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Originally Posted by TerminatorX5
...the 4.8 came with factory bi-xenons, which kept the halogen highbeams off, and i found it to be a bit harder on the eyes - while in absolute numbers, the highbeam xenon gave out more of the light, the eye perception was not the best... when i changed the LCM file to include the halogen highbeam, the reflected light was so much easier onthe eyes...
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When I was using the osram cbi's (5000k) bulbs, even though they were considerably brighter than a standard d2s, the increased blue Tint over a 4300k bulb was noticeable and straining to my eyes at night.
That being said, for those who may not know, HID bulbs go though what is known as "colorshift". As they age, the color temp increases while the amount of light slowly decreases to a point where your once 4300k bulbs will produce light closer to a bluish 6000k (some even beyond), at a significantly reduced brightness. A brand new 4300k (were talking genuine Phillips or Osram, not fleabay specials) will still retain a fair bit of the halogen "yellow", and be boatloads brighter than halogens (both in on paper & in practice) --- also making it "easy on the eyes".
Of course there's also the optical differences between a halogen high beam and bixenon projector; and the differences between how they distribute the light....but that's probably beyond the scope of this thread
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