Expecting Too Much from HID's?
01-11-2015, 02:54 PM
#11
Senior Member
No, he's saying the entire beam is off, not just the cutoff.... which indicates crappy quality bulbs. My osram cbi's did not have this problem. There is NO blue tint with a true 5k beam, only the blue/puple hue at the cutoff, which is normal. So if his entire beam is emitting a purple/blue, that's means he's using crappy Chinese bulbs.
I think your saying the same thing I was trying to say just didn't come out as what I intended.
If the color is that far off try getting a different line of bulbs all together.
01-11-2015, 02:55 PM
#12
On low beam probably 30-50' or so, it's hard to gauge because I have so much light wash from the city/burbs, I have never even used the high beams if that's any help.
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MT-Ford (01-16-2015)
01-11-2015, 02:59 PM
#13
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Thread Starter
The bulbs are from TRS, they are the 5000K D2S Morimoto 3Five. The beam will actually get to a nice white light but the problem is they have to aimed so low I only get light out about 100 ft in front of the truck.
01-11-2015, 03:34 PM
#14
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I agree MT, your bulbs appear to be very blue/purple from your pics! Id definitly reccommend switching to a 4300k temp bulb, a true Phillips bulb would give the Best Results!
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01-11-2015, 03:42 PM
#16
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Mt, grab a pair of these Phillips 4300k bulbs...
http://www.kbcarstuff.com/Philips-43.../pb-d2s-4k.htm
Trust me, and for only 30.00 more you can get the Bently phillips cbi bulbs!
http://www.kbcarstuff.com/Philips-43.../pb-d2s-4k.htm
Trust me, and for only 30.00 more you can get the Bently phillips cbi bulbs!
01-11-2015, 04:12 PM
#17
There's a lot at play here guys.
The 5000K temp is pure white in the beam. The blue-ish color that oncoming traffic sees is commonly referred to as "flicker". The blue appearance is what the eye picks up as the light from the bulb bends around the cutoff shield. Even my 4300K OSRAM Nightbreakers put off a large amount of flicker and it's mostly due to the sharp cutoff of the EvoX-R projectors.
So, aim your headlights properly, at the marks on your wall...which for the record should be 2" lover than the projector centerline when at 24' from the truck.
A "warmer" color bulb will help with some of the flicker but pretty much any bulb in an aftermarket projector will produce this lighting effect. Acura is famous for their stock flicker, and my wife's TSX is a prime example.
The 5000K temp is pure white in the beam. The blue-ish color that oncoming traffic sees is commonly referred to as "flicker". The blue appearance is what the eye picks up as the light from the bulb bends around the cutoff shield. Even my 4300K OSRAM Nightbreakers put off a large amount of flicker and it's mostly due to the sharp cutoff of the EvoX-R projectors.
So, aim your headlights properly, at the marks on your wall...which for the record should be 2" lover than the projector centerline when at 24' from the truck.
A "warmer" color bulb will help with some of the flicker but pretty much any bulb in an aftermarket projector will produce this lighting effect. Acura is famous for their stock flicker, and my wife's TSX is a prime example.
01-11-2015, 04:16 PM
#18
Wondering Around
Thread Starter
Mt, grab a pair of these Phillips 4300k bulbs...
http://www.kbcarstuff.com/Philips-43.../pb-d2s-4k.htm
Trust me, and for only 30.00 more you can get the Bently phillips cbi bulbs!
http://www.kbcarstuff.com/Philips-43.../pb-d2s-4k.htm
Trust me, and for only 30.00 more you can get the Bently phillips cbi bulbs!
01-11-2015, 04:20 PM
#19
Mt, grab a pair of these Phillips 4300k bulbs...
http://www.kbcarstuff.com/Philips-43.../pb-d2s-4k.htm
Trust me, and for only 30.00 more you can get the Bently phillips cbi bulbs!
http://www.kbcarstuff.com/Philips-43.../pb-d2s-4k.htm
Trust me, and for only 30.00 more you can get the Bently phillips cbi bulbs!
CBI's are going to put off even more flicker than those Philips bulbs. It's part of what CBI's are known for actually.
01-11-2015, 04:21 PM
#20
Wondering Around
Thread Starter
There's a lot at play here guys.
The 5000K temp is pure white in the beam. The blue-ish color that oncoming traffic sees is commonly referred to as "flicker". The blue appearance is what the eye picks up as the light from the bulb bends around the cutoff shield. Even my 4300K OSRAM Nightbreakers put off a large amount of flicker and it's mostly due to the sharp cutoff of the EvoX-R projectors.
So, aim your headlights properly, at the marks on your wall...which for the record should be 2" lover than the projector centerline when at 24' from the truck.
A "warmer" color bulb will help with some of the flicker but pretty much any bulb in an aftermarket projector will produce this lighting effect. Acura is famous for their stock flicker, and my wife's TSX is a prime example.
The 5000K temp is pure white in the beam. The blue-ish color that oncoming traffic sees is commonly referred to as "flicker". The blue appearance is what the eye picks up as the light from the bulb bends around the cutoff shield. Even my 4300K OSRAM Nightbreakers put off a large amount of flicker and it's mostly due to the sharp cutoff of the EvoX-R projectors.
So, aim your headlights properly, at the marks on your wall...which for the record should be 2" lover than the projector centerline when at 24' from the truck.
A "warmer" color bulb will help with some of the flicker but pretty much any bulb in an aftermarket projector will produce this lighting effect. Acura is famous for their stock flicker, and my wife's TSX is a prime example.