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Lighting: HID' 6000K or 4300K

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    Lighting: HID' 6000K or 4300K

    Hey guys... i need some help/suggestions

    Im again in the market for another HID Kit for my accord. I had a Xenondepot.com Philips 9006 Series 6000K kit, and was quite satisfied in terms of light distribution, yet i decided to sell it due to circumstances at the time.

    However, im now in the need to decide on obtaining another kit, most likely from the similar manufacturer (Philips) as they now brought in their SLIMLINE series, and their ballasts are much easier to mount. Now where i need help is on what colour temp i should get. I enjoyed having the 6000K temp with its colour being similar to the 2004/05 Acura TL lights. Yet i was then thinking i may get a better output with a 4300K Temp.

    Any suggestions, and/or pics. I found a few pics but they were 6000K + which ive already seen. In terms of 4300K ive also heard they're best usually in Projectors only, yet i may have heard wrong.

    Please let me know, thanks!
    [JHM]H22CB7
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    I would never have guessed an OEM HID, especially one so recent as the 04-05 TL, had a 6000K color temp.

    At any rate, if it's more lumens (and therefore visibility) you want, always go for 4300K.
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      Originally posted by deckeda
      I would never have guessed an OEM HID, especially one so recent as the 04-05 TL, had a 6000K color temp.

      At any rate, if it's more lumens (and therefore visibility) you want, always go for 4300K.
      Hey, well im not saying its 6000k color temp dead on (in terms of the 04-05 TL, but its quite close...).

      So the 4300K, what exactly does the color output look like, i heard and have seen in a few pics its slightly similar to a regular halogen/white'ish colour with a tint of blue...
      [JHM]H22CB7

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        http://cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=402

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          I think 4100K to 4300K is what is considered "daylight" and they have the best output for the money, and anything higher is just cool looking and not really practical for lighting purposes. Oh and the cops screw with you more if you have blue lights instead of regular. I'd still get 4300K if i were you.
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            #6
            In terms of performance... the closer you get to 4100k-4300k is the best. In terms of color...5000k-6000k would be nice. But I'm all about retrofitting the housing for some OEM HID projectors.

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