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Anyone had trouble with HID colour being too blue. just need some advice

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am putting in HID into my projectors. was thinking of 6000k seems to be what most use. i want just a nice light blue tint. not dark. and i dont want a white light. friend has 4300k just a tiny bit a blue. he said go to 6000k should be just right. another said 8000k. dont want to buy it and it look dark blue or get hassles from cops. ... can anyone advise on this.

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7200k has a slight blue colour to it but not alot. I run them in my vz with projectors and they are fine. Havn't been pulled up yet and I have had them for 6 months
 

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The higher the color temperature, the lower the light output, Go for 5000k or a maximum of 6000k, For optimum light output, 4300k HID's would do the job, But for Aesthetics, 5000k.

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I always laugh at people that get higher kelvins Higher kelvins the less light output. lumen's
anything over 6000k is a waste.
Kelvin is the temperature colour. Lumens is the brightness
The more lumen the better.
 

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Got the All-In-One HID kit in mine 6000k gives off pure white light on the road and blue/white colour from head on. 8000k is too blue and wont be as bright 6000k FTW
 

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thanks for your advice. will get the 6000k for my lows beams and fogs.
 

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And today's science lesson for the HID ummm - crowd is..... "that's also why the sky is blue".
 

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Pictured - Low beam 8000k high beam 10000k.

BUT .. this gets you the blue colour you are looking for, but when I asked for HID's I knew little and just took what they recommended. I wanted better lights, they must have thought I wanted to be colourful lol...

Forget the blue, I've since switched to 5000k on both and visibility is far better... blue is only barely visible and only from some angles, its not going to do anything for you cosmetically but the light is stronger.

dakster-albums-vs-berlina-project-picture112395-hid-headlamps-side-view-they-have-only-been-10-seconds-takes-about-minute-most-blueness-disappear-they-warm-up.JPG
 
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Pictured - Low beam 8000k high beam 10000k.

BUT .. this gets you the blue colour you are looking for, but when I asked for HID's I knew little and just took what they recommended. I wanted better lights, they must have thought I wanted to be colourful lol...

Forget the blue, I've since switched to 5000k on both and visibility is far better... blue is only barely visible and only from some angles, its not going to do anything for you cosmetically but the light is stronger.

dakster-albums-vs-berlina-project-picture112395-hid-headlamps-side-view-they-have-only-been-10-seconds-takes-about-minute-most-blueness-disappear-they-warm-up.JPG

I hate that people dont even know there product they sell.
The higher the kelvin temperature the less light. You said you went down to 5000k and got better light because there is less kelvins and more lumen.
BMW use HID 4500k from factory i have found them being very good.
 

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BMW use HID 4500k from factory i have found them being very good.
4,300K is OEM.

I got 4,300K aftermarket and it puts white light with hint of yellow on a white wall. On grey walls or most things out on roads it looks like just white light, especially off street signs. Looking at the projector they look pure white.
 
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