Which HID's?

31st January 2011, 12:28

After a set of HID's which are better to go for out of 6k and 8k, any photos?
And has anyone got group buys on them to get them a little cheaper

31st January 2011, 14:02

I have 4300k fitted to mine, they have the highest light output out of the available 'colour temps'. They are pure white with the slightest hint of blue. Had 6000k in my old car and they were too blue for, you see much more, clearer, with the 4300k.

31st January 2011, 19:35

ive got 5000k on mine pal ill get ya pic tomorrow and there spot on pal, 4300k are yellow not white?!?!? had 4300k on my corsa b and they were yellow like he says great light out put but not that attractive to look at, and i had 8000k on my 1.4 mango saxo and they were very nice to look at the car but werent that good to use, obv still better than halogens, so def would recommend 5000k pal

31st January 2011, 19:41

got 6000k on mine,look spot on.

31st January 2011, 19:55

was thinkin on buying some myself, was considering the 6000k ones as well

31st January 2011, 20:01

best ones mate

31st January 2011, 20:05

ive got 3000k atm

did have 6000k

and a comparison for ya 3000 on left 6000 on right

31st January 2011, 20:24

If you already know this feel free to ignore these links but if your bothered about staying legal there worth a read.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/drs/hidheadlamps
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/videos/...enon_test.html
http://www.hid.moonfruit.com/
http://www.hella-press.de/search_det...e=e&newdir=eng
http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=134648

31st January 2011, 20:28

Hate hid's.
If they are set up perfectly/on projection headlights they they look awsome but reflection headlights or poorly set up they they look crap and are really annoying.

31st January 2011, 22:03

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Originally Posted by langy88

Hate hid's.
If they are set up perfectly/on projection headlights they they look awsome but reflection headlights or poorly set up they they look crap and are really annoying.

i agree, ordered 6k's in the end and theyll be in morettes so i they should project well

31st January 2011, 22:07

You will need to watch out, after you fit them if you stand infront of the car and they dazzle you then take them out.
There's nothing worst them Haveing someone behind you with poorly set up HID's

31st January 2011, 23:49

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Originally Posted by jafcc18

4300k are yellow not white?!?!? had 4300k on my corsa b and they were yellow like he says great light out put but not that attractive to look at

4300k is white, thats what bmws mercs etc come with

3000k is yellow or green if you buy cheap chinese hids lol

31st January 2011, 23:50

6k ftw

1st February 2011, 00:01

Sooooo many threads on this, have a search there's so much info.. Here's a few for you:

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...hlight=hid%27s

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...hlight=hid%27s

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...hlight=hid%27s

I have 6K, I personally think they are the best amount to go for:

1st February 2011, 00:41

BMW's, Merc's and traffic police Vauxhalls and Volvos actually use 5000k, Osram Xenarc Cool Blue Intense bulbs. But these are genuine quality parts, and proper fitment designed to take Xenon bulbs (D1S, D1R, D2S, D2R) - not your cheap chinese copies.

I personally had 8000k, but they looked too blue (crap) for me, so changed them for 6000k which looks pretty good and gives twice as much light on the road than shitty halogens.

Which ever you choose, make sure you get angels or projector morettes to go with them, otherwise they will look cheap and nasty, and not give you the rainbow spectrum of deep blue and purple cut off when you look below the beam.

Whoever says Xenon lights don't light up the road as much as halogens clearly doesn't have them! Driving with properly adjusted xenon lights with projector lens, I would say gives me at least double the vision - and that is not because they are blinding everyone (just passed the MOT headlight alignment the other day) - they reflect cat's eyes (or real eyes) far better. I do alot of night driving and I wouldn't own a car that had halogens.

I find it better to run the main beam wired so they come on together, not as original that the dipped beam would turn off with the full beam on.

1st February 2011, 18:20

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Originally Posted by outrage_uk

I find it better to run the main beam wired so they come on together, not as original that the dipped beam would turn off with the full beam on.

That is actually quite a good thing to do. It is still not really legal but a hell of a lot better then most cheap conversion setups. HID bulbs take time to warm up. So most of these cheap kits actually go dark when flicking from high to low beam. That or they use a shifting bulb that tend to throw light all over the place when they shift. Both are really bad things to have happen. OEM HID fittings tend to just hole the low beam on so you always have light. The other option they sometimes use is to only have the one bulb and a shutter to cut off the beam to get low beam.