6000K vs 8000K HID - show me!

1. Elliott Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2008 Yorkshire Posts: 5913 None.

   #1 13th May 2010, 08:03

   Not sure weather to get 6000K or 8000K HID kit.
   Dont want hassle from the police obviously, but i do go down alot of dark narrow country lanes at night and stuff, living out in the sticks!
   
   Just show me, night time pictures please.
2. Elliott Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2008 Yorkshire Posts: 5913 None.

   #2 13th May 2010, 11:38

   anyone got 8000k?
3. ryza Frequent Poster Joined: May 2010 ipswich Posts: 961 track saxo Daily beemer

   #3 13th May 2010, 12:00

   dno mate, 6k are best for white, 8k have some blue so are illegal but dw bout that look it up on ebay ro somewhere on google
4. dorsetsaxo Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 dorset Posts: 1113 saxo vtr mk1

   #4 13th May 2010, 13:23

   ive got 8000k and are pukka a little blue but very white compared to standard stuff
5. user_22749 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 N.Wales Posts: 7746 e46 M Sport

   #5 13th May 2010, 13:30

   6000k :
   
   http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...5&postcount=32
6. user_42881 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 North Shields Posts: 779

   #6 13th May 2010, 13:33

   I read on another forum that if you go over 6000k that it actually is a waste, because the light is blue it does notmake it brighter and actually makes it hardeer for your eyes to distinguish outlines contours etc. I'll try find a link but recomend you have a look into it tbh, I was a bit shocked to hear it but the logic is there.
7. user_22749 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 N.Wales Posts: 7746 e46 M Sport

   #7 13th May 2010, 13:35

   I had 6000k and they were perfect.
   They are the most popular choice
8. johnlambert Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Dublin Posts: 4359 Honda S2000

   #8 13th May 2010, 13:37

   ive 6000k
   
9. chris_rolling Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Chester Posts: 561 Saxo VTR, EP3 Type R

   #9 13th May 2010, 13:37

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by geordie_alex I read on another forum that if you go over 6000k that it actually is a waste, because the light is blue it does notmake it brighter and actually makes it hardeer for your eyes to distinguish outlines contours etc. I'll try find a link but recomend you have a look into it tbh, I was a bit shocked to hear it but the logic is there.

   your right, 4.3k is the best because its yellow light which outlines objects better, the more you deviate from this, the more it becomes blue, and the dimmer the light gets. i found 6k to be a happy medium between style and function