8000K HID opinoins.

[Blackrose]

Anyone running a 8000K HID? I like the color but was just wondering what the light output is like.

[BlueWolfCry]

I don't have the 8000k's, but I have the 6000ks and my friend has 8000k. Its noticably dimmer. But head to head with halogen, it's bright as hell. I would say its a bit too blue though. My other protege has 4000k, and that is way brighter than the 6000k.

[greasemonkey524]

I've got the 8000k's and I'm satisfied with the output. They are fairly bright and really help out in not so lit areas.

[blkonblkMSP]

i got 10000k slightly purple but looks real nice brights up the whole road

[Blackrose]

Thanks for the input everyone....

[K. Soze]

I got 4500k's and I absolutely love the light output and the look.

[SeR_Cyclops]

how do you all like your HID kits? which is the best for the money

[Rush]

I have 6000K TechOne kit from Protephile here on the forums.

I almost went with 7000K, then did some research about max light output and so forth. Turns out that past approximately 6000K, the light output starts to decrease, going down as your K's get higher .. not to mention that if your headlights get TOO blue/purple, you start attracting attention from cops.

I'm very, very happy with both the light output and the color of mine. Bright as hell and an awesome 'diamond' hue -- you can see both blue and purple, depending on the angle.

[SeR_Cyclops]

TechOne where can you get this kit at? i think i remember reading somewhere you bought yours off a member?

[Rush]

TechOne where can you get this kit at? i think i remember reading somewhere you bought yours off a member?

I have 6000K TechOne kit from Protephile here on the forums.
Protephile is an Authorized Vendor. Got my HID kit brand-new from him.

[SeR_Cyclops]

lol i guess i didnt catch that on this thread sorry lol its late

[bhosMSPRO]

i have the 6000k ebay kit the previous owner installed.. Have a blue tint and definitely give you enough light on not-so-well lit areas

[nvmsp]

12000k

[blkonblkMSP]

I love that cf grill w/mazdaspeed embl. Does any one know where to get it from and how much?

[turbolife]

I love that cf grill w/mazdaspeed embl. Does any one know where to get it from and how much?

DG (or AutoEXE) CF grill with MSMiata emblem??

[blkonblkMSP]

Thanks turbolife im gonna try to get one for my msp since I already have the cf lip I think it would look sweet w cf grill..

[red95_240sx]

I have 8k and its perfect. The blue hint is great. Really doesnt matter if it isnt the the brightest, its bright enough. ;-)

[Blackrose]

Yeah Im not looking for the highest lumins. Just nice and bright with a good look.


I have 8k and its perfect. The blue hint is great. Really doesnt matter if it isnt the the brightest, its bright enough. ;-)

[Notorious_V.I.C]

How is the difficulty in installing an HID on the MSP?

[K. Soze]

Not hard at all. Most kits are simple plug and play. I know mine was and it did not take long whatsoever.

[red95_240sx]

the hardest part is figuring what wire goes to which wire on the wire harness. if its not a direct plug, but i gotcha covered.

[sp33d03]

I have a question, i just purchased a pair of HIDS, however, i have the msp h4 set up, and my last pair of HIDS was simple plug and play, and so are these, but when i connected everything up, and turned on the headlights, the HIDS didnt come on, but when i put the high beams on it work, am i installing these HIDS wrong or is there something i am missing? or its just a bad HID set? thanks for your help

[BlueWolfCry]

When you turn on the high beams switch, is it the acctual high beams that are on. It could be you need to switch the polarity on the ballast. The kit I was working with was the same. For the wire that connected the oem harness to the ballast, you need to turn the plug around on the connection to the ballast. It should fit fine because it's an oval. The clip might not work right, but if you use pliers, it'll be fine.

[Protephile]

I have a question, i just purchased a pair of HIDS, however, i have the msp h4 set up, and my last pair of HIDS was simple plug and play, and so are these, but when i connected everything up, and turned on the headlights, the HIDS didnt come on, but when i put the high beams on it work, am i installing these HIDS wrong or is there something i am missing? or its just a bad HID set? thanks for your help

You wired them incorrectly.

[red95_240sx]

maybe not the polarity of the ballast, but the wires at the harness. Is the kit high and low beam?

[operatic]

I always hear that 4300k is the brightest and the higher you go the worse the light output. Well, I actually put that to the test. Here is a picture. 12,000k is just slightly dimmer than 4300k. So light output wise, they are just about the same. I noticed that the output doesn't actually start to drop off until you hit 12,000k. So Really, 4300k-10,000k all put out the same amount of light and 12,000k is where it gets a little dimmer.

http://www.3bspecialties.com/products/lighting/hid/compare/4kvs12k.jpg


When you turn on the high beams switch, is it the acctual high beams that are on. It could be you need to switch the polarity on the ballast. The kit I was working with was the same. For the wire that connected the oem harness to the ballast, you need to turn the plug around on the connection to the ballast. It should fit fine because it's an oval. The clip might not work right, but if you use pliers, it'll be fine.
If the kit you bought had just 2 metal prongs that you insert into your factory headlight connector, you put the 12v source into the wrong connector. If you have an H4 male connector, then you would have to de-pin the HID connector and move the 12v sources around.

[junya1985]

not trying to thread jack but someone needs to buy my 35 watt hi/lo kit i got 2 sets a bulbs you can either have 6000k or 5000k

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123692816

[red95_240sx]

I always hear that 4300k is the brightest and the higher you go the worse the light output. Well, I actually put that to the test. Here is a picture. 12,000k is just slightly dimmer than 4300k. So light output wise, they are just about the same. I noticed that the output doesn't actually start to drop off until you hit 12,000k. So Really, 4300k-10,000k all put out the same amount of light and 12,000k is where it gets a little dimmer.

http://www.3bspecialties.com/products/lighting/hid/compare/4kvs12k.jpg


If the kit you bought had just 2 metal prongs that you insert into your factory headlight connector, you put the 12v source into the wrong connector. If you have an H4 male connector, then you would have to de-pin the HID connector and move the 12v sources around.



Look closely. Its the 4300k that travels the farthest though. This also depends on how the headlights r aimed, and maybe even the brands.

Nothing against you operatic(bowdown)
If it has a positive and a neg. wire going into the harness, he simply needs to plug the red or pos. wire into the other slot, which is probly the low beam slot.

[ViDeo^_^kiD]

12,000k Headlights w/ 4000k fogs would be pure sex. Just my opinion...and what I'm getting if I have money to waste. I'm trying to stay under the radar right now.

[alexB]

I just installed mine. They are 8000k. I can take pics if anyone wants them.

[red95_240sx]

yeah post some on the H.I.D thread i started too. ;-)

[alexB]

yeah post some on the H.I.D thread i started too. ;-)

Alright. Ill go snap some now. Its still daytime but its pretty cloudy. Ill get some later too when it gets dark out.

[FunkyBuddha]

I had SuperVision 8000K HID's on my p5. They were white once the bulbs warmed up. The light was purple at start up, then grew white. The light projected on the ground was white. they were awesome in dry weather, and snow. They sucked in the rain.

[Noel]

I have 8k hids look great blue hew turn the signs bluish and the snow super white, good output im very happy with them I have MaxcarR hids in my car right now good setup however I dont have the conversion kit for the hi beams so I only have low beams..which believe me is enough especially is you drive in a well lit city like I do... kit was expensive though 250.00 bucks at a local shop, easy setup though just dont try to install them when its 30 below outside like I did..hope this helps!

[alexB]

I love my 8000ks. But I will say they do suck in snow and rain. I couldnt see the snow falling at all with mine. But they did fine on lighting the road up. I havent had time to take pics. Weather has been kinda bad. But I will get some pics as soon as I can.

[red95_240sx]

Yeah all H.I.D does bad in rain. Either my eyes r getting use to it, or they r getting dimmer?

[blkonblkMSP]

yeah post some on the H.I.D thread i started too. ;-)

posted pic of my 30K in your thread