Do Aftermarket HID's turn color as they break in?
 

I bought a set of 6000k's from a local shop. I turned on my headlights with only one of the new bulbs installed to compare the difference with my factory bulb. When first turning on, the aftermarket bulb was quite a bit bluer than the stock bulb. After warming up for a second or two, it turned creamy white and perfectly matched the color of the factory bulb. I had the light shining on a light colored wall to compare.

You wouldn't even notice a difference between the two.

I installed the other bulb, and now I'm waiting to see if the color changes at all once these bulbs get some hours of use on them.

I wanted them to be just a hint of blue, so they'd match my LED parking lights. I thought 8000k would be too much.

Did I waste my money?

Yes, it takes about a week for the color to burn in, depending on how much you use the lights. Pics would also help.

Yeah they burn in after a lil but the color doesnt change too much, not like halogens.

If yours look the same as stock after theyre on for a couple minutes, you prolly wasted your money.

o with HPA 6000ks, they look pure white to me .. compared to the stocks which were white/yellow.

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Yeah if they look like stock then you probably bought aftermarket bulbs that were the same color as stock, 4300k.

My 6000k Philips Ultinons are definitely different than stock.

by break in will the 6000k get more blue or more white o.0? I hope mine gets more blue =)

scratch that, guys. thanks for the input though. i guess the fact that it was still daytime out and my garage has 4 huge windows makes a difference.

i waited until it got dark out. my fiance has 37 sedan, so i lined the both of them up to my white garage door. very big difference. i can't believe i never noticed how yellow they were before.

i'm very satisfied. hell, for $30, i'm EXTREMELY satisfied.

haha yup, i got mine changed during daytime too and wasnt too impressed but at night it was night n day =)

yeah, HIDs they are suppose to change like stock. Not look like it. Say you first turn it aftermarket 6k on, mine light up blue then turn crystal white with a little tint of blue. If it lights up blue then goes stock like you better go get your money back lol. I bought mine from andy at HPAutoworks, hes a good vendor, and his HIDs are set for a good price + 5 year warranty??? lol better go get them. they are NICE.

+1.... same here. My Ultinons did "set in" after a bit and are much more violet (sorta creamy purple). Looks 10000 times better than OEM. Sorry bud but if you go cheap you get cheap results.

HID's do get more blue as they age. This is why 5000K was created. 5000K is designed to match an aged 4300K bulb, say when a car get's into an accident that requires only one headlight replacement. If they were to replace the damaged headlight with one that contained a 4300K bulb, the color would not match. The new one would look all yellowish while the more aged one would have a nice blue to it. By the time a 4300K bulb gets to the end of it's life (around 3000 hours), it is actually closer to 6000K in color. 8000K is useless. 6000K is the max color you should drive with.