HID question???

dc2GS-R

Super Moderator
8k is blue like in bmw's
BMW's have 4300K stock. Manufacturers install HID's to increase visibility, not to look cool. There would be no benefit for them to run 8000K.

The blue color generated by BMW headlights is a result of the cut-off. If you look directly into their lights, they are white, looking at them off center they look blue-ish
 


Samurai_Blue

Yolo Whippin'
really. ive not seen any blue in mine.
15K!?!!? they would be straigh purple lol, get 6-8k's


pretty shure 5k is on the yellowish ,mainly white side, 6k is hint of blue, and 8k is blue like in bmw's
visually its white but its where it starts to turn blue. HIDs are rated on the Kelven scale and look back at the bottom of page 2 to view the kelven color scale. its got a hint of blue but our eyes correct it and it makes it seem white dont question me, its the truth im an art major trust me i deal with this stuff when i light film sets.
 

AcurInteg96

Just call me chris.
visually its white but its where it starts to turn blue. HIDs are rated on the Kelven scale and look back at the bottom of page 2 to view the kelven color scale. its got a hint of blue but our eyes correct it and it makes it seem white dont question me, its the truth im an art major trust me i deal with this stuff when i light film sets.
lawls i believe you. cuz sometimes when i see hids from a distance the light hitting my eyes is white but there is a blue almost violet halo around it.
 


turboMR2

New Member
technically anything over 6K is illegal, the cops dont care unless your lights are straight up purple or red (10K and above)
 
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