Headlights question

[charliejo]

What does the 8500k stand for in the following discription?

8500K XENON HID BLUE HEADLIGHTS H4 60/55w .... I have also seen 6000k.

Is this to "hot" for my 07 Apex ?

Regards,

 

[THKSNOW]

What does the 8500k stand for in the following discription?

8500K XENON HID BLUE HEADLIGHTS H4 60/55w .... I have also seen 6000k.

Is this to "hot" for my 07 Apex ?

Regards,

Has nothing to do with temp. It is the color of the light. 6000K is more white, 8000K blue like the Caddies your see on the road, 10,000K more blue, 12,000K almost purple. Less then 6000K goes towards yellow.

 

[charliejo]

Thanks for clearing that up for me!

 

[mud99]

Unless you want to look like a ricer get the 6000K.

Mark

 

[THKSNOW]

Unless you want to look like a ricer get the 6000K.

Mark

WHAAAAAT? Don't look now but you're riding a Y-A-M-A-H-A. Like it or not, YOU ARE a ricer...

 

[**sj**]

I think the 4300 would be the right choice...yellow cuts through the haze and doesnt reflect the snowdust

 

[charliejo]

Silverstars or PIAA ??

 

[THKSNOW]

Neither one. If you want the brightest light go with HID's with H4 bulbs.

 

[charliejo]

With the HID's do I need to rewire? I've checked this out and you get wires with the kit.
I'm new at this and any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[watersuper]

You will need to do some wiring, if your lucky it will be plug n play. HID's require a ballast and relay besides the bulb. For snow riding you want 4300K bulbs. That is what US DOT requires on all HID equipped vehicles in the US. 4300K is the whitest light you can have. Anything higher will move up the light spectrum until you go ultraviolet and you also lose brightness.
The blue you see on lux cars like BMW, Mercedes & Lexus is the cutoff bending the light through their projector lens. The sleds use reflectors so you need a bluer light, around 6500+ to make it blue.

 

[THKSNOW]

With the HID's do I need to rewire? I've checked this out and you get wires with the kit.
I'm new at this and any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

This is the kit I went with:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BI-XENON ... ioQ5fVideo

Bi Xenon (Bi for hi and low beam) H4 bulds and 8000k. It is plug and play, and real good quality. Took 4 days from China via DHL.

Easy install less then 1 hour. Hardest part is taking the head light pod off. You only use one of the existing light plugs, the other tape off. Mounted the ballasts just above the clutch cover on the frame rail. I wired the + line to the red battery jumper and the - lines (2) to the bolt on the top of the rail by the clutch cover.

My nephew just order the same kit, had his in 4 days also.

 

[charliejo]

Wow, perfect!
Great help you guys...Thanks!