GPI

I'm planning to change my stock HID bulbs and I'm in a dilemma whether I should get the 6000K or the 8000K. I noticed that some 8000K HIDs are too blue which reduces visibility. I used to have 8000K on my W203 for the low beam and fogs but they were white with slight tint of blue. What do you guys think I should get and what brand should I go for?

aansonsit

can i ask w204 stock HID bulbs is how many XXXX K? 4000K??

Lakerz4sho

typically all oem hids are 4300k.

User110

do the 6, that 8000 is just too much, maybe for fogs sure.

i'm planning on doing the same, is it just a bulb swap or a whole system setup?



ALi

AsianML

If you already have factory HIDs, then I believe it's a simple bulb swap. If you don't already have it, I believe it involves some retrofitting.

GPI

I have Bi-xenons on mine. Therefore, I only need to swap the bulbs for the headlamps. However, I need to buy an HID kit for the fogs. Does anyone have any recommendations on what brand to use?

iguess

yea stocks are 4300k.....8000k is VERY blue. in brooklyn, there are many people who have 8000k or 10000k headlights, it really just hurt my eyes to look at them, and it is very annoying. 6000k gives you a shade of blue that wont burn other people's eyes. if you want to do the fogs, you'll need to buy the complete ballast/bulb set. very reliable brands are mtec and muccolluh. i think alot of people have used them on this forum.

MBE50003

i just used DDMtuning.com/Apexcone they are located in San Diego. hooked me up w /a great deal on 6500k HID kit. i think its perfect, the lights are pure white maybe a tiny HINT of blue. very nice I must admit. 8k is very blue. The 6500 looks almost OEM

Shake

PMed you

Vader55

4300k Phillips or 6000K Phillips Ultinons, which are my favorites period. stay away for 8 K or higher.

j_belll

go with 6000k. perfect IMO.

eddie1681

It should be 4300K, I am chaning mine to 6000K for a better color

JCsE350

Like everyone's opinion, 6000K is absolutely the one to go for. 8000K is less lumens therefore less brightness on the road.

nokbenz

Mine are 8000k

micropower99

Nice pics, i love the blue. Yea I did 6000K simply because I heard its better for visibility in the rain compared to the 8000K, but if I lived in an area where there was less rain I would definately go for the 8000K's.

Mine does have a nice blue tint to it, not that much blue though. (Looks beautiful)

Regards,

Daniel

nokbenz

Thanks yeah they look really nice... I have been thinking of changing the fog lights to HID but the thing is that i dont want to mess anything up. I currently change my bulbs only to some Xenon ones but they are 4300k im not sure if changing them to the 8000k ones will make a huge difference. They look white right now but i want it to have that blue also.

vcruiser

heres my opinion.

Stock ones are 4300 k

but

they always look like 6000k and even sometimes 8000k
everytime i see a w204 behind me, the xenons are so damn blue.

and my mom has a range rover sport and her lights look purple even sometimes.

so it pretty much depends on how the headlight and projector were designed.

i personnaly like the stock ones.
but in any case, go for 6000k

and are your eyebrow bulbs as blue as they look in the pics?

tanktube67

6000K (kelvin)

Temperature Source
1700 K Match flame
1850 K Candle flame
2800–3300 K Incandescent light bulb
3350 K Studio "CP" light
3400 K Studio lamps, photofloods, etc.
4100 K Moonlight, Xenon arc lamp
5000 K Horizon daylight
5500–6000 K Typical daylight, electronic flash
6500 K Noon daylight
9300 K CRT screen

got_thang?

I'd go with only 6k

PoaMike

^Hey what car is that in the garage with the nice healthy size rims?

bjafari84

Do you think the ebay dealers legit for 6000k d1s bulbs or should I buy from another source?

Thanks!

GPI

You can get it from Edison at HMS. I bought mine from him and the price is reasonable. This is the link:

http://harbormotorsports.com/

micropower99

[QUOTE=got_thang?;2718928]I'd go with only 6k
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Hey are those 6000k? Cause I got 6000K in mine but their not that blue, but I get really good white with a tiny tint of blue.

got_thang?

It's my dad's S500. The wheels stacked up are his stock w220, he has some 18" rims right now

Yeah they are 6000k bulbs