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FINALLY FOUND ERROR FREE BRIGHT PARKING LIGHTS!!

Old Oct 27, 2011 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by bheng
well im comparing them to my halogen HID set up, i havent installed the group buy lights yet. so im sure 8000k is more blue coming from a projector.
Halogen HID? Do you mean you just have blue halogen bulbs? If so, yes, the color of an actual HID projected bulb is quite different indeed.
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Kevwood
Kev, are the 5000K LED's you just got white like the OEM (or at least very close to) HID's or are they quite a bit bluer?
The 5000k LEDs are very white. Not much blue in them at all. Maybe a slight hint if any. They match the OEM Xenons quite well.

What temperature fog lights would you guys recommend to match the Xenons and 5000k LEDs? 6000k? Higher than that?
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevwood
Halogen HID? Do you mean you just have blue halogen bulbs? If so, yes, the color of an actual HID projected bulb is quite different indeed.
yeah. i am very sure its different. looking forward to get those xenons installed soon with 8000k bulbs. gonna be blue, hope it doesnt attract too much unwanted attention.

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The 5000k LEDs are very white. Not much blue in them at all. Maybe a slight hint if any. They match the OEM Xenons quite well.

What temperature fog lights would you guys recommend to match the Xenons and 5000k LEDs? 6000k? Higher than that?
get 500K for matching i guess. but i went with 3000k. lol euro-jdm look
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin9664
Has anyone gotten any fog lights to match well with the 5000K LED parking lights? I ordered $10 5000K H7 bulbs on eBay but they still look too yellow. Any suggestions?
Originally Posted by bheng
get 500K for matching i guess. but i went with 3000k. lol euro-jdm look
Like I said before, I already tried 5000K H7 bulbs and they were still kind of yellowish. Not white enough to match the 5000K LEDs parking lights. Probably going to go for 6000K H7 bulbs.

Anyone know if LED H7 bulbs would cause any errors?
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 05:58 PM
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oh sorry i was assuming you were using an HID system not halogen bulbs
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Kevin9664
The 5000k LEDs are very white. Not much blue in them at all. Maybe a slight hint if any. They match the OEM Xenons quite well.

What temperature fog lights would you guys recommend to match the Xenons and 5000k LEDs? 6000k? Higher than that?
That's what I thought, I must have received the wrong type of LED's. I ordered another set last night, hopefully these ones will be correct.
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 03:26 PM
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Do you know if I can use this on my new group buy HID headlamp?
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