6,000k Headlights and Fog Lights - DONE (With pics)

Alright, I'm posting these because I said I would once they came in.

Drove down to Huntington Beach and got my 6,000k 35w kit from DDM Tuning for my fog lights Monday afternoon. I ordered my Phillips OEM 6,000k bulbs from eBay. Those came in mid-tuesday (yesterday). Installed everything yesterday afternoon.




Driver side done


<--- 6,000k
---> OEM 4,300k








All 4 done


Outside view

It's really very difficult to capture the beauty of them at night. My iPhone 4's camera can only soak in so much.

 

Like on the 2nd to last picture? I don't know why they look so blue in that picture.

Or on the wall where the light was hitting? Don't know why it looks so blue there, but the OEM ones actually looked pink versus the 6,000k's which looked more like a truer white.

They really turned out exactly how I want.

The only little snag I ran into was with the ballast. You have to plug it into OEM male plug backwards from what you would think. You have to put it opposite from the clippy thing. It's kind of hard to describe, but if you end up doing it, you'll see what I mean.

And generally speaking, the 6,000's do look a bit more blue than the 4,300, but o m g, there's a HUGE difference on the road. And because it was already manufactured to have HIDs, I don't have the same problem with my Eclipse where the lights go straight out and into the eyes of oncoming drivers. These actually hit the road in front of me. But of course, you can still turn on your brights and point the lights straight out, blinding everyone in a 1 mile radius. xD

 

I'm almost certain this is what you're looking for.

They are very white with a hint of blue, but not to the point where the blue doesn't light anything.

I can definitely see a lot better at night. Distance, side view, everything.

I'm completely happy with my install.

 

They did have a slight purplish-pink tint to them when you looked at the actual light housing. When they hit the street, they looked more whiteish-yellow than anything. But like in the picture of the two different ones hitting the wall, they looked a lot more pink than the new 6,000's.

 

Those don't have the blue-ish tint like the 6,000's right? 5,000 is a lot closer to pure white?

 

I see I see. Yeah, I wanted to go a bit bluer, but with my poor sight at night, I need all the brightness I can get. 6,000 seemed to be the compromise. Any lower in Kelvin and the blue would go away. Any higher and it's too blue, diminishing the lighting qualities.

 

Wouldn't know too much about the TSX. To be honest I don't much like Acuras, or Hondas in general.

But I can say this, the Prius' system is MUCH better than my previous vehicle with HIDs, a 2002 Eclipse Spyder. I think it might be because it wasn't designed to have HIDs, but rather regular halogens(?). When I had my HIDs installed on that, I didn't see much light on the road, but I could light up signs for miles.

I'd be curious to see what 5,000k looks like. I personally prefer the blue look. The pure white does look pretty clean, and I wouldn't mind it, but blue is my personal preference.

Next thing I need to do is get me a set of DRLs to put in the grill.

 

-shrug-

I suppose you can't expect too much out of one of Toyota's mid-ranged cars. The Acura TSX is basically Honda's Lexus IS. There's a reason they're so good.

Then of course there's BMW projectors....delicious.

I try not to complain too much. A 20 year old driving a Prius is already unheard of.

 

Looks like they just lowered the price on them too. I paid $40 for mine.

I got mine in the 6,000k, but there are all kinds of light temperatures to choose from.

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