This is by far the best breakdown of Wattage vs Temperature color Vs Lumen explanation i've seen on youtube. Learn something vital before ordering my 4300K bulb today. Great job man.
I will go for 4300k because of it is white with a yellowish hint and it is good light output. I ordered some bid from my friend and i asked for 5000k but it seems like 6000k. Ill be replacing my bulb from 6000k to 4300k.
After watching this video I think 4300 K HID with a combination of 35 watt ballast is the best. Because it's produces natural day light with best visibility in all seasons. So I must go for it next. Thanks Bro for making this wonderful video.
It is and always use name brand lights. Do not use these cheap Chinese lights they dont get as bright tand the rating is off. I bought 5K and it was more like 6K after 2 mos i spent the extra $ and got Xenarx 4300K I could not stand them!
Higher LUX does not mean better rendering. The reason you want to stick to 4000-5000 K is because that is the collor range your eye is able to resolve the most details. All these dummies with bright blue headlights are doing is dazzeling themselves with a reflected light and actually end up seeinl less! Ever tried to find something on the floor under an ultraviolet light?
Speaking to the wrong crowd. Scientific evidence, DOT and IIHS all say this but these guys and their customers simply don't care. That pain in their eyeballs means it's better, period.
I guess you didn't watch the video. Natural Sunlight is 5800 Kelvin. Closest to 6000 Kelvin. So......6000K is the best for Humans to see with, not 4000K or 5000K.
@@OfficialNakatsuMegami Natural sunlight in what conditions? Overcast? Direct sunlight? Scattered light in the atmosphere at noon or in the evening? At what lattitude? The reality is that we have all sorts of perceived "natural sunlight" throughout the day and around the world. Yet human eye works best within specific color ranges.
I think you should've mentioned the usefulness of a 3000k setup during inclement weather and how it cuts through rain and fog unlike the higher kelvin colors. And sure the lux meter said it's the dimmest but the longer wavelengths are easier for the human eye to pick up causing less fatigue and making it look brighter than the other colors in real life driving situations
We were thinking of making that topic an entirely different video. Can't cover every single topic in one video, we try to stick to one theme at a time. But yes, you're 100% right! Good suggestion and good info.
Great video! In my experience, using a 6000k bulb in a rainy night on a dark poorly marked road is almost as using candles, you can see nothing. I switched to 4300k and this color worked very well in all weather conditions.
Carlos Daudet yes I had 6000k and it was good during dry weather but For snow and rain I couldn’t see anything. I got rebased philips bulbs and they are 4800k on a hylux 45w ballast so I’m not sure what the color would be
Agreed. I don't even need headlights or drive, but color temperatures are cool. For reference, an incandescent is 2700 K, while daylight is 5000 K. In the future, maybe headlights could use LEDs or HIDs that can change color depending on outdoor conditions, with a computer that can change the wattage on demand.
This is wonderfully explained! I almost cringed in the beginning thinking you would say something misleading, but you got it on point! For people who aren't famililar with the science of it, you really did brrreak it down, kept it relevant and omitted overly technical terms. Great Job!
Its clean because Natural Sunlight is 5800K. Yellow light is Trash Light. Humans Prefer the closest possible light color to 5800 Kelvin. That is Biological FACT!
Awesome video. Very informative. Dont think a video out there explains it any better than this one. Appreciate you guys putting the time in this experiment kuz i dont have the time nor money to make this experiment happen.
6:15 The answer- 4300k bulb @55watt ballast will give the maximum brightness. However if you want to go with 35watt ballast, 5000k bulb will be the brightest.(obviously less brighter than 55watt ballast)
@@tomytimo6343 Morimoto XB50 5800K bulbs on XB55 ballasts, stupid bright in my G5-R retrofit, perfect white color. Brand to brand is going to differ but Morimoto is solid quality and honors warranties quick and easy.
4300k is my favorite but still too blue for me. I wish they had 3000k that isnt yellow. I dont get it. Halogens arent yellow. 2700k lamps in the house arent yellow. why are 3000k hids piss yellow????
@@HeadlightRevolution my jeep 8000k 55w still has a very slight yellow tinge to it clouds are white with a bluish tinge to them, at least the one's I'm staring at right now here in texas lol.
Hey Chris... Great video Bro! Just to let you know that the HUMMER H3 STARR HID Projector Kit that I bought from you over three years ago still looks AWESOME! These babies get better by the day or should I say night! Anyway, thank you so much for such a great product and customer service! Thumbs up from me on this video... Stay safe... Rico
I have stock LED headlights on my 2021 Kia soul. They look really nice and have amazing light output. What I'd like to know though is what temp are the led bulbs on high end cars like Acura and their jewel eye headlights that make them seem purple at times?
Really glad you made this video, only one thing remain with big questionmark... Temperatures... how they change inside a headlight, how to protect from overheating and melting reflector and etc...! ALSO include explanation of AC / DC voltage -difference, again color temperature changing... etc !
Hi. I've been thinking of putting 3500 in my fog lights but seeing this video I realized that the max lux is very low. I would like to know if putting 4300 of 55w could reach that yellow color similar to 3500
There isn't much evidence to support this idea but it's easy to understand why someone would think they would. In our experience, it hasn't been a noticeable issue. The difference in life span is negligible.
@@theripper121 Over a long period of time, you may see discoloration, or one being dimmer than the other. In most cases, they fade off and go out. In others, they just die upon fire-up without a warning. It can be either or!
@@HeadlightRevolution Thanks for the fast reply. I have an older 16 year old vehicle with what Im guessing to be factory d2r HIDS. With that said I guess it wouldn't hurt to replace them and I might get a little bump in brightness out of it as well. Thanks.
once I saw an HID that was 4800K marketed as Solar White.. and indeed was a Daylight color not too white not yellowish but as white as daylight really cool, can’t find them.
Great video^^ so true. Thz u for explaining for everyone can Understand ^^ Hid i have been using over 13yrs. Best colors is 5000k!6000k 8k just Ok Ok. But not popular as 5-6k. Worse colors is 10k-12k-15k bad. Dont ever use them.
I have been using the 55w 4300k HID well over 4 years. it shines like daylight even during stormy lights. definitely the best HID i have. The only problem was my reflector seemed to oxidize faster.
@@HeadlightRevolution will the 55W ballast also burn the reflector housing? I was reading few reviews on the web wherein ppl had their reflector housing burned. Is this due to the wattage of the bulb or the ballast? Please guide on this…what is recommended?
I just recently bought 8000k HID headlights with 35 watt ballast I'm going to upgrade to 55 watt ballast and 10000k headlights to make it a little brighter
Sorry but the ballast is used to control the amount of power dissipated by the lamp. It doesn't "draw" anything but it will dissipate some of the power (heat) in the circuit. Modern switch mode ballasts are better than 90% efficient, that means 10% of the power is lost to the ballast, the rest is down to the lamp. Putting in a bigger ballast just means more energy is dissipated as heat with a resultant increase in brightness (and a change in colour it seems). For the record I have 55w HID's in my high beams and LED's for low beams. Both are about the same colour but the biggest annoyance is the delay in warm up of the HIDs.
Been using Philips xv gen 2 d2s 4800K bulbs with Hylux 35w ballast for over a couple of years now. Just ordered Lunex 8000K bulbs and Morimoto 55w ballast, hope I won't be dissapointed.
Very informative video. On my wife's car I installed a 35w ballast to a 6k bulb. The color was a white with bluish tint. A couple of months later I changed out the ballast to a 55w but kept the same bulb. It turned to a super white color but with no hint of blue.
I've been wanting to get an 8000k bulb with a 55 watt ballast for the best compromise between looks and brightness but from the research I've done a lot of places will say that the ballast is 55 watt but it's really not and I also worry about too much heat melting my projector housings. Any advice on what I should do?
Hey Colin! The ballasts we carry are truly 55 watt and we have also had no issues with melted projector housings. You just have to make sure everything is installed properly. Our support staff is here if you have any questions along the way.
Man I have gone deep down a rabbit hole. My 6k bulbs on old ballast were blue. I switched to a older beefy ballast no name but ballast had heat sync and burns all blue out to nice bright white. Both are supposed to be 35w ballast tho. I even tried to upgrade and use some cheap 55w ballast but they are obviously not more like 35w. Recently bought hylux 45w ballast 100 for the pair hoping they are perfect.
I have some Osram D2S nightbreakers on some 55w ballasts and the colour was not far off a standard halogen. I swapped to a pair of Osram CBI's and the colour looks far better. Maybe around the 4300k mark but I did wish they were closer to 5000k
Yes , I bought the D2S NB expecting some pure White color but they are kind of yellowish even at normal 35w . It doesnt look bad but at least they light very well
You got one thing wrong, the HID industry standard from Europe, where this technology was invented. Ballast wattage is rated by output power not input power. A typical OEM true 35 watt ballast draws about 40 watts. A true 50 watt ballast draws about 57 watts. The Asian made stuff all "cheats a bit" by using input wattage not output when rating the ballasts. This is done to inflate their numbers.
THANK YOU 6000 times for this great explanation ! I've a question though : does it mean that people who are selling, let's say, 55w 6000k bulbs at a higher price than the 35w are actually thieves ? Or does it mean that it really exist two types of bulbs (55 an 35w) with different chemicals to obtain the exact same 6000k color, but with a different brightness ?
There are different wattage bulbs, and technically they are correct in selling a 55w 6000k bulb, they just didn't do the math on that bulb being warmed up by the higher wattage.
I have a green HID kit I used to have in a show car. Took it out because for some reason didn't want to sell it with the car and now it's just been sitting around for 5 years...not sure if it still works. I don't remember the k color but I recall it being advertised as well over 10k.
That used to be fairly common, I think on Amazon you can still get green, pink, or whatever colors HID kits. They are worse in terms of brightness than the 12,000K and we found that those "abnormal" colors have a much shorter lifespan than normal HID bulbs for some reason.
I replaced my headlights recently. Went from the 4300 K OEM to 5000 K. Both 35W. Either one is bright enough. Anything above 5000 K would he blueish so I stayed away from that.
I searched for the on this topic to gain some insight into fixing my problem. Thanks for such an educational explanation. I have gained more than information from your videos. I have confidence to perform the replacements on my vehicle...saving money and a means to maybe generate some coins in the future. I have subscribed, liked and shared your channel. I hope doing so brings you guys closer to others that may have need of direction and explanation as well. BIG THANKS y'all 🧠👂🚘🇺🇲
Which hid light kit is the brightest and longest beam? In other words for my 2015 buick encore what color and ballast wattage should I use to get the brightest longest light spectrum? Seeing the furthest distance.
Excellent vid, but now I'm confused. In your vid "LED vs HID" the best (projector) Lux stated was 825 w/ 55W and 6000K. Here you state that a HID bulb at 55W and 5000K has 1430Lux. I am hunting the brightest projector aftermarket bulb. Thanks for your help!
Each video is slightly different because of different variables. Distance from the wall being the biggest difference. The percentage increase over halogen should be about the same across the board.
This is by far the best breakdown of Wattage vs Temperature color Vs Lumen explanation i've seen on youtube. Learn something vital before ordering my 4300K bulb today. Great job man.
Thank you for your support!
I will go for 4300k because of it is white with a yellowish hint and it is good light output. I ordered some bid from my friend and i asked for 5000k but it seems like 6000k. Ill be replacing my bulb from 6000k to 4300k.
InfamousBoy my friend had put that on his dodge ram 1500 2016. It looks nice and bright
InfamousBoy any problem with wires burning? Now I wanted to try 55w ballast
InfamousBoy i was thinking about getting 55w on my 6000k hid bulb
Definitely one of the best channels of headlight technology, if not THE best. Even 3 years later it's still informative and relevant 👍
This has been the absolute BEST video for information on hid's that I have ever watched. Simple. Precise. Excellent video!
Thank you so much! We appreciate that.
After watching this video I think 4300 K HID with a combination of 35 watt ballast is the best. Because it's produces natural day light with best visibility in all seasons. So I must go for it next.
Thanks Bro for making this wonderful video.
It is and always use name brand lights. Do not use these cheap Chinese lights they dont get as bright tand the rating is off. I bought 5K and it was more like 6K after 2 mos i spent the extra $ and got Xenarx 4300K I could not stand them!
I was searching this result for a long time now m fully satisfied thank you sir respect.
Sweeeet!
Higher LUX does not mean better rendering. The reason you want to stick to 4000-5000 K is because that is the collor range your eye is able to resolve the most details.
All these dummies with bright blue headlights are doing is dazzeling themselves with a reflected light and actually end up seeinl less! Ever tried to find something on the floor under an ultraviolet light?
Speaking to the wrong crowd. Scientific evidence, DOT and IIHS all say this but these guys and their customers simply don't care. That pain in their eyeballs means it's better, period.
I've been thinking to swap from 6000k 55w to 5000k 55w, (projected with morimoto ballasts and projectors)
I guess you didn't watch the video. Natural Sunlight is 5800 Kelvin. Closest to 6000 Kelvin. So......6000K is the best for Humans to see with, not 4000K or 5000K.
Totally agree
@@OfficialNakatsuMegami
Natural sunlight in what conditions? Overcast? Direct sunlight? Scattered light in the atmosphere at noon or in the evening? At what lattitude?
The reality is that we have all sorts of perceived "natural sunlight" throughout the day and around the world. Yet human eye works best within specific color ranges.
10,000K blue is junk during a rainy night.
10,000k is not too good anywhere really, more of a Show-style bulb.
They don’t even blind me as bad because they aren’t as bright to my eyes
And in the UK they are illegal. In fact any bulb higher than 6000k is.
@@johnharrison373 Also in EU. Anybody asks me I always recommend 4300K for bad weather and 5000K for OK weather.
Imagine, some are installing 30000K, my eyes are bleeding.
Imagine this explanation 10 years ago.
Right! It would've been so ridiculous!
i have HID's 15 years ago , slight purple color when they turned on then they turned pinkish when warmed
I think you should've mentioned the usefulness of a 3000k setup during inclement weather and how it cuts through rain and fog unlike the higher kelvin colors. And sure the lux meter said it's the dimmest but the longer wavelengths are easier for the human eye to pick up causing less fatigue and making it look brighter than the other colors in real life driving situations
We were thinking of making that topic an entirely different video. Can't cover every single topic in one video, we try to stick to one theme at a time. But yes, you're 100% right! Good suggestion and good info.
I thought the whole "yellow light is better for fog" story was a myth.
@@HeadlightRevolution awesome I'll be looking forward to seeing that video
@@HeadlightRevolution Can you test it by simulating a fog and see if there's any difference in relation to kelvin? That would be awesome.
@@liamkim3556 Ideally we would try to drive in real world fog, would be interesting what it would look like on camera.
This is the most informative video I have found on this subject. From ignorant to guru in 9 minutes. KEEP DOING YOUR THING BRO! 🤟🏽👏🏾🤟🏽👏🏾🤟🏽👏🏾
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This is the best I've ever heard this subject explained, thank you
Thanks for watching David!
I didn't understand how the wattage works in HID , but Chris explaned very easy, thank you!!!
Glad it helped!
Great video! In my experience, using a 6000k bulb in a rainy night on a dark poorly marked road is almost as using candles, you can see nothing. I switched to 4300k and this color worked very well in all weather conditions.
Carlos Daudet yes I had 6000k and it was good during dry weather but For snow and rain I couldn’t see anything. I got rebased philips bulbs and they are 4800k on a hylux 45w ballast so I’m not sure what the color would be
My car VW using 6000k 55w
But till now I never drive in rain.. I don't know in rain condition..
Very scary
You forgot to mention that more power means significantly less lifetime.
Exactly.
This video can be used as an example of how to make a perfect "tutorial" of any subject! No blah-blahs, just the info. Thank you Chris.
Glad it was helpful!
Agreed. I don't even need headlights or drive, but color temperatures are cool. For reference, an incandescent is 2700 K, while daylight is 5000 K. In the future, maybe headlights could use LEDs or HIDs that can change color depending on outdoor conditions, with a computer that can change the wattage on demand.
Whats the orange goldish headlight thing called?
This is wonderfully explained! I almost cringed in the beginning thinking you would say something misleading, but you got it on point! For people who aren't famililar with the science of it, you really did brrreak it down, kept it relevant and omitted overly technical terms. Great Job!
Thanks! :)
Thaaaaaaank you bro ive been waiting for someone like u to make a video explaining this topic
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow! Awesome video! Fascinating and extremely informative!
I have always preferred 6000k for the amount of contrast it gives on our white lane marking paint and traffic signs
Agreed plus it just looks clean
contrast is actually better in the yellow spectrum. and that's a fact. You are just pleased by the style of blue light
@@eljakimdeclerck1941 Yes true, that's why night driving glasses are usually yellow in colour.
Its clean because Natural Sunlight is 5800K. Yellow light is Trash Light. Humans Prefer the closest possible light color to 5800 Kelvin. That is Biological FACT!
@@eljakimdeclerck1941 Is The Sun emitting Blue Light? You need your eyes checked LMAO!! Natural Sunlight is 5800 Kelvin you dumb ass.
Awesome video. Very informative. Dont think a video out there explains it any better than this one. Appreciate you guys putting the time in this experiment kuz i dont have the time nor money to make this experiment happen.
We love doing it, thank YOU for watching!!
I couldn’t have said it better myself! Great work guys! Thanks for the explanation. It makes so much sense
55w @ 8000k, like a 6000k @35w, seems nice
Then just buy the brighter, less power draw option and go 35w 6000k.
Best video explaining temperature vs watts on RUclips. Good job bro.
Glad we can help! Thanks for watching!
Great Stuff of hid lighting.... super. ..
Best video on HID and information is spot on.
Thanks for watching!
6:15 The answer- 4300k bulb @55watt ballast will give the maximum brightness.
However if you want to go with 35watt ballast, 5000k bulb will be the brightest.(obviously less brighter than 55watt ballast)
I put in a 55w ballast with 4300k bulbs and I still get a blue tint. What am I doing wrong?
jared arneson probably you are using a DC reactor, take a look on the label, if it is a DC, change your reactor to a AC reactor
Maybe the best informational video I've seen on youtube.
Thank you very much, that means a lot!
I've always been a 6000k kinda guy
Me too bro, me too.
Myself, i have 6000k 35w kits on my car, light output is perfect 😁
I have been more of a natural 5000k 55w kind of guy.
@@HeadlightRevolution
If i need colour white without yellowish,on bulls 55 watt
Which Kelvin can i use,6500 or 7000 or 8000K?
Thx
@@tomytimo6343 Morimoto XB50 5800K bulbs on XB55 ballasts, stupid bright in my G5-R retrofit, perfect white color. Brand to brand is going to differ but Morimoto is solid quality and honors warranties quick and easy.
4300k is my favorite but still too blue for me.
I wish they had 3000k that isnt yellow. I dont get it. Halogens arent yellow. 2700k lamps in the house arent yellow. why are 3000k hids piss yellow????
finally someone in a clear and comprehensive way explained the topic and helped me choose the right setting for my car. thanx allot man.
WOW! What an educational video! I learned a lot, thank you for the in-depth guide on HIDs/Ballasts!!
No problem!
The best imo is a 8000k with a 55w ballast. Plenty bright, and still has that bluish tint which i absolutely love
is it white 80% with 20% blue??
Best hid video out there
Wow this is the clearest demonstration yet of the effects of wattage on Kelvin temperature.
Glad you liked the video!
This is a real good explanation id say 55w 8000k is the most cloud white you can get
55w 6000k would be closer!
@@HeadlightRevolution my jeep 8000k 55w still has a very slight yellow tinge to it clouds are white with a bluish tinge to them, at least the one's I'm staring at right now here in texas lol.
Are there any major drawbacks to running 55w verses a 35w kit?
People say 55w kits can burn through projectors or draw too much power
Thanks!
55w will decrease the life of your bulb about 20%.
I heard that poor quality HID bulbs can emit UV light that burns the reflectors, and the problem is much worse with 55W.
Thank you for the very informative video. You made it easy to decide the bulb I want for my car.
We're so glad we could help, John!
Hey Chris... Great video Bro! Just to let you know that the HUMMER H3 STARR HID Projector Kit that I bought from you over three years ago still looks AWESOME! These babies get better by the day or should I say night! Anyway, thank you so much for such a great product and customer service! Thumbs up from me on this video... Stay safe... Rico
Awesome to hear man! Thank you very much for the kind support! It's great to hear you're still loving the Starr kit for the Hummer! :D
It has brightened up my day :)
Great vid, I got many of my questions answered. Keep up the great work.
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Glad we could help, thanks for watching and subbing!
I have stock LED headlights on my 2021 Kia soul. They look really nice and have amazing light output. What I'd like to know though is what temp are the led bulbs on high end cars like Acura and their jewel eye headlights that make them seem purple at times?
This is just a color flicker, they are usually 5000k or so.
@@HeadlightRevolution thank you
Thanks man, could completely understand this! Great video, cheers!
Glad it helped!
I like 4300k works best in the rain
I'm gay
But it doesn't look much different than halogen
@@liamkim3556 halogen is 3k.
@@735337707 3000К is yellow, 4150K will be the same with halogen
4300k also has less glare in fog than 6000k.
Great explanation. Best on RUclips.
Thanks for the watch, glad you liked it! 😄🙏
Really glad you made this video, only one thing remain with big questionmark... Temperatures... how they change inside a headlight, how to protect from overheating and melting reflector and etc...!
ALSO include explanation of AC / DC voltage -difference, again color temperature changing... etc !
We'll include this information next time, thank you!
Very very very very very helpful and informative brother👍
Thanks for watching!
Just tell me what to get for best night driving.
You can't go wrong with the V.4 LED Bulbs.
headlightrevolution.com/led-headlight-bulbs/v-4-led-headlight-bulbs/
4,300
As opposed to day driving ?? Lol
What will happen if I have a HID 4300k 55W Bulb and a 35W ballast? Brightness and color??
Hi. I've been thinking of putting 3500 in my fog lights but seeing this video I realized that the max lux is very low. I would like to know if putting 4300 of 55w could reach that yellow color similar to 3500
I saw the 4300 55w of this video but it doesn’t look that yellow for me
I actually learned a lot from this video. Thanks!
So happy it helped! Thanks for watching!
which one through better HALOGEN / HID / LED FROM A REFLECTOR / PROJECTOR ???
Well explained video that didn't take 20 minutes.
Thanks for watching!
Does using a higher wattage ballast decrease bulb life by any considerable amount?
There isn't much evidence to support this idea but it's easy to understand why someone would think they would. In our experience, it hasn't been a noticeable issue. The difference in life span is negligible.
@@HeadlightRevolution Do you find that HID bulbs tend to just fail and die or slowly lose their brightness over time?
@@theripper121 Over a long period of time, you may see discoloration, or one being dimmer than the other. In most cases, they fade off and go out. In others, they just die upon fire-up without a warning. It can be either or!
@@HeadlightRevolution Thanks for the fast reply. I have an older 16 year old vehicle with what Im guessing to be factory d2r HIDS. With that said I guess it wouldn't hurt to replace them and I might get a little bump in brightness out of it as well. Thanks.
I think the best & classy combination is 6500 K with 60w HID bulb. 👌
That is a good pick
i love the 6000k light. it makes the white lane lines and signs pop
They do look really good, also gives you that more modern look to your headlights! Thanks for the support my man! 🙏
have a 35w 6k right now and the blacktop roads here you cant see them so I'm going to change them even more dangerous when raining
@@Jeff-jr3sg what ddi you end up changing them to?
Very nice job explaining this topic.
Thank you!
Anyone using a 3000k golden yellow need to re-evaluate their life.
LOL! Fair enough.
I think 3000k is useful for fog lamps
Good to hear your life has been re-evaluated
Also anyone using 12k and 10k
It has its place.. like snow and rain.
Can make video with 75w ballast
I love my 3k fogs. When its wet, they cannot be beat, especially when spotting potholes
3000k fog lights are incredible in the rain and fog, I love them!
I need a set of fogs and want the most yellow I can get but don’t know I think I need 35w...or 55w?
@@lexiaccinelli 35w is fine
Auxbeam F-16 Series or BOSLLA which one is better ?? any suggestion?
Amazing job u should be 1st on RUclips hid videos.
Hey thanks!
once I saw an HID that was 4800K marketed as Solar White.. and indeed was a Daylight color not too white not yellowish but as white as daylight really cool, can’t find them.
Sounds like a unicorn! If you find em, let us know.
Very well done. Clear and concise with the perfect visual examples.
Many thanks!
Great video^^ so true.
Thz u for explaining for everyone can Understand ^^
Hid i have been using over 13yrs.
Best colors is 5000k!6000k
8k just Ok Ok. But not popular as 5-6k.
Worse colors is 10k-12k-15k bad. Dont ever use them.
Glad we could help you out, thanks for the support! Have a good one!
I have been using the 55w 4300k HID well over 4 years. it shines like daylight even during stormy lights. definitely the best HID i have. The only problem was my reflector seemed to oxidize faster.
What brand were you using?
Fddsexdr
Buggar wish I watched this before buying 12000k bulbs oh well they were cheap and I installed myself can't wait till dark to see how they look
They will probably still look good.
Yup they do
Thank you so much for these very helpful informations ❤️❤️
Awesome video, but what about the temperature of the bulbs? Those things gets to hot..... 35w vs 55w?
They do get hot but as long as the lights are installed properly you won't have any issues.
My question is: Will the 55W ballast decrease the lifespan of these bulbs?
My guess would be yes.
It will decrease the lifetime by about 20%
@@HeadlightRevolution will the 55W ballast also burn the reflector housing? I was reading few reviews on the web wherein ppl had their reflector housing burned. Is this due to the wattage of the bulb or the ballast? Please guide on this…what is recommended?
@@ANURAGKUMAR-od7ugbulb
I just recently bought 8000k HID headlights with 35 watt ballast I'm going to upgrade to 55 watt ballast and 10000k headlights to make it a little brighter
Sounds like a bad idea. 6000k and 55w ballasts would be much brighter,
Great Video! Very informative!
Thanks Jake!
Sorry but the ballast is used to control the amount of power dissipated by the lamp. It doesn't "draw" anything but it will dissipate some of the power (heat) in the circuit. Modern switch mode ballasts are better than 90% efficient, that means 10% of the power is lost to the ballast, the rest is down to the lamp. Putting in a bigger ballast just means more energy is dissipated as heat with a resultant increase in brightness (and a change in colour it seems). For the record I have 55w HID's in my high beams and LED's for low beams. Both are about the same colour but the biggest annoyance is the delay in warm up of the HIDs.
#knowledgebombs
I am a 4300K type of guy, has a nice amount of usable light and has a nice OEM look to the vehicle.
Been using Philips xv gen 2 d2s 4800K bulbs with Hylux 35w ballast for over a couple of years now. Just ordered Lunex 8000K bulbs and Morimoto 55w ballast, hope I won't be dissapointed.
Very informative video. On my wife's car I installed a 35w ballast to a 6k bulb. The color was a white with bluish tint. A couple of months later I changed out the ballast to a 55w but kept the same bulb. It turned to a super white color but with no hint of blue.
Yep! Your bulb color will change slightly with different ballast power!
Detailed video, love it.
Thanks!
I've been wanting to get an 8000k bulb with a 55 watt ballast for the best compromise between looks and brightness but from the research I've done a lot of places will say that the ballast is 55 watt but it's really not and I also worry about too much heat melting my projector housings. Any advice on what I should do?
Hey Colin! The ballasts we carry are truly 55 watt and we have also had no issues with melted projector housings. You just have to make sure everything is installed properly. Our support staff is here if you have any questions along the way.
What brand should i go with .. where to buy 6k 55w
I have projectors on my daily and cant see shit with chinese knock offs at night...
55W 6000K
Man I have gone deep down a rabbit hole. My 6k bulbs on old ballast were blue. I switched to a older beefy ballast no name but ballast had heat sync and burns all blue out to nice bright white. Both are supposed to be 35w ballast tho. I even tried to upgrade and use some cheap 55w ballast but they are obviously not more like 35w. Recently bought hylux 45w ballast 100 for the pair hoping they are perfect.
I have some Osram D2S nightbreakers on some 55w ballasts and the colour was not far off a standard halogen. I swapped to a pair of Osram CBI's and the colour looks far better. Maybe around the 4300k mark but I did wish they were closer to 5000k
Yes , I bought the D2S NB expecting some pure White color but they are kind of yellowish even at normal 35w . It doesnt look bad but at least they light very well
You got one thing wrong, the HID industry standard from Europe, where this technology was invented. Ballast wattage is rated by output power not input power. A typical OEM true 35 watt ballast draws about 40 watts. A true 50 watt ballast draws about 57 watts.
The Asian made stuff all "cheats a bit" by using input wattage not output when rating the ballasts. This is done to inflate their numbers.
accurate assessment! Thanks for watching.
It is surprising it undergoes red shift rather than blue shift which is what I expected.
Science can surprise us sometimes!
THANK YOU 6000 times for this great explanation ! I've a question though : does it mean that people who are selling, let's say, 55w 6000k bulbs at a higher price than the 35w are actually thieves ? Or does it mean that it really exist two types of bulbs (55 an 35w) with different chemicals to obtain the exact same 6000k color, but with a different brightness ?
There are different wattage bulbs, and technically they are correct in selling a 55w 6000k bulb, they just didn't do the math on that bulb being warmed up by the higher wattage.
I have a green HID kit I used to have in a show car. Took it out because for some reason didn't want to sell it with the car and now it's just been sitting around for 5 years...not sure if it still works. I don't remember the k color but I recall it being advertised as well over 10k.
That used to be fairly common, I think on Amazon you can still get green, pink, or whatever colors HID kits. They are worse in terms of brightness than the 12,000K and we found that those "abnormal" colors have a much shorter lifespan than normal HID bulbs for some reason.
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the breakdown, so is a 8000k at 55w brighter than a 6000k at 35w. I like the 6000k color, but a farther throw is what i like most.
You should know the answer by watching this video.
No, 6000k would be brighter even at 35w.
Actually the pitched road is black in colour in most of the places.
I replaced my headlights recently. Went from the 4300 K OEM to 5000 K. Both 35W. Either one is bright enough. Anything above 5000 K would he blueish so I stayed away from that.
Generally speaking, anything up to 6k is pretty good but 5k is the most popular.
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Glad it was helpful!
makes me laugh at folks who bought those 12k bulbs and not bother verifying brightness
SO silly
Hy I am Gianni, my compliments for the video...I have a question... what hapend if we put a 55w bulb with the 35wat balance? Thak you.
The color will be off because its not getting as much power as it should be.
Awesome video thanks for the info
No problem dude!
Which hid light kit is the brightest and longest beam? In other words for my 2015 buick encore what color and ballast wattage should I use to get the brightest longest light spectrum? Seeing the furthest distance.
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What's the best HID for daily drive car in a tropical country? Still using halogen lamps with yellow fog lights. Thank you in advance
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great presentation.
Lol, I made the mistake of putting 55's on my 8,000k's☠, Switched to 35's real quick!🤣
i have seen this video 5 times since 2 years but only now i understand because now i am working on it. so thank you sir. ❤
No problem, did this video help you decide what to buy?
Excellent vid, but now I'm confused. In your vid "LED vs HID" the best (projector) Lux stated was 825 w/ 55W and 6000K. Here you state that a HID bulb at 55W and 5000K has 1430Lux. I am hunting the brightest projector aftermarket bulb. Thanks for your help!
Each video is slightly different because of different variables. Distance from the wall being the biggest difference. The percentage increase over halogen should be about the same across the board.
5:05 Pretty much how I argue with my wife sometimes. I ask rhetorical questions and a sarcastic(ish) answer.
Thats great😂😂
"Pop quiz, hotshot." - Howard Payne. Sorry, I couldn't help myself. 😄
I wanted a bright purple headlights hids...for my chrysler what would you Guys suggest