Originally posted by Quicksilver:
Where are you getting this info from? I must totally disagree with you on this one. If you were correct, than every piece of information on HIDs I have is wrong. That is the whole point of the Gen 1 and Gen 2 HIDs. The first ones were 4800K and the latter are 6000K. Now they even have 8000K. Are you suggesting that these are just mere labels? In addition, a true HID bulb must have a totally clear capsule. Like Antonio said earlier, those with the colored capsules are total garbage... The color of the light is indeed determined whether it is 4800K, 6000K, 8000K or whatever else there is...
What do you disagree with? I'm not sure if I was misunderstood, but what I was getting at was that color temp (4800k, 6000k, etc) has nothing to do with brightness (the amount of light the capsule outputs) but has everything to do with color. This is fact; this is my "general knowledge", but a quick search in the
FAQ says this as well.
Note that all OEM project HIDs use ~4000k capsules. The reason the colors range from blue-ish to purple is because of the headlight assembly itself. The projector refracts the light, so it changes color depending on which angle you look at it. Reflectors don't refract light as much, so they can't achieve this level of color change. Now the purpose of those > ~4000k HID capsules is all about marketing. What I said about the "6000k" capsules is true; all the knockoffs are just 4000k bulbs with colored filters on them. An example of a real 6000k bulb is the Philips Ultinon. The capsule itself is clear; the color change is internal. However, another look at the
FAQ shows that this is a lower-performing capsule; that is, it outputs fewer lumens than a Philips 4000k capsule. This capsule was designed purely for aesthetic gratification, not light output (performance).
