HID kits

[DUK13Y]

Is there a noticeable difference between the 50w and 35w kits? I assume the 50w kits are brighter.

[FAT.36L]

I Have 35w 6000Ks And I Wouldnt Bother With The 50w Ones I Get Falshed When Im On Low Beam And The Box Mine Came In Said That You Can Get Up To 10,000K 50w HIDs In The GT Brand Like Mine

[DUK13Y]

Ok, thanks mate. I might go for:

6000k 35w H11's
6000k 50w H9's
6000k 35w H3's for foggies

The VYII Berlina foggies are H3 right?

[FAT.36L]

Ok, thanks mate. I might go for:

6000k 35w H11's
6000k 50w H9's
6000k 35w H3's for foggies

The VYII Berlina foggies are H3 right?

Not Sure Man

[HoldenOnn]

If you want the most light output possible, go for 4000k-4300k HID kit. This gives the maximum lumens (light output) possible.

[DUK13Y]

Yeah i heard that but I really like the appearance of the 6000k. I'm currently using Philips crystal visions and they are close to the 4300k of the mercs (when looking at them). A mate and I were comparing and found them to be fairly close in colour when looking at the headlights themselves.

Then we saw a commo with what I was guessing a 6000k HID kit and it looked so good. Very nice blue to it but not an over the top appearance.

Does anyone know if the foggies in the VYII range are H3? If not, what size are they?

[FAT.36L]

If you want the most light output possible, go for 4000k-4300k HID kit. This gives the maximum lumens (light output) possible.

How Can Only 4300k HIDs Give Out Max Lumens When You Can Get 15,000k HIDz???

[DUK13Y]

the higher the temp of the colour, the lower the light output but the bluer it becomes. That's why 15000k is a very deep purple but a 4300k is pure white. Stick them next to each other and the 4300k will provide much better illumination.

[1991_Vn2nV]

How Can Only 4300k HIDs Give Out Max Lumens When You Can Get 15,000k HIDz???

Why Do You Type Like Thisz?

Perhaps do some research, as you are obviously not aware of what lumens and k (colour temperature) actually are.

No wonder so many people fool for the 12,000k etc. products, because they have no idea what 'k' is. They just assume that the higher the number, the better the product or the brighter the light (much the same as peak or max output numbers on speakers).

But as above, anything above 4300k and the lumens ('brightness') of the globe decreases. The higher the colour temperature (k) of the globe, the duller the light but more blue or purple its appearance becomes. All OEM/factory HID's are 4300k.

[DUK13Y]

Can I put HID into my foggies even though they are not projector style?

[HoldenOnn]

How Can Only 4300k HIDs Give Out Max Lumens When You Can Get 15,000k HIDz???

You are under the same impression as many people regarding automotive lighting. Im one person who loves buying brighter headlight bulbs so 'I' can see better ahead of my vehicle whilst driving. I 'do not' believe that oncoming traffic should have to look at some 6000k+ bulbs with glare just because the driver loves the blue tinge and the look.

For those of you that are interested, then click on the link below and read 'step 2' paragraph in particular;

HID / Xenon Conversion Kit :: Sigma Automotive

For those that can't be bothered clicking the link, here is a simple chart for reference below;

Color Temperature Lumen (±7%)
4,100 ~ 4,300 K.....2,800 ~ 3,200 lm
5,000 K.................2,700 lm
6,000 K.................2,600 lm
8,000 K.................2,000 lm

** K is colour temp and lm is Lumens (light output. The higher the lm number, the brighter and more light) **

Also, those people who like to learn, then go to the link below;

Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply

If after reading all that, and you put emphasis on safety then go to this site and have a look at some globes which will give you more light, and will also not glare oncoming vehicles if your lights are properly adjusted. Click below;

PowerBulbs - Car Bulbs, Headlight Bulbs, Xenon Bulbs from Philips and Osram, including Philips Xtreme Power and Osram NightBreaker globes.

Regards
Matt

[TMM]

Yeah go for 4300k if you actually want to see the road rather then looking fully sick.

Can I put HID into my foggies even though they are not projector style?

Yes. But of course they will be very glarey to oncoming traffic. Projectors are used in conjunction with HID because you can use a much brighter globe without directing the light into oncoming traffic so much.
Commodore fog lights aren't really fog lights anyway because they throw light everywhere instead of having a proper cutoff. They are really just driving lights, which should be used in the same way as high beams (only when there is no on coming traffic ).

I was under the impression that the fog lights used H11, but i could be wrong (I was probably reading the specs for the projector ones).

[FAT.36L]

Why Do You Type Like Thisz?

Perhaps do some research, as you are obviously not aware of what lumens and k (colour temperature) actually are.

No wonder so many people fool for the 12,000k etc. products, because they have no idea what 'k' is. They just assume that the higher the number, the better the product or the brighter the light (much the same as peak or max output numbers on speakers).

But as above, anything above 4300k and the lumens ('brightness') of the globe decreases. The higher the colour temperature (k) of the globe, the duller the light but more blue or purple its appearance becomes. All OEM/factory HID's are 4300k.

HAPPY!!!! Get over it not here to winge about how people type here to take cars mate

And thanks for the info on the HIDs i didnt know any info on then i just got offered a set off a guy at work so i bought them and put them in

[DUK13Y]

HID CONVERSION KIT H1 H3 H7 H9 H11 HB3 HB4 6000K XENON - eBay Headlights, Lights, Indicators, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 18-Jun-09 23:15:52 AEST)

Would these be ok? Has anyone had experience with this guy?

[FAT.36L]

HID CONVERSION KIT H1 H3 H7 H9 H11 HB3 HB4 6000K XENON - eBay Headlights, Lights, Indicators, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 18-Jun-09 23:15:52 AEST)

Would these be ok? Has anyone had experience with this guy?

They dont look to bad, simalar set up to mine