HID light colour temperature (K). what do people use?

[Geoffrey Dick]

What colour does everyone tend to use in their HID lights or HID conversions? I realise you can buy nearly any colour temp. (K). I think most people are using 6000K, but is this the case?

[-Mick-]

I bought 6000k but aim for 4500k for sheer light output.... if I were to do it again I would

[on4tou]

I supply most of my hids in 5000 or 6000k. 4800-4900k is about the closest you will get to pure daylight. The 6000k has a tinge of blue which reduces the glare off signs etc. I am in the proccess of getting the light outputs tested and expect the report back in about a month.

[Big Red Toy]

i have 4600k hid's they are much better than 6000k in my opinion

[bushy555]

Personal opinion only:
5000k HID are too yellow for my liking.
I prefer 6000k with the tinge of blue. I now find it difficult to drive a vehicle at night with standard halogen headlights and/or spotties. Sounds weird I know. I guess it comes down to what you get used to.

The only downfall I find with 6000k, is that they are pathetic in thick dust at night. They are beautiful to drive with in rain, dawn, midnight and dusk. They are not too blue to be illegal (they are ok with the local cops and RTA blokes)

And even after saying that, one manufactures 6000k can be totally different to that of anothers supposedly 6000k. Can easily tell the slight variations.

[bazzle]

4300 to 5000k . Need to keep blue out to stay legal. I tried 6000k off road and 4300k off road. 4300k a lot better visibility on wet tracks and bitumen IMO. Not yellow, bright white(4300k) to diamond white(5000k)


Bazzle