HID question, don't stay blue

[cgoodin3160]

i have a set of 10000k HID headlight setup on my 90 DA and when they turn on they have that blue light but die down to the bright white.. i dont have a relay or cancellor, i have never ran them on any other car ive had but this is my first JDM project too... am i missing anything?? or maybe any tricks i dont know about?? thanks for the help guys

 

[Mkulrey13]

Are they 55w's? 55w kits wash out the color by 1-2k. other companys have different colors for different temps. Ours are blue 10ks and deep blue 12ks.

 

[Rich-PMS]

You do know that 10k HIDs don't have as much visibility as 5k. The higher the K, the less visibility you have.

 

[cgoodin3160]

yes they are 55w and i am deffently going to check out your website i think maybe there jus a shiity kit i bought them off tophidkits.com and there not even in business anymore...
And 94mark headlight brightness is dependent on one persons optical nerve recepetion same thing with refresh rates on hi-def TVs its all in the persons eyes. but yes peak sight is between 5-8k.. i only have 10k because my car is blue.

 

[Rich-PMS]

Best lumans for HIDs is 4300k.


I highly suggest buying an HID kit from Mike, he's an awesome person to do business with, seriously.


Ps, a black shiftboot with blue stitching should be in your future

 

[Joshmmc]

When you deal with a cheap company, kelvin ratings mean next to nothing. Different manufacturers each have a different idea of what 10k is. One company's 10k's may be blue, another may be white, and another may be purple. Once you get into the even less reuputable companies, the kelvin ratings become meaningless. Sometimes a company will even prodoce one huge batch of say, 6000k bulbs, and randomly number some of them as 4000, some as 8000, some as 10, just for the marketing aspect. Sometimes they tinker with a design until they get a certain colour, and then just slap a random kelvin rating on it. For exaple, on Ebay, there are "pink" HIDs that supposedly burn at 25k kelvins. Hehe.

 

[DagoAcura92]

When you deal with a cheap company, kelvin ratings mean next to nothing. Different manufacturers each have a different idea of what 10k is. One company's 10k's may be blue, another may be white, and another may be purple. Once you get into the even less reuputable companies, the kelvin ratings become meaningless. Sometimes a company will even prodoce one huge batch of say, 6000k bulbs, and randomly number some of them as 4000, some as 8000, some as 10, just for the marketing aspect. Sometimes they tinker with a design until they get a certain colour, and then just slap a random kelvin rating on it. For exaple, on Ebay, there are "pink" HIDs that supposedly burn at 25k kelvins. Hehe.

Also, hid bulbs aren't suppose to be colored, just clear.

 

[Rich-PMS]

Also, hid bulbs aren't suppose to be colored, just clear.

OEM HIDs are 4300k.

 

[guiltyxxspark]

4.3k is all you need.

 

[WDEDMON1]

Hey mike,
I went to ur website but it didnt explain much. Is an HID kit just a bulb conversion thats separate from the head lamp itself? Imight wanna get some later on.

 

[guiltyxxspark]

HIDs are just bulbs and ballasts. Not new headlights all together.

 

[WDEDMON1]

ok thanks man