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Mar 15, 2012 | 07:06 AM

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Danner

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So you own a Civic, and you want blue headlights like you've seen in Evos and S2k's?

Just any HID kid made for your model and throw in some 8000K headlights, done.

Mar 15, 2012 | 10:39 PM

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From my experience anything over 5,000k is too much. Looks interesting (I suppose) but once it rains, the bluish tint will start to become much less effective or practically useless. Scary at night.

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Originally Posted by godzila

Some body said Mercedes use 6000k stock on their Xenon's.

Pretty sure they just use 4,300k like anyone else.

The difference is in the actually projector lens. That is where you find the different colors in OEM hids. 4,300k is the most optimal color range for the human eye to see. If you go any higher than that you are decreasing the light quality.

Last edited by Thore; Mar 15, 2012 at 10:48 PM.

Mar 16, 2012 | 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Thore

Before you buy bulbs or any HID upgrade kit, Do some research. I bought a kit being lured by the price and a few good reviews. Then I spent hours, after I installed them, reading up on why they are so cheap. Cutting corners in manufacturing the plastic base, the glass and inferior quality of the "salts" used in the bulbs themselves. Just as bad as buying knock-off performance parts.

Osram (Sylvania)
Part #MU820005

When I ordered from DDM, that was exactly my line of thinking originally. Sweet, they are in California. Got USPS tracking saying it was in the "People's Republic of China". These people don't even see the product being shipped to their customers. They are just the middle man. Take your money and have their buddies over seas do the rest.

they just came in. looks like I got a pair of zenon 1s??? I couldn't find them online so I'm thinking I've got quality Chinese parts. little while ago I saw a commercial for things made in China. lolhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MINYux3mPUI -- it's just so beautiful!

IDK, I'll use'm; anything other than my blue 6000Ks

Last edited by superkizuna; Mar 16, 2012 at 03:14 AM.