toygtr Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I have a R32 GTR and have white lights in them but as my car only has H3C globes i can only improve them so much. So my question is how bright do i go with a HID set? 6000k, 8000k? what? I heard if you go to bright it can burn the inside of your light from the heat it produces. Is this right? Does any type fit in the R32 GTR and any problems associated with having them? Do i need to get a kit specific to the H3C globe or will any HID fit? Do i need to modify anything? Any info on this would be much appreciated, Thanks. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
alr33x Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I have a R32 GTR and have white lights in them but as my car only has H3C globes i can only improve them so much. So my question is how bright do i go with a HID set? 6000k, 8000k? what? I heard if you go to bright it can burn the inside of your light from the heat it produces. Is this right? Does any type fit in the R32 GTR and any problems associated with having them? Do i need to get a kit specific to the H3C globe or will any HID fit? Do i need to modify anything? Any info on this would be much appreciated, Thanks. as far as i know 4000k is brightest and legal thereafter its not i had and would recommend 6000k as best mix of white/blue, 8000k is very blue and higher starts heading pink i havent fitted them to my skyline but i bought an after market kit which was model specific h1 i think it was, as far as heat goes didnt have any issues with this, its a fairly straight forward upgrade just mount ballasts hook up and away u go important to note it is illegal if you dont have washers and/or auto leveling for headlights.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4882443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusH_ Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 yes you need a H3C specific HID kit, and as for brightness, its really dependant upon the kit, each kit is somewhat different from the next, i have a bosch 8000k H1 HID kit bought through NYTSKY on this forum, i dont think its too bright or too blue at all. of course that will vary with peoples opinions. As far as i understand, for optimal light dispersion you want no more than 6000k, anything higher and you start to lose the spread of light. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4882446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusH_ Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 as far as i know 4000k is brightest and legal thereafter its not i had and would recommend 6000k as best mix of white/blue, 8000k is very blue and higher starts heading pink i havent fitted them to my skyline but i bought an after market kit which was model specific h1 i think it was, as far as heat goes didnt have any issues with this, its a fairly straight forward upgrade just mount ballasts hook up and away u go important to note it is illegal if you dont have washers and/or auto leveling for headlights.. Any HID kit is illegal, 4000, 6000 or 12000k make no difference. it is true that the higher in the heat range you go the bluer and progressively more violet the color will become, but it will vary between manufacturers, my 8000k kit can be seen here http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Xe...ts-t290630.html and it is probably even less blue in person Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4882453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R31 POWER Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I'd go (and have) 6000k and aim them down (have done) Never been flashed and lots better than yellow stock globes. 8000k is getting fairly blue and will stand out to the police. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4882503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
08r3308 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 i would go 4.300k as this will be stock color for many cars that come with hid from factory Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4882565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
toygtr Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 Thanks guys. Ill keep on the look out for a 6000k or 4000k kit suited to a H3C light. If you know where i could get one thats good quality, it would be alot of help. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4882621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusH_ Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 NYTSKY group buy section Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4882626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
toygtr Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 NYTSKY group buy section Sweet checking it out now. Thanks Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4882636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyBoi Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I've got 8000k and they are awsum, never had problems with cops or nothing Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4883475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM-R33 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Go 6000k or 8000k. I have 6000k in the car and the bike and love them. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4883940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack88 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I have a R32 GTR and have white lights in them but as my car only has H3C globes i can only improve them so much. So my question is how bright do i go with a HID set? 6000k, 8000k? what? I heard if you go to bright it can burn the inside of your light from the heat it produces. Is this right? Does any type fit in the R32 GTR and any problems associated with having them? Do i need to get a kit specific to the H3C globe or will any HID fit? Do i need to modify anything? Any info on this would be much appreciated, Thanks. The kelvin rating does not dictate how bright there going to be. The kelvin rating is purly a colour temprature rating only. Around 4300K is the whitest its going to get anything beyond that and it will start going more blue. The HID kits you will be looking at will all be rated to 35watts. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4885230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
toygtr Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 The kelvin rating does not dictate how bright there going to be. The kelvin rating is purly a colour temprature rating only. Around 4300K is the whitest its going to get anything beyond that and it will start going more blue.The HID kits you will be looking at will all be rated to 35watts. There are kits that are 50 watts. Will these be better/brighter than the 35 watts? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4888642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
toygtr Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 The kelvin rating does not dictate how bright there going to be. The kelvin rating is purly a colour temprature rating only. Around 4300K is the whitest its going to get anything beyond that and it will start going more blue.The HID kits you will be looking at will all be rated to 35watts. There are kits that are 50 watts. Will these be better/brighter than the 35 watts? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4888655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisey18 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 There are kits that are 50 watts.Will these be better/brighter than the 35 watts? They will be brighter but you will have problems with your wiring as it could melt from the ammount of current it will push through and also your headlights could melt from the heat. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4888709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack88 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 (edited) hes not going to have a problem with wiring as the stock system is rated to 55 watts. Same applys with heat. One of the advantages of using HID's is there equal or higher light output using less power then standard globes. stock HID's are rated to 35 watts and are more then enough. There wont be any problems with using 50 watt HID's but you will probly get alot of glare and anoy alot of other people on the road. I have personally never used or installed 50 watt units for customers so i cant really say what there going to be like. But yes the 50 watt units will be a fair bit brighter then the 35 watt ones. Edited October 19, 2009 by Jack88 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4888837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYTSKY Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 35w is PLENTY for normal night driving. Would only recommend 55w to guys who rally or go offroad. As for Kelvin ratings IMO stay under 8000k. I have spoken to toygtr, but i just thought i would mention here that H3C kits are available in the GB. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/292113-hid-lights/#findComment-4888848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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