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Post by RattyMcClelland » Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:18 pm

4300k is closest to propper daylight. That's what I have and imo it's spot on. Any higher and it goes too blue. The actual projecter lense is what bends the light and gives you different colours at certain angles.

4300k is the standard for most oem cars.
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Post by nitin_s1 » Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:10 pm

Any links for them!??

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Post by nitin_s1 » Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:25 pm

Just had a look at the HID chart on Google.

4300k looks too old IMO. I want to stick any where between 5000-6000k for that white light! :)


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Post by wurlycorner » Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:44 pm

Cool white was always my fluorescent tube of choice. That chart looks misleading, because it suggests that's still rather orange, when it isn't, it's properly white (if not slightly blue).
Absolutely hated warm white.

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Get with the theme nits;
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30k all the way.

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Post by Vtecmec » Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:49 pm

That chart is missing 4th gen 0.5k.
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Post by RattyMcClelland » Wed Oct 22, 2014 5:30 pm

I'll get some pics up. Mine is very white. Remember your bending the light through the projectors so it changes the light spectrum at certain angles.

The higher you go the less light you have.
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Post by nitin_s1 » Wed Oct 22, 2014 5:35 pm

Need a new thread. Show us your headlight light colour. :lol:

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Thu Oct 23, 2014 7:05 pm

Here you go Nitin.

The bulbs are Genuine VW, Skoda DS2 4300k HIDs.

Alot of glare off a camera phone.

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