[s-cars] 5300k vs 6000k HID - Note from Andy

[Matthew Russell]

Hmm, that's true.  I was simply thinking of everything looking the same 
way as i drive at night.
Probably be better off getting h3's for the fog lights!

-Matt

On Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at 08:21  PM, Bruce Mendel wrote:

> Don't bother with the HIDs in the high beams. Use HIR's, or good
> high-wattage bulbs with relays.
>
> Simple reason is that the warm up time makes them ineffective......buy 
> the
> time they are at full strength, you have to dim them for oncoming 
> traffic.
> And they are totally useless for flash-to-pass.
>
> Of course, if you live in an area with long deserted stretches of 
> road, then
> they might be cool to have.
>
> Bruce
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew Russell" <skippertgore at msn.com>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Cc: <s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 10:25 PM
> Subject: [s-cars] 5300k vs 6000k HID - Note from Andy
>
>
>> I fell for it, Mark... and don't regret the decision.
>>
>> They do have a slight blue tinge to them, but that's what i expected.
>> As I'm so happy with this upgrade, I will probably do 5300's in the
>> high beams for comparison... Maybe even swap the 6000's to high and go
>> 5300 low.  who knows?  But that will give me a way to decide for 
>> myself.
>>
>> Besides, once all the wiring is done, ballasts and ignitors in - you
>> can change out the bulbs if you like, that's cake.
>> Now to figure out how to hide FOUR ballasts and ignitors...
>>
>> ps- to whomever was wondering if this would be a worthwhile upgrade
>> over 9011's or whatever... you BETCHA!  Big difference from my 
>> sylvania
>> silverstars.
>>
>> -Matt in CO
>> 92 s4, with euro headlamps and HID lows
>>
>> On Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at 01:07  PM, Larry wrote:
>>>
>>> The the Sun's average color temperature (also the greatest light
>>> output of
>>> the Sun) is around 5300 K. It happens to be
>>> whitish Yellow. If you believe in evolution, and that we are visual
>>> creatures, our eyes greatest sensitivity falls in the same
>>> range. Hence, even IF there is more light output for the 6000K lamps,
>>> your
>>> eyes won't benefit from it. In addition, the
>>> bluer color of the higher temp bulbs tends towards tiring of the eyes
>>> sooner.
>>>
>>> http://www.danielsternlighting.com     has a description about this,
>>> if you
>>> want to know further, but for all intents and
>>> purposes, you want to stay within the range of around 4500 to 5500 K
>>> to get
>>> the greatest benefit. That's what I did.
>>>
>>> LL - NY hoping that the HID's are an actual upgrade to the 9012/11's
>>> in the
>>> car.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/20/05, Gabriel Caldwell <gabriel at ts.bc.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Don't fall for the upsell.
>>>>
>>>> Gabriel Caldwell
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>>>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Mark Pollan
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:32 AM
>>>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>>>> Subject: [s-cars] 5300k vs 6000k HID - Note from Andy
>>>>
>>>> Apologies as I have read the previous posts and as a result went 
>>>> with
>>>> the
>>>> 5300k.  Any *additional* comments on the 5300 vs 6000k?  From 
>>>> reading
>>>> (certainly not understanding) 5300 gives the most light whereas the
>>>> 6000k
>>>> will start to go a bit purple.  Andy's comments below seem to
>>>> contradict
>>>> that.  Was I the only one to get this feedback from Andy?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>
>>
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