12,000K HID's

[Fastlane051]

Has anyone ever seen 12,000k HID's on a car? If so post pics...I might be interested in gettin them.

[Ruski]

i think a member here has some .. let me look around

[Ruski]

^^ Nvm she has 10k but close lol
http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.php?t=29192
search on google for images

[woa_its_j3ff]

good luck. you wont be able to see sh!t.

[NeFaRiOuS_SLE]

^^That and tickets galore.

[Ruski]

^ yeap all correct. Why even bother, you will just attract cops even more .. Mines well get a sign that says pull me over

[woa_its_j3ff]

dude honestly. stop tryin to get a purple look for your car. i mean if you want it to match your neons man, just paint your car purple, you can sport the barney theme. either way dude, with 12000K sh!t, not to mention on how purple it is, people will look at you as if you're crazy. It may seem cool at first, but trust me, try driving in the rain with that stuff on, i hope you got some good side airbags. stick with 4300 or 5600K HIDs. most practical.
but if you really want 12000K hid, then go for it, then might I hope you get some multiple fogs to light up the road.. at least so you can see the road better or something..

[sahuddleston]

hes from arkansas, cops wont bother you for having 12k. i had 12k for a few weeks before getting the 8k kit. brandon, listen to everyone when they say you wont be able to see anything. they'll look purple, but the lumens and the brightness will not be what you want. if you want a good compromise for look and light output, go with the 6k or 8k. i think most solaraguys will agree that these are both a good median. if you want better light output, go with lower kelvin, if you want a more colorful appearance, go with higher - but beware... the higher the kelvin the lower the light output.

[woa_its_j3ff]

hes from arkansas, cops wont bother you for having 12k. i had 12k for a few weeks before getting the 8k kit. brandon, listen to everyone when they say you wont be able to see anything. they'll look purple, but the lumens and the brightness will not be what you want. if you want a good compromise for look and light output, go with the 6k or 8k. i think most solaraguys will agree that these are both a good median. if you want better light output, go with lower kelvin, if you want a more colorful appearance, go with higher - but beware... the higher the kelvin the lower the light output.

couldn't have said it better.
just stick between the 4300-6500K at most.

[kingkakyle]

i drove behind a guy with 12000K lights
it was some riced civic....my headlights over powered his lol
his were really dim looking like there was a really think film blocking the light
not worth it imo

[sydemoid]

Been using 8500K on my headlights, and fogs, Diamond white, which measn it has a blueish hue to it, but its not a deep blue.

Light output isnt that bad, I have had to drive in rain, fog, snow from Palisades mall back into the city.... so a combination of windy roads, dense fog, damp roads.... and I can still see for a good distance.

The light dissipation of a 12k isnt as high, hence the lower lumens of the bulb. Unless you just want the purple look, go for it, but you will probably regret it, since their light output isnt that great.

Stick to 4500-8500K, you will be happier, and still be able to see at night.

remember, the point of having HID is to see better at night.

[SolaraGuy22]

Here I am giving advice and I don't have HID's. However, from what everyone is saying you won't be able to see anything and 12k's are probably for show/fogs.

If you want purple in your head lights just hook up some LED's for show and go with some functional HID's.

Example:


Buy the LED's from:
http://www.besthongkong.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_52&products_id=468

That's my suggestion. LMK if you do that project and I can help ya out.

-Anthony

[Toy1mzfe]

i had them on my tiburon. let me find a picture for u.

[krawzyazn]

dont get 12k

[Toy1mzfe]

ok so my photobucket is down rite now but 12000k sucks.

its comes out purple ish blue and everything u shine has a blue tint on it. It is very inefficient and i returned it for 6500k and was much better.

if u like the blue look, i say go with 8500k. it has a lil blu tint to it, but it still shines efficiently.

but from what i heard 4000k-8000k was best. stock hids are at 4300k

i'll get pics once PB is up again.