Installing new hid
 

looking to change out my 4500K buld for something that has a "whiter" and more day like look,,,I don't see too many people changing out their bulbs for something more powerful, so I don't know if this is something that you do...I see that phillips is the "go to" brand any other suggestions??? More powerful.......

It's not the power you need to change (ie. wattage), it's the kelvin rating is what you need to, if you want to get a whiter light output.

I've replaced my OEM HID bulb with ones that has a kelvin rating of 6000, and now they're white. As white as my LED halo rings. Any higher kelvin and it'll start to get a blue tinge which actually make it less effective in illuminating the road at night time, especially when the roads are wet.

Besides, putting a different wattage bulb could cause the OBC to give you errors.

I hope that helps.

When I said more powerful,,,I should have said higher kelvin rating,,,my bad on that,,,I have read that 6000k is the ideal kelvin rating for light output,,with some blue tint in there,,,,,question,,,what bulb did you go go with,,,or does it make a difference as long as the kelvin rating is the same.!!

1. Wattage doesn't matter. LUMENS matter.

2. "Kelvin rating" is typically utter marketing BS. Bulbs put out a spectrum of light, with a central frequency and a spread- people add blue coatings to bulbs, shift the spectrum- LOWER THE LUMEN OUTPUT- and people are happy that they match there LED halo rings...or appear to.... by distoring the spectrum you do not get true daylight anyway.

Not saying this IS the case with your lights, but 98% of buyers have no idea what they are buying... 90% of sellers likewise have no idea...fantastic market opportunity for cheap Asian no-names.

I want bright lights that light far down the road. I don't care about the color or if they match my halos...cause *I* am not looking at the front of my car!

Brand of 6Ks to match LED halos
 

Hammer, What did you go with for 6Ks to match your LED halos?

Thanks

I agree with ard on this regarding the kelvin,,,which is what I meant to say,,but somehow "power" came out. Are there anything to look for when buying a new bulb, or all 6000k bulbs the same?

You can't really mess it up. Pretty much any ebay store selling D1S bulbs are fine. I replaced mine with 6000K D1S's, and changed my halos to Alpinemss 8000K's.

So all bulbs are equal in terms of focal point, wattage and lumen output? All "6000k" bulbs have the same spectral distribution?

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I swear Ard, you look for these topics to bash people on the head

.... Seriously. I wouldn't presume to say all of that. But for the average consumer, they wouldn't notice the difference.

I'd love to have decent info and actual REAL technical content when it comes to replacement bulbs....

Like airfilters, it is a hugely profitable market with little real info- just "i tried it and love the look" kind of testimonies.

Not trying to bash anyone- if there is a good source for this info, link it up!

This is the best link I got,,,all about headlights (not the kind I REALLY like), but what we were discussing. The HID part is at the end..........en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlamp