KNKGS400

wassssup guys been awhile since i been back on the fourm anyways i just was over a my buddy house and he told me that he just pick up a set of hid stage 2 bulbs rate @7000k or 7300k which was really bright especially in his garage on a blk e55 benz and i even compare the stock hid bulb to the new one which even after a min. u can really tell the different i will try picking up aset and posting some pictures but for $350.00 with 5 years gurantee is not a bad deal especially if you compare them to hid for less.com there stage 2 hid is rate only @5300k i believe anyways has only have any insight on this hid bulb from japan.?

rominl

iTrader: (4)

you haven't even told us what the brand is, how could we tell? anyway, it's not philips for sure coz' they only have up to 6000k. imho i would never touch 7000k and above stuff.... they are dim. you see it bright coz' you are looking at the light source, and 7000k has different light pattern so it scatters everywhere that's why you THINK it's bright. but from inside the car driving you are way off comparing to 4100k.

so my suggestion? unless your car is pure a show car, it's a big nono

lex400sc

7000K may appear to look brighter than 4100K OEM, but they are not. The blueness of the 7000K creates blue glare, which is a higher energy wavelength than white, and thus registers more burn in your retina. You only have half the number of blue light receptors in your retina than red or green, which is why blue light of the same number of lumens is perceived as more intense. Take a blue LED and red LED of the same output. Shine one in each eye and the blue will appear to be more intense, but in reality it is outputing the same amount of light as the red LED. The phenomenon of glare. Anyway, I digress. Compare the beam patterns on the ground and the 4100K OEM HIDs assuredly produce more useable light than the 7000K HID kit.

BTW, as an aside, look at all those many many riced out cars on the road that use bluish halogen bulbs. They appear pretty bright at night when you look into them, but then you look at the light on the ground and realize it's dimmer than a normal run of the mill halogen bulb of the car right next to his.

KNKGS400

balast is made from hella and bulb made in japan, anyways that what i thought about the 7000k source as well, good looking out my fellow mates, in this case it is really wants inside that counts and not how it looks from the outside view...so what is the highest rating if i want to upgrade from my standand hid lights.?

rominl

iTrader: (4)

i have 6000k and the light output on the road is a bit less than the 4300k, but still very nice. imho 6000k is the highest you should go

KNKGS400

thanks, rominl it's been awhile since i spoke to you last reguarding the ltuned stering chip, anyways PM loooks like you been busy with your car project.

rominl

iTrader: (4)

hahhaa, no, the other way, i have stopped modding my car now... i am in serious financial situation now @_@

and no, i still don't have any ecu yet...