I'd like to buy a HID kit for my 09 xB. Any advice in choosing color temperature ? I live in Philadelphia, PA and I just don't want to get a ticket for installing HID that is too bright. I'm torn between 5K and 6K.

Thanks for any advice.

 

5000k

 

search these forums for "mobile HID". I'd unofficially say that most of us got our HID kits from them.

4300k = most visible light. Appearance like factory HID lights. This is what you want if you want the most functional HIDs.

5000k = a little more blue. A little less visible light, but still awesome

After that the light gets more blue and into the purple range. Lots of people like the look.

www.mobilehid.com (no affiliation)

 

here's a link for scionlife members for some discount. not too sure if it still works you can give it a try
http://mobilehid.com/scionlife

 

i have 6k and love them. got them the second week i had the car.

 

i say 6000k ive had them for a while, and am in and around philly quite a bit and never gotten any trouble with them.

 

Yep, still I can't decide 5K or 6K...Well in the end I might need to toss a coin to decide.....

Thanks for all the replies and links....

 

I have the 6k DDM 55W hid in headlights and 3k ddm 55W HID in the fogs..


I make daylight at dark

 

I would love to see some comparison shots between 6000k and 5000k

 

i got the Umnitza 50w digital slim kits in 5000k! i had 5000k Moble HIDs, but im much happier with Umnitza!!

 

5000k imo... much better than stock with that slight blue look of the expensive euro's. i'm in philly a lot and have never had any problems with the cops there or jersey.

 

6k is the temp you see in all the audi's and lexus and cars like that one the road.

 

Don't go over 5k. I'm actually wanting to switch to 4300k because it can be tough at times to see when driving on very dark (tar) concrete. Driving on "light color" concrete is amazing though *shrugs*.

 

Wrong all factory HID headlights range from 4100-4300k.

 

hhhmmm... sounds like 5k is a win-win situation. Not completely blue, making it easy to drive on dark roads, and brighter than stock!!

 

I'm running 6000k for my low beams and fogs :D

 

that was not a miss type was it biker? for the low beams?

 

Umm.. no? We have seperate hi beams and low beams?

 

I just bought a set of 6000K 35w kit off e bay for $60... I like the color but it's not as bright as I expected... I guess I'll live with my decision/mistake for now.

I do have a problem with my kit though. one of the ballast would shut off after the light comes on for a few second... any idea why and how I can fix the problem?

I contacted the e bay seller and he asked me to pay him another $15, and ship the bad ballast back at my cost, then he'll send me another ballast... I'm not happy about that... any suggestion?

 

I think the issue is the distance between the filament and projector lens is different with an HID bulb vs a standard halogen. I find that the low beam illuminates the ground at greater distances but the first 30-50 feet get illuminated by the fog lights almost entirely. This could just be because I was used to having light scattering everywhere with my 05 tC with HIDs

Check your connections to make sure that they're all solid and secure.