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Old Dec 21, 2008 | 02:39 AM
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so i got the 8000k mobile hid kit, from what i read that should have gave my a blueish color light, but mine are just white.... there are deff. 8k i dont get it, should i try a different bulb brand 8000k?

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Old Dec 21, 2008 | 02:43 AM
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10000k should give you a blue color. I had that on my Audi A4 D2S and it was really blue. I had a hard time seeing at night when it rained.
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 02:48 AM
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why would you want such a blue anyway? you wont be able to see and your just asking to get pulled. i have 5000K and they look just fine and i can see through the fog and everything just fine.

4300K is the best you can get. its a stock OEM headlamp color temp
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 02:52 AM
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5000k are pure white, 6000k slightly bluish white, 8000k should def be more blue. send them back to cliffud, you should have a warrenty on them which i think is a year maybe? somebody correct me if im wrong
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 02:55 AM
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the 8000K would be the same mostly of you get another. cliff is the best at customer service. give him an email.
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 02:57 AM
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its over a year.... ive had the 6000k and they were white... the 8000k are just the same... and my friends is the same way... im not looking for really blue... just blueish. ya know?
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 03:15 AM
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maybe cliffud sent you the wrong temp bulbs?
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 03:18 AM
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they say 8000k, and i had 8k before the new ones and they were the same way, theres no way it could be the ballasts... could it.... i mean both?
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 03:42 AM
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pics?
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 03:54 AM
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OEM 4300k > ALL
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 05:13 AM
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My friends 12000 look blue too me
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Yanki01
OEM 4300k > ALL
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Old Dec 21, 2008 | 10:20 AM
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from further away the lights are goin to look blue, the visible light from the drivers seat is goin to be white with 5-8k

mine look blue from further away (6k mobile hid) when im right next to the bulb looks white

this is about like 20ft
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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idk they mine still look white, ill get some pics up tonight.
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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here they are







idk i feel like they look more like 6000k rather than 8k...am i wrong?
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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pics wont do justice with lights.
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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that looks more like 5k than anything else
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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it'll get bluer....just wait....mine turned really blue months after i got em....check my profile
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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I went from 8k to 6k and the 6k right now seem to blue still.
Old Dec 21, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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damn dude. how blue you want to go? those are blue enough to the point they don't look stupid.

here is 5000K but like everyone says pics don't do any justice...



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