the most visibility.
One of the best comparison videos I've seen really appreciate it!
Thanks man! Put a lot of time into this one!
I feel like your camera had auto white balancing. All of them looked pretty close to white to me. Or I’m crazy
Clay West
I notice the same thing too. 4300k -10k. I didn't see no difference
The camera definitely had some auto adjusting on it. :\ I would love to see a comparison with the camera using the same setting on all lights.
yea the light kept adjusting to focus... Was is me or did that 20,000K look crazy brighter than the 5000K kit?
I like the 3000K HID which is good for the rain. You see the ground much better with a 4300K-7000K low beams
and a brighter contrast color like yellow which shines better with the blue compliment. IMO I like that combo.
But why is that 20,000K so much brighter?
It definitely did, 12000k is violet, not an indigo. Still somewhat shows off the different temperature ranges but not very well
@Josh Wow 100 likes on my comment, totally forgot about this. Glad I'm not crazy lol
6000K. Those are my favorites. Just got some myself and they are a nice upgrade.
Are 600k blue at all or just white?
@@edgarduran82916000K will have bluish in it. Go for 4300K or 5000K
what kit would you recommend for my horse drawn kart I'm currently running a twin candel setup and I can hardly see past the back end of ma horses arse, she's a big old mare at 17 n a half hands. I'm also having trouble fitting a alternator to the old mare so any electrics would have to run for a while on a precharged 12v battery.
Norman Paxo I'd recommend one of those self recharging regenerative lights mounted to your buggy wheels. The buggy wheels will charge the light and thus run your buggy lights, preferably led over Hid lights though.
What is this WITCHCRAFT you talk of. Might be wise to keep spells and wizzidy things in our wizards pockets
Yeah, use LED not HID. A twin 55W HID setub would draw 110W, nearly 1/6 of your available power (assuming a 1 hp engine, since it is an actual horse). This is a significant load for the horse to pull, even without considering alternator losses.
@BOBtastic47 No question LED, considering the horse thing...lol
i'll recommend two triple wick projector kerosene lanterns in . The triple wicks provide 3 times the light within a single lantern expertly crafted for maximum distance coverage. Well worth ye ole sliver coins.
very nice comparison
i got HID from kensun SDX HID KIT Super Slim 4,300K and so happy whit the result
i buyit from amazon
+Christian Mariscal glad you like them!!!
Stay within 6K if you want great visibility.
Wrong if you want the most visibility stick with 4300k. The higher the number the lower the lumens
@Lost BorderlineSoul LMAO 😂 But within the mediums of air, 3000k to 5000k temperature lights perform the best. I can’t see anything with those bluish and purple tints and it makes matters worse be depleting contrast in distant objects with that obnoxious hue that is at a wavelength that seems almost, but not quite fuzzy and disorienting to the eye. I’ve ran those blue and purple lights before and yellow just seems to be the best choice.
just ordered 6k the 12k is too blue for me
@@allenrahrooh7140 6000k still has bluish hues.
@@TheNuclearBolton oh ok thanks beats having ford stock halogen
Kick ass footage!! Keep up the good work!!
Thanks brother!
I wouldn't recommend anything over 8. Ive bought 6 and 8 and the 6 seems better imo. Oem is usually 4300k
Good point. I agree that most of the time anything over 6k is too blue. Depending on the brand, though, OEM tends to fall somewhere between 4300k and 8000k.
Anything over 4.5k also ruins other drivers night vision.
@@kangarookicker6995 What leds do you recommend until 4500K?
5.500k is the perfectly mid point
5000k looks the best. Perfect white, not too yellow, not too blue.
I agree man, that’s what I have in all my vehicles. Some brands even have 5500k, that’s the highest I would ever go.
@@RamMan2016 5500K is the best, color is best and its the brightest
Currently I have the Kensun 35w in 12000K HIDs in my car and they look great! I love them during the daytime too because they have a bluish diamond tint to them. I tend to go with the bluer tones as they look more luxurious. Everyone has their own personal taste. Light output I'll have to admit isn't the greatest as lets say the 5000K - 6000K but I can still see with them.
6000K Temperature is the Industry Standard. Original Equipment on most Vehicles leaving Automotive plants around the world in 2019. You can fact check it. It boils down to supplier making them and how that color is cheapest to make.
couldn't care less, infant
@@OfficialNakatsuMegami no 4300 too 5000
God I wish companies would stop selling anything bluer than 4300/5000k, so that people can actually see while driving. Blue light waves are among the worst for visibility and the human eye
6000K Temperature is the Industry Standard. Original Equipment on most Vehicles leaving Automotive plants around the world in 2019. You can fact check it. It boils down to supplier making them and how that color is cheapest to make.
Same. The 5-6000k color is the best no question
@@Headlightreviews1 Only if it has the same wavelength spectrum and CRI as the sun, otherwise lower color temperature should be used to preserve night vision, since human eyes are the most sensitive at green/yellow spectrum, blue light project in front of retina.
I'm surprised those lights didn't burn a hole right through the garage door
Jesus Reyes lol. Nope!
🤣
This is really good info thank you !!!
You got it! Thank you for watching!!
I got 4300k with Projector in my elite i20, Planning to upgrade to 6000k for pure white light ..
Is 30000K only a ride on the moon? For the aliens in pink glasses :)))
the 30,000K is bananas, for sure! :-)
Yeah it awesome until some hater cop pulled u over😂
Damn imagine the 55w ballast
Louie's Mustang lol i hav 100 w 😂 10 000 k stars wars car
IDK, unless the camera settings/color balance, etc are 100% the same, then any 'auto' setting will ALWAYS try to adjust to a whiter shade, thus making the differences less visible than real life. Maybe they did? Consumer digital cameras are very hard to render accurate color in this kind of test.
Just looking at the thumb nail picture you can see more detail inside the garage with the 3000K yellow lights than any of the other colors.
White Lion lol
Thos are racing lights and as for what i know illegal for street...
That's because the camera autoexposure
@@sesisesi2027 headlight and fog lights can be white or yellow which is perfctly legal and many states.
I'm about to order one but I'm on the fence between 6000K and 8000K. You said 8000K is the brightest in the description but in the comment you said stay with 6000K. I'm a little confused.
+GodZji That's a good catch. The 8,000K was the brightest according to the light meter, but the 6,000K feels a little brighter because if the color being a little less blue. In other words, in technical terms the 8,000K emits the most lumens, but the 6,000K seems to offer the best night-driving experience. Hopefully that helps.
Thank you for your clarification. I'm ordering the 6000K now.
+GodZji Glad to hear it. Hope you enjoy them! Feel free to send in some photos when you do! Instagram @headlightreviews
+Headlight Reviews Will do. :)
@@GodZji how was it
Damn still wish Mtec made the 3,300k "golden style" bulb halogens, super bright and dont piss people off. The best for snow, rain and at night with road signs not being too reflective. Also, they look fing cool on the outside of vehicle it's definitely gold but has a color spectrum like a prism when you look at different angles.... only got one pair left and only alternative is yellow or white. :(
15.000k is good color blue.. in the night are see ?
Video footage? How many feet was it? I mean when you spooled it off the reel, how many feet was it? Now that I'm thinking about it, what did it look like, you know, that footage?
Looked like a memory card ;-)
Thanks for the reply, great video. Just trying to change these old terms (film - footage) one video at a time. Good day.
Now that’s a valiant mission
Are these still cool in 2020? I ordered the 8k ice blue ones. Hopefully there not outdated now
yes sir
Yes
30k how about incinerate my eyeballs from onlooking. 🔥 👀 Lmmfao 😭😭😭😭
The 30K isn't actually brighter. We have a post on the website about which bulbs put out the most light...check it out at www.headlightreviews.com
Don't let me catch him on my road. It will get impounded for being a traffic hazard.
White is only 4300 and 5000K. !
4.3k is actually yellow...5 and 6 is white...
Wait so the higher u go the brighter? Or does only the like color change and turns more blue?
It's just the color change. Goes from yellow to white to blue to purple as you go from 2300 up to 30000...
"K" Means "degrees kelvin (°K)"
So yeah, The higher the number, the higher the temperature of the light bulb is.
Just like stars, the stars that look blue is because they are at a temperature higher than 6000°k
The stars that look redish or orange is because its temperature is lower than 4000°k
And the withe stars are between 4000°k and 6000°k
*So, the hotter they are the brightest they are and the bluer they are*
@@DeMooniC that was pretty interesting! Didn't know that!
Why are 6000k so different between everyone's videos? In this it would be the color I'd choose but in other videos it's closer to 8000k and not 6000.
I've found that somewhere between 4,300k and 6,000k is the sweet spot between different brands. If you're comparing 6,000k across brands, they will actually look somewhat different in person. A lot of the kits are made in China, some at the same factories, but others not. So, it makes it tough to compare across brands. If you want, you can order two colors and then return the color you don't like!
@@Headlightreviews1 👍
More K means you see shit in snowy or rainy conditions😄 4500-6000k ideal
Why we need to choose headlamp like 3000k or 4000k?
Hi, i have a Passat B6, I have projector on it. Now I have my 6000K from 1 year and I want to buy another set. Do you recommand 8000k or to stay with 6000k?, it's much bad than 6000k at visibility, or isn't big difference? I want a bit of blue color but I want too a good visibility! :)
Daniel Sogor Hi Daniel! We think the perfect balance between good color and brightness is in the 6000K HID kit. The 8000K kits start to get more blue and you lose a little bit of the brighness that you're hoping to keep. Here's a color comparison of the different colors Kensun offers. Take a look, and hopefully it helps you make your decision.
www.headlightreviews.com/hid-xenon-headlight-color-comparison/
Daniel Sogor tried 8k and they're way too blue, recommend going 5k or 6k, I am considering that too :)
Auto White Balance settings of camera showed almost same colour from 5000k to 1000k. Which in real is very different.
Waqas Ahmad believe it or not, Kensun’s bulbs just didn’t change as the temp number got higher...you can tell by the color of the turn signal/corner light that the white balance was static
what happened to kensun HID? I started reading more and more bad company reviews and their products getting harder to find. I basically don't trust the name anymore.
Thanks a lot
Thanks for watching!
Great Video! Thank you !
Are your headlights reflectors or projectors?
These are projectors. They offer a nice cutoff a the top!
5000k
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a pair of HIDs with diamond white is the best brightness...
dont need any color HIDs
True dat!
put 3000k in your foglights, cuts through the glare on the road when it's raining.
4300, 5000, or 6000
@Headlight Plaza Oficial why thats 1?
Awesome.
Thanks for the helpful vid.
Which one is for ice blue or crystal blue
grimreeper Probably the 6,000K or 8,000K, but the higher the K the less bright they are
which one is warm white 4300K or 5000K??
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.
Este tipo de luces afecta la visión de otros conductores
6000k ou 8000k 👍
Автор напиши пожалуйста что за трек музыки играет играет ???или кто знает напишите пожалуйста🎉🎉❤❤❤!!!
where is 8000K or more legal!?
4300k nice light 💡
Thanks brother!
6000k(blue) is the worst color to get, it may look cool, but it is harder to see the road on black asphalt roads, and wet roads. You will be squinting your eyes.
I totally agree, I’m still trying to figure out what is the best HID or LED to get.
4300 k gives the most light and is best for the eyes. 6000 k and up is just ridiculous.
Rhima Tune Never hid convert a headlight that's made for halogen bulbs. It will blind other drivers and it's illegal, at least here in Sweden.
Fredrik Granberg those 6000k its a perfect for a 350z???
Luis Guevara In my opinion and experience 4300 k are the ultimate bulb. It gives the most light on the road surface. 5000 k and up looks "cooler" if that's what you want... 🤔
Fredrik Granberg thanks bro this help me alot,, and lol honestly i like a lit of cooler but 8000k up i can said its to much
Fredrik Granberg 6000k-8000k is perfect crisp white light no blue I have two cars one 6000 one8000k
I am afraid to order a 55watt 8000K kit...because i feel they will give me a 10,000k bulb to achieve the 8000k...when I am infact trying to get the 6500K color. However, I dont want to order 6500k 55watt and then they send 6500k bulb and it washes out to 4500k lol...please help me...i am in a predicament.
The best 3000-4300K😁
your camera didn't help here
Videos and pictures of the color temperature are not accurate. I bought Kensun brand the 6k thinking they would give me that "white fluorescent" color temp, but they have a blue tint. So now I'm asking what is the color that LED's usually give you? It's like a fluorescent or white with a very, very tiny hint of violet?
6000k and above will give you blueish colour
@@samsulzahari2755 ты вопрос не понял
What’s white with led what number is it?
5-6k best
3000k is best for fog ligh upgrades
Ew no yellow
Wow I lile the 15000k and the 30k for my chevy tahoe..
so im looking out for some really nice pair of headlight for my lexus rx330 . so which one should i pick. im looking for the one on the new Toyota corolla . white with blue ascent
I think he did the video so YOU could choose from the options... Let me guess, you voted for Hilary?
8000k is best
What kit would you recommend for my 1979 Pinto?
@Skyline I was joking, I don't drive a 1979 Pinto 😂.
Thanks for answering tho.
i mean can we tune the hid k rating using same bulb?
jenick Johnson ah, gotcha. No, it’s bulb-specific...
Are 8000k even legal?
Anything above 6000K in the USA is not DOT legal.
Anyone can help me please? I bought 6000k hids for my ford focus mk1 but they are greenish whitish and quite dim they should be much brighter but my headlights have those reflective cups in front of the bulbs which i believe is the issue but cant be for certain
Can i contact you for kit recommendations?
i have 2002 nissan maxima , original hds are 4300k-best there is! would not get anything else, if you want bit blue 6000k max imo
6000K Temperature is the Industry Standard. Original Equipment on most Vehicles leaving Automotive plants around the world in 2019. You can fact check it. It boils down to supplier making them and how that color is cheapest to make.
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?
It sort of depends on the brand. Generally somewhere between 4300 and 6000 is good for me, though I'm currently running these in my 4Runner: amzn.to/2ZeS5aH
4300👍
Ставь 5000и стильно и видно, 6к гавно
Does anyone know any good H11 LED bulbs that will match the 6000k color for these bulbs? Right now I have the Kensun HID bulbs in my low beams. In my fogs, I have the Auxbeam Nf-x3 H11 LED bulbs. They are 6500k. They do almost match the Kensuns 6000k, not too far off. But, I am trying to look for a brighter and better matching LED bulb for the HIDs. If anyone knows please lmk!
Yeah, sometimes the color temps across the brands are almost identical between 4300 and 6000. Not that it should be that way, just the way it is...
Yes
So im guessing 10000k is what i need to get a nice clean blue tint because i was going to get 6000k
DaveWave dumbass
Yes
Clean blue is most likely around the 6000K range
@@bran__done3630 No room for that here sir! All just trying to help!
is it the same HID headlights for each k rating?
jenick Johnson yes, they’re all the same brand
How’s 6500 K in terms of visibility?
Excellent
Can i install hid in my halogen reflectors..?
Whats the difference between using a hid in reflector and projector.?
yes you can, but you will blind on coming cars more than projector
@@88specv unless you have a Lexus that has reflector but has motors that constantly adjust light height or in certain models lights steer left or right depending on what direction car is being steered to.
What leds do you recommend until 4500K?
I'd recommend these: amzn.to/3BeHj1n
Soooo, whats the brightest? 30000k?
6000K Temperature is the Industry Standard. Original Equipment on most Vehicles leaving Automotive plants around the world in 2019. You can fact check it. It boils down to supplier making them and how that color is cheapest to make. 6000K is also the purest and the brightest. The Sun is also 5800K. So yes, why not make them as close to the suns color as possible?
Switch off auto white balanceing after you take test like that XDDDDD
Hi guys, am looking for HID kits for my 2004 forester. I have read a couple of posite reviews about the innovite kit H4, ....and am thinking of going with this. Any additional advice u guys could share wld b great. Secondly, i would like to get a set for both the headlights and sport lights....does this mean i will ve to get 2 sets....and roughly how much would i ve to part with...
Go with Kensun on Amazon. Good reviews and great customer service if the bulbs go bad as well. Yes, you would need to get two pairs for your Forester.
I used kensun kits bought from amazon when I had my 01 forester. 8k headlights and 3k fogs. Looked damn sick.
What about 6500K ?
Pretty much all look the same in this video after your voltage has stabilized
5k is best for look and useful light output. anything over 5k is waste of money. you will strain your eyes looking at the road ahead the higher you go.
Lmao.. Very false!! I used to run 8500k in all my trucks even had pink 30k bulbs in the old lady's car back when we were younger, like 12 years ago... Now I run 6500k in both my truck and her jeep and they are perfect.... Never once has anyone had to "strain their eyes" looking at the road with any of the headlights I've ever ran... Be the 6500k 8500k or 30,000k... Even the 30,000k kit was a million times brighter than the shitty ass factory halogen bulbs I replaced in her car... So the idea that anything over 5k is a waste of money is just ignorant and flat out wrong
How about SEALIGHT 9006/HB4 LED Headlight?
I haven't tested those just yet. Do you know anybody who has them?
@@Headlightreviews1 No :(
Bulb hid 8000k 35w + ballast 55w how much kelvin ?
briand thendean the K in “8000k” stands for Kelvin
So I currently have the 12000k hid kensun bulbs on my car but I'm looking for a deeper blue. Would you recommend 20k or 30k?
sikkNOS So it sounds like you're looking to go extra blue! Here's a link that shows a side-by-side of all of Kensun's kits. The higher you go, the less color output you get from the bulb. So, we'd recommend going with the 20K. It's probably the balance between color and brightness you're looking for.
www.headlightreviews.com/hid-xenon-headlight-color-comparison/
+agenthelios1 I personally wouldn't use anything above 6000, but that's just my taste. I actually am waiting on a 5000 conversion kit and new headlight assemblies for my mid 90s explorer. I want to have super bright headlights but don't want to be that asshole with the super blue painful headlights, so I bought 5000s with dual operating mode. High and low beams, or Bi-Xenon as they are commonly called. I am hoping that they are fully compatible with my headlight assemblies, as I did a lot of research and all of it pointed to HIDs not really liking reflective headlight housings. We'll see.
***** I installed my kit yesterday and good lord is it awesome. So much light and about three times the visibility. My new lenses are coming in today so I expect even better light output after they're installed.
sikkNOS i had 8k in my charger with tinted headlights just upgraded tp 12k
pretty decent
I have put hid projector retrofit into my Sportage 2.0 2006 myself , 3.0 " , 75 W ballast + 6000k , perfected to my eyes , before I have tested , 2.5 " 35 W and 55 W ,4300k ,5000k but last ended with 6000k but with higher quality , very important ! totally I put away more than 6 sets of ballasts , and 8 sets of 4300k , 5000k + 6000k bulbs totally , all these cheap and low quality products has wasted so much of my times and money ! please go for higher quality including the projectors ( 3.0 " ) and my GETZ 1.4 is using 2.5 " 55W 5000k = satisfied and my Sportage add a set of 60W spot lamp each with 8 high power led bulbs as high light , very happy now
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interesting video
3000K is good
We like a little higher temp...closer to 5-6000k
I'm just gonna stick with 4300k...
Not a bad choice!
@@Headlightreviews1 6000K Temperature is the Industry Standard. Original Equipment on most Vehicles leaving Automotive plants around the world in 2019. You can fact check it. It boils down to supplier making them and how that color is cheapest to make.
I'm waiting on my lights in the mail. I bought the 20000 k
salam . bro wholesail mil sakti
6000 k
You can’t use auto exposure genius
so the 20000k isn't purple purple right ? I ordered the 20000k but I'm not sure if I'm going to like the blue it gives out but I hear the 12000k is white ish
+Almighty King depends on the brand. We found only little difference from about 15k and up with the brand we used for this comparison
how many k should I use for closest thing to stock on a 2008 infiniti fx35? Thanks
Rafael Vera Jr I'd shoot for 6000K
+Rafael Vera Jr I'd go with the Kensun 6000K
good the video
thanks for the love!
Just got these installed in my Mazda 3. I got the Kensun 6000 k. But they're super blue . Any idea why they would ?
Daniel Pelaez Did you go with 55w?
Bulkbs no 35
kensun is the problem i think. ordered two sets of 5000k and they're both blue as fuck. buying morimoto next time
Where did you get them ? I'll buy them from you
Booty Eater amazon bruh
fine
8000k H4 helogen jpj lepas tak? Tolong komen
Lepas.
I put 10k in my truck thinking it would be brighter than the rest... it is bright but everything is frickin blue and I get a lot of looks cuz of how blue it is.
Please be honest and tell me the brightest light to drive at night is please thanks!
5000k is the brightest (most lumens) but your eyes will see best with 4300k, best color is imo is 8000k.
Best article I could find: www.headlightreviews.com/what-is-the-brightest-color-of-hid-kit-on-the-market/
For me anything 8k or less is fine