Thanks for the replies...but damn...i want those BMW and BENZ look....

 

should have bought a bmw or benz then

 

Yeah the lights light up to a bright white not a bluish or purplish. Another reason you think it gets yellowish is either your fog lights are on, or your eyes just get used to the light. This happens to me on occaision. My eyes will get used to the light and I will swear its not as white or as bright but my friends all tell me its in my head.

Also as for the benz and BMW look, these have that bluish look to on coming traffic, especially if they are within the focus line.

Jeff

 

Actually I doubt EVO have the 4300k temp because at that color temp, it should be white....I think its more like 3800k which is closer to yellow/orange. The color temp all companies refer to is after it is warmed up. And yes, our EVOs do turn towards yellowish after warmed up.

If you get an aftermarket D2S bulb with 4300k to 4500k, I bet you it won't turn yellow......

 

thank you thank you for allllllll the info

 

Mine don't turn yellow...they are pure, brilliant white...

 

sounds like a power supply problem, my dad had this on his bmw and we took it back and they fixed it

 

you need to also understand that HID lights don't have a bulb, they have a capsule filled with a noble (non-reactive) gas. On either side of the capsule is an anode and cathode and electricity flows from one to the other through the gas. The light that you see is the light of the arc going across the capsule from the cathode to the anode (HID= high intensity discharge). So when they first turn on they sort of pop like a flash and then settle down to their final color temperature. The advantage of this design is higher light output with lower power usage, as well as lasting the life of the car. A normal light bulb just has electricity flowing through a thin filament (wire) which glows when power goes through it.

The bulbs in our HID units are not replaceable with any of those crappy "HID" bulbs which are really just normal bulbs that employ a filament like any other bulb. So don't think about changing the color on your evo headlight. The color is achieved with colored glass and is not the natural color of the light coming off the filament. Needless to say they are not a high performing bulb.

 

I thought that the advantage of Blue/purple headlights was that their wavelength is smaller, and therefore the penetrate farther, especially in bad weather. Am I wrong, or did I hear this somewhere?

 

ok...this needs to be cleared up a little. all stock cars with HID's are below 6000k (the best range is 4000k-5000k because this range is the closest to the suns light , anything else will strain your eyes). the reason why bmw's, lexus's, and benz's have a blue or purple tint to them is because of the lense it shines through. those lenses are cut so perfectly and carefully to amplify the light output of the HID which is why they are so expensive. but they are still the same yellow/white light...its just shining through the lense which makes it refract into a bluish tint...but really its white..hard to explain.

onet0nsoup...your hid's look fine..nothing wrong with them.

oh..and mean TT....your correct about that statement. fog lights are that special yellowish color for a reason...it penetrates through the fog better...but for everyday driving you don't want that..u want the white light (sun's light) color for best visibility all around.

 

No, it can't be the battery supply problem because once your car is started, it doesn't use the battery anymore, it uses the alternator........

 

Wait awhile and tell me they still look WHITE to you.....It is definately not as white as when you first turn them on.....

Actually quite the opposite, the PHILIPS HID kit I had before is yellowish when first turned on and it eventually became bright white....

 

I think he was talking about the ballast.

 

here are mines

 

www.hidexpress.com have very good bulbs for a good price and warranty.
they are in superstreet and other mags too. i plan to get some 8000k for my evo!