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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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Its too blue & your visibility will be worse than your stock halogen. I have 5000k and its more than enough blue & I'm actually debating going with 4300k to get a more pure white color for better visibility.
Old Feb 28, 2008 | 03:46 AM
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You won't blind people with HIDs if they are adjusted properly. I have installed MobileHID 4300k's. Great lighting and no one has ever flashed me b/c my lights blinded them. Much whiter than OEMs. Go for it! I think 8000k's would reduce your output significantly. You can compare the differences on the web. Good luck!
Old Feb 28, 2008 | 04:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Zsanz
anybody running the 8000k hid set up from Mobilhid.com ?!! i want to purchase them and im curious if anyone had them
*raises hand*

I do.
Old Feb 28, 2008 | 11:47 AM
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^ o sheettt got any pics!?!? hows the visibility?
Old Feb 28, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Zsanz
^ o sheettt got any pics!?!? hows the visibility?
would u install it in the high beams or the lows? or does it go in both?
Old Feb 28, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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Just FYI for those of you who are considering more and more blue lights. The human eye is sensitive more to green/yellow, and weaker in the blue/purple area. The more blue you go, the less *you* are going to be able to see.

And now you know.
Old Feb 28, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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my highbeams are i think 6000k color there not a hid though there xenon im pritty sure
Old Feb 28, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Zsanz
my highbeams are i think 6000k color there not a hid though there xenon im pritty sure
(stock) when we turn our highbeams on do the low's stay on or do they turn off and highs take over?? idk really wanna get hids for both..
Old Feb 28, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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They both stay on
Old Feb 28, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Zsanz
^ o sheettt got any pics!?!? hows the visibility?
I don't have any pics... Sorry. I don't have a digitcam and my sidekick3's camera is much to be desired... I've been meaning to borrow a friends so I can get some for cliff.

Truthfully, I think it does cut down on some visibility. But I like the color.
Old Feb 29, 2008 | 02:11 AM
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^^^ comparing to our stock which is better in terms of ouput. is it a slight difference? is it still waaay better than stock or is it worse but looks better?
Old Feb 29, 2008 | 02:17 AM
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I think it's better because it's HID. All the street signs and everything reflective POPS. It's like someone went and turned all the street signs on.
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 04:03 AM
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looking gr8....i want 6000k for my 08 tC....
how are they so far??
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 05:11 AM
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This is the HID kit we got from Spyder Auto, easy as ever to install, simple plug and play! Our headlight projectors have pretty good cut off even better than my old IS300.

Old Apr 8, 2008 | 08:32 AM
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so basically if we kept our stock hi beams on and using the HID 4300k for regluar beam... When we turn on our Hi beams they pretty much wont make a diff? am i right?
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 01:56 PM
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You'll see the difference, the hi beams usually project light further out so you can see past the cut off of the low beams.
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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Not always farther, but typically there is no cutoff on high beams to allow you to see signs and surroundings better. If they allow you to see farther, it's typically because of more power behind them.
Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Go_HIN
This is the HID kit we got from Spyder Auto, easy as ever to install, simple plug and play! Our headlight projectors have pretty good cut off even better than my old IS300.


8000K??!?!
Old Apr 12, 2008 | 08:47 PM
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is that xB hid kit 8000k temperature ??
Old Apr 14, 2008 | 11:41 AM
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i think it is because i put my 8000k's in yesterday and it looks quite the same



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