dark blue hid

[Crankshaft]

ok guys about two weeks ago i was driving with a friend when a civic passed me up with some super dark blue hid kit, it looked as if they were neon lights(no chance to take pics). my question is does anybody here have any close to that or do anybody know the bulb rating? thanks for your time

[vietkid_2006]

probably 10k-12k

[CB7_91/DX]

Recently i bought 10000k D2C bulbs which is DEEP BLUE but i haven't tested them yet

[Straight Success]

As stated before, most likely 10K Kelvin. It's the deepest blue you can obtain before you get to purple. 12K is when you transition from deep blue to purple.

[slammed4thgen]

yes in other words, shitty light output

i had 10k once, and ill never have it again.

[CBkid93]

ya 10000k is the bluest you can get

[xmsleepR]

blue/purple HIDs are for show dont light up like the diamond whites 6000K for the win

[KRIS05VVTi]

yea the clue words to finding that color is 10000k DEEP BLUE

[MWeezy]

blue/purple HIDs are for show dont light up like the diamond whites 6000K for the win

so yur saying 6k lights up better than 8 or 10?? and ya anything under 12k is blu 10k is most prob the ones yu saw

[1st2run]

(Me using this pic again in another thread)

[RagingAsian]

Its also possible for liquid tint to be applied to the headlight to give it the HID affect. I know the tint is produced because i saw it in "project car" magazine.

[dano28]

You can get regular replacement bulbs that are already tinted blue. These don't have nearly the output of the HID technology bulbs. Unless they are stupid, nobody will think they are the real thing..

[AccordWarrior]

so yur saying 6k lights up better than 8 or 10?? and ya anything under 12k is blu 10k is most prob the ones yu saw

Yes. If you were to look at a chart of color in Kelvin vs useable light output, the best output peaks at 4100K, which is what OEM HID runs at. You can argue that on a D2R bulb, even something in the 5-6000K range is going to have good output with a little more color. Anything over 6,000 is solely for looks and going into the 10-12K range is probably going to actually be reduced output over the stock halogen lights.

[Granite CB7]

^Amen, you cannot beat a true white light. I borrowed a set of yellow 9006's from H22Wagon93, those were awful. Granted, not HID's, but still, white light is the best all around for all conditions.

[Crankshaft]

the one i saw was a deeper blue i've searched around here in houston and it seems they are using led to get that color, and don't worry guys i have 8000k hid on my car now i just wanted an extra set when i go to meets or something. if i can get any pics of the blue led on a car i will post though so you guys can see what i am talking about