ns3425

anyone here got puled over for having to bright of headlihgts? i orderd a 8000k hid kit is it legal in illinos?

argh

An 8k HID kit isn't going to be bright at all, just very blue.

ns3425

o really. i have stock halogens right now. so will 8000k be abloe brighter then that? also i jsut want it to be a little blue not completly blue

VIP_ES300

might have to break it in for the color to settle

ns3425

o ok. yea cuz i want them to have a blueish tint but not be straight up blue. will it be brighter then the stock 01 halogens?

eyezack87

iTrader: (4)

Erm, if you want blue, why not 6000k? That way you still get the "throw" of the beam without much light loss. Thats my setup anyway...

Old picture: 6000k lows burned in + 3000k fogs not burned in

ns3425

nice. u have projecters. im using halogen housing so prob not gonna look that clean

tuan92129

I recommend nothing other 6k, 5k if you don't want to get pulled over by cops for a non OEM bulb, especially in a non projector housing.

Lexucan

AFAIK, No aftermarket HID kit is road-legal anywhere. Only OEM (factory) HIDs are legal. And most, if not all OEM HID headlights are ~4300K for optimum illumination. When you get up into 8000K and higher, you lose a lot of illumination and the light is blue or blue/purple. They tend to attract more attention from the police as well since most OEM HIDs aren't that blue.

ns3425

lol dam. i alraedy orderd them. i orderd 8000k. i hope there brighter then stock and not super blue

eyezack87

iTrader: (4)

Ahh, reflector housing, thats going to be fun

When you get some extra $$, go for the retrofit. I'm pretty sure any projector will be better than a non-hid reflector. Even with my stock halogen projectors I get some glare due to it being partially a reflector. I plan to paint the inside chrome flat black to eliminate the extra glare pretty soon because it does get annoying. Make sure to be extra careful with the color. Cops notice it pretty well since its a blue tinge in a sea of ugly yellow

ArmyofOne

I have 4300K in ever car i have had in the last 3 years. I love them. They are BRIGHT and not far off from a factory set of HID's, so nobody ever gives me crap.

Lazy

iTrader: (2)

I have! Lots of damn times.. haha.. I have 10k and had 12k and got pulled over plenty of times.. Now getting a IS300 with 4300k

trukn1

10K and 12K,,,mann it's a wonder you can even see anything at night.