HID spotlight conversion fail. Ideas?

[Lonicus]

Thanks guys.

The lights are fine now, not sure if the globe was faulty or seated incorrectly but the new globe fixed the problem and I now get a nice strong pencil beam from the spotty. I did notice that it had a blue tinge to it so when I need to replace the globes I'll probably go with 5000k at 55W.

For the price I paid I'm happy with them, for now. I know they're not the best around but I'm not doing a lot of night driving and what I am doing is just some highway stuff. Once I get up north I'll reassess and upgrade or add as needed.

Cheers
Lon

[Robo]

Good idea to get rid of blue tinge.
guess you now have around +7000k for blue ish output
On a wet rd blue means less light.
In the wet at night on unlit urban Rds, 8000k you just about may as well turn the lights off the blue effect is that bad.
blue is soaked up by the water and doesn't reflect back to you , result less seen.

I have posted info on forum a few times now as it really that bad.

8000k at night in the wet, WILL KILL PEOPLE , its is seriously that bad.

Cheers

[Lonicus]

Yep Robo, 6000k is what he put in them. Not an overly blue tinge, barely noticeable but it was there.

[mick.]

Thanks guys.

The lights are fine now, not sure if the globe was faulty or seated incorrectly but the new globe fixed the problem and I now get a nice strong pencil beam from the spotty. I did notice that it had a blue tinge to it so when I need to replace the globes I'll probably go with 5000k at 55W.

For the price I paid I'm happy with them, for now. I know they're not the best around but I'm not doing a lot of night driving and what I am doing is just some highway stuff. Once I get up north I'll reassess and upgrade or add as needed.

Cheers
Lon

Hey Lon I wouldn't be to worried just yet. Yes 6000K is a touch bluer but as your bulbs are new there not bedded in yet so they will lose a little bit of the blue after about 10 hours of use. Most people don't realize that HID bulbs need time to bed in which they drop back in colour and get a touch brighter.

5000K is the cleanest whitest light of them all and the colour you see in factory HIDs is 4300K (4150K to be precise). A factory halogen is about 3750k to 3950K and fog lights are actually 3000K.

Cheers Mick.