vid of my new HIDs. [Archive]

SnoopySnooper1

10-18-2010, 02:19 AM

Wow 20k that's a waste!

not at all actually, i love them and i see great, thank you for your input though! :)

SnoopySnooper1

10-18-2010, 02:20 AM

oh and its 20000k not 20k thats just a pet peeve of mine

adam337

10-18-2010, 02:47 AM

oh and its 20000k not 20k thats just a pet peeve of mine

actually no.. it would be 20k as the K stands for Kilo which is equal to a 1000. this means when you say 20000k youre actually saying 20,000,000.

cherrington17

10-18-2010, 06:17 AM

if you think you see great, get some 5000k.

I know its your choice... glad you like them.

sfi3400

10-18-2010, 09:52 AM

20k wow how do you see? Try to turn your fog off and let me know if you can still see...lol

whiterider00

10-18-2010, 11:05 AM

actually no.. it would be 20k as the K stands for Kilo which is equal to a 1000. this means when you say 20000k youre actually saying 20,000,000.

actually i believe he is right. in the case of hids the "k" stands for kelvin, which is a measurement of the temperature/color of the bulb. so a 20000k bulb is 20000 kelvin. look here. (http://www.delonixradar.com.au/hid-xenon/colour-chart.php)

Alerojester

10-18-2010, 11:18 AM

white you are 100% correct i was waiting to see who was gonna catch that cause all light is measured in kelvin i wonder how many people DIDN'T pay attention in science class

SnoopySnooper1

10-18-2010, 11:36 AM

yea the k says foer kelvin, if you wanbt to be technical its 20kk (20 thousand kelvin) the temp of the buld which gives it its color

SnoopySnooper1

10-18-2010, 11:37 AM

white you are 100% correct i was waiting to see who was gonna catch that cause all light is measured in kelvin i wonder how many people DIDN'T pay attention in science class

this lol, i loved science

SnoopySnooper1

10-18-2010, 11:38 AM

20k wow how do you see? Try to turn your fog off and let me know if you can still see...lol

i drive with em off all the time, i see AWESOME, snowed here not too long ago last night and i was driving around and it cut though the snow awesome

Lucalare

10-18-2010, 11:48 AM

Kalvin doesn't measure light.... Kalvin is a measurement of temperature. 20,000K means the bulb heats to 19,727*C, and at that temperature the gas inside the bulb(Xenon?) gives off a blue light that doesn't do much good other than for blinding people(your eyes aren't very good at picking up reflected blue light, but direct blue light is very harsh).

Alerojester

10-18-2010, 11:54 AM

ok well sorry i goofed too

Lucalare

10-18-2010, 11:56 AM

ok well sorry i goofed too

It's all good.

Alerojester

10-18-2010, 12:00 PM

i had the right idea but didn't get it correct,:banghead:

SnoopySnooper1

10-18-2010, 12:05 PM

from what i leanred the bulb tewmp is the color. kelvin is the tmep of the bulb

ill try to find the link, i think jester is right though

Lucalare

10-18-2010, 12:12 PM

The bulb will be a certain color at a given temperature yes, I was just being nit-picky by saying that kalvin isn't a measure of light.

cherrington17

10-18-2010, 02:18 PM

i drive with em off all the time, i see AWESOME, snowed here not too long ago last night and i was driving around and it cut though the snow awesome

now just imagine what you could see, if you had 2 or 3x more visible light for use...

like the rest of us with HIDs have. :lol:

sfi3400

10-18-2010, 02:29 PM

hahaha ya when i get HIDS i want 5k or 6k

Shiwnath

10-18-2010, 04:06 PM

20000K is a bit too much IMO. It looks cool, but I like my 5000Ks

JLw7123

10-18-2010, 04:28 PM

i am getting 8000k or 10000k HIDS

cavaliers60

10-18-2010, 04:30 PM

robalero

10-18-2010, 06:11 PM

ive got 6k's and I love them, just a hint of blue

[ion] C2

10-18-2010, 06:33 PM

20,000K means the bulb heats to 19,727*C, and at that temperature the gas inside the bulb(Xenon?) gives off a blue light
lol.... you seriously think the bulb gets that hot? Does anyone know what Kelvin stands for in relation to lighting? http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/willy_nilly.gif

cherrington17

10-18-2010, 06:53 PM

learn stuff.
http://www.3drender.com/glossary/colortemp.htm

[ion] C2

10-18-2010, 07:05 PM

^that. black body radiation yo

SnoopySnooper1

10-18-2010, 07:24 PM

Blue LEDs in the turn signals will get you pulled over. That's impersonating an emergency vehicle, whether you mean to or not. I almost got in big trouble with having blue lights in the front of my car.....

Also, I'd like to see a picture of the retrofit projectors you have in there. I'm rather interested in that. :)

differnt states, differnt laws. my gf has purple leds in hers and her dad made her look it up (hes out towns police cheif) and nothing is said about it.

and i dont have reto fir i said i need to get them cause my cut off is sloppy lol

Lucalare

10-18-2010, 07:39 PM

learn stuff.
http://www.3drender.com/glossary/colortemp.htm

Good info, however I'm not sure if I would lean too heavily on that sight, as in at least more than one places they mentioned "degrees kelvin", and there's actually no such thing, it's just kelvin.

kwhauck

10-18-2010, 07:43 PM

differnt states, differnt laws. my gf has purple leds in hers and her dad made her look it up (hes out towns police cheif) and nothing is said about it.

and i dont have reto fir i said i need to get them cause my cut off is sloppy lol

That is purple, red or blue is the no-no.

I too think they are too blue. I have 6kk HIDs on the bravada and love the light color and output.

cherrington17

10-18-2010, 08:04 PM

i'm not condemning him for having 20ks... i'm just saying.. line up next to someone with 5k and see what your not seeing. :lol:

since i went 5k... then had a ballast crap out, and went back to stock for a week... i thought i was gonna die. can't see crap with stock. pure white or death, imo.

cavaliers60

10-18-2010, 08:13 PM

New York's Blue Light Law:
http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/bluelite.htm

And I'm pretty sure blue turn signal bulbs will strobe (obviously) which is impersonating an emergency vehicle which is illegal in all states. Not trying to be a dick.... Just trying to help you avoid getting in trouble.

cavaliers60

10-18-2010, 09:43 PM

I will say that I do like the HID's, regardless of the kelvin number. They look cool. So thumbs up! :thumb: The blue LEDs are cool too, just don't want you to get into trouble with police. I've been there and done that with blue lights. :lol:

SnoopySnooper1

10-18-2010, 09:49 PM

saorry if i came off as an ass, i just get touchy when people bash my car

cavaliers60

10-18-2010, 09:58 PM

saorry if i came off as an ass, i just get touchy when people bash my car

Gotta take criticism... Everyone on here has an opinion. But when it all comes down to it, it's your car, and your money.

In my experience, Blue lights equals fun times with law enforcement. :lol: With my audio knowledge, I can't stand loud systems.... All that sound in such a small space is not good for your ears (in relation to your video of your system), especially with high decibel levels. But I'm a recording major with live sound experience. I need my ears, and that's something I worry about all the time. :lol:

In all, I really like your car. It's got some good stuff in it. Definitely better than my Alero. :lol: