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Old 06-21-2011, 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by John@Motorcepts
Whatever floats ur boat.

His boat wont float for long as those arent legal.
Old 06-21-2011, 11:40 AM
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To date, I have not come across any European cars that have been modded with the high temp HID's. Only purple HID's I've seen were on trucks or Chrysler's. My opinion would be bias tho as my first instinct would say that you are ruining your ride. Im sure if somehow you can mask it to be "tastefully done" ( not sure how? maybe purple accents on the car?? ) it will look ok. Just my two cents. Not bashing, but definitely not supporting the purple HID's

post pics if or when you install them
Old 06-21-2011, 11:58 AM
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im using the PIAA 6600k, which are perfect; brighter than the OEM 4000k and improves visibilty a lot. you can get them as a pait on amazon for $250 +/-. the purple looks too fake and way out of range from what normal on newer cars.
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I hate to burst your bubble, but 6600K outputs less lumens than OEM's 4300K. It might appear brighter due to the temperature, but it is no way providing more light.
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There were so many threads on this lighting issue in various forums awhile back and it seems like the factory 4300K supposedly the brightest even though our eyes think it's a bit yellowish comparing to the 6000k.

I still prefer 6000k though...
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Yah, the OEM 4300K outputs 3300lm while 6000K do 3000lm. A 10% difference, but the white color is much more preferred by most.
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