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Originally Posted by PandaSPUR
So quick question, what did we decide was the perfect headlight HID temp to match the DRLs?
EDIT: Looking back thru the thread, @ KelvinBRZ what made you pick 5000k? Just by looking and guessing? And post up pics if you have the replacement bulb in already please!  |
See that's my concern still. I didn't jump on another set of bulbs to replace the OEM ones, still confirming to see if the light matches as well as the intensity is as good as OEM... I was looking at DD's 5000k bulbs but there's little info/videos on them.
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Originally Posted by Porcupint
5000k is what I would go with also. It's 'whiter' than your typical halogen bulb (4300k) without the blue-ish tint you get with 6000k bulbs.
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Funny thing, I followed a BRZ home today and I realized comparing our HIDs with other car HIDS (like BMW 3 series with bi-xenon option), ours is slightly yellowish. I think 5000K would do..
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Originally Posted by Husker BRZ
I have 6k bulbs that I got from DD. I just realized I don't have a single picture of the lights all on. I chose 6k because I felt it matched the DRL strip and the fog lights I bought from DD as well. Also when I was looking to purchase them, the majority of people swapping the lights were going to 6k as well and I wasn't finding any reliable 5k options out there!
Honestly, I think both the 5k and 6k "match" which I know is only my opinion. I will try to get a pic of mine up in the next few days.
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Please post pics if possible! The reason why I didn't want to go for 6000K was because the light output is not as bright or efficient.. something about 4300K being optimal since it's closer to sunlight.
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Originally Posted by adamg
Don't want to turn this into a "what's the best HID to match the DRL's thread" but its obviously 5k or 6k.
However i have one more question,
Are the aftermarket HID's from @ Diode Dynamics just as good with light distance as the OEM ones. I've never had good luck with replacing my HID's with aftermarket ones from other vendors in the past on my VW and Audi. They didn't have as good of a light distance like the OEM ones. |
Maybe we should have a separate thread lol.. but I know what you mean, I had a nightmare with replacing even turn signals. Aftermarket HIDs are going to be a big concern, especially with quality, color, and brightness output.
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Originally Posted by Blue-Sensei
Regarding HIDs:
I got 5000k HIDs from DD, they are really purple when you first turn them on, but eventually go white(after running for about 5-10 min). They also seem to really lack light output. Maybe I got two bad units? I dunno.
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Could you post some pictures if you have a chance? If not no worries, but I'm just curious how DD's 5000K HIDs are.