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Hid technical info
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Thu, 22 September 2005 15:38
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I am aware that 5800-6000k (white) is the ideal temp for best vision on the road. Now I know when u go up in temp the colour goes fromw white to blue to purple. Some newer cars have a purple look from the hid's but I find it hard to beleive the car company put higher k globes and would sacrifice the comfort in driving just to add a cool look. So if I am right and the purple looking light is still 5800-6000k, how do they get that effect?
Any ideas guys?
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: Hid technical info
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Thu, 22 September 2005 15:57
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| shezza wrote on Fri, 23 September 2005 01:38 |
I am aware that 5800-6000k (white) is the ideal temp for best vision on the road. Now I know when u go up in temp the colour goes fromw white to blue to purple. Some newer cars have a purple look from the hid's but I find it hard to beleive the car company put higher k globes and would sacrifice the comfort in driving just to add a cool look. So if I am right and the purple looking light is still 5800-6000k, how do they get that effect?
Any ideas guys?
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most globes here in japan go for whiter and crap but are terrible for driving....
i went back to philips Plus 60's instead of the.... PIAA Xtreme White.. sure they were whiter, but i couldn't see shit 
many many japanese things are for the cool look, instead of the functionality...
all i can say is, go for a drive with different globes and see how they look.
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brisbane
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Re: Hid technical info
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Thu, 22 September 2005 16:04
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who gives a toss
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Re: Hid technical info
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Thu, 22 September 2005 16:10
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| love ke70 wrote on Fri, 23 September 2005 02:04 |
who gives a toss
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Where in my topic did I ask does anyone care?
Corolla,I have a set already and they are great
They make the road look like day. I dom\nt know what you mean. The blue and purple ones are shit I know but I love thw white.When I drive a car with regular h4s I feel blind.
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brisbane
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Northeast US
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Re: Hid technical info
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Fri, 23 September 2005 01:30
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meh do as u all will, im gonna stick with driving on my side lights 
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Re: Hid technical info
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Fri, 23 September 2005 04:09
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| love ke70 wrote on Fri, 23 September 2005 02:24 |
| shezza wrote on Fri, 23 September 2005 02:10 |
I feel blind.
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maybe u are 
u didnt ask if anyone cared so i did, why do u need a road like day at night...its wat those white and red things are, tells u where ur meant to be going...word from the not so wise to the even less wise 
the problem with lights that make the road look like day is that u lose ur night vision in any other area, and u limit ur vision range to how far your lights travel
oh and btw i love how u show how great your new lights are in a street with street lights...bit of forethought needed.
sorry to pick on u mate, but im tired and should go to bed, but i cant sleep so im shitty
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I obviously dont need the road like day but why have electric windows? SOmethin called comfort 
I live in a suburban area so the darkest place I could take the pic is in a side street and it was pretty dark still and I parked far from the street lights. It still shows what I wanted to show. You can see the patch of the road without the light on it is pretty dark.
No need to say sorry for picking on me ... just dont do it would be easier
Btw the guy with the above post. Your headlight reflector and shape wasnt designed for hid's. I just got lucky that I got a good beam, u werent so lucky. You would need custom headlights.
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Re: Hid technical info
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Fri, 23 September 2005 05:04
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| shezza wrote on Fri, 23 September 2005 02:10 |
Corolla,I have a set already and they are great
They make the road look like day. I dom\nt know what you mean.
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Some newer cars have a purple look from the hid's but I find it hard to beleive the car company put higher k globes and would sacrifice the comfort in driving just to add a cool look. So if I am right and the purple looking light is still 5800-6000k, how do they get that effect?
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i'm saying that companies DEFINITELY choose the cool look over functionality. the perception is that the higher K globes are better, and so car companies cater to the wants of the market.
as for H4's, i was meaning that out of ALL the H4's available aftermarket here, there were only abotu 2 or 3 types i would consider buying.
the same goes for HID, aftermarket caters to the markets wants, not to what is actually useful.
if you are happy with yours then good.
your question was, how do the manufacturers gut the blue/purple at the same K? they don't, they sacrafice light quality for the look. that said, they are likely still better than the "normal" H4's..
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Re: Hid technical info
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Fri, 23 September 2005 05:09
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| love ke70 wrote on Fri, 23 September 2005 02:24 |
why do u need a road like day at night...its wat those white and red things are, tells u where ur meant to be going...word from the not so wise to the even less wise
the problem with lights that make the road look like day is that u lose ur night vision in any other area, and u limit ur vision range to how far your lights travel
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you need light at night to se. human eyes are not designed for darkness, especially at high speed. i prefer daylight colour globes as opposed to white, as i feel i can see more. this is whiter than normal globes, but not as white as HID typically.
night vision, bah.. night vision is nowhere near as good as day vision tell me that you prefer driving with your lights off and i'll tell you what you are
you eem to misunderstand the point of headlights and have not contributed anything to this thread. 
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Re: Hid technical info
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Fri, 23 September 2005 06:33
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maybe i havnt contributed anything but i kept myself amused so hey, theres a bonus 
oh i do understand headlights...they provide light...bright light
see, me clever
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