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caverman · 03-09-2010, 02:03 PM

Anyone know if the factory HID headlights from the RS are a 6000k or 8000k color?

xpanda305x · 03-09-2010, 05:15 PM

idk i have 8k. non rs. aftermarket hids. and mine are bluee and niceeee!

SSmoked · 03-09-2010, 05:29 PM

4300k.

caverman · 03-09-2010, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SSmoked

4300k.

Really????

I think I'm going to step down to the 6000k. I think tomorrow i'm going to order some 6000k bulbs. Once they get here I'll switch them out to figure out which ones I want and then I'll send the other ones back for a refund.

tightchevelle69 · 03-09-2010, 07:32 PM

4300 is about the temp of regular halogen bulbs. i believe the HID's are somewhere between 5k or 6k!

2010 SSRS · 03-09-2010, 07:35 PM

can we replace are factory HID's with brighter HID's.

tightchevelle69 · 03-09-2010, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 2010 SSRS

can we replace are factory HID's with brighter HID's.

good question. im sure somebody on the forum has either done it or atleast tried.

and actually the higher temp you go the less bright they are! basically you just start changing the color more blue and purple! the lower the temp, the brighter they get...but they start going more yellowish!

THE EVIL TW1N · 03-09-2010, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tightchevelle69

good question. im sure somebody on the forum has either done it or atleast tried.

and actually the higher temp you go the less bright they are! basically you just start changing the color more blue and purple! the lower the temp, the brighter they get...but they start going more yellowish!

ya, but atleast yellowish is legal, ricer blue is not.

SSmoked · 03-09-2010, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by caverman

Really????

I think I'm going to step down to the 6000k. I think tomorrow i'm going to order some 6000k bulbs. Once they get here I'll switch them out to figure out which ones I want and then I'll send the other ones back for a refund.

yea all stock HID's no matter in what car use 4300k which is the industry standered.
and no they are nowhere near the same color as the stock halogens. halogens are whity yellow, while 4300k hids are white with a yellow hue.
if ur gona upgrade the hid bulb go either 5000k which is pure white or 6000k which is white with a blue hue. anything above 6000k is totaly usless not because of color because the light output decreases.

TJ91 · 03-10-2010, 01:07 AM

SSmoked got it right. Though the colour of our HIDs are a pure white. No yellow hue at all. When the bulb first turns on, its a light baby blue/aqua then goes pure white, which i love. Im definitly going to go 6K when the time comes to go replace them

Mecha · 03-10-2010, 02:43 AM

IMO i would go 6 or 8k.

tjmac49 · 03-10-2010, 04:48 AM

Mecha: Great reference chart! Thanks.

TJ91 · 03-10-2010, 11:09 AM

Thanks for the chart!
I swear the RS hids look like 6000k

Silver ice SS · 03-10-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by TJ91

Thanks for the chart!
I swear the RS hids look like 6000k

I agree...

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03-09-2010, 05:29 PM	#3
SSmoked Drives: '12 Camaro ZL1 #1255 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: O' Canada Posts: 1,279	4300k. __________________

03-09-2010, 07:32 PM	#5
tightchevelle69 Derrick Drives: 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: jax, fl Posts: 506 View My Garage	4300 is about the temp of regular halogen bulbs. i believe the HID's are somewhere between 5k or 6k! __________________ 2010 ABM 2SS/RS, A6, home Dec 10th, wifes birthday present! 2007 GMC Yukon XL, 2000 S10 Xtreme, 1969 Chevelle

03-10-2010, 01:07 AM	#10
TJ91 :chevy: Drives: 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,033	SSmoked got it right. Though the colour of our HIDs are a pure white. No yellow hue at all. When the bulb first turns on, its a light baby blue/aqua then goes pure white, which i love. Im definitly going to go 6K when the time comes to go replace them __________________ CAMARO Consult your doctor before taking Camaro Side effects include Sudden increase in Heart Rate, Insomnia and occasional hallucinations If you experience Permagrin exceeding 4 hours after taking Camaro, seek immediate Camaro5 Help CAMARO Bringing excitment back into the Garage

03-10-2010, 11:09 AM	#13
TJ91 :chevy: Drives: 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,033	Thanks for the chart! I swear the RS hids look like 6000k __________________ CAMARO Consult your doctor before taking Camaro Side effects include Sudden increase in Heart Rate, Insomnia and occasional hallucinations If you experience Permagrin exceeding 4 hours after taking Camaro, seek immediate Camaro5 Help CAMARO Bringing excitment back into the Garage

03-09-2010, 05:15 PM	#2
xpanda305x Banned Drives: Dark Knight Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Gunshine State Posts: 3,150 View My Garage	idk i have 8k. non rs. aftermarket hids. and mine are bluee and niceeee!

03-09-2010, 07:35 PM	#6
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	can we replace are factory HID's with brighter HID's.

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Mecha AAC Certified Installer Drives: 2011 Mini Cooper S Convertible Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 145	IMO i would go 6 or 8k.

03-10-2010, 04:48 AM	#12
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