ok i put in kit and i turn the lights on, and its just like straight up white... i was expecting them to be blue/purple with 12k.... wrong kind of bulbs with kit??
i do have the stockk headlight...

 

Becasue you got a 6000k bulb. Be happy, cuz the blue/purple HID will get you pulled over in a quick heartbeat.

But when its straight up white, its 6k

 

i bought 12k though.. anyone know whats going on?

 

Lol hey I just installed my 12ks too and yea, they aren't as purple as I thought they'd be. Kinda ultra-violetish but I heard that the hue changes into a deeper color after using them for a week or 2? Oh which brings me to my HID problem. My driver's side light won't turn on and I hear a loud buzzing noise coming from either the ballast or the bulb/ignitor? When I turn it on the bulb starts flickering like it's jussstt about to turn on then dies I tried switching the ballasts around and the ballasts are both fine. Could it be just the bulb that's defective or could it be the wiring? I moved the ground wire to different places and still got the same results

 

um i dont know... who did you get them from?
and does it look white? or blueish?

 

I got mine from operatic (GREAT customer service, highly recommended!) but yea, the color flickers deep purple when I first turn it on and then becomes white/ultra-violet. Real nice

 

You guys do know that the higher temp lights you get, you're also decreasing your light output, right? So you might get some nice pretty color, but you won't be able to see jack ____.

 

They'll get annoyed eventually. I bought 8k for a slight blue tint and sometimes I get annoyed with it. Most of the time I like it though.

 

It's pretty bright at night man.. I'm satisfied with the light output

 

bsp in sc what brand do you have?

 

my 6k's are bright, and i love them, i might end up getting 5k or 4.3k sooner or later for more of a OEM plus look

 

Are you letting them warm up? I remember some guy posted a video of him turning on his lights. Its pretty cool watching them going from bright white to a really nice shade of purple. I forget how long it took but I think it took close to 3 minutes for them to be warm and have a really purple hue to them.

 

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Lol hey I just installed my 12ks too and yea, they aren't as purple as I thought they'd be. Kinda ultra-violetish but I heard that the hue changes into a deeper color after using them for a week or 2? Oh which brings me to my HID problem. My driver's side light won't turn on and I hear a loud buzzing noise coming from either the ballast or the bulb/ignitor? When I turn it on the bulb starts flickering like it's jussstt about to turn on then dies I tried switching the ballasts around and the ballasts are both fine. Could it be just the bulb that's defective or could it be the wiring? I moved the ground wire to different places and still got the same results
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Is there a black oval shape in the middle of the bulb, if so they are damaged

 

Actually 5K is straight up white. I know I have them The 6K's from the same maker I have looked at have a slight blue / purple to them... go to 8K and they are quite blue. 10K and past and they looked purple to me with a hint of white.

 

take a picture genious.. lol we cant see them telepathicly. a picture would help.. sounds like they sent you the wrong bulbs... well, they are the beter bulb, but wrong to what you ordered.

 

these are the new 10ks i put in

 

for some reason it doesnt look close to as blue in person...
does the blue only show up in pictures?? if so what a waste of a bulb lol

 

12k = waste of bulb

 

these are 10k now, i changed them!!

 

My 12000k in all its glory and splendor.. Now if only the driver's side would work