#5000k vs 6500k hid in halogen projector install#
#5000k vs 6500k hid in halogen projector plus#
#5000k vs 6500k hid in halogen projector professional#

For this reason, some HID kit manufacturers produce 5400K, 6500K, 8000K, etc. When you look at the light coming directly out of an HID headlight, it possesses a bit of a blue or purple hue which most people recognize as the expensive, elegant look characteristic of HID's. 4100K is the brightest, most natural white light similar to that of daytime sunlight, and therefore the HID color temperature used most in the OEM automotive industry. The Kelvin (K) is the unit of color temperature.

#5000k vs 6500k hid in halogen projector professional#

A designation of D50 stands for 'Daylight 5000K' and is the most common standard for professional light booths for photography, graphic arts, and other purposes.

In that case though, it would be cheaper and much easier to use Lamnix yellow film sheets to turn your fog lenses yellow.2800 K: tungsten lamp (ordinary household bulb), sunrise and sunsetĥ000 K: electronic flash, average daylight. (and they only fit H3 bulbs) One way to counteract that glare would be to use the yellow 3000K bulbs which create alot of contrast on the road surface and can give you more depth perception in fog.

#5000k vs 6500k hid in halogen projector install#

You could possibly do the projector fog lamp install like blkryhno is thinking of but, it will still create alot of extra glare in acutal fog. In a nutshell, I don't see any value in using an HID system in your fogs unless you purely want it for appearance and do not care whether you can see in inclement weather or not. This is not ideal for actual fog/rain/snow situations since it tends to create alot of unwanted glare, much like using your high beams in those weather conditions. HID lighting is whiter and brighter than halogen. You will spray the light in alot more places that you wanted and the beam will not be focused like a projector so your actual beam will not be as bright on the road surface.ī. The stock reflector fog housing will not create a suitable beam pattern for an HID bulb.

The items that I would like to point out in this plan is that:Ī. You can power the ballasts off of the stock fog light harness since it was made for an H7 bulb (bigger fuse and wiring than an H3 or H11 bulb would need) that consumes 55watts. You will have to cut a hole in the rear cover to plumb the ballast line into the fog light and you will have to find a home for the ballast near by. Technically, yes you can put an rebased H7 HID bulb in the housing. GE Xensation 10000K = 1850lm < What a waste of money.lol. It's pretty impressive how much light the OEM bulbs make at 35W. I just know that based on the testing that companies like Philips and Osram conducted in the 90's, the best possible light output/color temp was present in the 4100K-4300K color temp range. Personally, I've never seen any Federal law that requires any specific color temp.

I ran a set of 85122+ bulbs on my old A4 and they barely changed color over a 2 year period (with an hour of use per day and 5 days a week of commutes).

#5000k vs 6500k hid in halogen projector plus#

The difference with the plus bulb is that it has additives inside the gas capsule that help prevent color shift as the bulb ages. Unfortunately, they are the same color temp as the standard 85122 Philips bulb. they are NOT 5000k i think just the filament is a little different that allows the bulbs to (in a way) charge up quicker to match older more burned in bulbs.Īll stock xenons come 4200 by law.Yes, the 85122+ is definitely advertised all over the internet and Ebay as 5000K bulbs. I'm thinking people are getting confused with the phillips 85122+ that the dealers and various vendors sell.