Matching High -Beam bulbs to go with the TRS 5500k Morimoto Elite HID Kit ?

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  1. Markee

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    Just installed TRS Morimoto Elite HID Kit with the white looking 5500k bulbs and now my high beans look too yellow
    Looking for a different bulb to go with that would get me a better match with the TRS 5500k bulbs ?
     
    #1 Markee, Jun 15, 2016
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    How often do you use your highbeams? Mine function 99% of the time as DRLs, not as highbeams.

    Same as foglights, rather than trying to match the HID lowbeam color, I go yellow. 2500K bulbs in foglights and highbeams.
     
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    In my experience, replacing the high beam bulbs with LEDs will effectively neuter your nighttime visibility. Retrofit LEDs are either just too dim, or they don't work in the headlight's projector housing and end up scattering light everywhere but the road ahead. I know it's not the answer you were hoping for, but I'd just leave your stock high-beam bulbs as they are. If you really want to match the color, there are plenty of 6000k LEDs available, but just know they'll make for horrible high-beams.
     
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    Why go yellow I don't get that ?
     
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    I agree I wasn't particularly looking for LED bulbs I was looking for a better than the stock HID High beam bulb that came with the Prius one that more matches color wise with the whiter color of the TRS Morimoto Elite HID Kit HID 5500k bulbs I upgraded to
     
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    For foglights especially, yellow provides better contrast on wet roads. White light tends to "disappear" when it's wet and rainy.
     
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    I don't think i have fog lights fog lights sit in the grill area right?
    I just have the same running lights like you have in your picture but newer version
    But anyways I wasn't looking to upgrade the running lights or fog lights I was just looking for some bulb upgrade suggestions on the high beams because after updating to the Morimoto kit the high beams just seem to yellow and not a good match is all
     
    #7 Markee, Jun 24, 2016
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