AndrewOW Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 (edited) 6000K are blue, 4200/4300K are pure white light. IIRC. Edited June 15, 2010 by AndrewOW (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOS Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 Mine is driven on the weekends also so I am not looking for the best light for nighttime driving... just something that looks sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 6000K are blue, 4200/4300K are pure white light. IIRC. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=112188&d=1276601718 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=112189&d=1276601803 You're right, I clearly PhotoShopped my pics lol. You can't go by charts, side by side comparison is the only way to show it properly. Cold cathode is as white as you will see, look at the 4300 in comparison to them in my pic, then look at the 6000's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Yeah, blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 You are looking at the pics I posted and you see blue? You know what a cold cathode is, yeah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 You are looking at the pics I posted and you see blue? You know what a cold cathode is, yeah? Yes, I do, and even though I looked at your photos, my HIDs are much whiter than that at 4200K. Strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Mine are 8k and they have a blue tint, but I wouldn't say they were as blue as that chart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I think the chart is a little exaggerated for contrast, but the image underneath is more accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Albert at KR pointed out that the shade varies with every set. Small amounts but noticeable. So it may depend on the quality of the set bought too. Err. What's cold cathode then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Err. What's cold cathode then? Mostly 'blue' neon type tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Mostly 'blue' neon type tubes. Ta mate /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_oops.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I contacted Albery at KR before I bought my HIDS. Being UK spec lights, he only had one set left in 10000k. I was concerned they'd be horrificly blue, bordeline purple. He assured me they'd be fine, and he wasn't wrong. Pictures and video seem to exagerrate the blueness. Seeing the car in person makes it look clean white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Albert at KR pointed out that the shade varies with every set. Small amounts but noticeable. So it may depend on the quality of the set bought too. Err. What's cold cathode then? A cold cathode is a light that isn't tinted by heat. You can very accurately project light with them. A white cold cathode is as white as it gets. Andrew must be having eyesite trouble at his ripe old age. He see's blue here... http://customsoundandmore.com/catalog/images/whitecathode.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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