View Poll Results: which HID should i go for ? i have a black RX8..
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want to change HID bulbs for my 8...
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i want to chnage my HID bulbs ..like to go either 8000k or 10000k ? i have a black rx8.. which one do u guys suggest ? and where can i get the bulbs from ..??
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^+1. I agree with EMart. 6k is about as high as I would go. But since there was no option for that, I didn't vote. All my personal opinion, but I think it's silly to go over 6k.
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When I bought some 8000k, I put one bulb in, to compare with the stockers - there is no comparison in terms of light output - the stock bulbs put out about twice the light.
....but the 8000k is very blueish.
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....but the 8000k is very blueish.
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Thread hijack+Noob question:
I've never looked into changing out my HIDs... but what is the light that gives the maximum illumination to the road?
This doesn't seem to follow logic that 6000k is brighter than 8000k because it falls off the visible light spectrum... from what I am gathering.
I've never looked into changing out my HIDs... but what is the light that gives the maximum illumination to the road?
This doesn't seem to follow logic that 6000k is brighter than 8000k because it falls off the visible light spectrum... from what I am gathering.
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Vyn, there is a difference between color and brightness. The 6000K refers to the color of the light, not the brightness.
This small article explains it pretty well...
http://avexracing.com/shop/index.php?main_page=page_3
Basically, as color temperature goes up from 1,000, usable light increases, until around the 4500-5500 range, at which point the usable light starts to decrease again.
This small article explains it pretty well...
http://avexracing.com/shop/index.php?main_page=page_3
Basically, as color temperature goes up from 1,000, usable light increases, until around the 4500-5500 range, at which point the usable light starts to decrease again.
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Ive put in 6000k and they look great, not too blue but I wouldn't go much higher than 8000k. 10000k look kinda hokey with that nearly purple tint to it.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/
they have some really nice quality HID's and bulbs. I've used their bulbs for almost three years now in two different cars with 0 problems.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/
they have some really nice quality HID's and bulbs. I've used their bulbs for almost three years now in two different cars with 0 problems.
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Ive put in 6000k and they look great, not too blue but I wouldn't go much higher than 8000k. 10000k look kinda hokey with that nearly purple tint to it.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/
they have some really nice quality HID's and bulbs. I've used their bulbs for almost three years now in two different cars with 0 problems.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/
they have some really nice quality HID's and bulbs. I've used their bulbs for almost three years now in two different cars with 0 problems.
what kinda wheels r these ?
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the lights in my sig pic are the parking lights and side markers. Both are white LED 194's sold by v-leds.com. The side markers are the JDM clear corner lenses. The white color they generate is actually slightly bluish and almost perfectly matches my 6000k headlights.
here's a long exposure that i used to capture the pic of my headlights, side markers, parking lights, and turn signals. The parking lights are slightly different in color due to the nature of the internal cover. In person it's less noticeable and it looks pretty good overall.
![](http://i30.tinypic.com/ndpulf.jpg)
oh and my wheels are a set of volk gt-s
![](http://i29.tinypic.com/207x005.jpg)
sorry, this is an old pic with my 8 and my buddy's truck and these are the only ones I have handy of my wheels up close
here's a long exposure that i used to capture the pic of my headlights, side markers, parking lights, and turn signals. The parking lights are slightly different in color due to the nature of the internal cover. In person it's less noticeable and it looks pretty good overall.
![](http://i30.tinypic.com/ndpulf.jpg)
oh and my wheels are a set of volk gt-s
![](http://i29.tinypic.com/207x005.jpg)
sorry, this is an old pic with my 8 and my buddy's truck and these are the only ones I have handy of my wheels up close
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Thread hijack+Noob question:
I've never looked into changing out my HIDs... but what is the light that gives the maximum illumination to the road?
This doesn't seem to follow logic that 6000k is brighter than 8000k because it falls off the visible light spectrum... from what I am gathering.
I've never looked into changing out my HIDs... but what is the light that gives the maximum illumination to the road?
This doesn't seem to follow logic that 6000k is brighter than 8000k because it falls off the visible light spectrum... from what I am gathering.
![](https://www.bltdirect.com/images/colour-temperature.jpg)
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yes, higher K rating on bulbs is usually just done for cosmetic looks. I have to admit though that the higher the K rating, the less eye strain I have seen when driving on a VERY dark road at night. I have 6000K 55watt HID's in my H3 and even though they actually are brighter than my original 4300K 35watt HID's that came in the RX8, it doesn't hurt your eyes quite as much.
3000K is usually used for fog lights because the super intense yellow light is less reflected in fog conditions so in reality the higher you go in the spectrum the worse it gets.
Bulb life is pretty much identical across the board though, regardless of color temp
3000K is usually used for fog lights because the super intense yellow light is less reflected in fog conditions so in reality the higher you go in the spectrum the worse it gets.
Bulb life is pretty much identical across the board though, regardless of color temp