Anyone has HID fogs?
11-20-2006, 06:20 PM
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im pretty sure its a real HID bulb, darwin wouldnt do that lol
11-21-2006, 01:11 AM
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11-21-2006, 02:33 AM
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Performance wise, it light up the front ground a little bit more, but I wouldn't say it makes a big difference.
11-21-2006, 11:49 AM
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hey i just think of something, as what u've said, that it turns from white to yellow, they probably gave the wrong tempreature HID bulb to you. It's possible, and happens pretty often. I bought 8000k bulb for my headlight but it turns out to be purple, so i might return it and exchange for a 8000k bulb again. i would think ur headlight probably is 3500k
11-21-2006, 11:50 AM
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hey i just think of something, as what u've said, that it turns from white to yellow, they probably gave the wrong tempreature HID bulb to you. It's possible, and happens pretty often. I bought 8000k bulb for my headlight but it turns out to be purple, so i might return it and exchange for a 8000k bulb again. i would think ur headlight probably is 3500k
11-21-2006, 06:04 PM
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Diffrent HID Manufactures has diffrent color eventhough it is the same temp. The 4300K has almost the same color as the stock halogen (less yellow).
That is why we always recommended to get a macthing HID from us if you want to get the same color.
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That is why we always recommended to get a macthing HID from us if you want to get the same color.
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Darwin W
11-21-2006, 06:06 PM
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We give him HID conversion not bulb..He was present when we put it on.
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11-21-2006, 06:37 PM
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hey Darwin, im thinking of getting Philips 6000K Ultinon D2S HID Xenon for the top and samething for the bottom but in 9006, ill leave the Ballast you put in. Oh and that was my older brother who was there with you installing the kit. lol
11-28-2006, 10:26 AM
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Sorry, I don't have pictures.
Again, I might have gotten the wrong bulbs with my CarLab HID 9006 kit. The box said 6600K, but they were so obnoxiously purple I think they sent me 8000k or 10000k. The bulb output quality was very poor. If I were going to do it again, I wouldn't buy the CarLab kit. I would just buy a 9006 kit that came with Ultinon bulbs. It would have been cheaper and I would have gotten smaller and easier to hide ballasts.
You really need to get the identical bulb in both your headlights and fog lights if you want them to match. I think the Philips Ultinon 6000K bulbs are the best bulbs. I already had them in my headlights, so I put them in my fogs, and they now match pretty well. They don't look identical since my clear fogs lens is obviously different than my BiX projector.
The higher K bulbs will look brighter in pictures than your current 4300k. I think you got the CORRECT bulb, because 4300K is white/yellow.
I've read a lot of people saying how much switching to HID fogs improved lighting. I don't think so. I can barely even tell that my fogs are on. In fog, they will perform worse than the stock bulbs. I actually never turn them on. They are purely cosmetic. They look beautiful when I unlock my car at night, and they light up.
Again, I might have gotten the wrong bulbs with my CarLab HID 9006 kit. The box said 6600K, but they were so obnoxiously purple I think they sent me 8000k or 10000k. The bulb output quality was very poor. If I were going to do it again, I wouldn't buy the CarLab kit. I would just buy a 9006 kit that came with Ultinon bulbs. It would have been cheaper and I would have gotten smaller and easier to hide ballasts.
You really need to get the identical bulb in both your headlights and fog lights if you want them to match. I think the Philips Ultinon 6000K bulbs are the best bulbs. I already had them in my headlights, so I put them in my fogs, and they now match pretty well. They don't look identical since my clear fogs lens is obviously different than my BiX projector.
The higher K bulbs will look brighter in pictures than your current 4300k. I think you got the CORRECT bulb, because 4300K is white/yellow.
I've read a lot of people saying how much switching to HID fogs improved lighting. I don't think so. I can barely even tell that my fogs are on. In fog, they will perform worse than the stock bulbs. I actually never turn them on. They are purely cosmetic. They look beautiful when I unlock my car at night, and they light up.
11-28-2006, 10:34 AM
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Sorry, I don't have pictures.
Again, I might have gotten the wrong bulbs with my CarLab HID 9006 kit. The box said 6600K, but they were so obnoxiously purple I think they sent me 8000k or 10000k. The bulb output quality was very poor. If I were going to do it again, I wouldn't buy the CarLab kit. I would just buy a 9006 kit that came with Ultinon bulbs. It would have been cheaper and I would have gotten smaller and easier to hide ballasts.
You really need to get the identical bulb in both your headlights and fog lights if you want them to match. I think the Philips Ultinon 6000K bulbs are the best bulbs. I already had them in my headlights, so I put them in my fogs, and they now match pretty well. They don't look identical since my clear fogs lens is obviously different than my BiX projector.
The higher K bulbs will look brighter in pictures than your current 4300k. I think you got the CORRECT bulb, because 4300K is white/yellow.
I've read a lot of people saying how much switching to HID fogs improved lighting. I don't think so. I can barely even tell that my fogs are on. In fog, they will perform worse than the stock bulbs. I actually never turn them on. They are purely cosmetic. They look beautiful when I unlock my car at night, and they light up.
Again, I might have gotten the wrong bulbs with my CarLab HID 9006 kit. The box said 6600K, but they were so obnoxiously purple I think they sent me 8000k or 10000k. The bulb output quality was very poor. If I were going to do it again, I wouldn't buy the CarLab kit. I would just buy a 9006 kit that came with Ultinon bulbs. It would have been cheaper and I would have gotten smaller and easier to hide ballasts.
You really need to get the identical bulb in both your headlights and fog lights if you want them to match. I think the Philips Ultinon 6000K bulbs are the best bulbs. I already had them in my headlights, so I put them in my fogs, and they now match pretty well. They don't look identical since my clear fogs lens is obviously different than my BiX projector.
The higher K bulbs will look brighter in pictures than your current 4300k. I think you got the CORRECT bulb, because 4300K is white/yellow.
I've read a lot of people saying how much switching to HID fogs improved lighting. I don't think so. I can barely even tell that my fogs are on. In fog, they will perform worse than the stock bulbs. I actually never turn them on. They are purely cosmetic. They look beautiful when I unlock my car at night, and they light up.
I'm actually a customer myself at Carlab and I do have their HID's for the fog and I got 6k on both low and fogs and they are brighter IMHO and chances are, the reason why you may not like yours is maybe you did get the wrong kelvin bulb. Carlab is probably one of, if not the easiest place to work with
11-28-2006, 02:23 PM
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Sorry, I don't have pictures.
Again, I might have gotten the wrong bulbs with my CarLab HID 9006 kit. The box said 6600K, but they were so obnoxiously purple I think they sent me 8000k or 10000k. The bulb output quality was very poor. If I were going to do it again, I wouldn't buy the CarLab kit. I would just buy a 9006 kit that came with Ultinon bulbs. It would have been cheaper and I would have gotten smaller and easier to hide ballasts.
You really need to get the identical bulb in both your headlights and fog lights if you want them to match. I think the Philips Ultinon 6000K bulbs are the best bulbs. I already had them in my headlights, so I put them in my fogs, and they now match pretty well. They don't look identical since my clear fogs lens is obviously different than my BiX projector.
The higher K bulbs will look brighter in pictures than your current 4300k. I think you got the CORRECT bulb, because 4300K is white/yellow.
I've read a lot of people saying how much switching to HID fogs improved lighting. I don't think so. I can barely even tell that my fogs are on. In fog, they will perform worse than the stock bulbs. I actually never turn them on. They are purely cosmetic. They look beautiful when I unlock my car at night, and they light up.
Again, I might have gotten the wrong bulbs with my CarLab HID 9006 kit. The box said 6600K, but they were so obnoxiously purple I think they sent me 8000k or 10000k. The bulb output quality was very poor. If I were going to do it again, I wouldn't buy the CarLab kit. I would just buy a 9006 kit that came with Ultinon bulbs. It would have been cheaper and I would have gotten smaller and easier to hide ballasts.
You really need to get the identical bulb in both your headlights and fog lights if you want them to match. I think the Philips Ultinon 6000K bulbs are the best bulbs. I already had them in my headlights, so I put them in my fogs, and they now match pretty well. They don't look identical since my clear fogs lens is obviously different than my BiX projector.
The higher K bulbs will look brighter in pictures than your current 4300k. I think you got the CORRECT bulb, because 4300K is white/yellow.
I've read a lot of people saying how much switching to HID fogs improved lighting. I don't think so. I can barely even tell that my fogs are on. In fog, they will perform worse than the stock bulbs. I actually never turn them on. They are purely cosmetic. They look beautiful when I unlock my car at night, and they light up.
where can i buy the Philips Ultinon 6000K bulb? I guess ill just keep the carlab ballast and the wiring.
11-28-2006, 04:51 PM
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HID FOGS: What Color? pics
Well im just deciding on getting HID FOGS .......
I have a Citron Green 02coupe. picture below...
I have HIDS headlights 8000K light purple
what color should i get,,one of my buddy got the 2000K HID (yelloW)
it looks really nice, and even brighter than 4000k ect.. cuz as lower K you get the brighter it is ...
pls leave a comment on how many K i should get. for a Green coupe..i also got blue puddle lights..
choices are
2000K-3000K(Yellow)Very Bright
4000K-5000K(Blue)Very Bright
6000K-7000K(purple blue)Bright
8000K-9000K(Purple)not so bright
10000K-12000K(DARK Purple)its just for show..no range.
Thanks , pls let me know..
i dont really care about classy or not that much, since my car is Green lol
but i see on streets now are 2000k fog and there pretty unique and nice..what would you want on green coupe,, put it that way =]
here is a pic of one the member ONLun9 aka Leo...
I have a Citron Green 02coupe. picture below...
I have HIDS headlights 8000K light purple
what color should i get,,one of my buddy got the 2000K HID (yelloW)
it looks really nice, and even brighter than 4000k ect.. cuz as lower K you get the brighter it is ...
pls leave a comment on how many K i should get. for a Green coupe..i also got blue puddle lights..
choices are
2000K-3000K(Yellow)Very Bright
4000K-5000K(Blue)Very Bright
6000K-7000K(purple blue)Bright
8000K-9000K(Purple)not so bright
10000K-12000K(DARK Purple)its just for show..no range.
Thanks , pls let me know..
i dont really care about classy or not that much, since my car is Green lol
but i see on streets now are 2000k fog and there pretty unique and nice..what would you want on green coupe,, put it that way =]
here is a pic of one the member ONLun9 aka Leo...
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12-11-2006, 04:01 PM
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did you buy your HID sets off the net or a local store/warehouse? I cant seem to find a place here in Vancouver that sells HIDS.
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12-11-2006, 05:30 PM
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Dont all HIDs, no matter what temp. their rated at, have the same output colour after a long period of usage? my friend has 6000k on his bimmer and they look the same as mine lol and mine are stock 4300k. his hid's are only blue when the bulb is still warming up.. after that its the same
12-11-2006, 06:08 PM
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Dont all HIDs, no matter what temp. their rated at, have the same output colour after a long period of usage? my friend has 6000k on his bimmer and they look the same as mine lol and mine are stock 4300k. his hid's are only blue when the bulb is still warming up.. after that its the same
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Well ... just deciding to play around first so i told my bro to buy me some 3300K light bulbs for my fog. and he came bak last weekk..
i installed them today... and it turned out just how i wanted... even its not as bright as the Lowbeam HID but Looks same as the IS300 ..
20cad 3300k bulb
or 300CAd for HID.. lol ...
i decided to go with the bulb for now...... here is some pic...
i installed them today... and it turned out just how i wanted... even its not as bright as the Lowbeam HID but Looks same as the IS300 ..
20cad 3300k bulb
or 300CAd for HID.. lol ...
i decided to go with the bulb for now...... here is some pic...
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