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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:52 PM
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Diode Dynamics 6000k HID?

I'm looking to replace my HIDs and I might go with diode.
Does anyone have pictures of of the 6000k hid?
Like how it looks from front of the car. is there a blueish tint or puree brighter white?

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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 11:12 PM
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6000 kelvin will be a little bluish, 5000 kelvin will be closer to white.
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 11:31 PM
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oh, also I heard the higher kelvin, less light output.
will there be any problems with visibility at night with 6000k's?
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 12:07 AM
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You are correct, will there be much difference between 5k and 6k? Not much I would think.
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 12:14 AM
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oh i thought the oem was 4300k
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There is a good difference. I tried DD's 6000K bulb but it was not bright enough so I went back to OEM. Then I moved up to OSRAM 5000K bulbs. THAT chit is bright!
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 08:21 AM
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Yes, OEM is 4300 kelvin
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 10:37 AM
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OEM is 4300.

i got the 6k's from DD, they look nice and white too me, there is a little blue in there but they are pretty white, and they illuminate the ground well for me. i also got the 3k yellow fog kit and i usually have that on and they make everything yellow lol totally over power the white, but the white goes further down the road then the fogs
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Originally Posted by chlutz214
OEM is 4300.

i got the 6k's from DD, they look nice and white too me, there is a little blue in there but they are pretty white, and they illuminate the ground well for me. i also got the 3k yellow fog kit and i usually have that on and they make everything yellow lol totally over power the white, but the white goes further down the road then the fogs
would you mind taking a pic like the way I did in the 1st post please?
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by SwissCheeseHead
There is a good difference. I tried DD's 6000K bulb but it was not bright enough so I went back to OEM. Then I moved up to OSRAM 5000K bulbs. THAT chit is bright!
i found the site but i can't find the exact bulb, how much is it?
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just installed 6k bulbs and 6k fogs (sedan) from dd....the bulbs are a little brighter then stock once you let them burn in and the hid fogs are about 3x brighter.

Theyre also white/bluish which looks really good.
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Originally Posted by Ukraineg37s
just installed 6k bulbs and 6k fogs (sedan) from dd....the bulbs are a little brighter then stock once you let them burn in and the hid fogs are about 3x brighter.

Theyre also white/bluish which looks really good.
mind if you can take a picture like the way I did in the first post please?
There's no problems with visibility?
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Old Jun 16, 2012 | 12:50 AM
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The pictures of the drivers view may seem a little brighter than real life because the lens stayed open for longer than usual, but they look pretty much the same as looking out the front window.

Without fog:



With Fog:

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Old Jun 16, 2012 | 12:58 AM
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thanks for the pics!
did you notice any visibility issues at night compared to oem with low beam cuz it looks a little dim in the 2nd pic, maybe its the picture but idk
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Old Jun 16, 2012 | 01:43 AM
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i see fine. its about the same as the stock, and i really enjoy looking at the nice clean light not the gross pale yellow they gave off.
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