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has anyone tried installing 12K HIDs? How do they look? Blue, purple, white? Better than stock?

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Old 02-04-2003, 11:05 AM
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has anyone tried installing 12K HIDs? How do they look? Blue, purple, white? Better than stock?
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Haven't installed them, but they probably look stupid.
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"stupid" as in "too bright", or "stupid" as in "this is stoooopid looking" ("bad *** looking")
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stupid as in "that is dumb"
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Default stupid as in they wont put out any light, normally, HID's lose their efficiancy(sp?) after 6000k

in terms of light output, you might as well leave your regular halogens in...
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Default so I shouldn't by these?

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Default i wouldnt go near them with a 10ft pole

if you want a low cost, bang for the buck HID system..check out <a href="http://www.misterjung.com">misterjung</a>

i have his 6000k setup, and its AWESOME! puts out 3000+ lumens (compared to 1500 for halogens) although it looks green from some angles, someone tell me what kelvin green is LOL
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i'll contact that guy. thanks!!!
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Default a bit of warnin though, Alan imports rubber, so he is out of the country (more)

every other two weeks, so he might not get back to you for a while =D. if you have any questions I can attempt to answer them =D
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12,000 is bluer than a blue sky? blue sky is 10,000


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