HIDs 8k - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

DAmarcus28 · 10-29-2012, 01:42 AM

Just wanted to share my most recent mod.
These are 8k HIDs
This picture is the difference between stock and HID

what yall think?

DAmarcus28 · 10-29-2012, 01:44 AM

i also have switch back turn signals that i need to get a picture of as well. Those that dont know what switchbacks are, they simply stay a certain color untill you flip your turn signal and they turn from that color to amber. Little hard to explani but ill post a picture asap

Squishy86 · 10-29-2012, 01:55 AM

Please post a picture of the 8k comparison to the switchbacks. I'm interested in them but I'm hoping that they look more like a 5000k white.

TuxedoCartman · 10-29-2012, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DAmarcus28

what yall think?

Hate. Really, really hate. Can't stand seeing these used on the road, as they're painful to look at. No, really, I've let people running these pass me before, and flipped my brights on, I hate them that much.

You asked.

jmaryt · 10-29-2012, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DAmarcus28

Just wanted to share my most recent mod.
These are 8k HIDs
This picture is the difference between stock and HID

what yall think?

what did they cost to buy and install? very bright!

wheelhaus · 10-29-2012, 02:43 AM

I think the color temp is way too high, too blue for my taste. I prefer a cleaner white HID 4-6k range, you get better light output as well. Are you sure those are 8k? they look a more like 10-12k being THAT blue... Might be the camera.

Guff · 10-29-2012, 03:30 AM

8k is a little too much for my taste, but I do prefer HID over Halogen that's for sure. Retrofits are more to my liking than PnP. Also, 5-6k is where I usually like it, because that's where the best intensity and, IMO, color is.

Make sure your squirrel finders aren't killing any oncoming traffic!

r4m3n · 10-29-2012, 04:05 AM

I ordered 5Ks and received 8Ks by accident. It was way too blue on the road and distracting. After installing the 5Ks, definitely more comfortable for my eyes.

SubieNate · 10-29-2012, 04:44 AM

I want to take a baseball bat to every car I see on the road with lights this blue. Mostly because it hurts my eyes like no other. But just a little bit because I think it looks horrible to begin with.

Ingen · 10-29-2012, 08:23 AM

Blue is the worst possible color for headlights, from a biological standpoint.

In the human eye, green is the best-processed color. That's why night-vision displays are green - your eye can best see those colors. Red does not do as well, but also does not wreck your night vision.

Blue light is used mostly to tell what color things are. You DO NOT have the same depth perception with blue that you would white or even green light. and you DO NOT have superior visibility in blue light to yellow - the only reason you might see any better is because it is brighter.

You're blinding other drivers, whose night vision is completely wrecked by that stupid blue color. They ought to be illegal.

RedRocket · 10-29-2012, 09:54 AM

Hate the blue look. Hate. Hate. Hate.

Rayme · 10-29-2012, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ingen

Blue is the worst possible color for headlights, from a biological standpoint.

In the human eye, green is the best-processed color. That's why night-vision displays are green - your eye can best see those colors. Red does not do as well, but also does not wreck your night vision.

Blue light is used mostly to tell what color things are. You DO NOT have the same depth perception with blue that you would white or even green light. and you DO NOT have superior visibility in blue light to yellow - the only reason you might see any better is because it is brighter.

You're blinding other drivers, whose night vision is completely wrecked by that stupid blue color. They ought to be illegal.

That's true. It's the same reasons the blue neons / blue backlits signs looks so fuzzy at night on the store fronts. I'm sure people know what I mean.

I got 6000 K's and I think those are even too blue, will probably just go 4000k.

rice_classic · 10-29-2012, 03:20 PM

Where I live you'd get pulled over for "having blue lights" which are illegal and the ticket is at the discretion of the officer.

In this case, I support the officer. They look terrible and are irritating to other drivers on the road.

DeeezNuuuts83 · 10-29-2012, 05:08 PM

Also, 8000k is really high and isn't nearly as effective when it comes to lighting up the road... the light emitted from HIDs that are between 4000-6000k (give or take) is generally the ideal range.

10-29-2012, 01:42 AM	#1
DAmarcus28 Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: So Cal Posts: 11 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	HIDs 8k Just wanted to share my most recent mod. These are 8k HIDs This picture is the difference between stock and HID what yall think?

10-29-2012, 08:23 AM	#10
Ingen Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Ultramarine FR-S 6MT Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 525 Thanks: 349 Thanked 204 Times in 121 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Blue is the worst possible color for headlights, from a biological standpoint. In the human eye, green is the best-processed color. That's why night-vision displays are green - your eye can best see those colors. Red does not do as well, but also does not wreck your night vision. Blue light is used mostly to tell what color things are. You DO NOT have the same depth perception with blue that you would white or even green light. and you DO NOT have superior visibility in blue light to yellow - the only reason you might see any better is because it is brighter. You're blinding other drivers, whose night vision is completely wrecked by that stupid blue color. They ought to be illegal. __________________ Car Received: 10/18. Break in ended: 10/28 Goal: Openflash UEL headers, Stage II 93 oct, TRD intake, arm rest :P

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10-29-2012, 01:44 AM	#2
DAmarcus28 Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: So Cal Posts: 11 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i also have switch back turn signals that i need to get a picture of as well. Those that dont know what switchbacks are, they simply stay a certain color untill you flip your turn signal and they turn from that color to amber. Little hard to explani but ill post a picture asap

10-29-2012, 01:55 AM	#3
Squishy86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Your Car Location: San Diego Posts: 439 Thanks: 461 Thanked 225 Times in 115 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Please post a picture of the 8k comparison to the switchbacks. I'm interested in them but I'm hoping that they look more like a 5000k white.

10-29-2012, 02:43 AM	#6
wheelhaus Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ, 2020 KTM Super Duke 1290R Location: Denver Posts: 1,788 Thanks: 714 Thanked 1,141 Times in 624 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I think the color temp is way too high, too blue for my taste. I prefer a cleaner white HID 4-6k range, you get better light output as well. Are you sure those are 8k? they look a more like 10-12k being THAT blue... Might be the camera.

10-29-2012, 04:44 AM	#9
SubieNate Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Ultramarine Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 959 Thanks: 288 Thanked 560 Times in 269 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I want to take a baseball bat to every car I see on the road with lights this blue. Mostly because it hurts my eyes like no other. But just a little bit because I think it looks horrible to begin with.

10-29-2012, 09:54 AM	#11
RedRocket Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Firestorm Red FR-S Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 271 Thanks: 5 Thanked 120 Times in 55 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hate the blue look. Hate. Hate. Hate.

10-29-2012, 03:20 PM	#13
rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,171 Thanks: 757 Thanked 4,206 Times in 1,807 Posts Mentioned: 78 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Where I live you'd get pulled over for "having blue lights" which are illegal and the ticket is at the discretion of the officer. In this case, I support the officer. They look terrible and are irritating to other drivers on the road.

10-29-2012, 05:08 PM	#14
DeeezNuuuts83 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2006 Evo IX SE Location: Southern California Posts: 997 Thanks: 115 Thanked 254 Times in 170 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Also, 8000k is really high and isn't nearly as effective when it comes to lighting up the road... the light emitted from HIDs that are between 4000-6000k (give or take) is generally the ideal range.

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