Thanks man. Wish he would have had some night shots . I have a very nice cut off now in the projectors, that won't change with the brighter bulbs will they. I think that's kind of a dumb question now that I think about it, but I don't really want a blob of lightbeancooker wrote:zerothread?id=227816
That's weird, it seems everywhere I read they say with HID's the higher in color you go, the light output decreases slightly.Simmsled wrote:Also, no matter what the color temperature (K), light output does not change. You would have to go to 50w ballast and 50w bulb for more output. The D2R you have in there has a coating called "blacktop" in an orientation that you need to maintain your optical prescription. If you want more light, get some auxillary HID lamps from Cibie, Hella, or your choice.
Thank youNSR A32 wrote:I used to have some night ones but I don't know where they went. I'll try and get some more soon.
Well before getting new bulbs, I highly suggest putting different projectors in there...the ebay ones are horrible in terms of light output and they are not made for HIDs. Go to http://www.hidplanet.com for some research and I promise you it will be a worthwhile mod if you want to see at night.SunLitSandMax00SE wrote:well you know how crappy the ebay projectors are just as much as me, but these have been retrofitted with 6000k HIDS and I know even with having a retrofit with HIDs, they aren't as bright as normal HIDs (at least I would think so), but I know they can get brighter some how
I got the ****ty ebay projectors for my 01 I30 and they suck balls. I need some new ones any suggestions or can you hook them up?Simmsled wrote:The amount of lumens is not even worth talking about because you are still dealing with a 35w source with a 35w ballast. For a sustained lit arc thru xenon gas you need 85v to bring the salts to the plasma state within the capsule. Given the same amount of energy, the light output will only change in color if the chemistry of the salts (plasma when energized) is altered, not intensity. So you can argue all you want about Lumens, but if your optics are unable to place the light on the road... you will have stray light and not focused usable light on the road. If you want more light, get the aftermarket 50w bulb and 50w ballast that is designed for the proper geometry.
Now, 6000k can appear to be brighter because your eye could be more sensitive to the reflections at that color temperature. The human eye is a mysterious thing. BUT... on a photometer (light intensity meter)... you will not get more output (lumens) by just changing the bulb.
If you need some projectors, let me know. We cant have Nico bretheren rolling ebay projectors. Leave those for the 'not stale metal mixture' guys.
Take the projectors off and retro some real HID projectors. I was going to buy ebay lights for my 02 I35 and swap the projector with some TSX or equivalent. I like the black housing and halos. If anyone on the board has some factory I35 light they want to sell, please let me know or if anyone want to sell their ebay lights. I might do a projector retro on them and use some BMW angel eyes.blazncypher wrote:
I got the ****ty ebay projectors for my 01 I30 and they suck balls. I need some new ones any suggestions or can you hook them up?
Man, I have 6000k Hids and they aren't even close to as bright as that .audtatious wrote:You can compare the light output above to my 6000k headlights (this pic is headlight only, no fogs) which is more of a white-blue on the road
don't make me jealous jerk, you're not helping hahaaudtatious wrote:You should see the road when I have my fogs on