HID Kit vs Bulb Replacement (BRZ only)

[woode]

This blues and purples HID trend (even more so in a non-HID housing) has to be the most dangerous trend yet. The fart cans, wings, etc at least just looked dumb - but weren't unsafe. This latest craze looks dumb AND is a huge safety factor..

Maybe I let it get to me too much, but everytime I get blinded by someones super cool blue lights I just want to turn around, follow them, and smash their headlights. /rant

OP: 6000k bulb WILL mean less visibility than stock, that is a fact. I suppose you could argue that blue looks cooler since that is a matter of opinion - but I disagree there as well.

[Gixxersixxerman]

A stock 4300K bulb is roughly 3200 lumen.. 5000K 3000 lumen and 6000k 2800 lumen, some brands a bit better, some a bit worse.. I prefer the 5000k and run that in all my vehicles. I notice a loss of "depth" when I use 6000K bulbs. Some people can't or don't notice that 1000 kelvin difference.. For me I notice it.

Best bulbs I've ever came across are the Osram 66240's ~3500 lumens, in a 4200k color.. A lot don't like the warmer white.. But if ultimate performance is what your after, those are extremely hard to beat.. And at 190$ extremely expensive lol

[KI_ZN6]

We have D4 HID bulb upgrades for the Subaru BRZ. Alot of our customers have upgrade their HID bulbs to match their foglight LEDs as well.

5000k is ideal (pure white) if you want to get rid of the yellow hue that is found on the factory 4300k bulbs. 6000k is recommended if you want a bit more of a cosmetic upgrade (stand out more) and the tradeoff is losing a bit of using light (slightly lower lumens).

http://hidpowerhouse.com/product-cat...ll-brz/brzhid/

Contact us if any of you folks have questions about our D4 HID bulbs and we will be happy to assist you

[OoLong]

I contacted TRS about the same question you asked. Here is their response:

Hello there!

Thanks for your email and patience waiting on a response here. Your BRZ has a 4300K bulb stock, so the 5000K bulbs will actually decrease the output.

If you're looking for a bigger upgrade, we recommend doing a clear lens swap with the STi-R clear lens and tuning the optics of the projector for a better output: https://www.theretrofitsource.com/pr...products_id=85.

Otherwise, you will need to remove all of the D4S components to fit in D2S which does perform better overall.

Please let us know if we can make any other recommendations or be of any additional assistance.

Thanks again!

Andrew @ TS

Since I am not comfortable changing the lens (oven/open the housing and replace lens/re-seal) I will probably go with TRS's 5000k bulbs instead. Hope it helps with your question.