SHiZNiLTi

I will tell you...

Your way off on saying that "10000k doesnt provide enough light output" I've had experience with many different HID kits from 4300k-10000k and even have experience in doing a couple retorfits with BMW X5 projectors. The 10000k kit's that I have in my foglights and lowbeams have really good usable light output on the ground. Also if you take the time to align the HID bulbs in the stock headlight assembly with spacers you will have a nice stock beam pattern... __---

I actually prefer a 10000k HID kit in low & fog over a single HID retro fit with Osram Xenarc D2S Xenon HID bulbs in BMW projectors. <-- this is from 1st hand experience too, not just pictures that you view online.

Here's the light output of my 10000K HID lows & fogs, as you can see it has a decent pattern similar to stock, if you look close you can see the ___---- patern. The left side is lower then the right side so you dont blind oncoming traffic....

jcat_350

obviously you misread my post. I said the 'you tell me' part in relation to the pic of my 6000k's as to what the OP thought of them.

Also, you're way off; the OP said he's just replacing his stock HID's. He's not driving an X5, nor does he have a retro done on his vehicle. Look at the light output in lumens for the kits. as you climb higher in the color spectrum, the light output drops dramatically. 3000k has the highest light output, but due to it's yellow color it can produce some shadows the greater distance down the road it goes. 4300k is closest to stock HID color temperature, and has only ~200 lumens less output than 3000k, and produces the most usable light output, especially through projectors. 6000k is ~150-200 lumens less than 4300.

To be exact, and to prove my point, the 6000k, on avg., produces
3200Lm output (4200 if 2nd gen xenon), vs the 10000k that produces only 2400Lm. keep in mind that most halogens put out around 1000Lm. Now, would you rather have twice the halogen's output (not far off silverstar ultra high beams) or triple the halogens output? Not to mention numerous users have reported much longer life from 4300 and 6000 setups than 8 and 10k setups.

Obviously not doubting your experiences, and to each his own, but by the science and numbers, 4300 is best, followed by 6000, and then on down as the temp goes up.

With X5 projectors though, from my experiences driving toward them, a freakin halogen could blind you at the right angle lol

EN_VY

I would stick with the stock one you have now.

RI-Lex

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4300k is best, but if your upgrading I would do 6000k nothing higher

kit cat

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i think you can see the best from 4300k or 5000k. a lot of my friends have 6000k and it looks cool but it seems harder to see at night when driving than 4300k.

jjbenzo

I would go with the 6000s. I have the 8000s in my Lincoln LS and regret ever puting them in. It is much more difficult to see with them vs a lower HID light. I will be switching them out for 6000s in the near future.

LEXUS_KID

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6000k

JnC

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Phillips D2R 85126+
4200k
3200~3400 lumens (most lumens you can get from an OEM or aftermarket 35 watt HID bulb) btw lumens is the actual light intensity where as kelvin is the color .
make sure you get the "+" bulbs rather than the regular 85126. Bulbs look like the following




oh btw [/thread]

swat1727

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i have 6000 for low bean and 2500 for fog (yellow)

Lettuce

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I voted 12k but really meant 9k. sorry

Saiji

I have 8000k on my head lights and 6000k on my fogs. My fogs are bright as hell at night.

andervann

6000k fogs and headlights

ISFjimmy

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I NEED HIDS...

PushinLEX

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6K low beams. 3K fogs w/ yellow foglights.

Stick with 4.3k - 6k for both and your set.

sleeper408

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6000K FTW. The good manufacturers (Philips/Osram, etc.) usually make them up to 6000K only. With quality bulbs, there will also be little color shift.