Question about OEM headlights

[gnegroni]

For future reference:

The Sylvania Bulb Replacement Bible

Correct me if I'm wrong, you are going to install HIDs, right?

I went the other route and bought some H9, which by modifying the bulb base a little, can work in H11 sockets proving added lighting. (55w -> 65w) Hoping it won't burn up wiring, but since the wiring for the 65w highbeams look the same, I don't think anything will happen. If it does, I'm going to get the OEM HIDs (whole lamp assembly) from the 2007-2008 Solaras. JeJe.

[Projex0]

The stock wiring is fine for 100w easy. However, the additional heat put off by higher wattage bulbs can cause damage to the housing.

i've had one of those 100W bulb in my 04 matrix and it almost burned up my wiring harness, i was able to use a small wire brush to scrap off the melted area on the connector and make it work again. so no the stock wiring cannot handle 100W bulb in normal headlight usages.

[kingkakyle]

I would say 6000K (Diamond White) as well. Maybe 8000K (Blue Hue) if you want a little more blue. The purple color is just that, color. They dont put out hardly any light at all. If you absolutley have to have the purple color go with 6000K headlights and do the purple HIDs in yor fogs (15,000K I think).

6k is a little more blue than g35 HIDs
if u want white i say get 5kish

[LEE337]

I would say 6000K (Diamond White) as well. Maybe 8000K (Blue Hue) if you want a little more blue. The purple color is just that, color. They dont put out hardly any light at all. If you absolutley have to have the purple color go with 6000K headlights and do the purple HIDs in yor fogs (15,000K I think).

6k is a little more blue than g35 HIDs
if u want white i say get 5kish

Thats true, in a way.
I have 6000K and when you look at them straight on they are bright white. Then when you walk to the side of my car they turn very slight blue even green.

[kingkakyle]

I would say 6000K (Diamond White) as well. Maybe 8000K (Blue Hue) if you want a little more blue. The purple color is just that, color. They dont put out hardly any light at all. If you absolutley have to have the purple color go with 6000K headlights and do the purple HIDs in yor fogs (15,000K I think).

6k is a little more blue than g35 HIDs
if u want white i say get 5kish

Thats true, in a way.
I have 6000K and when you look at them straight on they are bright white. Then when you walk to the side of my car they turn very slight blue even green.

could be cause i have a gen 2....projectors....
but i have direct comparison and it is bluer
but without comparing them side by side the 6000K looks white, slightly blue

[yaddadaimsayin]

so 6000 is the general consensus then? more blue but not blue enough to get me into pig trouble. 8000k is too much?

[Ilovemylara]

I have 6000k "Diamond Blue" hids, and they're only slightly blue when u look at it from certain angles, any other time its exactly as titled, "diamond white"

[yaddadaimsayin]

thx

[dvdchris45]

i got 6k's on my car and i absolutely love them! i agree with kingkakyle on the color of it as well...white with a bit of blue...

[LEE337]

I would say 6000K (Diamond White) as well. Maybe 8000K (Blue Hue) if you want a little more blue. The purple color is just that, color. They dont put out hardly any light at all. If you absolutley have to have the purple color go with 6000K headlights and do the purple HIDs in yor fogs (15,000K I think).

6k is a little more blue than g35 HIDs
if u want white i say get 5kish

Thats true, in a way.
I have 6000K and when you look at them straight on they are bright white. Then when you walk to the side of my car they turn very slight blue even green.

could be cause i have a gen 2....projectors....
but i have direct comparison and it is bluer
but without comparing them side by side the 6000K looks white, slightly blue

That makes sense. A projector w/6000K has more of a focused beam of light. So most of the spectrum is squished together. Now without a projector you get a scattered light. The spectrum is more spread out so your able to see more of a certain color, mostly white. I guess thats why projectors look more blue than without. Does this make sense?

[Projex0]

even with the gen2's projector i find 6k to be horrible in output i've had 6k hated it so much cause it was so dim, now im on 4300k the projector itself already gives off a little blue hue at the cut off so thats all the blue i need.

[gnegroni]

even with the gen2's projector i find 6k to be horrible in output i've had 6k hated it so much cause it was so dim, now im on 4300k the projector itself already gives off a little blue hue at the cut off so thats all the blue i need.

Good to know!

[yaddadaimsayin]

even with the gen2's projector i find 6k to be horrible in output i've had 6k hated it so much cause it was so dim, now im on 4300k the projector itself already gives off a little blue hue at the cut off so thats all the blue i need.

dang really? I had already begun to settle on getting the 6000k. I have projector headlights too. Yeah I'd like the blue but the whole point of getting HIDs is so I have better vision on the road (well not the WHOLE point). anyone else have the same experience as projex0?

[liltimmy1313]

8000k blue, thats my personal fav.

2500k fogs go nice with it.

[philosophicaljt]

14V
55w bulb = 3.928amps
100w bulb = 7.14amps

3.22amp difference.

http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm

7 amps are the max. 7.14 is high. You are correct.

Find a 90W bulb and you will be fine.

My point was a slightly brighter bulb is not a problem. Anything up to about 90W is safe for the wiring spec. Assuming 22ga.

This is just my input. It's not exact.