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02-07-2014, 11:48 AM
#1504
8000k!?
Once you see a pair of night breakers next to you you'll never see the same again.
That's too blue to be more effective than halogen. There's no way they outperform stock.
Once you see a pair of night breakers next to you you'll never see the same again.
That's too blue to be more effective than halogen. There's no way they outperform stock.
02-07-2014, 01:16 PM
#1505
8k is WAY better than my stock bulbs, I've definitely noticed a big difference, they outperform stock 100%
02-07-2014, 01:26 PM
#1506
Were yer Stock bulbs both burned out?
Youngin', if you'd only spent a little time researching this it would be as evident as the nose on yer face that 8000K is significantly lower in actual lumen output as detected by the human eye than 4000-4300K.
Hence - what you perceive, as opposed to what is actually the case are two entirely different things. A fresh OEM halogen bulb will produce more usable light than an 8000K bulb. Roughly the same lumens but the halogen light will be a more usable wavelength. (note - 8K it's NOT 100% brighter, lol).
Throw in some rain, and it's literally night & day; water absorbs that wavelength and you are left with pitiful output - dangerously so.
Oh, wait - it gets worse - as the 8000K bulb ages, it will color-shift and start climbing the kelvin scale and trend towards 9,000K - even more useless than it already is, lol.
Pull up a chair, fire up yer 'puter, browse to www.hidplanet.com and begin yer edumacation - yer sorely lacking in same, as yer posts clearly illustrate.
Good news - it can be fixed.
Example:
Standard OEM halogen 55W H13 = 1100lm (lumens)
4300k D2S Philips = 3200lm (lumens)
8000k D2S other = 1180lm (lumens) *(other bulb brand)
Higher than 8000k, the light output significantly drops off, causing the light to be almost useless.
good luck
Last edited by MGD; 02-07-2014 at 01:52 PM.
02-07-2014, 02:13 PM
#1509
