HID headlights produce less light? question

[Heels1010]

I love the output of the altimas headlights and was curious if i switch to 6000K hid will the output be worse. I know if i go any higher than 6000 i'll lose more lights to the blue and purple colors. I think 6000K is a good way to go but is it worth the money? Need some opinions. are there any problems with the hid lights like blinding drivers or voiding warranty?

[08Coupe]

Do you have HID now? If not they will be way brighter then the stockers. If you do have the oem HID maby only 10% loss....6k is a nice color temp on HID's

[adidas2go]

If you go any higher than 5200k you start to lose usable light. The color will get blue/purple with less light.

[NoReinsVA]

You have to remember that rain and fog attenuate the blues a lot while the white/yellows are still cutting though. Also the blues cause double images with those with hi index glasses. (prism effect)

I stick with white/yellows and avoid the blues. I do like projectors but don't use them because but they strobe other drivers too much.