Which HID kit (color temperature) bulb do you have?

[Spyder ri]

I'm deciding between the H7:
4300k
6000k
8000k

Bulb kit. I know that 4300 is cooler and 8000 is warmest, but I guess I'm just looking for opinions... Thanks



2012 RS SE5
Mods:

Oxford Hot Grips
Bad Boy Air Horn
Two Brothers Exhaust
K&N air filter
LED mud flap lights
Tips Kit
Brake Light Modulator
IPS Key Cover
Up/out mirror Extensions
RSS stitched seat cover
Cal Sci touring windshield
5 spoke wheel upgrade
Ram mount Iphone cradle
LED turn signal indicators
Frunk Liner
BRP 12 Volt Outlet
Third brake light
Double Play tail light

 

[mxz600]

You have that backwards. The lower number on the Kelvin scale is the warmer light.

5000K is considered daylight. Higher numbers get bluer and start to lose light output. I think most people go with the 6000K. If you go to 8000K you will lose about 20% of the light output.

A blacklight which gives out virtually no useable light is about 30,000K.

I am thinking of getting HID's soon and am not sure which way I will go. My mind is telling me 6000K for better output but my anal side is telling me 8000K as they will look more like my ESI Dayrunners. And I'm not really sure if the loss of light as it appears on the road is really that significant.

 

[mxz600]

FYI, 8000K will not be purple. Purple shows up around 12000K.

 

[mxz600]

Actually purple shows up around 12000K not 1200K. You go toward the blue end of the spectrum the higher you go.

Oops, thanks Orange. I left off a zero, getting a little late and I'm very tired. I guess I can't count to three or I short fingered that last zero. Edited my post to correct the error.

 

[dick574]

I got the 4300 from KB. They really light up the night.

 

[Spyder ri]

Thanks for the clarification guys.
4300 it is



2012 RS SE5
Mods:

Oxford Hot Grips
Bad Boy Air Horn
Two Brothers Exhaust
K&N air filter
LED mud flap lights
Tips Kit
Brake Light Modulator
IPS Key Cover
Up/out mirror Extensions
RSS stitched seat cover
Cal Sci touring windshield
5 spoke wheel upgrade
Ram mount Iphone cradle
LED turn signal indicators
Frunk Liner
BRP 12 Volt Outlet
Third brake light
Double Play tail light

 

[Cavman]

Yes, sunlight is around 5000-5500 Kelvin. I went with the 35 watt, 6000K bulbs.
Bought my units from DDM Tuning.