99AWGS400 Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 hey guys i have a question about my stock 99 GS 400 factory HID head light that looks bluelish instead of yellowlish. is that mean i have the 4200k ? eventhough is it blue not yellow ? can i still upgrade to the 8000K ? or am i ok on that ? thank you for any respond . adrian, fremont,CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 All stock HID headlamps regardless of the car are 4100k, thats the only DOT approved color temperature. I personal;ly have never seen an HID that I thought looked yellow. As for upgrading the 8100k, sure you can but if I were you I'd really think about that first. The lights are going to look much more purple and not as deep, much more like imitation HID lights. You'll also have less light output (by a good margin actually) than the standard 4100k system. My ES has 4100k, and I've sat it right beside other temps, and like mine the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99AWGS400 Posted June 23, 2003 Author Share Posted June 23, 2003 All stock HID headlamps regardless of the car are 4100k, thats the only DOT approved color temperature. I personal;ly have never seen an HID that I thought looked yellow. As for upgrading the 8100k, sure you can but if I were you I'd really think about that first. The lights are going to look much more purple and not as deep, much more like imitation HID lights. You'll also have less light output (by a good margin actually) than the standard 4100k system. My ES has 4100k, and I've sat it right beside other temps, and like mine the best. thank you SWGS300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99AWGS400 Posted June 23, 2003 Author Share Posted June 23, 2003 All stock HID headlamps regardless of the car are 4100k, thats the only DOT approved color temperature. I personal;ly have never seen an HID that I thought looked yellow. As for upgrading the 8100k, sure you can but if I were you I'd really think about that first. The lights are going to look much more purple and not as deep, much more like imitation HID lights. You'll also have less light output (by a good margin actually) than the standard 4100k system. My ES has 4100k, and I've sat it right beside other temps, and like mine the best. thank you SWGS300 DOH I MEAN THANK YOU SW03ES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 No problem ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBo_IFX Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Yellow might have happened due to discolored lenses or aftermarket kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUGuy21 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Hey, take a look at the Sylvania Silverstar on the left that I threw in my '99 GS300 tonight versus the regular Sylvania Halogen on the right. Can you tell much difference from the pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 it looks like a good difference to me as there is still glare i took pics of my hid low beam and a silverstar in the high from above the lens so it looks down ont eh projector and lip when i upload the pics i'll thro a link i am going to wait a wek for the silver stars to break in as they take a good week to whighten from a yellowish colour i also will have a compare of a cool blue blb also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gslx4s Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 I know this is knod of a strange question, but are you aure that your 400 has HID's. I too have never seen an HID bulb appear to be yellow. just my $0.02. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUGuy21 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Skperf, I wanted to know what you mean by there still being a "glare?" I have not seen a picture of HID lights in complete darkness like the pic I took last night, so does that mean that HID's wouldn't show the glare in the picture like the one I posted, or do you mean that the Silverstar's glare will reduce as they begin to break in to match the "HID look?" Also, how do I throw in a picture in my post and have it appear with the text (that I'm typing now) rather than as download link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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