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07-06-2014, 01:35 AM
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hid help
Hey everyone In planning on ordering the h1 mini from the retofit source and I'm trying to decide what hid temp (color) I should go with
. I wanna see what's good and not good soo pictures would really help and your opinion is very important as well
. Thanks
. I wanna see what's good and not good soo pictures would really help and your opinion is very important as well
. Thanks
07-06-2014, 01:45 AM
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4300k or 5000k is best, anything higher is gay. Nothing screams douche bag like a guy driving around with blue/purple headlights.
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07-06-2014, 03:51 PM
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Oh ok yea I'm looking for pure white no blue but then why do people say that the 50w ballast give it a more white then the 35w ballast what's the diff beside the wattag output
07-06-2014, 04:46 PM
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Basically you can subtract about 1000-1500k if you use 55 watt ballasts.
So 6k would look like 5k but with more light output Then 5k with a 35watt ballast.
Just be warned 55watt ballasts have significantly shorter life span then 35watt and you definitely want to get a relay harness if you use 55watt to keep your factory wires from overheating.
Honestly relay hardness is always recommended even though it's not "required"
Stay In the spectrum of white. 4500-6000k as it has the best light output. At 8k you are getting as low as 33% less useable light output which is arguably worse then stock.
So 6k would look like 5k but with more light output Then 5k with a 35watt ballast.
Just be warned 55watt ballasts have significantly shorter life span then 35watt and you definitely want to get a relay harness if you use 55watt to keep your factory wires from overheating.
Honestly relay hardness is always recommended even though it's not "required"
Stay In the spectrum of white. 4500-6000k as it has the best light output. At 8k you are getting as low as 33% less useable light output which is arguably worse then stock.
07-06-2014, 05:09 PM
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Basically you can subtract about 1000-1500k if you use 55 watt ballasts.
So 6k would look like 5k but with more light output Then 5k with a 35watt ballast.
Just be warned 55watt ballasts have significantly shorter life span then 35watt and you definitely want to get a relay harness if you use 55watt to keep your factory wires from overheating.
Honestly relay hardness is always recommended even though it's not "required"
Stay In the spectrum of white. 4500-6000k as it has the best light output. At 8k you are getting as low as 33% less useable light output which is arguably worse then stock.
So 6k would look like 5k but with more light output Then 5k with a 35watt ballast.
Just be warned 55watt ballasts have significantly shorter life span then 35watt and you definitely want to get a relay harness if you use 55watt to keep your factory wires from overheating.
Honestly relay hardness is always recommended even though it's not "required"
Stay In the spectrum of white. 4500-6000k as it has the best light output. At 8k you are getting as low as 33% less useable light output which is arguably worse then stock.
07-06-2014, 09:23 PM
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For the projectors? It's the way the light out puts. Just get what your car is (left hand drive).
If you must know, this picture shows the output of RHD vs LHD. RHD is on top and the LHD is on the bottom.
If you must know, this picture shows the output of RHD vs LHD. RHD is on top and the LHD is on the bottom.
07-08-2014, 10:27 AM
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Pretty bold statement.
I would not say that but, it is true as you go up in kelvins you get let usable light. So 4300K puts out more usable light than 6000k and 5000k, but those are far from unusable, now 10,000k, not usable
I would not say that but, it is true as you go up in kelvins you get let usable light. So 4300K puts out more usable light than 6000k and 5000k, but those are far from unusable, now 10,000k, not usable
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