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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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Ya he had 10ks in his old truck and now he has 12ks an they are sick
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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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damn that's pretty bright lol, I got 6000K in my atv, 8 in my truck headlights an 6 in my fogs
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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 06:45 PM
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Ya his old truck was lifted an the fogs and head where 10k and they were on all the time
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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 10:51 PM
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Remember the higher up the Kelvin scale you get, the lower the output gets too.

So 4300K being the brightest puts out ~3200 lumens per pair. By comparison the 12K will only put out ~1900 lumen.

Still brighter than stock, and have a higher risk of getting attention from cops.
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 12:25 AM
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Surprisingly he had em for 4 years and didn't get one ticket he did get ticket for tint though
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 02:04 AM
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In my area I don't see anyone getting in any trouble for (pretty much) any color either. Though some users here have inspections, and flash points. With regular bulbs your hi and low beams won't change much, and would result in failure.

If you're from a state without inspection of any kind, knock yourself out, low risk. Just make sure to know what you're buying, like I said you get what you pay for.
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 02:40 AM
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same here in Louisiana, there are people with purple an blue an white an yellow and I have never seen anyone get pulled over. I have a few friends with blue an purple an they havnt had any problems. mine are white
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 02:45 AM
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Thinking about fitting up some 6000K's in my '12. What kits are you guys using, and what should I avoid?
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 03:49 AM
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but from ddmtuning you don't need any of the extras they have listed, the 4 options underneath temp, bulb type an color.
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 07:41 AM
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I'm using Morimoto D2S bulbs with 5000K color, 35 watt.

But, if you're NOT using projectors you can use whatever you want.

Again, its hard to judge cheap kits because I've seen $50 kits work for several years, but I've also seen $100 kits with fried ballasts and miscolored bulbs out of the box.

Right back to my initial statement. You get what you pay for, quality trumps cost. If you get Philips bulbs and OE ballasts; you'll probably have 6+ years of trouble free performance. That reliability and quality certainly come at a steep price.
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