HID Headlight - Which Colour Temp

I've got 6000k in my headlights and yes they are blue, 5000k are whiter. The cars from factory all come out with 4300k, and there's nothing wrong with them in all weather conditions.
I'm getting 5000k 50watts in my Hella 4000 spotties soon

G'dayTopend ,

I don't have the answer for you , but I would appreciate some info on what you have purchased .

I have the HID Hella Predator driving lights and I find that when I dip the beams I cannot see a dam thing because they they have such a bright white light and my eyes take a while to adjust to the dull yellow of the standard low beams .

So I am going to get HID inserts for the driving lights and am collecting info on which ones to get .

I do not know if the Predators are 5000K or 6000K , so I cannot comment on the 5000K vs 6000K colour question . I can tell you that these spread beams turn light into day and are the greatest thing ever for spotting roos and livestock at night . Only problem with them is they leak like a sieve in any water crossing and are entirely unsuitable for any 4WD that does off road trips .I carry plastic garbage bags around with me to cover mine , after they filled up with muddy water and had to be cleaned out .

So I would appreciate any info you can give me .

Thanks ,

Mike

Topend,

Can you give me a quick run down on what you have fitted? Are these similar to the ebay HID lights with balast etc or are they just new globes?

I was under the impression higher wattage globes aren't too flash for LC's (100s) due to the material the headlight lenses are constructed from.

If they are the 35-50w globes with balast then that seems to be the go.

Thanks in advance,

Tim - Stratford.

Did you change the reflectors ..

I hate when people mess up their lights and others suffer for their ignorance. A HID reflector is different from a Hallogen reflector.

The problem with the optics in a straight reflector system is the size of the source. All reflectors have a focus, a point in which the source should be placed for optimal performance. Typically a focus wants to be a point, but sources dont emit light from the tip of a pin, they emit over an area. It takes a lot more design work to increase the usable size of a reflector focus from a point to an area (along the axis, which is from the front to back of the vehicle).

Your halogen filament runs across the diameter of the bulb, and has very little displacement along the axis of the bulb. This allows for easy placement of the source in relation to the focus of the reflector. By shifting the position of the source relative to the focus (think of the mag lite comparison used earlier) you change from spot to flood. Your HID bulb has a source emission size that is much greater along the axis, causing the light to enter the reflector not only at the focus, but above and below it as well. This is the cause of the glare usually associated with HID conversions.

So I hope you got the proper reflectors. .. Same applies for the Driving Lights. Standard driving lights spread the light with the lens. HID lights have a segmented reflector to achieve this and have less loss.

I should be illegal to sell upgrade kits without the reflectors.

Have fun
gmd

The normal H4 headlight globes are available in 5000 Kelvin rating and higher I think. They cost around $25. Did my eyes deceive me when I saw $1500 mentioned??

Willie, what you should try when you come across an oncoming car, obviously when there is a long distance involved, is turn off the spots but leave the hi beam on for a short while until the car gets a bit closer.

a good read about hid
www.intellexual.net/hid.html
have fun
gmd

Willie,

Any chance I can have a look at how good your predators are? I'm in Epping as well. Drop me a line kym.schwarz (@) internode.on.net (remove the brackets)

Kym