Question For Guys With Hid Main Lights!

[Anees]

Hi,

Recently I bought a 6000K HID Light kit for the main headlights on my car. They are lovely and bright and give out a pure white light without any hint of blue. Fantastic! :D

Trouble is that the other OEM bulbs looks horrible and yellow. What bulbs have other members put into their sidelights/Fogs/Main Beams? I got a set of Ring 501 sidelights that don't really make much difference.

I understand HID and Halogen are a different technology so I won't get a perfect match, but I want some bulbs that at least look a similar colour.

I have tried the X-treme white bulbs from AutoBulbsDirect.co.uk as recommened by a few members but they look WAY TOO BLUE compared to the HIDs. I have also tried the ones from the guy in Canada and they seem not too bad - but do look yellow. I don't want to spend stupid money (£60 - £70) on bulbs for lights which in all honestly are not really used that much.

Anybody got some suggestons?

[DAVE THE RAVE]

paint them blue mate

[Brettster]

buy another 2 sets of hid's

I dont do any country driving and dont use fog lights unless really needed

so one set is enough for me

[Bazza]

why do you want to match them, the main beams are normally only used on dark or unlit roads, i find the HID lamps give a good enough light without having to use main beam, and the fogs would only be used in foggy conditions, and the side lights are ....well just sidelights , they arnt meant to be bright

no manufacturer installs hid main beams , so can only guess that they all have a different lights as well

:)

[ColinBarber]

no manufacturer installs hid main beams , so can only guess that they all have a different lights as well

apart from MB and probably BMW and VAG

[Bazza]

no manufacturer installs hid main beams , so can only guess that they all have a different lights as well

apart from MB and probably BMW and VAG

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erm......yes apart from them

[ColinBarber]

Try some PIAA bulbs. They do different colour temps. that should be able to match your HIDs

[Anees]

Thanks for the help guys - er......painting them blue is not something I'm considering!

I guess the reason I want them all similar is because I'm fussy!

I have considered PIAA bulbs - but they are really expensive i.e Extreme White Plus bulbs cost £84.99 for 9005/9006 from Speeding!! I don't want to spend that much on occasional bulbs.

One thing I'd like to know is is the colour temperature of Halogen bulbs comparable to HID temps?

For example if I bought 6000k rated Halogon bulbs would they look similar to 6000k HID's? I ask because even the PIAA Extreme White bulbs only have a colour temp of 4000K.

[ColinBarber]

Standard OEM HIDs have a colour temp of 4300k so Extreme whites match those quite well.

Do your HIDs look very blue being 6000k?

It shouldn't matter what type of bulbs they are if the temps are the same they should look the same colour.

[Anees]

Thanks Colin! (Fountain of all knowledge as usual) :D

The HID's have NO blue tint at all - just clear white light. I have seen members with 6500K HID's and they look alot bluer then mine - mine are just pure white light.

The reason I asked about the colour temp is because those cheap eBay bulbs you can get from Canada are rated at 6000K, so they may be worth a try - but another member (who has the same HID kit as mine) has tried them and said they look yellow compared to the HIDs.

Guess I should stop being so fussy! Hopefully I can pick up a cheap set of PIAA extreme whites from eBay otherwise I think I'll just get a set of the 6000K rated bulbs from the Canadian eBay guy - they are still much better then the OEM ones!

[Gord]

Thanks Colin! (Fountain of all knowledge as usual) :D

The HID's have NO blue tint at all - just clear white light. I have seen members with 6500K HID's and they look alot bluer then mine -  mine are just pure white light.

The reason I asked about the colour temp is because those cheap eBay bulbs you can get from Canada are rated at 6000K, so they may be worth a try - but another member (who has the same HID kit as mine) has tried them and said they look yellow compared to the HIDs.

Guess I should stop being so fussy!   Hopefully I can pick up a cheap set of PIAA extreme whites from eBay otherwise I think I'll just get a set of the 6000K rated bulbs from the Canadian ebay guy - they are still much better then the OEM ones!

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stop being so fussy can you see them from in your car ho and a update on you car mate, its still green

[nwc100]

I got some cheap eBay Hid styleee lights today, they are to replace one of the broken fog bulbs but i put them in the dipped lights to see what they are like, i will try and get some picures of them on friday night at work.

They look very white when you see them looking at the car however from inside the car they look a little blue but still totally different from the yellow ones that where in there, A question here as well, are the OEM bulbs made by sylvana (sp) as my american friend says these are very popular bulbs in the US.

The site i got mine from is HID type bulb site the service from here is very good ordered them sunday night and delivered wednesday by FED EX.

One thing though they are not as bright as the OEMS the pictures on the site of lloking at the fron of the car is true but the ones looking from inside the car seem a little untrue.

Hopefully when i get paid next month i can get me some real HIDS!!!

Hope that helps you some.

Nick

Where did you get your HIDS from do they have seperate starters.........i hear it is better if they DONT have the seperate starters.... does anyone know if this is right?

[Anees]

stop being so fussy  can you see them from in your car      ho and a update on you car mate, its still green     

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Ok sir!

Like your new Avatar Picture mate! You or the person that showed you how to do that must have had great taste! :D

[Gord]

stop being so fussy  can you see them from in your car      ho and a update on you car mate, its still green     

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Ok sir!

Like your new Avatar Picture mate! You or the person that showed you how to do that must have had great taste! :D

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old pic that one must put new one up soon not green mind you

[Anees]

stop being so fussy  can you see them from in your car      ho and a update on you car mate, its still green     

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Ok sir!

Like your new Avatar Picture mate! You or the person that showed you how to do that must have had great taste! :D

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old pic that one must put new one up soon not green mind you

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You can't fool me mate! I know you really wish your car was green! Get Steve to do you a respray - then you can have gold badges too! :P

Hope to see your garage up soon!

[Gord]

yer mate :D all the lads at work thought i had got a green one yesterday

[Anees]

I got some cheap ebay Hid styleee lights today, they are to replace one of the broken fog bulbs but i put them in the dipped lights to see what they are like, i will try and get some picures of them on friday night at work.

They look very white when you see them looking at the car however from inside the car they look a little blue but still totally different from the yellow ones that where in there, A question here as well, are the OEM bulbs made by sylvana (sp) as my american friend says these are very popular bulbs in the US.

The site i got mine from is HID type bulb site the service from here is very good ordered them sunday night and delivered wednesday by FED EX.

One thing though they are not as bright as the OEMS the pictures on the site of lloking at the fron of the car is true but the ones looking from inside the car seem a little untrue.

Hopefully when i get paid next month i can get me some real HIDS!!!

Hope that helps you some.

Nick

Where did you get your HIDS from do they have seperate starters.........i hear it is better if they DONT have the seperate starters.... does anyone know if this is right?

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Thanks Nick

I got mine off eBay mate from a seller that specialises in selling HID kits. With the strong pound it didn't cost me THAT much. PM me for more info.

Thanks for the offers of taking the pictures of the bulbs you found - they look pretty nice. How much did shipping cost?

[Geoffers]

Unfortunately, it's not as simple as just matching the colour temps. (although it is the closest way you can do it) because of the way incandescent lamps behave against a discharge type.

The light from an incandescent lamp is a mixture of light with a continuous range of wavelengths. Depending on their make up, a particular wavelength peak is strongest so it's colour is matched to this.

This is why they vary so much between manufacturers - some have a larger range or lower peak.

With dishcharge lamps, they have less of a mix so more light is closer to the actual rated temperature.

Halogen is slightly different because it burns differently. This also varies over time which is why they sometimes don't appear as good as they used too.

6000k is classed as daylight, being a mixture of sunlight and skylight. It does actually contain a lot of blue, but a regular human eye generally won't see this if it truly is at 6000k. 6500k has more blue in it so is more prominent.