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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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Hid color?

I just bought a kit, but I dont trust the company that sent it to me (seeing as there are multiple problems with it). I ordered 10k, but I think its a lower kelvin like 6k. How would I be able to test it? There are no markings on the bulb
 
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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is the color a bright white? or a bluer almost purple?
 
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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Its a blue, but not a deep blue. I cant really tell though. Should I take a pic?
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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yes take a pic sounds like it might be the 8500k but a pic will help
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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I will take another at night also
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 06:39 PM
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thats either 6500 or 8500 def not around the 10000k range
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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Pretty blue in daylight, I'd say its probably 8k or 10k. Lets see a night pic please, and maybe a cutoff pic as well.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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sweet....


Looks like the company is getting a nice email...
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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hold on ill take a night pic.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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I couldnt get a cut-off, but I got this


 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 09:00 PM
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8500k
 
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 01:07 PM
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Too damn blue, that's what it is...

Between 8000k and 10000k. Once you start getting up there, it gets a bit hard to tell.



You also have to take into account that there seems to be slight differences in kelvin ratings between companies. One companie's 4300k will be slightly bluer/yellower than the others. It seems that alot of these companies just kinnda wing it as far as guess what color the bulb is.
 

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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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Yea, oh well. Its really no big deal. The only thing im worried about now, is getting them to work. Heres the problem, well the multiple problems: When I have my car off (running on battery), the lights work fine;the fogs and headlights run in unison together. However, when the car is on the fogs act as a trigger for the headlights to turn the brights on, which will not turn off until I turn the fogs off. Then, when I put my brights on, the headlights will stay in the bright mode until I turn my headlights off. Its weird stuff.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Do the bambi mod.
 
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