4300k v 6000k HID bulbs

Phil W · 4 Nov 2011 at 13:59

5000k is a nice compromise between 4300 and 6000

NathWraith · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:03

Jez said:
I dont like the black kidneys though, always hated them on all bmws

True. They need to be carbon fibre

Jez · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:05

I'd just prefer them standard to be honest

I like the sidelights too on that by the way, Nick showed me some really nice Depo sides which he was thinking of getting for his M3, they really are better than the standard frosted ones which date the car back to like 1998

[TW]Fox · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:07

Those frosted side lights are what I hate most

Jez · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:09

What can i say, i am clearly a chav at heart

NathWraith · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:10

Shame that BMW owner has gone to all the effort to black out his front grill, change his lights etc but hasn't changed his tax disc holder lol.

Jez · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:14

Haha true, i hate named ones like that. All circular "invisible" ones for me.

Will Gill · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:21

I have smoked depos on mine, are these the hated options?

in this picture I have a hard time seeing the join between the depos and the headlights

Jez · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:23

Love those, thats what i meant. Nick needs to be burnt with fire for not fitting them as they are so cheap and look so much better than the frosted ones.

Love your wheels too, infact other than that number plate bumper thing i <3

Cant you pull that number plate mounting off and stick the plate to the bumper? I did that on the SL as it looked like that and it looks a lot better.

[TW]Fox · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:26

NathWraith said:
Shame that BMW owner has gone to all the effort to black out his front grill, change his lights etc but hasn't changed his tax disc holder lol.

Why would you do that! The dealer ones are the best!

Will Gill · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:49

Jez said:
Love those, thats what i meant. Nick needs to be burnt with fire for not fitting them as they are so cheap and look so much better than the frosted ones.

Love your wheels too, infact other than that number plate bumper thing i <3 Cant you pull that number plate mounting off and stick the plate to the bumper? I did that on the SL as it looked like that and it looks a lot better.

dunno not thought about it

as it's free I shall give it serious consideration

Jez · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:51

Free mods > cost mods

Will Gill · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:54

especially when I have to pay for a season ski pass and train tickets, just about managed the train tickets this month god alone knows how many men I will have to sleep with to get the money for the lift pass!!

NathWraith · 4 Nov 2011 at 14:55

[TW]Fox;20481972 said:
Why would you do that! The dealer ones are the best!

nooooo, I have changed mine from the horrific mess that is the dealer tax disc holder.

breadturbo · 4 Nov 2011 at 16:30

Rilot said:
They must be almost purple!
Why do you have them? The light output will be terrible.

they were on the ram when i got it.
Its not that bad tbh, better than the stock ones on the scudo so i dont know any different

Sin_Chase · 4 Nov 2011 at 17:12

4300k.

Period. White enough and the most lumen output compared to 6000K.

The only time I would ever consider 6000K is for a good colour match with LEDs but it's not worth it overall.

WhiteCobra · 4 Nov 2011 at 17:21

I've found from being in a car with 4300k and 6000k that in dry conditions the difference in light output isn't massive...

But if the road is wet the 4300k wins hands down every time..

[TW]Fox · 4 Nov 2011 at 17:35

WhiteCobra said:
I've found from being in a car with 4300k and 6000k that in dry conditions the difference in light output isn't massive...

But if the road is wet the 4300k wins hands down every time..

So your headlights output different levels of light depending on the weather?

What?

WhiteCobra · 4 Nov 2011 at 17:47

No not at all. I don't know the science behind it but a wet road is much easier to see with 4300k light than the whiter 6000k... Maybe the water absorbs the whiter color more than yellow? Maybe they reflect differently off the waters surface? Maybe the human eye, or mine, just finds the yellow tinge easier to see...

I've also noticed the old style street lights over here that give off a very yellow light seem to shine up a wet road better than the newer white street lights..

Freefaller · 4 Nov 2011 at 18:18

From that pic the left (car's right or offside) light looks brighter and like its producing more light. The one on the right (car's left) looks more blue and less light output.

Chav xxx