ok so i have decided to purchase a HID kit for my car (low beam conversion only) H4 9003's. i have read some of the head light reviews at the top of this forum and learned alot about the burning temps and the light that is cast from lower temp to higher. my question is will HID's produce the same light ammount no matter what the temp (color temp) or do standard halogen rules apply (higher the temp kelvin =less lumens but prettier color) do hid's only offer this temp difference in the bulbs for looks? the ones that i want have 4 different temps 5000, 6500, 10000, and 13000. based on what i have read i think that 5000 temp bulb would be the brigtest but not most colorful. im not too concerned with color all that much so i would be satisfied witn some bright white bulbs. anyone know any info on this?

 

Please note if you have HID's in stock housing, the light they cast will flood everything. They will not be focused like they need to be.

 

h4 is one type of bulb size. 9003 is another type of bulb size.

 

NO, you are very wrong.... 9003 is the same as H4

 

I see. Was thinking back to 9004/9006 that the accord has.

even a search of 9003 shows limited hits. And thats because H4 is the typical size 118 9003 vs. 1000+ h4

 

I've got the 8000K set from McCulloch. The output isn't as good and has a ricey blue color too it. I got some 6000K bulbs which I know have very good lighting cause my friend has em in his Maxima, waiting to be installed when I get my baby back from the paint shop. The higher the temp., the less light output you have. 6000K having a white with slight purple tint, 8000K having a blue tint, 10K is a bluish purple and 12K being straight up purple. Temp.'s like 5000K and down have more of a whiter look. Hope this clears things up a little bit.

 

def, exactly what i thought. sweet

 

how is the HID output on projector headlights?

 

not as bad as a non projector...
but please run retrofit HID systems instead of those "bolt up" kits...
www.hidforum.com for more answers

 

You answered all your own questions If color isn't a factor, go 4300k, brightest with most usable light.

:eh:

On halogen projectors, shitty.
On Xenon projectors, lovely.