so is there a difference in the color of the hid if there are a different brand ... because some say 12k is purple and some say its blue if yall could post some pictures if yall have 12k hid

 

i got my 12k hids for buyhids.com with the retro fit projectors, mine look bluish mostly white but only look purple around the cutoff line

 

Theres honestly no need to go beyond 4700k. though I have 6k 35watt and wish they were slightly brighter but they are very bright. Couldnt imagine going to a darker higher k rating.

 

do you have any picture of ur hid and can u pm ur number so i can text u sat or sunday so we can meet up somewere

 

just go to buyhids.com and they have pics of each lighting

 

6k's are the way to go, i have 6k in my retros ran by a 35 watt ballast and they are so bright

 

i tried to take pics but it doesnt show well with my cam. haha they need to be aimed real bad but if you want to see them i dont mind im SW side im free saturday morning or sunday afternoon.

 

The blue lighted balt on the left has 12k fogs from buyhids.com

 

wow not much light output with 12k!!

 

The way I understand it, and I could be wrong, the highest light output is between 4300k and 5000k, with anything over that getting lower and lower. I also heard that 3000k is lower output then 4300k but because it's yellow in color it actually helps your eyes see in bad weather... not sure if that's true or not. I also think that all manufacturers have a slightly different color scale and it also depends on what kind of enclosure (reflectors vs projectors) and wattage rating (35w vs 55w).

Anyways, I'm running DDM 5000k 35w in my fogs and retrofits and they are mostly white with just a slight tint of blue.


Its the only picture I have right now.

 

If you look at the wavelength in the above chart, you will see as the light approaches the blue spectrum, the waves shorten. This makes for a much more compacted wave. This means that the light is more susceptible to bounce off rather than stick to something. This is due to the increased angle of deflection.

The further to the yellow side you get, the waves are longer. These waves hit surfaces much more directly and deflect less. That is why the lower K light seems to pierce better and be more usable.

This is the simplest I can explain it.

Its like skipping a rock off a surface, versus throwing it directly in the water.

 

^ I have 5000k from DDM as well in the headlights of my Z. I believe the 5000 is the closest to pure white as you can get and offers the best light output. I love mine.

 

i got 30000k and its very purple lol

 

are 30000k street legal? i have seen them before but hey are so freakin purple, i kinda wish my 12000k were less blue and more purplish

 

all of this is true. The brightest bulbs are anything between 4300k and 5000k. After that it starts to get dimmer. 3000k helps you see much better in mostly fog. Helps in rain too but not as drastically. Reflectors show MUCH more color than projectors do, but you don't blind people with projectors and the result is a smoother beam pattern and a brighter light where the beam is focused. 55w will drop the color temp by about 1000k

 

umm **** i dont know and i dont care lol. girls love he purple lights so thats all that matters lol